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Look for more booktv on line error write us on facebook. Next in this booknotes from 1999, Randall Kenan discusses his book walking on water black american lives at the turn of the twentyfirst century. In preparing the book mr. Sapi travel the country for period of six years and interviewed nearly 200 africanamericans. This encore presentation is about an hour. Cspan Randall Kenan, author of walking on water, whats your book about . Guest well, its a travel narrative about what it means to be black in america. I sort of set out to travel all over north america, traveling on a theme. And the th...

As you have been over the years so people would understand the need. Unfortunately with the situation that we have nationally, the funding for programs like this are really stretched and there is a lot the doubt if well see more of this funding in the future. Its phenomenal to have such a champion here today with us to bring that word back to the folks. [phra uplt ] im going to do more thank yous as we go through the process, but i wanted to just turn it over to barry to talk a little bit about this from the st. Anthonys perspective. Thank you, doug. Its already been said a number of times alr...

It was running about 10 Domestic Violence homicides a year and including in the year 2000 the Domestic Violence violence of claire joyce tampango by her exboyfriend in front of her two children and in the subsequent investigation our commission made happen it was clear that she had taken out police reports, got emergency protective orders, did everything she was supposed to do, but it the failure of city averages to respond appropriately so the members. Oversight panel for the last 10 years really taken to task the coordination and the policy reforms that departments committed to, and i am ver...

Supervisor kim, supervisor yeee, supervisor cohen and supervisor dufty and those are just too name a few. For mercy, these opportunitis are just few and far between. We were talking earlier, barry and i about how many people st. Anthonys sees on a regular basis. These 89 Affordable Housing units and one managers unit is an unbelievable accomplishment. And the sad thing its just a drop in the bucket compared to the need we have. I think all of you know that, which is why you are here today. Were blessed to have the leader here today and i wish all your colleagues in congress could be as support...

Between mercy housing; now its mercy housing because its the sisters of mercy, but its mercy housing because that is what it is. And that is what it means to the people who benefit from it. And this collaboration with st. Anthonys. The coming together of two forces of such magnitude, of such commitment, of such deep commitment, of such values that you know that the outcome is going to be not only benefit the people who are here, but also be a model for others. This is a collaboration, as has been said between mercy housing and st. Anthonys and was example was nonprofits come together for the g...