> i i'm'm r ricick k wiwilllliaiams. >> and i'm melissa magee. tonight/saturday on visions 2015. >> we meet the new leaders of sosomeme h hisistotoric organizations serving the community. > a andnd c cheheckck o outut l local enentrtrepeprereneneururs s mamakiking a didiffffererenencece i in n ththe e tech sphere. > p plulus s wewe s sererveve u up places to dine on west african cucuisisinineaeandnd i intntroroduce you to > t thehe f firirstst b blalackck bachelor whwho o hahailils s frfromom p phihilly it's a spspececiaial l vivisisionons s 20201515 tonight/saturday at 730 on 6abc. > h hi, everyone and welcome to ouour r spspececiaial l vivisisionons 2015 cecelelebrbratatining g afafriricacan american history and culture. > w we'e'rere h herere e atat f faaji rereststauaurarantnt i in n lalansnsdowne, pa whwherere e ththeyey s spepecicialalizize in nigerian cuisine. > i it't's s smsmelellilingng g great. > w we'e'llll t takake e a a totour a little lalateter r bubut t fifirsrst t a a look at the blblacack k liliveves s momovevemement. > i it't's s bebeenen s sweweepeping the nanatitionon i in n ththe e wawakeke of the dedeatathshs o of f mimichchaeael brown in fefergrgususonon, , mimissssououriri and eric gagarnrnerer i in n nenew w yoyorkrk city. > a andnd p phihilaladedelplphihians are tatakikingng a an n acactitiveve r role in the dedebabatete in more ways than one. > b blalackck l liviveses m matatteter!!on > o on n mamartrtinin l lututheher king day ththisis y year, as many as 7000

pepeopoplele m mararchcheded o on n the cicitytyhahandnds s upup!! dodon'n't't' s shohootot!! > i it t wawas s ththe e lalaununch of a lolocacal l cocoalalititioion n cacalled m-l-k > 5 50 0 yeyearars s lalateter r after selma, wewe'r're e ststilill l mamarcrchihing for jujuststicice,e, s stitillll m mararching for jojobsbs, , ststill marching for education. > a andnd i it't's s ththe e gogoal of mlk dadarere t to o fighght t fofor r improvements inin a allll t thrhreeee a arereasas calling for eqequiuityty i in n ststatate e ededucucation funding. > t thehe b bududgeget t cucutsts over the lalastst four years have didispsproropoportrtioionately affected blblacack k ststududenents across the > a a d dououblblining g ofof t thehe minimum wawagege t to o $1$15 5 anan h houour, an end to ththe e popolilicece stop and frisk popolilicycy a andnd a an n inindedependent popolilice review board. > t thehe p pololicice e arare e not going to police themselves. ththeyey d donon't't t telell l onon one another anand d ththeyey'r're e swswororn n to protect bubut t ththeyey'r're e momorere i interested anand d veveststeded i in n prprototecting one ananototheher r ththanan t thehey are in prprototecectitingng t thehe c comommunity that papaysys t thehem,m, a andnd t thahat's a > w we e hahaveve t to o dedealal with this whole questionon of mistrust. > r rebebuiuildldining g trtrusust between popolilicece a andnd c comommumuninity is the gogoalal o of f prpresesididenent t obama's 21st cecentnturury y tatasksk f fororce on policing

> w we e neneeded t to o tatalklk about use of force policies. wewe n neeeed d toto t talalk k ababout this isissusue e ofof o oveversrsigightht of the police. > p pololicice e chchieief f chchararles ramsey isis t thehe c co-o-chchaiair and phphililadadelelphphiaia w wasas t the 2nd stop onon a a 5 5 c citity y liliststenening tour to geget t fefeededbabackck f frorom m clergy cicivivic c leleadaderers s anand d citizens. > t theherere's's b beeeen n nono more seseririouous s titimeme, , nono m more serious fofocucus s anand d nono m morore e serious opoppoportrtununitity y ththanan r right now to tatakeke o on n ththisis i issssueue.. > t thehe t tasask k foforcrce e will present itits s rerecocommmmendations to the president on march 2nd. r ramamsesey y sasaysys t thehey y have six mamainin a arereasas o of f fofocucus including enensusuriringng t thehe s safafetety of ofoffificecersrs a andnd p pololicice training anand d ededucucatatioion.n. > j joiointnt e eduducacatitiononal opoppoportrtununititieies s wiwith community and police together > b bototh h tatasksk f fororcece members and ththe e cocommmmununitity y cocoalalition agree ththerere e isis m mucuch h work ahead. > i if f ththe e woworlrld d isis going to bebecocomeme a a b betetteter r plplace, it will bebe b bececauausese e eveveryryonone, not just pepeopoplele w whoho a arere a actctivists in ththe e ststrereetets s bubut t pepeople who are veveststeded i in n ththe e sysyststem also dedecicidede t thahat t ththiningsgs have to change and that we have to hahaveve a a s shihiftft i in n cuculture and attitude. > t thehe c coaoalilititionon i is stil woworkrkining g ouout t dedetatailils

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