>> this is "the journal". >> welcome. >> the happy couple. prince william announces his engagement to his longtime girlfriend. >> ireland's financial crisis in the spotlight. finance ministers meet in brussels. >> the debate on embryonic screening. > the wait is over.

prince william has proposed to his girlfriend. london in spring or summer of next year. he popped the question while in kenya last month. >> the speculation is that an end. prince william and his longtime girlfriend, kate middleton, are to marry next year. she showed off her engagement ring. the one diana had received from prince charles when they got engaged. william described how he had proposed of a holiday in kenya last month. >> we were in kenya and we had part-time away together with france. i decided it was time. we had been talking about

marriage for a while. i to occur somewhere nice in kenya and proposed. >> he is a true romantic. >> the news was welcomed through britain. >> i am sure the country will want to pass their best wishes to the couple and wish them a long and happy life together. >> as protocol demands, he asked permission of her father and queen elizabeth ii. william's father has not yet commented in public. the parents of the bride to be more clearly thrilled at the knees. were -- were clearly thrilled. >> they make a lovely couple. >> they met as students in st. andrews university. they have been a couple for eight years. they broke up for a short time in 2007.

kate has not spent all her life in the public eye. she has had to deal with the photographers and a media frenzy that is sometimes reminiscent of that surrounding her fiance's late mother. kate middleton is a popular figure in the country can look forward to what promises to be the wedding of the year in 2011. >> i spoke to our london correspondent and asked her how the news was going down in britain. >> it certainly could not have come at a better time for the british government. the british people will look forward to this wedding. it will deter some of them from the cuts that were announced that will be felt next year. i think the majority of the british people -- i am not sure if they're enthusiastic. there is nothing dramatic about them. we have not seen any scandals. that will be expected.

people are happy and they wish them well. i have not seen anyone dancing in the streets today. >> kate middleton will be the subject of scrutiny. how well equipped is she to do with this? >> she has had eight years to get used to this. they have only had a short time when they were studying. it was something that the media would be fed information and would leave them alone. since he has left st. andrews and has been living in london or in wales, there has been a lot of interest. so far, we have not seen as much as a bad hair day. she has behaved impeccably. she is equipped to deal with the media. >> there is a question i am sure a lot of people are asking. what does this mean for the

succession? >> they look like the perfect world couple. in the way they behave and the way they lead their lives, this well mannered, well beyond. i think it will not be a long time until we see them being paroled couple. is prince charles going to have a stint as king? he is an eccentric figure. he has controversy with his outspoken views. prince william is different. but his father beat king may be for a short time until we see prince william succeed him? >> thank you. the british government has agreed to pay compensation to a group of guantanamo detainees. at least six former prisoners have been granted out of court settlements believed to amount to millions of pounds. a spokesman said the payments were being made to avoid lengthy

court proceedings and mass of legal costs. the settlement also enters a confidentiality clause which will prevent embarrassing details tfrom coming to life. the two men were shown on iranian television. they were detained october 10 after authorities said the man entered without proper procedure. there were trying to interview with the sun about a woman who was about to be stoned to death for adultery. >> carolyn survive without an emergency bailout? irish -- the irish prime minister reiterated his would statement he would not apply for a bill of. eurozone members have seen a willingness to help ireland.

all 16 members would have to prove such a move. >> the pressure continues to mount on ireland as the meeting got under way. trichet would prefer dublin to request a bailout. it is working closely with dublin. >> we're working in order to solve the serious problems of the irish. >> some finance ministers believed the fund should be tapped sooner rather than later. the president of the european council sees the you posies to rubble at stake. >> we have all worked together to survive with the eurozone. if we do not work with them, we will not survive the european union. >> dublin fears it could lose some sovereignty of it receives an e.u. or imf bailout. has not ruled out european hub

for its base. ireland does not want to wait -- go the way of greece. >> if greece is not meeting the target, we have something to talk about. >> the greek prime minister has criticized german statements on involving private investors in future bailouts, arguing it makes borrowing more expensive for athens. the finance minister emphasized eurozone members have to work together. >> austerity is not a one-way street. that is something great should not regret. >> the eurozone will have to keep looking for a way out of this latest crisis. >> european markets closed slightly lower. hi-- sharply lower. hit by concerns about the ireland crisis. >> the dax lost considerably.

there have been some stress factors. china may make steps to curb inflation which would dampen the economy. the situation in ireland was an influence. they want to pay a dividend after a decade. this was a woman's program for shareholders. >> time to look at some indexes. the blue chips finished down as well. the dow jones industrials down 11,013. the euro continues to decline due to concerns about ireland's have edessa said. it is trading at $1.3492. the government is pumping

money into to by holding. it manages and controls more than 20 companies that deal in real estate, finance, and a host of other industries. the company is one of three mainly state-owned enterprises. last year, the government turned to its richer neighbor for a bailout. struggling german lender [unintelligible] ballistic has managed to reduce its losses to 400 million euros. since the outbreak of the mets -- market crisis, the bond business managed to post positive test results. it almost collapsed in 2008 and needed a 100 billion euros taxpayer bailout. germany's semiconductor maker is back on track after years in the red.

it reported its quarterly earnings surge. revenue climbed by more than half. thanks to the performance, the plan to give back cash to shareholders the first -- for the first time in a decade. >> as the global economy agaibes to improve, the company is writing that trend. shares are bouncing back to become an attractive investment on stock markets. in 2009, one share was selling for 39 cents. by this tuesday, the rate shot up to more than 6 euros. the german semiconductor specialist sold off its cit unit to u.s. technology giant intel. for $1.40 billion. they are concentrating on its core segment. security and industrial chips.

with more high-grade rates projected for 2011. >> back to you. >> here in germany, the christian democratic union has narrowly voted in favor of the procedure. it is testing and screening embryos before thethey are implanted. the issue is sensitive in germany because of experimentation along those lines carried out during the third reich. >> it has been a few successful good days for angela merkel. her party ended up following her personal view of seeking to ban the procedure. this despite pleas from

importers and -- supporters. >> 25 to 30 years ago we were locked in a discussion about in vitro fertilization. test-tube babies became the focus of such debate. all of us here today have friends, quinces, family who could not otherwise have had a child. we said at the time we cannot do this. what we now say we were wrong? >> merkel has taken the focus of internal rivals within her coalition. >> we have to fight to get the majority we need in order for our political plans to come into law. the chancellor is the conference in a strong position and will hope that bill winner -- win

back support. >> we will have more on the discussion on genetic testing and embryos later on in this half hour. authorities in india say they beneath the remains of residential building that collapsed in delhi on monday. rescue teams have recovered 66 bodies and 130 survivors were treated for injuries. 250 people were in the building at the time. heavy rainfall and subsequent flooding are believed to have weakened to the foundation of the structure and local media reported it was built without the proper construction funding. the u.s. has secure the extradition of a russian man alleged to have masterminded illegal international sales. he was flown out of bangkok after the thai government decided to hand over following months of legal wrangling. u.s. agents arrested him in bangkok two years ago. it is alleged he supplied weapons to african war lords and islamic militants. >> victor boot, being

transported under heavy security. he was put on a chartered plane where he will face terrorism charges in the u.s. court. american ofcials say that for much of the last 20 years, but to sold black-market weapons to dictators. moscow says but should never have been arrested. >> i believe there has been a lot of pressure on investigating authorities and the thai government. it is a real travesty of justice. we, as the russian state, will make sure that our citizen receives all the help that we can give him. >> russia asserts the former soviet air force officer is innocent. himself has been denied any wrongdoing and says he has been trained. -- framed. >> idal muslims have begun a

festival, which marks the last day of the hadj. nearly 3 million people attended this year. the world-famous newseum in paris is taking an unusual step in an effort to hold onto a painting it deems a national treasure. it is asking the public to come up with 1 million euros to buy it. the work at issue is th"the thre graces". the louvre hopes to raise 1 million more to match the price tag said by the paintings private donors. the museum has until the end of

january to raise the funds. you're watching "the journal". we will be back in a moment. stick around.

>> the controversial issue of genetic testing on embryos has been a subject of debate. delegates nearly back to calls by party leader and german chancellor angela merkle for ben. the procedure involve sths thye e cells being removed before being implanted in the womb. a court ruled it was not automatically prohibited. the government, led by the two

conservative sister parties, the christian democratic union and the christian social union will from a debate. many argue life begins when a sperm fertilizes an egg. others believe it will lead to customize children if parents can reject a number because of gender or other characteristics. parents who could pass on genetic disorders say they have a right to protect their future offspring. >> they want a second child. she would like to conceive naturally but there were about the risks. she carries the gene for a degenerative disorder that leads to blindness. her son would get the disease. she opted for a pre implantation genetic diagnosis. >> if the option is there to

have pgd, i should have the right to have the test done. >> a couple intended to have a pgd when there were planning their first child but she accidentally got pregnant before the appointment. she remembers the fear of having a child that could eventually go blind. >> on the one hand, i was unbelievably happy to be pregnant. on the other hand, i was terrified he would have the disease. i blamed myself and i cried a lot. >> their son was born without the disease. the couple has no intention of taking the same risk with their second child and they have no misgivings about genetic screening. >> from the moment when thit was implanted. that is how i feel. >> this year, germany's federal court of justice sanctioned the

tests but only for severe genetic disorders. this does not necessarily cover the loss of vision. faced with such a legal ambiguities, they decided to go to belgium for pgd. >> i would do anything not to be carrying this disease. i will be overjoyed to spare my child. i will not give up on having children. i will travel much further than brussels. >> barbara's father has the disease. over 15 years, his side has been gradually deteriorating. these days, he can only distinguish between light and dark. >> i can only make out the bright counter here. i cannot see the items on it. i can sort of see the shelving. i cannot recognize anything in them.

>> he says he has learned to live with the disease but he does not excepted. he says going blind midway through life is afraid he would like to spare his grandson with the help of genetic screening. >> you can live with an illness like this. but to let it happen to be will close to you when it could be prevented, i do not want that to happen to anyone. >> despite his visual impairment, he still enjoys life. he is also glad that genetic tests are no longer illegal under german law. he believes the decision for or against the the the test is a personal matter. >> i am the one who has to live with it. not the church, not the state. it is easy for them to talk about it when they are not facing the problem themselves. it affects me, so i feel entitled to say it is my decision and nobody else has any

say in the matter. >> jean-nicolas takes a different view. she says no one has a right to a healthy child a nd pgd attaches conditions to having children. >> it will be aborted in certain events. >> she believes in protecting life in its earliest stages. she says pgd will lead to widespread acceptance of genetic tests which could become standard practice in in vitro fertilizations. >> there are illnesses that you may and may not diagnosed with the test. people are living with these diseases. they are being sent a message

that their lives are not worth living. >> she herself has a daughter who is severely disabled. eva is 19 and has a neurological disorder that affects intellectual development. her mother says genetic screening questions her right to exist. >> the question is, what was such a choice caused our society? will that mean the people like ito will be subject to incomprehension and irritation? i think that price is too high. >> should this state intervene in the decision making of would- be parents? she says yes. it has an obligation to do so. >> everyone is out for themselves and thinks it is justified in their case. that would lead to the indiscriminate use of the procedure.

>> what is wrong with that? >> children would become the object of parental wishes. >> he was instrumental in following the test to be permitted in germany. this year, the federal court ruled the doctor had not broken embryo laws. he won his case but there are limitations. >> the boundaries have been said by the federal court. they allow the diagnosis of severe genetic disorders only. that applies to families who would otherwise never have healthy children, who have a high risk of repeated miscarriages. >> the benefits of prenatal screening are self-evident. a mother can identify embryos at risk before pregnancy and decide not to implement them. the process focuses on a single

genetic condition. because of this, he says fears of designer babies are completely unfounded. >> it is absolute nonsense. it is not possible technically. treats like hair color, eye color, streespeed, or football skills are genetically determined. >> they're hoping the screenings will turn out ok and they will be able to have another healthy child. >> it has nothing to do with being egotistical. it was -- made me sad to see him not be able to do reading it wanted because of that illness. i do not think any parent wants that for their own child. >> the couple won the right to choose. for themselves, and for their unborn children. >> that was our in-depth report.

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this is bay area vista today. we are focusing on role models. on location at the man up conference at trip middle school. we will talk with members here, and the national association of asian american professionals. that's next. stay with us. ♪[ music ] welcome to bay area vista. thank you so much for joining us. today we are on location at trick middle school where the man up conference is taking place. one hundred black men is one of

the sponsors. chris chapman has been overseeing everything. nice to see you. >> nice to see you. >> tell me the vision foreman up conference, how one hundred black men became involved this year. >> well, one hundred black men became involved through our renewed commitment in a call to action. i was at our national conference in florida a little over a month ago. the national president, al dodson, issued executive order number one hundred, calling all brothers to go back to the community, meet the need based on the statistical data we have. that is, we need to increase our input and engagement in the community. and so yeah. got back from florida, came back here, was led to do it. i am apprize pal by training, working the community for years. now it is about using leveraging the one hundred black men, and our convening power in my relationships in

the community to meet this call to order. second annual man up conference is that, a call to action to convene brothers throughout the bay area at all levels and all layers to be a relationship with younger brothers. a lot of what we see is our younger brothers don't have the connections, don't have the social networks, access to the social capital that many other communities have access to. so we are looking at different ways, things we can do. one of the sisters on the school design team, toby discussion, started the first annual man up conference. her school went defunct. we started talking about how to bring this back to life and offer a day where we could facilitate younger brothers an older brothers coming together and really kind of make those intergenerational connects. i would like to see the event,

the conference not just as an event but a process. and so we were looking at how could we see this as a vehicle to make the connects, and then the true test is the other 364 days. >> that's what i was going to say. you come to a conference, then you have to see what's put into place that realistically put into place that can be followed through on. >> we've been encouraging the young brothers. did a callout earlier in the morning where all of the men had the opportunity kind of to share what profession were you in. we had brothers that acknowledged they were architects, doctors, business owners, the whole gamut. then had the younger brothers acknowledge that what society tells us is that one in three of you will be in the criminal justice system. that 50% of you won't graduate from high school. that 20% of you won't graduate from college. but let by definition and what

we see today, all of the black men that are here give you permission to believe is possi their mere presence. so the ultimate goal today is not just kind of evoking an awakening, renewed commitment of self but connecting with others authentically. the call to young brothers is when you leave this day, you need to leave with at least five to ten business cards of brothers you normally wouldn't talk to that you now could talk to to help you support your college or relationships or whatever it is. there was a study done several years ago that interviewed kind of assessed what are the successful habits of black men. and one of the key factors was all of the brothers could acknowledge their success was attributed to five other brothers that helped them get to where they're at. so as i've done that, kind of done that research, been sprinkling that in other

programs, at the foundation of what we are doing here. then found out there was another -- a website called who's your five, it is in abeta phase. but it will take the young brothers today, we have their contact information, purpose, passion, where they want to be. we are going to align it with the men that signed up with their purpose and passion is. the website will align younger brothers an older brothers around purpose, passion, and profession in the spirit of now, we will have a website where brothers can follow up and continue the seeds that were cultivated today. >> that's wonderful because that really furthers the vision. one hundred black men was started with the idea of what could one hundred black men do to make a difference in the community. now doing that, taking it to the next level with follow through is critical. i know we are going to talk with some of the young men later in the show. as you see their faces when

they are experiencing this today, what are you seeing even in this short time? glim's seeing youth going from here to here. i'm seeing youth being just captivated by being in a room of a number of positive black men and taking pride in that. i am seeing the excitement, enthusiasm, but realistically, too, we had to change the schedule because at some point a lot of us are talking, other kids get continuing coverage etc.'s. we took them outside, they came in with renewed spirit. enthuse as particular for life. the understanding that their dreams actually can happen. >> you'll never really know, being in here behind these walls, you know. >> in my heart, i felt he never loved me. he was never there. he saw me in the summer, bought

me a couple pair of tennis shoes, and left. >> when he left, it was like i became the fall kid. you're like your dad, always going to be like your dad, he wasn't nothing. you know. >> i think i would have had just a little more strength, you know. some things i had to figure out on my own, you know. some things i had to see and learn in the street, instead of being able to learn at home from my father. >> i think i would have been more of a solid person. i don't know, having a dad, i don't know. i always wanted a dad. to learn more things, you know? >> the impact, i mean, my profession working with young boys, and just youth in general, i see every day the impact of young men not being in a relationship with their fathers. i see the impact of young men

not having access to positive role models. so the daddy hunger piece when i first saw it, it was a powerful piece. i mean, you know, it is a documentary. and it really actually interviews, tells the story through the lens of children being raised without their fathers and how they are having to negotiate the world. and then it fast forwards, focuses on men, and where they are at today, and what their struggle has been, and not having a father. how that plays itself out. i thought being able to have a film like that that acknowledges something that's very real to many of us, we could kind of get eye level with the youth, still give them permission of, you know, that you still can achieve, and you can be in relationship with other brothers, but also call out my brothers. let them know that that's not acceptable, and if you are going to have a child, if you are with the mom or not, you

still have a responsibility to that child. and so on that level, it covered at a foundation level several different aspects of responsibility, fatherhood, man hood. so that along with bring your a game are two films we are featuring here today. >> it has been a pleasure to talk with you. thank you very much for your commit am, the vision of one hundred and everyone here to make the man up conference successful beyond that the other 364 days. if you would like more information on the screen, how to contact 100 black men, and also bay area express.com. while there sign up for our newsletter. now we are talking with chris rock feller at the man up conference. you are 12 years old. what have you learned today? >> basically what i learned is

that this is opportunities and goals that you have to set for yourself to achieve which you need to in life. and from what i heard from people, they had experiences. might have been hard to do things, but you have to strive, set the opportunity for yourself, do what you need to do in order to achieve what you set your mind to. >> those are great examples that you've given about what you learned today. in particular, as a 12-year- old, what do you think you want to do when you're older? >> well, i want to go to law school. >> why? >> because i have always been interested in the justice system. and it just seems like an interesting thing to learn, so yeah. >> you are very well spoken. i can imagine you in the court as well. when you talk to your classmates about achieving goals and some of the things you mentioned, what do you tell them?

>> well, i tell them like the same thing i'm saying here. you have to put yourself in a certain position, whatever position you're in, you have to get past that. you have to go to a different level. you have to achieve different strengths and go to different things in order to achieve. >> that's excellent. as you are in school and if you see someone that might be having a hard time, struggling with grades or just different challenges that can come up, what -- how do you help them get through that? >> well, like you can just talk to them about what they need to do, what they should do. and then you can like -- after that, just help them. tutor them. give them a strong support system they might not have. >> and do you have a strong family support system? >> yes. >> how many are in your family? >> well it is my mother, my father and my sister who is going off to college, and two other brothers who are in college. >> so you're the youngest? >> yeah. >> a pleasure to talk with you,

meet you. thank you for the goal setting tips. we appreciate that. enjoy the rest of the conference. we've been talking about role models today. dear i can highway and judy loy are with the association of asian professionals. glad to have you with us. >> great to be here. >> for people that don't know about the organization, i know you are fairly new members but in leadership positions. tell me how you became involved? >> i actually joined two years ago, and became the vice president of community alliance. and derrick joined -- >> i joined about the same time. i am vice president of public relations. >> in terms of i know you have a great convention in august. what do you hope you two are able to learn about this, take away from what you're doing? >> it is a great opportunity, two aspects to the convention. it is the 24th annual national convention and diversity career fair. the first aspect is the ability

for people to attend the convention, be exposed to high profile speakers and leaders who can inspire our members and attendees. opportunity to network with 700 this year attendees from all over the country, and to attend workshops which are targeted at life and career skills for asian american professionals. very excited about that aspect of it. and careers day which is trying to enable people to have job seekers to have an opportunity to hear from over 45 exhibiters and find their dream job. >> and that is so important, especially these days, being able to find your dream job. who inspired you? you said law has always been a passion of yours. >> yes. i had some amazing role models in santa barbara in the law firm where i worked for 8 years. phenomenal, strong powerful women. as you know, the legal field is predominantly male. to have female role models who

just have the education and the poise and the background to just be amazing forces to deal with in the legal profession, just so inspiring for me to want to pursue a legal career on my own, and become hopefully one of them one day. >> and who inspired you? >> i think i have been inspired by a lot of people in life. people that take risks, go out, try different things. in australia, it was my partner at the company i worked at. when i moved here, it has been all of the entrepreneurs that have taken a risk, tried to do something different and make a difference in the business world. >> is the culture different in terms of business vision in australia? >> i think so. i think that in australia, when people are more conservative in terms of the way they think about business, it is a much smaller market, and people are less inclined to try something different, just are safe. and one of the reasons i stayed

here, i am excited about people's willingness to think about ideas outside the box and take risks and try doing that. that's something that's special about this place. >> yes, it is special. and it is special in terms of outreach and diversity. continued success with the outreach you're doing, thanks for being here. >> thank you very much. >> if you would like more information, information is on the screen. so we are on location at the man up conference at if i can middle school. ray upchurch created a film daddy undergoing hadder. nice to meet you. >> nice to meet you. >> tell us about this film. >> i didn't meet my own father until i was 41 years old. i would wonder daily who was he, what did he look like, how does he speak, how does he walk. i made a decision if there was breath in him and me, i should know who he is. so i found him. and it was ironic that he was a

professor of sociology at dartmouth. so in meeting him, my first thoughts were now my questions are answered. this is how he stands, this is how he walks. and as soon as i saw him, this daddy hunger dissipated, and all i could think about was the damage was done in our community because so many children didn't have fathers in their lives. >> it is amazing at 41 years old, you had grown up. i am sure y'j told yourself maybe it doesn't matter, but obviously it did because you pursued it. what were the circumstances that led to you not knowing him until that age? >> well, you know, i say that's between my parents. my mom, it happened, i was conceived when they were in college. i don't think my father was ready for that. my mom decided she was having me anyway. and they moved on. >> so once this hunger dissipated, you met your day, saw how he stood, heard his

voice, saw yourself probably in his face and mannerism, what did that heal within you? >> it answer those questions. because i knew what happened to me looked like, who my mom was, but then there are characteristics or she would say things you look just like your dad now. i'm like okay, what does that mean, because i had never seen him. that continued to fuel that desire to find out who is this man. >> so how did that lead you to this film? >> again, as soon as i saw him, i was like this is unbelievable. i thought about the prison statistics, teenage pregnancy. and then i thought about my own hurt and disappointment and connected the two. said we have to do something. so many folks are the walking wounded because they still don't know where they came from. when you look in the mirror,

you only see half of you. it's amazing to not know who your parents are. and i remember the first time that i met my biological father. within moments, all the questions that had haunted me for 40 plus years were answered. >> i have four children. my wife passed away four years ago. you know, not able to be there for them. >> my son was like a year, year and a half old when i came to prison. he is going to be 22 years old. >> my son is now 23. my daughter is 22. i haven't seen my son since

1985. i've never met my daughter. >> being here today at the man up conference, seeing all of these young men, some of whom are experiencing daddy hunger no doubt, what is your hope for them? >> one that they have an opportunity to even address it, because we often times preach get a great education. you need an education. that will lead you out. and i believe in education more than anything. but also, i think about that brokenness in us, and that part of us that's hurt. so how do you go to school, get a good education? there's a saying that when the home is broken, a child will limp. when the community is broken, a child will crawl. and when the school is broken, the child doesn't move at all. we have many of our children living in broken homes, going to broken communities, and are then sent to broken schools. they fail, and we blame them.

>> so now with tools, opportunities, community coming together, yourown healing, which facilitates your being able to give and share more as a role model as well. >> absolutely. we have a hundred black men, doing incredible job. chris chapman, he is an incredible facilitator. as i watch this, i want to sit and continue to observe, because they are doing some incredible work downstairs. >> we are glad to be here as part of it. thank you for what you are doing. if you want to know more about daddy hunger, check out the information on the i!reen. and you are 21 years old, attending today. nice to meet you. >> nice to meet you. >> first time at the man up conference? >> yes. >> what have you learned today? >> basically, i am learning how to get my resources to younger students, students taking my place as i move up in my career, in my path.

>> what is your goal for your career in the future? >> i am attending uc berkeley, going into the second year. double major in public health and social welfare. thinking of going to med. school or grad school to get phd in public health. >> you are an excellent role model for the young men. what do you hope to teach them about dealing with challenges and moving forward? >> no matter what, never give up. i don't know how to put this. when i was younger, my mom passed away in the 7th grade. and also i didn't meet my father until junior year in high school. so i've been moving around from family to family. but i was always in school, and school was our motivation. i have younger siblings. i'm the oldest of five. and for me, they are my motivation to do better. so i'm their role model. my main thing is for them not to think oh, my older brother

is always the one this and that, but i want to be like my older brother. i want to do what he's doing. i want to go to college. i want to get a good job, i want to do these things. so when i grow up and have kids, you know, they won't go through the same thing that we went through. and that's -- whenever i am in a position to give back, i'm giving back, 100%. that's my main thing. to show the youth that it's always -- never give up. it's always a door that's going to be opened. but you have to walk through the door. and that's another thing that i appreciated about the one hundred black men, that they're always 'hening doors for young black males all over, and just for the youth to understand that, you know, we are going to help you open the doors, but you have to walk through it. and that's what i've been through. a lot of people have been

opening doors. i'm very blessed and very lucky to have done a lot of things that i've done with my background and my current situation. >> now we are talking with keith glover. nice to meet you. >> nice to meet you. >> thanks for taking time. tell me so far today, what is the highlight for you? >> interacting with the older adults. they have more experience. a lot more knowledge they are willing to teach us, and how they are willing to come out of their busy schedule and come out. >> out of all the people today, what stands out, what do you remember? >> i remembehow this one adult said he went to school. he got his own business. ran a business for a couple years, and then he ended up selling it. he sold the business to make some money. he would go out and raise charity. he gave up his own business

that he created to help the youth. >> to help the youth and give back. what does that mean to you when you hear about someone saying that we believe in you and this is important to make sacrifices to make things better for you? >> it means everything to me. it means like without the youth, there is no future. without the adults ahead of us, there will be no youth. i think that them giving us knowledge and them helping us, supporting us, gives us a lot of courage, gives us a lot of strength to be able to try and go forward. >> and the founder of the conference. how has it been for you this year partnering with one hundred black men? >> it has been really wonderful. it has given us an opportunity to expand the offerings, to increase the amount of resources it takes to put on the conference, and bring together the vision of organizations coming in. oakland unified, trick middle school, one hundred black men,

asa, all coming together as community in oakland to say we care about our black boys and want to teach them to man up. >> as a woman, why were you inspired to particularly focus on this? >> we know women are the birthers of all great things. >> absolutely, of course. >> i just have a vision for our youth in our community and even in the nation, and i really needed men to help me express that vision. i cannot teach boys how to be men, but i feel like i have an eye on our community as far as a vision for what needs to happen for our community to be restored. >> there have been studies over the years about how the educational system tends to alienate young african-american men. you're an educational consultant. what do you see in that regard and how is this conference helping to address any of that? >> what i really see is that our boys don't have enough role models in the schools. and so really bringing in black male adults in different ways into our schools is really

paramount. keeping them engaged. teachers have to learn more interactive teaching styles. how does this conference bring that to light? this conference deals with some of the attitudinal change that needs to happen with the boys, talk to them about the importance of education versus incarceration. >> thank you for the vision. pleasure to talk with you. continued success. we thank you for joining ji. that's our show. i'm jan is edwards. thanks for making the bay area the way it is. if you have questions, go to bay area vista.com. the information there. also sign up for our newsletter. thanks again. thhi, i'm rick steves, with more of the best of europe.

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