Todays conversation and to have this chance to speak with dr. Rice. I have to start on a personal note though because we are living in such a stressful time. How are you doing . How are you holding up . Where are you right now . Well, i am in california, and i am doing just fine. Like most, quote, knowledge workers, i am able to work from home. I did hear a funny line the other day, im not sure whether im working at home or living at work. But im finding this a time when i am actually pretty productive. Im able to do almost everything remotely. Im trying to keep up my exercise routine. Im practicing the piano so i can wrestle choppin to the ground. Ive just become director of the hoover institution. But frankly the time off the road, not on airplanes, allowed me to make a smooth transition. All in all, that plus keeping in touch with friends and family by zoom or by text, its really quite okay. Its quite okay. Well, condy rice, 2020 has been and i have to say first of all, it sounds li
As a whole, the events of the past few months and days have opened old wounds and laid bare the disparities in our society, from access to health care and education to Economic Opportunities and equal justice under the law. The fact that we are facing so many at one time is both overwhelming and clarifying. I spoke sunday afternoon at a rally for justice at kelly ingram park in birmingham where 57 years ago, in the shadow of the 16th Street Baptist Church, the Birmingham Police turned fire hoses and vicious dogs on peaceful demonstrators many of them schoolchildren who were making a stand for equal rights and importantly a stand for dignity. The scenes from birmingham at that time and around the world made it clear that the inequity in our society could no longer be ignored. Sadly, the legislative changes that came from that movement have been eroded over the years in far too many ways. There is a clear and direct path from the shadow of the 16th Street Baptist Church where four little
Good morning. Hows it feel, berman . Hey. One more time. How does it feel . Birmingham. Oh, these foot soldiers still louder than these students. Lets one more time. Come on, birmingham. Hows feel . Oh, look, i am hype woman. Im sorry. No, im not. My name is dr. Samantha elliot briggs, and i serve as one of the Vice President s of the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. And we are grateful that you are here with us today. Give yourselves a round of applause. This is a historic moment birmingham. This is the 68th anniversary of. 1963 childrens march. We are standing in one of the most important and spaces in our city now at 16th Street Baptist Church. I am so grateful that you all that your School Leaders that your families allowed you to share in this space with us today. I am so grateful that reverend price welcomed us into his home. I am so that our president and ceo, the one ill thompson allowed us to have this opportunity. And i am so grateful to the city leaders, to all the educati
Than the students. Let me try this one more time. Good morning. Hows it feel, berman . Hey. One more time. How does it feel . Birmingham. Oh, these foot soldiers still louder than these students. Lets one more time. Come on, birmingham. Hows feel . Oh, look, i am hype woman. Im sorry. No, im not. My name is dr. Samantha elliot briggs, and i serve as one of the Vice President s of the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. And we are grateful that you are here with us today. Give yourselves a round of applause. This is a historic moment birmingham. This is the 68th anniversary of. 1963 childrens march. We are standing in one of the most important and spaces in our city now at 16th Street Baptist Church. I am so grateful that you all that your School Leaders that your families allowed you to share in this space with us today. I am so grateful that reverend price welcomed us into his home. I am so that our president and ceo, the one ill thompson allowed us to have this opportunity. And i am s
Hey. One more time. How does it feel . Birmingham. Oh, these foot soldiers still louder than these students. Lets one more time. Come on, birmingham. Hows feel . Oh, look, i am hype woman. Im sorry. No, im not. My name is dr. Samantha elliot briggs, and i serve as one of the Vice President s of the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. And we are grateful that you are here with us today. Give yourselves a round of applause. This is a historic moment birmingham. This is the 68th anniversary of. 1963 childrens march. We are standing in one of the most important and spaces in our city now at 16th Street Baptist Church. I am so grateful that you all that your School Leaders that your families allowed you to share in this space with us today. I am so grateful that reverend price welcomed us into his home. I am so that our president and ceo, the one ill thompson allowed us to have this opportunity. And i am so grateful to the city leaders, to all the education and partners to our business and c