Them to postpone the state wrestling championships in bakersfield this friday. I just dont want other kids to get this. Its really not worth it for anyone else to have this. Its totally preventable. Reporter blake says the problem is some students wrestle even when theyre infected and try to hide it so they can compete. Ive definitely seen kids with makeup on on different sores or what not trying to hide it from the refs when they do the skin check. Reporter blakes mother says she just wants parents to note risk, something never knew. As a parent i would want to know about it. We were never notified. And im hoping that things change. The protocols need to change. Its a lifelong disease that our sons got to deal with now. Reporter the family alerted coaches about blakes diagnosis and are hoping that south bay schools will consider establishing better protocols to stop the spread of infectious. For now hes focusing on graduating and going to college. But its changed his life. Im never go
Reporter judy remembers the very moment her heart sank tuesday morning. There were 12 detectives and i knew something had happened because i saw one detective, even not even here yet, put her arm around another detective. Reporter a source confirms to nbc 10, brendan didnt wander into the woods on his own. Instead, quote, definitely placed there. But a second day of searching turned up no material evidence. I dont know what brought me down here, but you know, i was 40 paces from finding that child. Reporter a close friend of brendans mother didnt want to show his face but told us, hes praying for the family and that brendan is with god now. Saw k9 officer, i think i think the officer found something. She said, i know. I said, should i keep looking . She said, no. Reporter sources confirm it doesnt appear he suffered broken bones but the community, very much broken and hopeful for answers. Pray, let them come up with this child like this, not like this. And and when there wasnt an ambul
If 2014 harlem book fair panel on multicultural book publishing. My name is weighed hudson and i am president and ceo of just us books, independent Childrens Book co. My wife cheryl and i started in 1988. We established just us books to addressing the needs to reflect our societys diversity. I will moderate the discussion but before we starts i would like to pay a little homage to a great writer we lost last week. Walter myers, winner of many of the awards for children and young adult literature produced a body of work that included more than 100 books for children and young adults. He often wrote about younger africanamericans who battled troubles in the streets, in school and at home, giving them a voice. Also a leading advocate for diversity in childrens literature. We will all miss his outstanding and wonderful writer and human being. Those interested in recognizing walter by making a donation may do so by contributing 2 two of his favorite causes, the Children Defense Fund and a l
Theres something wrong inside the American Economic and political system, and thats what this book is about. Host Hedrick Smith is the author. Thank you for being on booktv. From the Fourth Annual boston book festival, a Panel Featuring author edward glaeser. Its about an hour, 15. Good afternoon and thank you very much for coming to this auditorium today. Let me introduce myself, im bob oakes from morning edition on wbur, bostons npr news station. [applause] thank you. Thank you. Im sure some of you are saying, wow, thats bob oakes . [laughter] i thought he was taller [laughter] i thought he was thinner, i thought he had more hair. [laughter] and, you know, the funny thing is that all those things were true last week. [laughter] let me thank all of you for coming here this afternoon and thank the boston book festival for having us. Dont they do a nice job . Isnt this a terrific eventsome. Yes. [applause] lets also thank the Plymouth Rock foundation for sponsoring this particular sessi
Revolution on americas education system. Join the conversation as he takes your calls, emails and tweets live for three hours summed, august 3rd, at noon eastern. And tune this next month for author, historian and activist mary frances berry. Best selling author and historian michael corps can is our guest in november. In depth on cspan2s booktv. Television for serious readers. Booktv recently attended the 2014 harlem book fair. Coming up next, a panel of experts explores approaches to increasing audience awareness and market gland for multicultural literature for acquiring libraries and expanding the the interpretation of what is multicultural. My name is wade hudson, and i am president and ceo of just ush books inc. , an independent Childrens Book publishing company. My wife, sheryl, and i startedt it in 1988. We established just us books to address the need for more books that reflect our societys diversity. I will moderate todays discussion. I will moderate the but before we starts