which separates east detroit from west detroit. anybody i -- everybody identifies themselves as east detroit or west detroit. go down a mile and there is motown. this row, series of houses that is now a museum. i did most of the research. going there, interview, doing a lot of archival research. all my books i say they have four legs to a table. one leg is the observation of being there, understanding the cultural geography of a place. archivald leg is the research, find a contemporaneous documents. the third leg is the interviews. and i found as many of the people that i could from that era. i had to travel other places as well. barry gordy is in a mansion in bel air in los angeles. i went to see him and a lot of other people around the country. the fourth leg is looking for what is not there. there is always a conventional wisdom about something, trying to find other ways to explore the reality. >> interesting interview that you had to you mentioned very gor -- barry gordy. what did you learn? probably 80 83, four by now. he was

detroit.hat we're looking at here looks very much like an old-fashioned wagon. we just don't have a horse in front of it. the horses are sitting inside the vehicle. there is a motorized carriage, a horseless carriage. this was the first car to operate on the streets of detroit. charles brady king. -- henry ford -- king was the guy who designed the car and designed the engine that went inside of it. there was an unusual engine, a four-cylinder engine, went at the time people were using a double cylinder engine. so it was a very powerful vehicle. charles brady king and oliver martel, who helped him with the engine drove this thing in detroit. henry ford was there in a bicycle about 25 feet behind chasing them. starting in the 1870's and 1880's, people started understanding that you could take a steam engine and apply it to an automobile. eventually, he was used to do that. electric cars. existed before gasoline engines. but a gentleman from grand rapids, also here in michigan, developed a gasoli

obviously had ties to detroit and works in detroit and has initiatives in the city of detroit and also has a large film, called "just films." they were a major financier of the film. pbs was our second biggest funder. the private family foundation and finance documentary fund kicked in a little bit of money and impact partners which is an equity organization. the collection of us together, they financed the film. no one had editorial control. that was one of the deal that's we had. we were able to raise the money without having to make promises to anybody which including pbs and including broadcaster. >> dave bling was mayor of detroit. what mayor is he? >> he's a clean mayor. he's an honest mayor. there's a history of corruption and all kinds of business with some of the city council and the mayors of detroit including kilpatrick who is now on trial. detroit is just come out of a feeling of sense of being empty handed and betrayed and tricked by their previous mayor. i think most detroiters will say kilpatrick tricked them. dave being the right answer to kwame. dave bling has the most

hadave any detroit and we -- the new detroit and people who tried to do, whether it was new detroit or the other businesses that started up in detroit because of that. but there was always skepticism. detroit.ople who left to mississippi and were killed. by people who left detroit to go and help with the civil rights movement. many of those people were active here, but also want to other places. we get people in the seminary who went out to the street to try to help. priests whoters and went out to the street to try to get people to understand what is best for the city also is the best for them. a great number of people work hard. we had anfortunately lot of people who played the blame game. they burn your houses down, let them suffer. the flight from detroit started long before 19 the seven. it started after -- 1967. it started after the second world war. in 1953 we are close to 1.9 million people. as a young boy my family could not a place to live because of race. all these things were an integral part of what we had to live with and try and remedy. >> this is griggs in livonia, mich

they do not know what detroit is.hey do not know that detroit is the home of rosa parks, the woman who sat down so a movement could stand up. detroit is where martin luther king first gave his "i have a dream" speech. right here in this city. detroit is the place where the first radio broadcast, the first road was built. we put the world on wheels. we made a soundtrack for a generation with motown in the city. right here in this city. this is the city of detroit. where the battle of the overpass took place. where the five dollar workday took place. where we led slaves north to liberation. right here in the city of detroit. after all that, you think we are going to be beat by some governor, by a man who thinks we have gotten lazy? no no no, mr. kevynn orr, the people of detroit are not dumb and lazy -- they are overworked and underpaid. brian: do you remember that? kevyn: i do remember that. quite voluble. brian: what was he doing there? what difference does it make that rosa parks was there, that martin luther king ga

society and detroit. detroit had one of the last television stations. it is critical to not only change wrought or context but also the vehicle by which those stories are told here we saw that in other places like here in washington, d c. we just lost an important blackness reporter and an anchor when, a critical voice there was a rebellion in washington, d.c., following the assassination of martin luther king. it is important you would have on television, as part of journalists who are reporting had aws, that you diversity of voices and perspectives and that did not happen until the mid-1960's and going forward. host: caller, you remember what happened where were you? caller: 12 miles outside of , always going at that point. let's see. 11 years old. a lot of things to talk about. definitely in a white severed. it was because my father liked the area and it was near lakes. my father loved the city. could not leave the yard for about a week. people, they were not talking against blacks. i believe inon boston at the time. was stationed lan for the navy. i

race happened to detroit. competition happened to detroit. trade happened to detroit. it built the thing that destroyed itself, the car. we built the car to leave the city, so isn't that ironic? just 40the richest years ago. we were the richest city, and now we are the poorest, and now you cannot buy a cadillac in the town settled by cadillac. so what happened to detroit happened. i am more interested in what is going to happen and if i can make it better for all of our kids, and i'm interested in that. there used to be so much money here. they talk about the saturday night drives up and down woodward, and you got a new car every other year, and there were so many jobs that you could go across the streets to the other supplier i get another job until your boss to screw it. we were rocking. we had the greatest schools and graduates, so we did not take advantage of it because cars were our life and then things changed. after the oil, people did not want the cars. the cars were made poorly, right? the japanese and foreign car started catching us. factories started moving

it is january 2015, what will be different for the city of detroit? >> detroit, the miracle city. it has come back. it is bigger, it is better, it is stronger, it is greater, it is better than it has ever been. >> i have a clear plan of what i want to do. we are going to get the police to show up. we're going to cut that response time so people feel safe. we're going to demand accountability for the streetlight repair crews so we can stop living in the dark. we are going to start to take these abandoned homes. if we do that, we can bring the neighborhoods back. the other thing i will do, similar to do at the mc, i want -- dmc, i want to start a city auto insurance program. >> that will have to be the last word here. we have time for closing statements here. , you go first. >> it has been almost one year since i left dmc. i have campaigned in every corner of the city. i have been campaigning living room to living room, backyard to backyard, church to church. i have been greeted with warmth and kindness in every corner of this community. there have been tough times as well. every pl

they do not know what detroit is. they do not know detroit is home of rosa parks.etroit is where martin luther king first gave his "i have a dream" speech. detroit is the place where the first radio broadcast, the first road was built. we made a soundtrack for a generation with motown in the city. this is the city of detroit. where the battle of the overpass to place. where the five dollar work lace -- day took place. right here in the city of detroit. after all that, you think we are going to be beat by some governor, by a man who thinks we have gotten lazy? the people of detroit are not dumb and lazy -- they are overworked and underpaid. brian: do you remember that? kevyn: i remember that. brian: what was he doing? what difference does it make the rosa parks was there, that martin luther king gave a speech? kevyn: everything he said was true. moved to detroit after receiving death rets -- threats in the south. i honor and respect my forefathers, including my grandparents and my father, so i just want to be sure everyone understands -- i am aware of the trajectory

and the headline from the detroit free press, who can fix a broke detroit? your thanks for adding perspective. >> thanks so much, steve. >> on the next "washington journal," william hogelan from the bipartisan policy center and former republican staff director will examine the status of budget talks and whether a government fight can be avoided. a part of our series, kaiser health news correspondent julie apple bee looks at individuals who are seing notices that their health care plans are being canceled. and why the federal housing administration has received close to $2 billion to stabilize its fiscal position. >> next, quar with author steven kinser. then david cameron taking questions from the house of common. then remarks by iraqi prime inister al maliki. >> on america's call for scientists and engineers. >> as nasa's future goes, so too does that of america. and if nasa is healthy, then you don't need a program to convince people that science and engineering is good to do because they will see it on the paper, there will be calls for go ice s to help u

in detroit was certainly a big part of that. vickie: one thing that facebook did was create programs to assist with black small businesses. steve mentioned the black business minute. we highlight lack businesses three times a week. reason why i started that is because i heard statistics said 40% to 50% of black owned businesses will not survive the pandemic. so talk about the programs you created for those to help throw them a lifeline and why you wanted to do that. sheryl: you are exactly right. black-owned small businesses have been cloning at 2 -- closing at two times the rate. they served committees of color. in addition to the hundred million dollar grant program when coronavirus started, we did an additional hundred mile -- hundred million dollars for small business owners and nonprofits in the u.s. alone area of that $20 million, some went to southeast michigan. this is a community we call home. we try to do more. our employees wanted to do more to help lack communities and black-owned businesses. two employees in our mar

detroit has that same field.he value proposition is high and the trend lines that we were looking for are better than we expected. i think it is a great opportunity. that is my own view. that is what i see. brian: life started for you in fort lauderdale? what were your dad and mom doing? kevyn: they were both teachers. the irony of this discussion is my dad was in the army. my older brother -- they came back to fort lauderdale in 1958 and they were turned away because it was still segregated. so i was born into segregation with a midwife. my brother was born in an integrated hospital in germany and i was born in a segregated clinic in fort lauderdale. he was a school administrator and she was interim school superintendent. my granddaddy was a minister. -- my daddy, my grandady, and my great grandaddy, all ame ministers. lawyer.len, just a [chuckles] brian: why did you not go that route? kevyn: i thought that i would at one point. i used to go to sunday school and i thought i would become a seminarian. i started g

detroit does not have any problem that is 100% unique to detroit.owever, it has a scale that is unprecedented, as well as -- it seems to have all of the problems, not just one or two. in the case of like a birmingham or the county that has declared a see their -- that has declared bankruptcy there, it is because of a specific bad investment, a municipal job that went awry and they lost billions of dollars. detroit is really tied to attention problems, and that is unique -- detroit is really tied to its pension problems, and that is unique, and especially scary to americans. as heidi and i discussed many times, this is either a cautionary tale or a blueprint for other cities. we have to wait and watch. there is all of these unknowns happening right now. detroit is certainly not completely unique in its issues. guest: just to follow-up on that, in terms of scale, the second-largest accuracy, jefferson county -- second- largest bankruptcy, jefferson county, alabama, that was long- term by police, $4.5 billion. are $20s liabilities billion-plus. it come

this is hosted by the detroit economic club. onomic club. >> a very special guest speaker today, sheryl sandberg, is the chief operating officer at facebook where she oversees the firm's business operations. prior to facebook, she held executive positions at google, the u.s. treasury department and the world bank. she holds a ba from harvard university and an mba with the highest extinction -- highest distinction from harvard business school. she is also an accomplished best-selling author and the founder of a website. we are so delighted she can join us, let's welcome sheryl sandberg to detroit. sheryl: thank you for having me, i first got to visit the detroit economic club when i was a young staffer in the clinton debate -- in the clinton presidency. we know how old i am. it is a treat to be back and, actually, i think the big thing that got canceled for me when coronavirus happened, was my trip in person. it has taken us now rescheduling via zoom. this marks, for me, a year of coronavirus. why am sad to not be here in person,

mayor duggan: welcome to detroit. you what it is like to be mayor of detroit when donald trump is the president. in march, when we got hammered with covid, we were losing 50 people a day. we needed test kits to test the folks at nursing homes to figure out which ones were sick and why they were dying. when the hospital workers and nurses needed gowns and masks because they were getting sick and dying, when people were packed on gurneys in the hallway. we turns to the federal government for help and leadership, and do you know what donald trump said? i'm not a shipping clerk. it is not my job. you are on your own. think about what that meant in 2009, when gm and fca were about to close down in bankruptcy and if barack obama had said, it's not my job. we would not have 5000 jobs at the fca plant coming down the street, 2000 more jobs if the gm -- at the gm plant with the new electric vehicles and trucks. were in bankruptcy and joe biden was here over and over, and when i showed him that a third of the buses in the city

the city of detroit is where our story begins. detroit was once the economic envy of the world. the people of detroit help to power america to its position of global dominance in the 20th century. [crowd boos] [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much. when we were governed by the america first policy, detroit was absolutely booming. engineers, builders, laborers, shippers, and countless others went to work each day, provided for their families, and lived out, totally, lived the american dream. but for many living in this city, that dream has long ago vanished, when we abandoned the policies of america first. we started rebuilding other countries instead of our own. the skyscrapers were not in beijing and many other cities around the world while the factories and neighborhoods crumbled right here in detroit. our roads and bridges fell into disrepair, yet we found the money to resettle millions of refugees at taxpayer expense. today, detroit has per capita income of under $15,000, about half of the national average. 40% of the city's residents live in poverty. over 2.5 times t

left in detroit. the answer to poverty and unemployment is not another government stimulus. it's simply leaving more money in the hands of those who earned it. today i'm here to introduce something i call economic freedom zones. this is a bill that will be introduced next week in washington. these freedom zones will dramatically reduce taxes and red tape so detroit businesses can grow and thrive. freedom zones are similar to an idea jack kemp introduced a couple decades ago. kemp loved figuring out ways to empower people, real people, regardless of race or family background. he called his plan a conservative war on poverty. it's time we revisit some of these ideas of jack kemp and expand upon them. i told somebody recently, this is jack kemp's enterprise zones on steroids. the bill that i will introduce will introduce these and empower and begin these economic freedom zones. this bill will lower perm and corporate income taxes in detroit to 5%. my bill will also lower the payroll tax 2% for the employ

the city of detroit is where our story begins. detroit was once the economic envy of the world. the people of detroit help to power america to its position of global dominance in the 20th century. [crowd boos] [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much. when we were governed by the america first policy, detroit was absolutely booming. engineers, builders, laborers, shippers, and countless others went to work each day, provided for their families, and lived out, totally, lived the american dream. but for many living in this city, that dream has long ago vanished, when we abandoned the policies of america first. we started rebuilding other countries instead of our own. the skyscrapers were not in beijing and many other cities around the world while the factories and neighborhoods crumbled right here in detroit. our roads and bridges fell into disrepair, yet we found the money to resettle millions of refugees at taxpayer expense. today, detroit has per capita income of under $15,000, about half of the national average. 40% of the city's residents live in poverty. over 2.5 times t

detroit doesn't need a handout. look at the proud history of detroit. we were the industrial giant of the world, detroit was the greatness of america. government didn't do this. you did this. government didn't discover, create, motown greats like smokey robinson or diana ross. we need to look at ourselves. we need to look in the mirror and we need to allow ourselves the freedom to create and innovate. you have leaders. think of dan gilbert of quick and loans they are pouring their hearts and souls and money into detroit. quick and loans have spent more than a billion dollars in detroit and moved 3600 employees into the city, creating thousands of jobs. quick and loans and center companies have 12,000 employees working in detroit. quick and loans is proving all the nay sayers wrong. go to quick and loans and you'll get a glimpse of detroit's future. detroit situation is a result of a corrupt marriage, a big government and big labor and big business that has worked against the city of detroit for decades. the result has been a defective government, declin

when i say setting detroit, saving detroit.ndplan takes on the banks other people we owe money to. it says you have gotten everything you can out of this city and the people here, now it is time for us to walk away from you and walked back toward trying to build a livable city for the people who are here. he has gotten an immense amount of credit from people for having taken that position and having stuck to it. going into bankruptcy is a pretty high expectations that fifth attitudeis a and he will continue to push for the idea that when we are through with this, we have 700,000 people here with police and fire service and have to have garbage pickup and street lights that were. many of those things don't work right now. he is an emergency manager and that is controversial. there are some people who are upset about that but i think is tenure and the things he has done have clearly made it a priority to try to fix detroit for those of us live here. host: we heard some comments from earlier this week, senator carl levin from your

the city of detroit is where our story begins. detroit was once the economic envy of the world. the people of detroit help to power america to its position of global dominance in the 20th century. [crowd boos] [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much. when we were governed by the america first policy, detroit was absolutely booming. engineers, builders,laborers, shippers, and countless others went to work each day, provided for their families, and lived out, totally, lived the american dream. but for many living in this city, that dream has long ago vanished, when we abandoned the policies of america first. we started rebuilding other countries instead of our own. the skyscrapers were not in beijing and many other cities around the world while the factories and neighborhoods crumbled right here in detroit. our roads and bridges fell into disrepair, yet we found the money to resettle millions of refugees at taxpayer expense. today, detroit has per capita income of under $15,000, about half of the national average. 40% of the city's residents live in poverty. over 2.5 times th

joe: here in detroit, detroiters are really known for their entrepreneurship. one thing i was wondering is how can the industry capitalize on that spirit in terms of local research and develop? trevor: yeah, going back to henry ford with dodge brothers, it was a rich heritage. i look at some of the really awesome things happening right now such as michigan central station which is a development that ford is spearheading. it is a 1.2 million square-foot district that will attract 5000 high-tech talent workers to the city not only to work but also live and play. some of the things we are doing with our grant programs, the michigan mobility funding platform, we are allowing some of the smartest founders all over the world to come and try their technology in our communities and the government will actually cover the cost as long as the community wants it and as long as it is rolled out responsibly, as long as it can help for instance a transit agency provide more dynamic routes, make transit more affordable, roll out electrification and charging infrastructure in p

ourcity of detroit is where city begins. detroit was once the economic envy of the world. the people of detroit help to america for the position of global dominance in the 20th century. [crowd cheers] thank you. thank you very much. when we were governed by the detroitfirst policy, was absolutely booming. engineers, laborers, shippers and countless others went to work each day, provided for families and lived out, out the american dream. many living in this city that dream has long ago vanished. we abandon the policy of america first, we started countries other instead of our own. skyscrapers went up in beijing and many other cities around the world while factories and neighborhoods crumbled right here in detroit. roads and bridges fell into disrepair, yet we found the money to resettle millions of refugees at taxpayer expense today detroit has a per capita $15,000, about half of the national average. resident live in poverty. times -- over 2.5 times the national average. half of all detroit residents do work. detroit tops the list of the most dangerous cities in terms of

in detroit. and we are losing a lot of our young talent, they are frustrated and don't feel there is opportunity. but because of the situation we find ourselves today, as tough as it is, there is opportunity. i want to implore to our young people with a good education that they need to help us. i am hopeful they won't leave and go to greener pastures. there is a future here, it's going to be different from what it was historically. but we have to re-make our city and we need that young talent to remain here and help re-build the city of detroit. host: michigan, from our republican line. caller: hi, i want to say god bless you, it sounds like a hopeless task. i am from michigan and in the county where i live the unemployment rate last month was 19.5. and my husband who has worked everyday of his life is 55 years old and was laid off four months ago. and we don't even know what we are going to do, i never considered the fact it would happen. the question i have for you is practical, on the suppleme

chicago, that he didn't live in detroit. every week from the time i guess he left here, and churches and churches and block parties and every place that you could possibly turn, there was john conyers. best n has given the very that you can give. -- and sons, d -- and other members of his family, we say thank you for lending all f us john. and i guess the poet had john in mind when he pened the words i end with. there are hermits that live alone, in the peace of their self-content, there are souls apart in that sprung a firmment. there are pioneer souls that blaze their path where highways never ran. let me live by the side of the road and be a friend to man. let me live in a house by the side of the road where the race good, go by, men who are men who are bad and good and as bad as i. i would not sit in the scorner's seat or hurl the cynic's ban, let me live in a house by the side of the road and be a friend to man. i see it from my house by the side of the road, by the side of the highway of life, the men who press with th

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government can help detroit. that is what he told them is nbc friday. stephen henderson writes -- host: this from "the detroit free press": the stephen henderson. scott, what do you think? is a perfectit example of the public employee unions just completely destroying the place. it has finally come to a head. it was never going to work. you are promising people things you are never going to be able to deliver. host: talking about the pensions specifically? caller: absolutely. that is what got them so far in the hole. the public employee union members and their pensions. this let me show you "washington post" politics piece. a federal bailout. pensions not the problem, is what they say here. host: scott, what do you think? caller: who do they own the the money to? you are saying it is not the pension -- who do they owe? let me make this point. democrats have been running that city for so long, and liberalism and democrat liberalism, just to spend, spend, spend and never worry about the future. the future has arriv

since i wasn't able to be in detroit i met with nine local detroit small businesses. eight of which are owned by women, one man -- glad to have them there -- but almost everyone was a person of color and i hurt the most amazing story. regina runs the house of urban and her business was very local. her wine store was more than a store. she created in-store experiences for people to come and they bought wine. that is how her business worked. when coronavirus hit she could not have those experiences driving her business. she moved them online to instagram she was interviewing winemakers and running cooking classes and giving people those experiences. this is what is amazing. her business is up this year. businesses up this year. what do we believe? we believe when we give small businesses the tools, the assistance, they aren't just going to survive, they thrive and that makes communities like detroit thrive. >> can you share a couple of other stories? we talked to regina gaines. she was featured on black businessman at this friday and listening to the business owners dur

not just detroit. host: ok, detroit caller.yes, mayor bing, can detroit and michigan area get a share of the nasa money, every president his backed nasa and i wondered if we could form a relationship to bring nasa to the state of michigan? guest: i believe that's a situation where we the city of detroit and state of michigan work together with ontario, and see if there are things to increase opportunities for detroiters and folks in michigan. that's a long-term process and it's something i will get into contact with the governor to develop a plan to do what you are asking. host: mayor, this is an e-mail, writing that dave bing was one of the best basketball players of all-time and a former resident of washington, d.c. he will have to work in the political arena to get detroit out of the mess. my question, why did you want the job? guest: because i have been blessed. i have had two good careers, as a 12-year basketball player and an independent entrepreneur supplying products to the automotive industry for 21 years. from a perso

the detroit education coalition also recommended a detroit education commission to help students achieve better results in all detroit schools. this is a good idea, but has not drawn much support. we should keep looking at this key element to help detroit's kids. the school reform office, working with detroit public schools and local leaders will , actively address the issues in lieu of the commission. all of us from state and local , officials, education to charitable, and civic leaders, parents to concerned citizens need to work together quickly. , the challenges are well-known. the alternatives are defined. now is the time to get something done. great schools are critically important for the city of detroit, and the entire state of michigan. let's address this decade-long crisis now. [applause] every michigan child deserves an education that launches them into a successful career path in life. the best careers in the modern economy require training with access to programs that gives them the skills and experience necessary to prepare them for college, career, and life. we have made pr

happy labor day, detroit. and applause] >> it's great to be back in the motor city and especially with my good friend, president rich trumpka and all of our union leaders and my former congressional colleagues that are also here. give them all a round of applause, please. [applause] >> and of course it's so exciting to be here with you in detroit. the auto industry, as you know, is roaring back. and president obama is in the house! >> here, here. >> are you fired up? fired up? [cheers and applause] >> fired up? [cheers and applause] >> ready to go? [cheers and applause] >> i know i am. the president could have chosen any city in america to spend labor day, but he wanted to be here with you all. [cheers and applause] >> a city, a beautiful city that gave birth to america's middle class. a city that is full of talent, a city that never gives up. and has, as we say in my language -- [speaking a foreign language] >> that's the power to say yes we can. yes we can. detroit, you're proof that when america innovates a

it will be so good for detroit. we will also give our police and law enforcement the funds in support they need to restore law and order to this country. [applause and cheering] thank you. without security, there can be no prosperity. [shouting] [crowd boos] without security, there can be no prosperity. we must have law and order. we must have law and order. [applause and cheering] by the way, our police in this country are really unrecognized for the incredible job that they do. thank you. [applause] in the coming days, we will be rolling out plans on all of these items. one of my first acts as president will be to repeal and replace disastrous obamacare, saving another 200 million american jobs. [cheering and applause] we will also rebuild our military and get our allies to pay their fair share for the protection we provide to them, saving us countless more billions of dollars to invest in our own country. [applause] we also have a plan on our website for complete reform of the veterans administration. [applause]

it is an honor for you to come to detroit. am -- i cannot claim that i have persuaded you to do this but you understood the innate , pulledes of detroit together many issues that we are examining on the house judiciary committee. bipartisan policing strategy working group does not only our committee, the house judiciary committee but also the city of detroit and its leadership that was here for these two days to examine the relationship and how we improve law enforcement and community leaders joining together for this very critical discussion that has been held. i spent my time meeting with a half-dozen mayors and police chiefs of the cities around detroit starting with the largest city in michigan, detroit. all ofm happy to bring these well-intentioned members now,ngress who are here dedicated to uttering the relationships between the police and community. over the last few years, we witnessed senseless acts of violence that has taken the lives of civilians and law , seemingly deepening the divide between the two. as members

jenny, what does kerner mean to detroit? >> we're going to try and resist the awkwardness of this, a one-on-one conversation here in front of an audience, but i think, one of the things that stood out for me in what i read, recently, is the way that the report really challenges the notion of objectivity and the way that it really named the white gaze as contributing to everything that happened, and i think it's important that we continue to challenge the notion of objectivity. operates as a pretty harmful myth in our communities when used to silence or marginalize journalists of color who seem to be incapable of objectivity, that's seen as undermining your credibility and really assuming that the white gaze, there is something inherently objective about predominantly white news organizations, and so, there was a part in the report that cited a detroit news organization, actually, in following the rebellion in 1967 that was interviewing political leaders about the estimated damage, and they quoted the statistic of $500 millio

detroit is a culmination of a lot of problems that a lot of not just have, detroit. chicago has the same problems. counties d, 20 rural in my state have the same problem as well. and louisville. what i'm saying this, everything other ying will apply to parts of the country that are struggling. here's a time when big cities wore this great engine now that they're a drag. theeed to get back to where big cities are an engine for improvement. >> the next question, how do you lan on getting african-americans to embrace the gop in plan and the general. you sign my ld pocket constitution. 33.t's table [ applause ] 5% of the got african-american vote. it used to be better. in 1920, we got 99% of the african-american vote. in 1928, we were up above 2/3 of the vote. from s a dramatic switch 28 to 32. after that, it slips us.ressively away from not necessarily the issues. we have to change the opinions and attitudes on issues. i think it is true that if you don't have money or you don't have a business, you aren't that concerned about regulation and taxings. if i talk to people

since 1960, the detroit economic club has hosted nine u.s. presidents and tons of presidential candidates. that's nick singh, ford, carter, reagan -- that's nixon, ford, carter, reagan, bush sr., jr., and president trump that's a record for the detroit economic club. you have been patient. time to get the program started and i will do so by introducing our presiding officer. when he does come out, it will be ambassador -- be an ambassador and chairman of will bridge. he served our country as ambassador to the uae from 2019 to 2021 during an important time in our country's relations with the you a. he is a dec board member and a proud supporter. john does so much for so many here in michigan and i want to personally thank john for helping to get president trump here today. you will see him. you will see him momentarily. enjoy the event and please join the detroit economic club. thank you. [applause] >> what a great looking crowd. having had the honor of working for president trump, i can assure you that he's exactly the kind of person you want

what does kerner mean to detroit? >> we are going to try to resist the awkwardness of this conversation in front of an audience. i think one of the things that stood out to me in what i read recently is the way that the report really challenges the notion of objectivity. in a way that it really names the white gaze as converting to everything that happened. i think it's important that we continue to challenge the notion of objectivity, because it operates as a pretty harmful myth within our communities, when it's used to silence or marginalize journalists of color who are seen to be incapable of objectivity because we have lived experience that ties to an issue that you are reporting on, that seems as undermining your credibility. and really assuming that the white gaze, that there is something inherently objective about prominently white news organizations. there was a part in the report that cited the detroit news organization actually, in following the rebellion in engine 67 that was interviewing political leaders

we are talking about detroit. everything i'm saying that apply to other parts of the country who are suffering. there's a history when big cities were the great engine. now with the government drag, we got to get active where the big cities are an engine for improvement. >> the next question, how do you plan on getting african-americans to embrace your detroit plant and the gop in general, and could you sign my pocket constitution? >> we republicans got about 5% of the african-american vote. that is not very good. it used to be better. at one point in time it was completely the opposite. in 1920 we got nearly 99% of the african-american vote. 1928, we were up over 2/3 of the way. a dramatic switch from 1928 to 1932. it is not that the issues, we have to change our opinions and attitudes on issues, but it is true that if you do not have money or you do not have a business, you are not concerned about regulation and taxes. if i talk to people trying to get ahead in life and are not yet successful, that could be youn

he helped save the detroit institute of arts and created the roger penske detroit fund to support the city's homeless population. roger, from racing to business to philanthropy, you have moved from what great -- one great victory to another. i have known you for a long time. you are a very unique person and truly a winner. no matter what you do, it turns to gold. you are a legend in the speedway , a legend in business, and your name is revered everywhere. the checkered flag flies and beyond that. aidel now ask the military , as soon as roger is going to see a couple of words, i will ask the military aide to step forward and present the presidential medal of freedom to a great friend of mine, mr. roger penske. thank you. [applause] roger: thank you, mr. president. it is a wonderful honor to receive this award. it is amazing to be here today. thank you, vice president pence, for you being here with your busy schedule. mys amazing, many years ago mother and father invested in me and told me the love and passion of our great country, and to think i am standing here today in the oval offic

will be in detroit and be a full partner. me.mayor is supporting he knows i will be a strong and active partner. we need good jobs in our communities. put together a financial transition team where we can be proactive. current fight fires done is , address crises. the second thing, i would never have cut retiree pensions. our constitution is clear. pensions are guaranteed. it is wrong. it is hurting people. that is no way to build a strong economy. >> you have a chance to respond about democracy. you are suspending local democracy. people in the state voted not to have emergency managers. i do you address that? emergency had managers going back to 1988. i inherited a number of them. set so theyhe skill could come do the job and get out. certain aspects of people did not like. we listen to that. think about this. emergency managers were there way too long. in detroit, other than the bankruptcy, the city is now .unning the state of detroi it is working. we are getting back on our feet. we know how big the messes were. if you're