>> but also, she had found a female who was older than he, who turned out to be rodishu, who was in dallas county. what was the relationship with langston or was there? >> they were just friends, and for the most part, hurston saw him to be a younger brother. sometimes she would take him on her folklore collecting expeditions. so she saw him as a colleague, as a younger brother, as, you know, someone who -- who was standing up for the folk. langston hughes wrote in dialect as well. and he -- part of his work was to, like hurston and others of the -- was to capture the folk spirit, capture the folk ethod in the work. they were working on a play called meal farm when things went awry. and -- it was a lot of confusion but the long story short of that is that hurston felt like hughes had had betrayed her in his working with louise thompson and giving her credit for work that was hurston's work. they had a fallout about it. they tried to get back together but it didn't get back to what it was. that kind of describes the relationship. thank you for your question. >> back here for a audience ques

cujo, but also she had found no female who was older than he was turned out to be rhodesia who was in dallas county. so what relationship with langston was what they were very good. they were just really friends and and for the most part person so he was as a young brother. you know, they both were part of the hall of renaissance and considered the young and -- of the hollow renaissance and sometimes herston would would him on her. folklore collecting expeditions. so she saw him as a league as a young brother as you know, someone who who was standing up for the folk? you links to hughes wrote and dialect as well, right and and he part of his his work was to like hurston and others of the harlemen songs was to capture the folks' spirit capture the folk he thought in the work that they produced and so they were friends they were working on a play called meal bone when things went awry. and it was a it was a lot of confusion, but the long story short of that is that person felt like hughes had betrayed her in his working with louise thompson and giving her credit for work. that was person's wor

rents have live -- risen 29% in cincinnati, 22% in dallas. this is the inflation crisis on steroids. when the price of gas goes up, we can adjust, car went to work. when the price of wood goes up, we just, eating out. when the costs of housing shoots up, what can families do? they are often already living in the cheapest apartments available. they cannot double up with relatives because of local occupancy laws. they cannot if they want to keep their jobs, family ties, and schools. all they can cut -- do is cut back on other necessities like educational enrichment, health care, and food. as a direct result, the united states has a much higher eviction rate than other industrialized democracies. increasing by 21% since 2000, rising to 3.6 million cases filed in an average year and eviction is incredibly harmful to families and communities, leading to job loss, homelessness. depression, suicide. babies born to mothers who experience eviction but pregnant are experiencing adverse birth outcomes that are shown to have lifelong multigenerational ef

gina pet i, executive director of -- petty, executive directive of click rum and instruction in the dallas/fort worth area. 8400 students telling a teacher, apparently, that if you're going to have a book about the holocaust, make sure you have a book that has an opposing view because if you only teach one side, you know, the new law in texas might come down on you. i suppose that translates to if you're going to teach about the history of lynchings, you have to come up with the other side on that too? this is crazy, of course. >> first of all, she has apologized. >> yeah, she apologized. >> but in a way, there's a way in which the apology is not irrelevant, but it's still a problem. and that is that we have to ask what is it that induced her, stimulated her to say this to the teacher? and it was the legislation that we're objecting to. because of that legislation, she scratched her head and said i need to tell this teacher that there needs to be an opposing viewpoint because that's what the legislation says. >> just a point in fact, gina petty was the official who was caught on -- >> righ

official named gina petty, executive director of curriculum and instruction at a school district in the dallas fort worth area, 8400 students telling a teacher apparently, i think i'm getting her name correct, that if you're going to have a book about the holocaust make sure you have a book that has an opposing view because if you only teach one side, the new law in texas might come down on you so that translates to feel going to teach about the history of lynching, you have to come up with the other side on that. this is crazy of course. >> she has apologized but in a way there is a way the apologies, not irrelevant, but still a problem and that is we have to ask, what is that induced her, stimulated her to say this to the teacher, it was the legislation we objected to. because of that legislation she scratched her head and say i need to tell this teacher there needs to be an opposing viewpoint because that's what the legislation says. >> gina petty was the official who was caught on the table, the superintendent, lane ledbetter issued the apology. >> the superintendent issued an apology on b

name was gina petty, the executive director of curriculum and instruction at a school district in the dallas-ft. worth area, 8,400 students telling a teacher apparently -- i think i'm getting her name correct -- that if you're going to have a book about a holocaust, make sure you have a book that teaches by you, because if you only talk about one side, that comes down on you. i suppose that translates to if you're going to teach about lynchings, you have to come down on the other side, too? >> first of all, she has apologized. but there is a way in which the apology is not irrelevant but is still a problem. and that is that we have to ask, what is it that induced her, stimulated her to say this to the teacher? and it was the legislation we're objecting to. because of that legislation, she scratched her head and said, i need to tell this teacher there needs to be an opposing viewpoint because that's what the legislation says. >> just point in fact, jean petty was the official caught on tape or recorded. the superintendent was lane ledbetter. it was that person who issued the apology and said, ye

himw ken, and i recognize in the dallas video and recognized his work. i just yelled out, where is my free hug? this look,t me with i have to have this big guy? he has these clothes, smells, but he came over and we started talking. it opened those communication lines between protesters, police, him. they are more willing to listen to him because i am in riot gear. they are listening to him. it brought peace for that one moment in our city. it really helped out. it was amazing friendship that bonded. i stopped him on facebook for about a month, trying to get a comment. we started talking and started organizing different community events so we can all work together and stay strong. we stand together or we fall apart at the end of the day. >> absolutely. what a lot of people don't realize is that in those moments, these unlikely friendships can be created. i really see him as a friend of mine. many people don't know that when i was in charlottesville a few weeks ago, and i was standing at lley when that car came through. i made three phone calls. one was to

i saw ken, and i recognize him in the dallas video and recognized his work. i just yelled out, where is my free hug? he looked at me with this look, i have to haul the -- hug this guy? he has these clothes, smells, but he came over and we started talking. it opened those communication lines between protesters, police, him. they are more willing to listen to him because i am in riot gear. and i look a little scary. they are listening to him. it brought peace for that one moment in our city. it really helped out. it was amazing friendship that bonded. him on facebook for about a month, trying to get a comment. we started talking and started organizing different community events so we can all work together and stay strong. we stand together or we fall apart at the end of the day. >> absolutely. what a lot of people don't realize is that in those moments, these unlikely friendships can be created. i really see him as a friend of mine. many people don't know that when i was in charlottesville a few weeks ago, and i was standing at that alley when that car came thr

the shooting of the five police officers in dallas last year, the massacre at pulse nightclub in orlando. each of these terrorist represent a different race, a different ethnicity, yet they all shared similar hate in their heart and we must teach americac to love again.mp so important that we do that. one of my most viral videos a year ago, or two years ago, was as i traveled around and i have titled it make america love licking her i was shocked to see that video had gone viral because often feel like this message of love in this message of unity that many times people are not willing to accept it., people feel like they need to choose sides with so many of these issues that are taking place.la we see that even with the crowd today. it's like if i had picked a specific cause that represented one side or another, i feel like the crowds would be all the way to the back towards the washington monument. but you tell people to come together and stand together as human beings, and so few people come out to support that message. we are backwards. it's not okay. we need to really be able to cel

[applause] dallas, right? dallas. >> good afternoon, everyone. ard, deputy brian woodw representing dallas county, texas. garland, texas is where our headquarters is. i have traveled all the way from texas to be before you today. i want to go ahead and let everyone make sure everyone of all colors, all race, all nationalities, all genders, whatever you are, you matter. everybody matters. another word for everybody is all. all lives matter. no matter if you have gotten in trouble before, do you matter. the march for civility is a march of peace. a march of hope. a march of love. that is what we need in this world today. we need to bring love back. peace back. love back. love is universal. it doesn't matter who it affects. love affects everybody. to the young man who is a problem with his parents or is being disrespectful -- a lot of parents want to give up on their children. god still loves him, i still love them, and i know you still love them. people who are on drugs were strung out, they think that nobody cares about them. god still loves them.

i am deputy brian, i'm representing dallas county texa texas. i'm deputized under raven nichols, located in texas and i traveled all the way from texas to be before you today. before i say anything, i want to go ahead and let everybody know to make sure what i stand for, to let everybody of all colors, all race, all nationalities, all genders, wherever you are, whoever you are, you matter. everybody matters. another word for everybody is all. all lives matter no matter what you've done where you've been or if you been in trouble before, you matter. the march of civility is a march of peace, march of hope , a march of love because that's what we need in this world today. we need to bring love back, peace back, love back and one thing about love is love is universal. it doesn't matter who it affects. love affects everybody. that young man that has a problem or is being disrespectful, a lot of parents want to give up on their children. guess what. god still loves him, i still love them and i know you still love them. people who are having a hard ti

the world conference of dallas fort worth hosted this online event. >> i'm jim falk, thank you so much for being with us this afternoon. joining us is dr. ellen carol, dubois, i'm so pleased that the conversation will be be lee cullum, a dear friend and special friend and supporters of the world affairs council. let me remind you that you can purchase a copy of suffrage by going to dallas's independent bookstore and please be sure to type in the code dfw world, and you'll get 10% off, not just on

the world conference of dallas fort worth hosted this online event. >> i'm jim falk, thank you so much for being with us this afternoon. joining us is dr. ellen carol, dubois, i'm so pleased that the conversation will be be lee cullum, a dear friend and special friend and supporters of the world affairs council. let me remind you that you can purchase a copy of suffrage by going to dallas's independent bookstore and please be sure to type in the code dfw world, and you'll get 10% off, not just on suffrage, but for any books that you find that will be in your shopping cart. i want to give special thanks to our director, maise hiken for being a sponsor of the program and so much thanks to the league of women voters in dallas for being our promotional partner. and to keep up with our programs, go to dfw world.org, or if you missed a program, you can go to our you tube channel and it won't surprise you that the way to find our channel there is to type in dfw world. as i mentioned, lee is indeed a special friend of the world affairs counsel. she is the host of a terrific program on kera. it

and she did the same thing in dallas. northwesternhd at and for the past several years has been at ucla. no sooner had she retired then she married for the first time, which i think is a terrific thing to do. arnold schwartz, a lucky man. ellen to turn right to your , book, we all imagined that this women's movement began at seneca falls but in fact it has been brewing as part of the abolitionist movement. is that not the case? ellen: yes, that was the case. the first generation of suffrage -- of suffragists were almost, to a woman supporters of the , abolition movement and actually had learned their skills and their beliefs about human rights and the relative , they would have said the race,ificance of sex or as opposed to the common vanity of all people. they learned that as they said, in the schools of antislavery. they learned how to do things that women of their generation did not do very much. speak in public, right. -- write. organize meetings, petition legislature and begin to draw up a whole set of demands for eq

let me remind you you can purchase a copy by going to dallas's independent bookstore. please be sure to type in the off and you will get 10% not just on suffrage but any book in your shopping cart. thanks to ourcial director for being a sponsor of today's program. and so much thanks the league of women voters being our perversion -- our promotional partner. programs, with our please go online, or if you missed program, you can go to our youtube channel and one surprise you that the weight to find our channel is typed in d fwworld. lee is a special friend of the world affairs council and the host of a program where she interviews local business leaders. you can catch that if you missed one of her programs you can also go to the website to see some of her past programs. fellow at aenior center here in dallas, a southern methodist university and has been a very active member of the board of directors on the council of formulations. so i to sit back and listen to your wonderful conversation. take it away. lee: it is wonderful to have you here with us today. allen has writt

no ways new national museum is located in the heart of dallas, lowe's archipelago district. the building which recently opened is virtually window less and clad in dark norwegian slate. on the inside, visitors can discover exhibits from several centuries. the 13000 square meters of exhibition space make than you national museum, the not just in the nordic region. german architect klaus shoe fact designed the building with his colleague young klein who is with a clear vision of what museum architecture should fulfill is looting and museum with the her, me a museum should not be a place that you visit like a church policy where you go to warship works of ours as a law. instead, it's the salon for all the people of os low. it's a palace for everyone, so to speak. sure, i live on a panel hisself beyond which landscape paintings from the 19th century masterpieces by vincent van gogh and poland says on the ropes, if know we each in queens and modern design classics. ah, there is even an entire exhibition space dedicated exclusively to the most important to know which an artist at

teams in minnesota and dallas were talking about this from a very emotional and passionate place. and then they are looping in the players on the other teams. league, it smallest is 12 teams with 12 players on each team. that is still sizable. it is impressive that you can get to a place where all 140 plus players are on the same page. they said this is where we are, this is important, it is happening during our season. we have an opportunity to get this voice and spotlight it. and like i said, nobody could have prepared me for that. what is interesting is they went to their teams, they talked with the league, we had conversations with the league. it was important that they wear a t-shirt. i don't want to say it was just about a t-shirt, but it was their way of showing support so quickly and uniformly. that is a key word here, because the t-shirt would violate the uniform policy. if you followed this story, you recognize what happened. there was tension there. the league said they were going to fine the players. i said don't do this, do not fine them. because what was on the books

this is part of president bush's leadership forum in dallas. today, we're going to be talking about technological transformations-- and threats. i'm eva chang and here at the bush center, we take things like technology and data very seriously. as i was thinking about this session, i realized, i actually use technology to create a ton of data on a daily basis, and i bet you do, too. let me give you an example. i'm a runner so this morning i got up. i put on this watch and i went for a run. when i got home, i used a digital code to get back into my house. i'll be honest with you, i have no idea where the physical key to my house is. by the time i was out of the shower, my watch had uploaded my run data to a service i subscribe to, and i already had a message telling me exactly how many miles i should run tomorrow and how fast i should run. i also had' text message from a good friend who saw my route and she said, let's meet up this weekend and run that same route. when i got in my car, i asked my car which route i should take to work to avoid the

with motorists, the dallas county party will help us protect the ground game. your resources are going to support it so we can be really effective. here's the second thing. please help me repeat this message. when people talk to you, especially young people, about what the republican party believes in, we believe in leadership, we believe in service, and we believe in perseverance. we believe an opportunity and accountability, which comes out of the possibilities. we believe in protecting opportunity for every single texan, especially those who are most in need, but we do not believe in doing it by taking something from somebody to give to somebody else. is keepingieve in what we do as small as possible and letting individuals take care of the rest. people more than we believe in government. thank you very much for having me this evening. it's a pleasure to serve you as your railroad commissioner. god bless you. [applause] [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, let's give a tremendous run of applause again, thank you so much, we could not be more proud of you on t

they are edited by dallas county republican party chair. >> so anyway, one of my dear friends said you must talk to pete sessions, because if you want understand what's going on in texas, and you want to understand the fight, he is the man to know. and with that i must say i started learning about pete, and as we all know, the honorable pete sessions is a legend. he is here. he has fought come he service in the fifth district come he served us in the 32nd district, and he served us in the most powerful committee in the entire country, the rules committee. the only reason the united states house of representatives actually get anything done is because of the leadership of one man and one committee, and that is our beloved pete sessions. make the mistake about it. and when you want to go and say how did we take back the house, i can tell you one name. that is pete sessions. because pete knows how to sell the fight. he knows how to serve, and he knows what it means to make sure that we protect the entire country in terms of liberty, opportunity and he understands the threats from the left

i grew up in dallas county, in irving. my parents are teachers and my dad taught at nimitz high school for 40 years and my mom taught at a little private school for 42 years. they have 82 years of education between the two of them. i have a younger sister and brother. my date tonight is my brother, as for most of the my career. my younger, more attractive brother and zach is a police officer, serving in the highland park police department. [ applause ]. and zack and aaron and i growing up, parents both teachers, we didn't extravogency. we're going to go to furr's tonight. my mom stayed home with us so for about ten years we lived off my dad's paycheck. my dad taught at high school, and north lake in the evenings and summertime and worked at a racetrack my uncle owned. he worked three jobs and we supported a family of five on probably $25,000 a year. and we knew no different. growing up because my parents were teachers, i was a fantastic student, which is total lie. i -- you remember that kid that was awful in school? the k

it was hosted by the first baptist dallas church and the salem media group. this is about 40 minutes. [applause] ♪ pres. trump: thank you very much. this is some group. nice to win, isn't it? thank you very much for that incredible introduction, and thank you to everyone from first baptist dallas. thank you. [applause] pastor, you and amy have stood with us since the very beginning, and i will always stand with you. i have told you that and i mean that. i will always be with you. i appreciate it. thank you. [applause] you atm honored to join the first-ever fourth of july freedom rally taking place here at the kennedy center as we take you to those who have proudly served our nation in uniform. thank you very much. [applause] tonight we have been inspired by music that fills our hearts, stirs our souls, and reminds us all of who we are -- one nation under god. [applause] the first baptist music director , and to every musician and member of the choir who has performed with such incredible grace and skill -- and i heard them backstage and said, let me out the

most recently my uncle in dallas a few weeks ago. i look at my children, you know, my oldest son is doing remote learning as well. desperately wants to be back with other kids but can't. and there are many families i know that are struggling much more than we are. i want those families to be able to get back to their lives. i want our kids to be able to get back to school. i want people to be able to go to work and not worry every day that they're going to catch a virus and get sick. i want us to be able to come together as a community again, senator. that's what's brought me back to public service. it's why i hope to have the opportunity to serve our country once again. >> and both your jobs are very important. and covid is -- i've lost friends. it's sad what we've gone through. we can see the light at the end of the tunnel. but we've seen drugs and mental health problems just continue to soar. we have to put money in education. dr. levine, i think dr. levine i think will agree with me on that. we have to do something about it. we c

the regional airport, which offers a few dozen flights a day to places like dallas and houston, employed hundreds of people until the pandemic. covid-19 hit lake charles like it hit so many other places. the lumber mill closed, the casinos laid off thousands of workers. mayor hunter estimates the casino layoffs alone raised the parish's unemployment rate by a full percentage point. as endemic spring turned into pandemic summer, there was a common refrain among the people he talked to. what else could go wrong? and that's when the storms came. on august 26, hurricane laura made landfall with 150 mile an hour winds. it entered the record books as the strongest storm to hit louisiana since the franklin pierce administration. it was essentially a 30 mile long tornado. six weeks later, hurricane delta caused a similar path through the city with less wind, but more flooding. by the time the major winter storms hit, lake charles in mid february, the mayor said no one was asking what else could go wrong anymore. the city had endured four declared disasters in 12 months. he put the question to hi

the regional airport, which offers a few dozen flights a day to places like dallas and houston, employed hundreds of people until the pandemic. covid -- covid-19 hit lake charles like it hit so many other places, the lumber mill closed. the casinos laid off thousands of workers. . it entered the record books as the strongest storm to hit louisiana since the franklin pierce administration. it was essentially a 30 mile wide tornado. six weeks later, hurricane delta caused a similar path through the city with less wind, but more flooding. by the time the major winter storms hit, lake charles in mid february, the mayor said no one was asking what else could go wrong anymore. the city had endured four federally declared disasters in 12 months. he put the question to his local fema representatives. had the city ever seen so many disasters in such a short time? they didn't think so. it might be that lake charles has the unfortunate distinction of the most disaster stricken city in the most disastrous year in recent memory. the regions mortality rate shot up 25% in 2020, according to the mayor.