Rainy day in washington, d. C. I am honored to be the chair of this panel which attempts to answer the simple, yet in many ways, complex question, what is africanamerican religion. Africans in america, the vast majority, were by law chattel, to be bought and sold, exploited unapologetically and often cast aside once every ounce of value had been extracted. But unlike the livestock that was listed alongside them on the state inventories and at auctions, this peculiar brand of property fought to assert and preserve their humanity, in their relations with each other, in the establishment and operation of their social institutions, and especially in their sacred beliefs. Peoples of african descent adopted a belief system that adopted their ethnicities in the particular circumstances that shaped their lives and labor. Time and experiences altered and redefined the beliefs and practices familiar to the ancestors. The descendents of these men and women adopted new ways of looking at the world
And jim. Welcome back. You were so dynamic, both of you, that we were on youtube for the first time. Wow youtube celebrated its 10th Year Anniversary last month and they celebrated by having us on there. I didnt get any word that we went viral. I know a lot of people knew a lot about easter at that time because of you folks here. Hopefully theyll feel the same after hearing about pentecost. Before we do that carroll, tell us about your background and ministry. Okay. I am a native San Francisco, very proud to have been born and raised here in the city. I was close to golden gate park. I graduated from the Graduate Theological Union in berkeley. I serve as a chaplain for Palliative Care department of kaiser and i am also Senior Pastor at elmhurst United Methodist church in east oakland. Great. I am a son of the intermountain west, born in salt lake city, grew up in western colorado, college in oregon and ultimately graduated from American Baptist seminary of the west. I am chair of the b
cyrus, we ve seen these before, but it gives you a glimpse into her background. we know she grew up with pentecost al minister parents. it gives you a sense of how she grew up, who she is now. it does interviews backstage and you get a sense of her, the candy cotton candy katy perry we know but it also chronicles the breakup with russell brand as this was happening during the concert. you see a lot of emotion from her backstage. it gives you a little bit more in-depth view than maybe with the other concert films. i ll say must see. it s a female empowerment movie. if you like her music, you ll like this one. it s on my list for my kids. who about oliver stone s film savages. pretty gritty on this one. yeah. i would say must see if you like oliver stone movies, definitely goes back to his more gritty roots, those kind of films. but must avoid if you re not ready for the kind of, well, savage scenes in it. it s definitely violent, bloody,
stomach and cramps in my legs. those are signs of heat stress. we ve been expecting a dry year somewhere along the line, but this year is wort than expected. about five hours we checked in with michelle franzen in new york central park. how is it out there now, michelle? reporter: it s starting to heat up here in central park, which means in other 82s of the city it s also heating up. we re supposed to be flirting with 100 degrees but the heat index will make it feel between 105 and 110. i m still in pretty good company out here at noon, a lot of people running, biking. that s how it s been all morning throughout central park. many people trying to get out early today and still taking things in stride. it s just harder. everything is a bit harder. just try to keep pouring water with, taking sips. go slow. i m a dealer. whatever it is, i deal with it. don t let it get me. reporter: those are precautions that people are taking, getting out early, staying hydrated, g
enjoying this heat so far. but they re certainly watching it and certainly tell us that they re taking some precautions as they head out. again, noon, as these temperatures head well into the 90s at this hour. at least those ladies have iced drinks in their hands. those pedicap operab operators, deserve big tips. thank you, michelle. let s go to front page politics and president obama fresh from a two-day swing state bus tour signing into law a transportation bill he says will create much-needed jobs. first of all, this bill will keep thousands of construction workers on the job rebuilding our nation s infrastructure. second, this bill will keep interest rates on student loans from doubling this year, which would have hit nearly 7.5 million students with an average of $1,000 more on their loan payments. this comes on the heels of the new jobs report showing the economy created 80,000 jobs in june with the unemployment rate remaining at 8.2%, republicans seized upon th