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Fighting mosquitos and the zika virus, theyre hitting 200 calls per day ever since a non related travel case was confirmed in that area. Jamal joined us now, what advice are they giving people. Its impossible to get rid of all standing water like the crevices of plants but there are things that you can use kill the larvae. Mosquito control has been busy since a case of the mosquito advise was confirmed in the county. The biggest complaint standing water. Its important to try to break the mosquito life cycle and get out there and drain the sources of standing water so the adults cant get in the...

It is tremendously significant to show the contributions not just for africanamericans but all americans to show this is indeed our country and we contributed to it just as as much as anybody else if not more. How do you see the museum fitting into the larger story line with the passage of the civil right and the first africanamerican president is opening the museum. Does the museum itself have a larger role in history . I cannot continue to think of the 44th president of the United States and for example when he was first sworn in or first won the primary even it was on the eve of the march o...

We are pleased to bring authors and events to brooklyn, tacoma. Now if you would please silence all phones. Boots can be purchased that i register on the way out the door. You can have them signed this table right here. Thank you so much and welcome. Good evening. Good evening. Good evening. How many are here for the 1st time . It is always exciting. And this one. Okay. I want to thank you all and say a very special thank you to politics and prose. Wewe are thrilled to be part of this partnership. It is great to have you. You. This is a special event because it has two of my favorite people. S...

Before we get started, can everyone please turn off their cell phones . Im sure your ring tones are great. Our guest is better. So we are going to do things a little differently today because this event is being broadcast. Most notably committee q a is going to bump off the bump off a microphone if not this exact microphone, very similar to this one. When we are done speaking, if you could hold your questions until i am interface with a microphone, that would be wonderful to make sure everyone can hear you and that it can be heard on broadcast. Thank you also much for coming to book people ton...

If not this microphone very similar to this one. When we are done speaking if you could hold your questions until im in your face with a microphone that would be wonderful just to make sure everyone can hear you and it will be heard on broadcast. Tank you all so much for coming to book people tonight. We are an independent bookstore and your business is the single reason we exist. We could not put on events like this without you. For some energy why do we give ourselves a round of applause. [applause] we are thrilled to be joined tonight by author and activist roxanne dunbarortiz. Tonight will...