your beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend. as i called him, mr. jordan. this past year, many of us in leadership positions have faced the challenge that is not new but is uniquely present. and that is the challenge of giving people a sense of hope. we have been challenged to provide a sense of hope throughout this pandemic that it will one day end, and i do truly believe we are close to that day. we have been challenged to provide a sense of hope that racial injustices as old as this nation, many of the same injustices that mr. jordan was fighting for in the 1950 s and 1960 s, will also to end one day. and we have been challenged to provide a sense of hope that our democracy, as imperfect as it may be, is not broken, and that we can, and we will protect it and expand our most precious american rights. and that s the right to vote. when i think of mr. jordan, i think of a man who is expert in providing that sense of hope, but even more expert in providing a bluepri
clinton and civil rights leaders gather to honor and mark martin luther king jr. day at a breakfast hosted by the national action network here in washington. this is an hour and a half. good morning. as we gather today, first let me thank all of our honorees that we are saluting this year. it is important on king day that we do things in the spirit of dr. king. today, dr. king as a federal holiday was a result in and of itself of struggle. so we do a nots a take it as a off. we take it as a day on, to do something in the spirit of human rights andnd civil rights that . king stood for.n national action network startedn 28 years ago on those principles. and we ve been blessed to feder partner with martin luther kingl iii who thought it appropriate to spend this holiday every year with us at the breakfast. and he had brought his mother to our convention for many years. so we are in our dna king-like. and no year is more important than this year, because we are meeting on the m
mouth about meghan markle and prince harry. his thoughts are almost too bizarre to believe, but we begin the reidout tonight with the question you ve been asking that i m sure you ve been asking for an entire year now, when will we return to normal life? we have the first sign that some aspects of the pre-pandemic lives are on the horizon with the cdc giving the green light for fully vaccinated people to gather with other fully vaccinated people without wearing masks or social distancing. getting to see our loved ones again to share a meal indoors with grandparents, parents and friends is the best thing we ve heard in a very long time. we re also seeing grim numbers that have haunted us all year with newly reported coronavirus and hospitalizations on the decline. the reason for this progress boils down to science in the form of three vaccines. the problem is there s a segment of the u.s. population that insists on rejecting science while clamoring that their so-called perso
t 35 minutes. that afternoon, i m jonathan capehart opinion writer for the washington post and welcome to washington post led to today s international women s day and who better to talk to on this day of global celebration and the woman who you just saw rarely declared beijing in 1995 that human rights are women s rights and women s rights are human rights. the former secretary of state, the former united states senator from new york and the former first lady of the united states, have to fit them all in their secretary hillary rodham clinton. welcome to washington post life. thank you so much jonathan. i m delighted to be with you especially today. so we now here in united states lots of people are excited about the fact that we have a woman as a vice president of the united states but we have women still being brutalized around the world. what are your thoughts on this international women s day? well i share the opinion that we have made progress with and it
she also talked about president biden s covid-19 relief plan, the state of the republican party and calls to end the senate filibuster. this runs 30 minutes. that afternoon, i m jonathan capehart opinion writer for the washington post and welcome to washington post led to today s international women s day and who better to talk to on this day of global celebration and the woman who you just saw rarely declared beijing in 1995 that human rights are women s rights and women s rights are human rights. the former secretary of state, the former united states senator from new york and the former first lady of the united states, have to fit them all in their secretary hillary rodham clinton. welcome to washington post life. thank you so much jonathan. i m delighted to be with you especially today. so we now here in united states lots of people are excited about the fact that we have a woman as a vice president of the united states but we have women still being brutalized