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Rare session today and tackling history. Washington hires the first black president of an nfl franchise. Well talk to him about the challenges of changing the team name, cleaning up the culture, and now a Cancer Battle from their from their brandnew head coach. First, we begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. My concern is that the valley will not be here. Everythings burned down as far as i can see. This is going to be the long haul as we keep saying. Rep...

id like first to thank our program sponsor aes corporation for their generous support of great lives it is this kind of support thats so crucial in making a serious possible as a public service to our community. now speak of this evening is university of kansas professor. dave tell. author of the 2019 book titled remembering emmett till which will be available for sale and signing in the foyer at the conclusion of tonights program. dr. tell who has a doctorate from penn state. has one ...

Tonight a look at a defining moment in our nations shared and troubled history. One that began in the mississippi delta 60 years ago with a death here at the black bayou. Thank you for joining us, im joie chen. The delta held secrets close. In the shadows. You can almost hear the whispers of what happened back in the day. The truth of a young black mans mistake, and the horrific penalty he paid for it are trapped in the heat of a mississippi night. If these walls could talk, would they scream in...

Have truth. Tonight a look at a defining moment in our nations shared and troubled history. One that began in the mississippi delta 60 years ago with a death here at the black bayou. Thank you for joining us, im joie chen. The delta held secrets close. In the shadows. You can almost hear the whispers day. The truth of a young black mans mistake, and the horrific penalty he paid for it are trapped in the heat of a mississippi night. If these walls could talk, would they scream in terror . Cry out...

You have to have truth. Tonight a look at a defining moment in our nations shared and troubled history. One that began in the mississippi delta 60 years ago with a death here at the black bayou. Thank you for joining us, im joie chen. The delta held secrets close. In the shadows. You can almost hear the whispers day. The truth of a young black mans mistake, and the horrific penalty he paid for it are trapped in the heat of a mississippi night. If these walls could talk, would they scream in terr...

He is the author of the book till the murder that shocked the world and propelled the Civil Rights Movement. It is one of the most definitive on the subject. I have the privilege to work on tills case,mett starting in 2002, to work on the reopening of the case, and to have the United States Congress Passed the emmett till unsolved civil rights crime act. That is being reauthorized again. Congress is working on it right now. We expected next several weeks for that to pass. [applause] Devery Ander...

To cheer on just hoping they can find this person. A st. Pete neighborhood on the lookout for an arsonist who has set multiple firers. Why officials are worried that the next strike could be worse. She was afraid to show her face after a man violently stole her purse in a parking lot, and now they are behind bars. Perp an historic matchup in cuba. Good evening, im sirnt i Cynthia Smoot in for kelly ring. And a charred fence and burned up trash, the sign of an arsonist. Evan lambert is live in th...

Tonight a look at a defining moment in our nations shared and troubled history. One that began in the mississippi delta 60 years ago with a death here at the black bayou. Thank you for joining us, im joie chen. The delta held secrets close. In the shadows. You can almost hear the whispers day. The truth of a young black mans mistake, and the horrific penalty he paid for it are trapped in the heat of a mississippi night. If these walls could talk, would they scream in terror . Cry out in desperat...

You have to have truth. Tonight a look at a defining moment in our nations shared and troubled history. One that began in the mississippi delta 60 years ago with a death here at the black bayou. Thank you for joining us, im joie chen. The delta held secrets close. In the shadows. You can almost hear the whispers day. The truth of a young black mans mistake, and the horrific penalty he paid for it are trapped in the heat of a mississippi night. If these walls could talk, would they scream in terr...

You have to have truth. Tonight a look at a defining moment in our nations shared and troubled history. One that began in the mississippi delta 60 years ago with a death here at the black bayou. Thank you for joining us, im joie chen. The delta held secrets close. In the shadows. You can almost hear the whispers day. The truth of a young black mans mistake, and the horrific penalty he paid for it are trapped in the heat of a mississippi night. If these walls could talk, would they scream in terr...