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Good evening. And welcome to the mid Manhattan Branch of the New York Public Library. Thank you for joining us this evening. Tonights program is a talk based on the authors recent book 1932 the rise of hit her and fdr. Two tales of politics, betrayal, and unlikely destiny. In 1932, two depression battered nations confronted their destiny, going to the polls to choose new leaders. Americas president ial choices were gregarious athis tocrat Franklin Roosevelt, or tarnished wonder boy, Herbert Hoov...

I Martha Maccallum in new york and this is the story. Today, the enemy is a very different one. Is a virus here at home and the country is indeed in the grip of a fierce spiral. Some families afraid to leave their homes, others afraid to have their own relatives, but if fear is really justified as a question that may only be known in historical hindsight but at the moment, it is clear to say that in many ways, it is dictating American Life and putting into question our natural bent towards resil...

On the issue. The about either recent missile test. President trump was asked about that overnight. He said those missile tests didnt bother him. He effectively dismissed them, saying he didnt despite the fact that his own National Supreme Court Divorce had said as much upon landing here in japan, so real mixed messaging, and President Trump making it clear hes Still Holding out hope for a possible dewithnoic, but also adds hes not in a rush to get one. The question is what will that to try to p...

In a historic move, the Chicago suburb of Evanston, Illinois, launched a reparations program in 2021, the first of its kind in the nation, according to

Across the country with several states who are trying to address issues, path of distillation, and a variety of ways that go to a central theme at the reparations program was looking at when you see the attack thats happening there, do you see parallels to whats happening right now in evanston? >> yeah. theres no question. this really doesnt come as any surprise we are looking at the fearless fund, the attacks on affirmative action and voter rights and so on. so this is in the same vein. i also ...

Reparations policy she was previously an alderman in evenson and helped to create the reparations program. theyre also here, dr. sean ray, sociology professor at the university of maryland, and vice president of the american institutes for research. let me begin with you here. robin. so the reparations program in evanston, it is drawn hundreds of applications and applicants and the city is paid out understand, nearly 5 million. what kind of impact? act is this program having on the black communi...

 

Black America: We Reject NAARC Reparations Distribution Plan To Send Money To Organization, A Well-Connected Few First

Evanston’s Reparations Committee announced they will use a randomized selection tool to determine a  payment order for the next group of reparations recipients at a meeting Thursday. Selection will begin December 7. An estimated 20 residents attended the hybrid meeting at the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center in person, with over 15 present virtually. At...

The 2020 lawsuit claimed a now-deceased priest sexually assaulted an unnamed plaintiff, then 14 years old, after catechetical lesson