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[silence bracket good morning, everyone, thank you for coming and welcome to the 29th southern festival of books. It is my pleasure to have the opportunity to introduce jonathan eig, and author i admire. I have been reading his book for years and he is to talk about his biography of mohammed ali. Before jonathan speaks i must mention a few things. Book festival is free but if you would like to contribute you can do that at the corners of the book festival outside or online. Also remind you after his remarks jonathan will head to the signing tends next to the parnassus tent on the main players a so he can sign your book over there. Jonathan is regarded as the top writer of narrative nonfiction, fantastic offer, he has written four bestselling books including two that i read on lou gehrig and Jackie Robinson. He has written for the New York Times and new yorker, esquire and th ....
Throughout the nation as an irrepressible force against injustice of any kind, be it social, political, or racial. If there is a cost to be championed, he is unafraid a cause to be championed, he is unafraid to bring it to the forefront. He is a good front. And thenization National Urban league have worked collaboratively on many, many things together. As i said yesterday, there are free sugars and jelly tree s hakers and jelly makers. Welcome back the founder of the National Action network, reverend al sharpton. [applause] all, al sharpton first of good afternoon to the National Urban league. I am honored to be here with my good friends who have let us around the nation. And even before that as mayor of new orleans. Give him a big dams. Hand. [laughter] [applause] rev. Al sharpton as we meet at the convention this year ....
They fear that washington and iran could cut a deal. That is why welcoming a nuclear deal, they are trying to mend fences. Thee is support for offshoots in syria. Not a new concern for turkey. For decades, in the 1990s. Relationsad zero with iran. They thought they were destabilizing turkey. Started, thelic issue has become another vulnerability for turkey. The regime supported the north and allow the leadership to return to the country. So, the issue has become more complicated for turkey because of the conflict. More recently, there has been a ceasefire since 2013 between turkey and the pkk. The sides resumed violence and there are concerns they will play that card again. The media last week reported pyd andn approached the promising support, as much as they have provided to the assad regime, if they join the fight. This is a concern for turkey and one of the reasons behind the recent attacks on the pkk. Strategice to the threats and concerns, turkey has done several things. Were ten ....
Julian malvo, steve forbes and nobel prizewinning economist joseph stiglitz. Of this is a topic that interests you go to our website at booktv. Org and in the search bar type economics book and you will find a large archive of authors and materials would all of these are available to watch online. Host welcome to nashville and the southern festival of books. He will hear from many offers throughout the weekend including National BookAward FinalistPatricia Bell scott and nancy maclean, talk radio host eric erickson, basilica other liza monday and many others. For complete schedule visit booktv. Org or follow along on social media sites on facebook, twitter and instagram at booktv. We are kicking off todays coverage with biographer jonathan i on the life and politics of mohammed ali. This is live coverage on cspan2. [silen ....
Brune, author of coming clean breaking americas addiction to oil and coal, and with south african environmental activist and former greenpeace head kumi naidoo. Then ben jealous, the youngest person to ever head the naacp has entered the race for governor in maryland. The murder rates. We will lock up the shooters. By we will restore trust votes that are turning officers, yes, but holding officers who kill unarmed civilians accountable. Amy a prominent Bernie Sanders surrogate in the 2016 president ial race, ben jealous describes in an extended interview his plans to run for governor as an activist, pursuing a broad agenda of civil rights, social, and economic justice. Attorney general sessions has really, frankly, picked a fight not just with progressives, not just the civil rights community, but on this issue, he has picked it with Police Chiefs across this country. This is ....