Streets, our cells. We look at the painful past in order to learn i tions, the so controversial, why are so many people calling for it now . To examine that, we have to go back in time. 1526, the spanish bring 100 enslaved africans to what is now the carolinas and georgia. They were the first known slaves on american soil. We know what happened next. For the next 350 years, africans were enslaved, beaten, tortured and killed. They built the white house. They fought in wars. Their labor built the american economy. And then came the civil war and freedom. Promises of 40 acres and later on a mule. They were free, sort of. There were black codes, allowing black people to be arrested for things like being out at night or not working at a servant. And then there was jim crow. A set of laws that denied africanamericans all sorts of rights. If you violated them, it could get you arrested or even killed. Then, there were housing discrimination laws, and a practice called redlining, where federa
Employed you dont to bailing out both businesses and their permanent staff. And breaks it is say the u. K. Should push ahead with trade talks and cut ties with the e. U. In december despite the ongoing virus crisis. That afternoon tea host and former 1st minister of scotland alex salmond has been acquitted of all 14 sexual offense charges. Joins me now with the latest hi there recess so take us through the verdict. So the scottish the former scottish 1st minister alex salmond was cleared off to to be childish at the high court in edinburgh he was originally charged with 40 sexual offenses against 9 women young and midway through the trial the prosecution of one of those charges and he was found not guilty of 12 others and in a peculiar quirk unique just to the scottish legal system on the fortys charge it was found that it was truthful that he had committed that particular crime so all 14 charges mr sam and acquitted him found innocent in the eyes of the law d in scotland now the jury
Because its your turn will there be witnesses. I believe that mcconnell is going to do everything he can to avoid witnesses he wants this to be over its clear that he wants it to be over before february 4th when we get state of the union he wants the president to be able to go in front of 20000000 americans and say ive been exonerated this was a sham this was a hoax and the more witnesses you have the more information you allow the more you the easier the harder it is to wrap it up and youre actually going to damage the president because the facts are pretty clear in this case you know as a matter of fact one of the things that that the attorneys that you saw simple loney and secular oh they never argued the facts of the case they only argued process this is a sham process this shouldnt have happened this way we didnt get due process which we know is not true but what they never argued were the plain facts are clear that came out of the house investigation so jack let me ask you this b
Book entitled the empowered university what exactly is that quick. Im delighted to be here with you the notion is that universities should be empowered to look in the mirror and be honest with ourselves leadership and talking about society with the institutions that are helping and secure should be willing to recognize whatever is going well but also to be willing to say we have a way to go go and the subtitle starts with the notion is not just the one person its about all of us working together with the version of educating students. I found the subtitle interesting because looking at the color of the book you dont have it as a higher priority they are laid out as concentric circles. And the notion of those circles that they are connected so when you think about culture change and through that intersection with the provost or faculty member can be in a culture to educate students building synergy to empower students to make your life story and your trajectory in this where empower uni
Should be empowered to look in the mirror and its a way of talking about society and institutions that are helping and should be recognized whatever is going well but also willing to say we have a way to go. The subtitle starts with the notion its abou that all of usg together with the notion. I found the subtitle interesting at the cover of the book you dont have one higher than the other. Why was that . They are connected and thats the point there are ways in which we work collectively through those to think about the notion of the sense of empowering. You tell an important story in this where its never an overnight thing. To plant the seeds and then have time to grow and its a great example of that as a person going through their own journey of a think about that time timee which for a lot of liters isnt always easy. We start with the idea we are under 60yearsold and ive been fortunate to be there for 25 years and what ive learned is the success that we have had has come as the resu