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People of all races, religions, creeds, sexuality, building power. I believe that we will win. This movement is not about saving the Democratic Party or criticizing the republican party. This is about saving the soul of this nation. Fightare rising up to poverty. We must do more, organizing, organizing. Educating. Vote. Who stand that i claim to be a follower of jesus christ and be silent about the moral outrage going on in our country. We are not afraid. Any nation is in a moral and economic cr...

[chanting] any nation that ignores half of its people is in a moral and economic crisis. We will do more there will be a movement. To bring people together save the heart and soul of this democracy and this world. [crowd chanting] almost 87 years ago, my father, reverend dr. Martin luther king, jr. , reminded america of the fierce urgency of now. But now is not the time to engage in the luxury of cooling off. It takes the tranquilizing drug of gradualism. But now is the time to make real the pro...

anything else, if you are eligible you have the right to vote. we will make it as easy as possible for people to vote so we all have our voice in this democracy. host: thanks a lot for your time this morning. we take you over to the house of representatives for todays session. have a great day. you are our lord. apart from you there is nothing that we can do or claim that can truly be called good. forgive us when we part ways with you and pursue other gods. the gods of hower, position,...

My name is jodie allen. Im a visiting assistant professor here at sewanee for this score year. I am also working as a consultant on the slavery project. Going back to the panel, i am asking them to answer the question in our program and that is, does history matter to the future of the 15th amendment . I will ask them to think on that and then we will open up for questions and answers with the audience. I dont know who would like to start. Thank you. I think about history and it reminds me of sa...

Derrick johnson, the interim president and chief executive officer for the National Organization for the advancement of colored people. First of all, i would like you to at least silence your cell phone and other electronic devices, though we do encourage you to follow us on social media. Just because we were born in 1908 does not mean that we are still there. Sclubdc,follow us pres npclive. As you are setting your phones to vibrate, getting your twitter questions ready, i also want all of you t...

We are pleased to have as our headline luncheon speaker Derrick Johnson, the interim president and chief executive officer for the National Association for the advancement of colored people. First of all, i would like you to at least silence your cell phone and other electronic devices, though we do encourage you to follow us on social media. [laughter] just because we were born in 1908 does not mean that we are still there. You can follow us pressclubdc, using npclive. Headliners, and you can n...

Arguments over confederate statues. This is about one hour. [gavel pound] jeff yes, i do it with authority. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the National Press club where we have trademarked a moniker of being the worlds leading professional organization for journalists. Also where i have been saying this year, in challenging times, the freedom of the press, that we are the constitution. I am jeff ballou, the editor for Al Jazeera English and the 110th president of the National P...

And he says it can be the key to success for both the individual and for our society. Joining me now is dr. Frank farley. Dr. Farley is a psychologist with temple university. Hes a former president of the American Psychological association, and he has a special interest in the study of risktaking. Dr. Farley, thanks for being with us. Frank farley happy to be here. Rosemary so, you do have a name for risktakers, theyre called type t personalities. Explain that to us. Frank well, the t stands for...

Why Police Believe a man shot his wife and son. Good morning, thanks so much for joining us on this sunday morning, im annie yu. Im tom fitzgerald. It is sundays, january 29th, 2017. How did january go like that . You know who is here mike Thomas Little bit of changes and snow in the forecast. Believe it or not and i honestly havent had to say that much this winter at all. We got less than half inch of snow so far this entire winter in washington, dc. Maybe we double that as we head into the ove...

Threat, a precaution, the School Evacuated, the campus immediately you see absolutely no one there, all students and staff are gone. The schools website notes all afternoon and evening classes have been canceled. Student found a letter on campus mentioning a bomb in one particular part of that school and authorities are doing a sweep of the full campus. Well follow the breaking news throughout the newscast and tole it online up to the minute developments will be posted on nbcbayarea. Com and on ...