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Will be in oklahoma in tulsa oklahoma what it with already. Felt it was a slap a real. Party. Having ergo openly can feel great this. Morning but over a 1000000 people requested to. Come because of so many people are over. There with know that if you see it we certainly were. Also on the day of the uns high commissioner for Refugees Program and he talks about the need for a Global Response to global challenges and if we dont Work Together we wont be able to overcome them. Every day not that were learning very much but hes teaching us this lesson. Welcome to the day we begin with a u. S. President ial campaign in a time if not no turmoil we know donald trump draws energy from big events and his adoring base but will saturdays comeback around here in tulsa cost him precious Political Capital Health Officials are warning that it has the potential to become a super spreader event for coronavirus itll be doles in. Wearing of masts will not be compulsory and this in the state of oklahoma which this week has same a Record Number of the number of new infections sole critics also accuse the president of being best deaf to the racial tensions flaring across america the rally was a visually show job for today june 18th and an unofficial holiday marking the end of slavery in the u. S. Even though the Child Campaign pushed the event back a day theres no changing told as painful racial history. Catalyzed matter protesters gathered across the u. S. On friday to commemorate the end of slavery the president s choice of this day for a Campaign Rally sparked a huge backlash so too did the location tulsa oklahoma is the site of the worst incident of racist violence in u. S. History in 1021 its greenwich district was a bustling hub of black owned businesses known as black wall street it was razed to the ground by white mobs some 300 black people were killed. And while our black men fought courageously to defend their homes and businesses to defend their families they were eventually. So outnumbered and outgunned that white rioters broke through those barriers and invaded the Greenwood District and the massacre had begun. 99 years later many tulsa residents are still affected by racism they say donald trump is not welcome our community is still emotionally tards we are still hurt we are still hurting and and suffering and this is not a time for him to visit the Greenwood District but the rally will take place only on saturday and there is little hope here that it will contribute to unity and healing. Not far from the Greenwood District Trump Supporters have been camped out for days and thousands more are expected to arrive on saturday black lives matter protesters have also planned a demonstration and fearing the potential for violence the city has imposed a curfew around the venue for trumps rally the president himself has tweeted a warning to anti racism protesters traveling to tell 3rd you will not be treated like you have been in new york seattle or minneapolis it will be a much different scene well this rally in tells it is supposed to be the big relaunch of the trumpet campaign there for the coronavirus pandemic severely dented the president s Approval Ratings i think w. Correspondent stephanie seawards is told so welcome stephanie so how has the Trump Campaign responded to the questions why here in tulsa so close to the size of the greenwood massacre and why so close to june 13th. The official answer from the white house is that they chose tulsa and the and oklahoma because oklahoma and the governor here is doing such a great job fighting covert 19 and keeping the numbers down however though both is actually could be further from the truth because the numbers as you pointed out are through the roof in oklahoma and as well here in tulsa were here in the Greenwood District which was just described in the piece and. The people who are here and we who we talked to there are anything but policed by the president s ambition to come here tomorrow and hold his rally no one up there and its an important one the curfew which was mentioned is no more the mayor just released a statement and say its the curfew is rescinded immediately and Effective Immediately upon request of the secret service the secret service according to the mayor had also requested that there would be a curfew in downtown with a rarely will be tomorrow again now that paddling back and everything is back to 0 or the 1st step no more curfew downtown tulsa just 2 or 3 miles down the road here and i think people here are expecting for tomorrow not too many good things to happen because the curfew was imposed as a health a measure given that officials are warning that this valley could turn into a Coronavirus Spread event one of the organizers doing to try and keep people safe. Its going to be sounding very silly when i say this but then ding on the face minutes they will provide Hand Sanitizer and they will have you sign a waiver where you sign your right away to sue the president or the campaign in case you should get sick while attending the trump rally which as you pointed out will start and is designed to read trigger and start the Charm Campaign for the president ial bit in november to come now however when i said this might sound silly because as you said the experts say handing out sanitise and having people running around with face mask but not adhering to social distancing which is not possible if 90000 people are in a big hall and then signing a waiver this all doesnt smell right to many many people and to a lot of experts thats for sure. We have and the reports dont trump saying that he never has an mt st. People already queuing. Theres actually people waiting in line and camping out in front of the be ok the bank of apply home or center since about a week ago last monday now thats not a big crowd now and those are the the really hard core trumpy and see if you like if you will theys people expected to come here in the massive amount the mayor said that about 100000 people are supposed to be an influx here to tolson an influx they have actually not had any time before in that in that measure so this will be definitely also security challenge for tomorrow and lets just see whats going to happen then go to when defective enjoying a stash to find siemens. Lets get a Historical Perspective on this from matt gerald the whole hes a professor of the history and africanamerican studies at the university of houston is written dozens of books on racism in the history of slavery in the u. S. Hes latest is the dawning of the apocalypse the roots of slavery White Supremacies settler colonialism and capitalism and the long 16th century welcome back to the day professor hold its often thought that slavery in the u. S. That ended with abraham lincolns emancipation proclamation 1962 but juneteenth tells a different story. It does in fact both stories a somewhat flawed with regard to mr lincolns a massive case and proclamation it did not necessarily apply in places in the United States where the United States government the not necessarily exercise sovereign states speaking of texas and generally speaking of the socalled Confederate States of america which its a seat of 9 states in 1961 on the basis of extent in slavery for ever more on the other hand jute team tells the story about what happens on june 1865 when Major General Gordon Granger of the u. S. Military shows up in Galveston Texas all the Southern Coast of texas and tells the enslaved that theyre free as a result of their message placement proclamation that the story that were being told today and im happy to say that there is now a movement afoot to make june 18th a National Holiday but the story is actually more complicated and complex right basically what happened is that mexico was under french puppet rule during the u. S. Civil war and texas and slavery was were very close to these french puppets and they were thinking about entering mexico recall that the its the seed for mexico in 1036. 00 that is to say texas because mexico had moved towards the abolition of slavery now with maximillian in power they thought that they could cut a deal ruston the lease on life of slavery but that was crushed and squashed. And then we heard in the report about the tulsa massacre 921 quite close to where this rally is taking place on saturday do you see this as anything more than an unfortunate coincidence. Well certainly not its not the perception bus and the comma heris of california one of the more striking critics of mr trump and i dare say that her idea is an idea that is accepted by many what i mean is that this is seen as another thumb in the eye by mr trump in the eye of the black community he is not very well regarded in the black community generally recalled that the original plan was to have the rally in tulsa on june 13th which was seen as dumb and both sides so now hes only give us a foam and one. Which mention the masika just reading through the history of it is illuminating in lots of ways we have black Business Owners successful black Business Owners who after this massacre could not rebuild their businesses because Insurance Companies refused to pay out so the violence being perpetrated was at economic as well as physical. It is correct oklahoma has a very unique history in terms United States originally oklahoma was for us to be the land of the indians that is to say many of the native americans from the south east for example the charities were forced to march on foot in the 820830 s. To oklahoma where they were supposed to have that forever more as a homeland but like so many promises to native americans this promises also was not kept but black people also flocked to oklahoma many of them were close to the choctaw native american grouping and many of them became prosperous which apparently outraged many of their your american neighbors which led to the tolls of massacre of 1901 which eventuated and some 300 black people being slaughtered and dumped in a mass grave. So professor here we are 155 years after the 1st liberation day black people in the United States are no longer held as slaves and the country has even elected a black president even has black University Professors so what will it take for the social and economic a playing fields for the u. S. Is nonwhite minorities to become level well i think youve had a glimpse of what it will take in the past few weeks not only with these protests on the streets from the atlantic to the pacific but perhaps more important than that the protests in auckland new zealand Sydney Australia London England the remarkable session in Geneva Switzerland the United Nations Human Rights Council were african nations basically sought to bring their own states into the dock on the grounds of quote systemic racism unquote their term not mine being visited a point people of african descent historically that kind of International Support has been is some still in terms of the pushback against slavery the erosion of u. S. Apartheid in the 1950 s. And it appears that history is about to repeat itself in 2020 good talking to faggot for joining us professor Gerald Hawting from the university of houston thank you. I want to europe which is better able to weather global storms and provide a safe home for future generations so im looking forward to todays discussion im convinced that file common success we must stay focused on the big picture we must all pull together we cannot afford any delay. Well European Commission president are sort of on the line calling for unity as the a you worked on a plan to help the countrys worst affected by the coronavirus pandemic the leaders held a summit today by Video Conference a 1st step overcoming the worst economic crisis in the blocks history because asians on the 750000000000. 00 Euro Coronavirus Recovery Fund are expected to be difficult leaders will meet face to face next month for the 1st time since february his german chancellor Angela Merkel speaking after todays meeting he had speeding exact each of us spoke about the positive aspects and also brought up a criticism where appropriate even though there are still big bridges that need to be built thats clear but it was a very constructive discussion and there constructive in. So what are the biggest obstacles to reaching a deal on this Coronavirus Recovery Fund is the w. S International editor Richard Walker in brussels well there are a lot i think essentially all that theyve really agreed on is the need for there to be a Recovery Fund and one quite important thing that has rubicon that has been crossed is this idea that the European Commission will borrow the money centrally on the Financial Markets and then distribute it so theres consensus on that much but almost Everything Else is still open the size of the fund the Commission Wants 750000000000. 00 euros theres a small group of countries that will come to be known as the frugal 4 who say thats too much should the money be distributed as loans that have to be paid back or grants that is essentially a free transfer of money theres big debate about that according to what criteria should the money be distributed so all of these are very very Big Questions theyre not as minor details that this is going to be the source of an awful lot of haggling in the weeks to come. Time u. N. High commissioner for refugees is calling for Global Action to help the worlds displaced people during the Coronavirus Crisis according to u. N. Figures the number of refugees has doubled over the past decade and their plight has been compounded by the Global Pandemic an estimated 80000000 people around the world are now living in forced displacement but the outbreak of coughing on tape of course borders in new york but africa to close it making it harder for them to flee and the supply chain for aid has been critical crippled by an economic downturn. And despite the border closures rescue ships are still picking up migrants trying to cross the mediterranean to europe warmer weather and better sailing conditions are expected to lead to a surge in such attempts phillipa grandy is the un high commissioner for refugees he told the dublin but european leaders must reprivatize migration policy or face the same problems over and over again. Look i you know i i am european myself i come from italy a country that has been severely hit i understand the priority now is help the situation and the economic downturn but what im telling them is that if you keep postponing the vital discussion on asylum i migration if you dont consider seriously the proposals that the European Commission has put before all Member States this is just something that is possible we will have this problem again in 6 months boards floating in the body 3 by the way weve seen it even during the peak of the pandemic and no solution because that is not even an agreement between states on what to do with those that are decent but if we dont make progress there we face further emergencies in europe in the future. Dependent has hopefully finally brought home to everybody this fundamental message that we live in a world in which many things are global whether we like it or not including challenges im not just talking about the pandemic was everybody understands that but what about Climate Change what about migration and refugees what about in security terrorism and if we dont Work Together we wont be able to overcome them dependent hes teaching us this lesson every day not that were learning very much but it is teaching us this lesson and i do hope that this starts filtering in and across to the leadership send if we move away from this dangerous discourse me 1st we 1st my country 1st and lead truly cooperate. China says the latest coronavirus outbreak in beijing is now under control the authorities imposed a pasha lockdown after the virus remerge thats a sprawling food market this week the movement of people into doubt of beijing is being strictly controlled with all travelers required to undergo testing. Few in china have felt the Economic Impact of the coronavirus as much as migrant workers. Who are you and she is a day laborer who usually works on construction sites but the building sector took a hit from the coronavi