god bless you. >> the mother of amadou diallo.he died in a hail of 41 police bullets as he put the key in his door. andas coming home from work bronx, new york. she spoken washington, d.c. on saturday and there was a slight interruption in the rally. >> next, we have missed barbara -- president of the lawyers committee. barbara,e our sister but what i have here is ferguson people that want to speak and we need to let them speak. we need to let them speak1 let them speak! >> later in the rally, young woman from ferguson was brought up to speak. when we come back, the millions march in new york. tens of thousands marched here in new york city as well. stay with us. ♪ [music break] the music features been developed over these last few months. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. saturday's actions across the country included millions march that drew tens of thousands to the streets of new york. a massive crowd took over the streets after gathering in washington square park, heading upto

including a group of mothers of children killed by new york police like katiadou diallo, the mother of amadou diallo. a number of new york police officers walked with erica's coffin out of the church. after the funeral, several dozen black lives matter activists took to the streets. at least one person was arrested. before they marched, i spoke to qb of shut it down nyc, a friend of erica garner. would do a rally weather was nine degrees or 10 degrees, three people were four people, we marched to her father's memorial. we said a few words and that was something that just became a part of our lives.

how many more victims were unjustly killed since amadou diallo? we can't begin to count.nt to many funerals. i connected with many families. we're not bitter. -- the fourthen cops who shot my son had done nothing wrong, that it was the fault of my son, i said to you, i say to you now, i said it then, we need change. amadou.com it's too late for him, but we have to prevent it from happening again. when you have tragedies like that, you need to learn what went wrong and correct it and never happen because nationwide, look at it. look at the families here. what happened yet the law enforcement should know we are not against them. we are not against them, we are anti-police brutality. we're not anti-cop because we know some of them are doing good jobs. what we need to root out just to our brutalizing our children for no reason will. >> brothers and sisters, mr. quentin tarantino. >> take him everybody. i've got something to say, but i would like to give my time to the families that want to talk. i want to give my time to the families. however, i also want to say, what am i do

he's also a board member of the amadou diallo foundation. and steven thrasher is a weekly columnist for the guardian u.s. his most recent piece is called, "two nypd cops get killed and 'wartime' police blame the protesters. have we learned nothing?" graham weatherspoon and steven thrasher, welcome to democracy now! let's start with graham weatherspoon. your response to what happened and response of the patrolman's benevolent association to what happened? flashbacks.e had i came into policing during a in new york period city in the mid-1970's when crime was off the hook and guns were found everywhere. and police officers at that time were being killed at the rate of no less than one a month in new york city. i was on the funeral detail with transit police. i attended funerals routinely. we rehearsed at the brooklyn casket company, doing the procedures. my partner was shot in the face in 1978. he was off duty, going out to dinner with his mother. he saw something that didn't look right anyone to check it out. it was a robbery of an elderly wom

president sall has named former prime minister amadou ba as his pick to succeed him.s the humanitarian crisis worsens in sudan, u.n. officials are urging the sudanese military and rival rapid support forces to immediately allow aid deliveries to save nearly 5 million people from catastrophic hunger in the coming months. nearly 18 million people are already facing acute food insecurity after nearly one year of war. fighting has devastated agricultural production and disrupted trade, destroyed infrastructure, disrupted trade, and has blocked most access to humanitarian aid. unicef warns hundreds of thousands of sudanese children are suffering severe malnutrition. >> the numbers have been acutely malnourished children are rising. the lean season hasn't even begun. nearly 3.7 million children are projected to be acutely malnourished in sudan, including 730,000 who life-saving treatment. the needs for children in khartoum alone are massive but this is also true in darfur where i was last month. the scale and magnitude of need for children across the country are simply stag

he's also a board member of the amadou diallo foundation. us marc lamont hill rejoins from morehouse college in atlanta. yes just written a new book called "nobody: casualties of america's war on the vulnerable from ferguson to flint and beyond." we welcome you both to democracy now! graham weatherspoon, let's begin with you. your reaction to the four that unfolded last night, carrying on for hours and dallas, just as this peaceful anti-police brutality protest was wrapping up, snipers opening fire on dallas police. >> the last three days have been mbing in this country. we are at a pivotal apex in terms of where this country is heading and where it will wiwind up v very shortly. casketsarried the during my tenure. i have stood over people that i knew laying on the ground. my partner was shot in the face and i've had people try to kill me numumerous times. but what we saw last night, and i'm did not know this until i woke up this morning around 6:00, it took me back to a conversation i had with ray kelly of years ago and i said, do you want

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this is niger army spokesman colonel major amadou adraman. >> the security disruptions planned by the french forces came to discredit and create a rapture with the people who supported -- create the feeling of a generalized insecurity. amy: meanwhile, sanctions and power cuts imposed on niger have hampered delivery of humanitarian aid to over 4 million people in need of assistance according to the u.n. african officers trained by the u.s. military have now taken part in 11 coups and west africa since 2008, including and burkina faso and mali. for more, we turn to horace campbell, professor of african american studies and political science at syracuse university and activist and chairperson of the global pan african movement, north american delegation. he's also the author of "global nato and the catastrophic failure in libya." professor campbell, we welcome you back to democracy now! can you talk about what is happening as we speak, then meeting in nigeria, the most populous country in africa, of the ecowas leaders who set a deadline of this past sunday saying if the president was not

and also i remember amadou diallo, shot by the police 40 times, not because he was the one suspected-- it was somebody else -- but he was a convenient black target. so when i got to yale and to beinecke and -- i have this memory of entering this very plush, comfortable, air-conditioned library in july of 2010 to look for a manuscript to publish. and i saw the long version of "the man who lived underground." it leapt out at me as -- i don't know what to say. a time bomb? a time machine? something that had to be published yesterday. i was so driven about it that i took it back to paris and approached library of america by -- well, in those days, it was still fax. and that's how the idea began. amy: and talk about -- talk about the book. talk about the descriptions of police violence. talk about the man who went underground, who lived in the sewer system. again, it was published as short story but not as a book, because the publishers didn't want those graphic descriptions. >> the publishers, who were white -- it was controlled, white-controlled -- did not want those descriptions of whi

her son amadou diallo was killed in 1999 when police fired 41 bullets at him - striking him 19 timeshe reached for his wallet outside of his apartment. the officers were acquitted of murder charges. both diallo and baez have been supporting eric garner's family since his death. we're also joined by lawyer, norman siegel. he was director of the new york civil liberties union for 15 years. now in private practice he's representing debra goodman, a retired legal secretary who filed a lawsuit against the city of new york after she was arrested for filming as police officers watched emergency medical technicians speak with a woman in a wheelchair. welcome all of you to democracy now! they had a very different story in the report. they said that they never mentioned chokehold. they said he was in no distress. but this video shows something very different. this young man, ramzi orta, just stood there, filming, and it shows the entire encounter. this is what has led to an outcry across this country. he, after the homicide ruling, is then arrested. talk about the significance of this. of bein

. ♪ [music break] amy:merican skin, " shots," by brucepringste, written out, doiablo - amadou iallo.k aall the ople who will note able tprincipa thise democtic procs election season. almost 6 million people across the country are prohibited from promoting as a result of state felony, disenfranchisement laws, that prevent those with felony convictions to vote. three quarters of those prevented from voting have been released from prison and have completed their sentences or are living on parole. florida has the highest number of disenfranchised voters. over 10% of adults in the state cannot vote because they have felony convictions. nearly one in four black adults is disenfranchised. this is not true all over the country. in places like vermont and maine, prisoners can vote from jail. how will this impact the primary and the race for the presidency? to find out more about these implications, we speak with desmond meade, chair of floridians for a fair democracy. was previously homeless and is still disenfranchised. welcome to democracy now! can you ever vote again, desmond meade? desmon

. ♪ [music break] ,> that song for amadou diallo an immigrant who came to this country and was killedn february 4, 1999 in a hail of 41 police bullets. his mother has attended some of the rallies on behalf of of mohamed bah's family, mohamed who was killed september 20 5, 2012, in his home with his mother hawa bah call the police to ask for in a glance. she felt her son was sick. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. tore also joined in addition hawa bah and her attorney randolph mclaughlin, by elsa cruz, wife of samuel cruz, as well as mayo bartlett, the other attorney in both of these cases. , if you could describe what happened to your husband, what day was it? >> may 26, 2012 -- >> 2013. where were you? >> i am the person who called the police. i am there. church.rom the i called my husband and he never responded to me or friends or sister. it was the time -- >> this is a new rochelle. >> yes, ma'am. the sister went there around at30 looking for my husband the church. >> it was sunday. >> it was sunday. he met my pastor and ask if his

. ♪♪ [music break] amy: blind malian musical duo amadou & mariam performing "femmes du monde" here incracy now! studio. they met at a school for the blind. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the quarantine report. i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez. as the u.s. death toll from covid-19 tops 465,000, we look now at the devastating impact the pandemic has had on disabled people. many states have failed to prioritize giving vaccines to people with serious physical or developmental disabilities even though studies have shown disabled people are two to three times more likely to die from covid. california has faced intense criticism for recently switching to a largely age-based vaccine rollout, leaving out many younger disabled residents with serious medical conditions. there is also confusion in many states over what medical conditions qualify for prioritized access to the vaccines. on the international front, the united nations high commissioner for human rights, michelle bachelet, recently appeared on al jazeera and spoke out about the pandemic's impact on the disabled. >> we kno

but former prime minister amadou ba, who has the backing of outgoing president macky sall, said he expects the vote could head to a run-off. a final provisional vote tally is expected tuesday. supporters of sonko and faye took to the streets to celebrate, nonetheless. >> i say it is great because it is democracy that is winning. everyone thought he would not happen. today, if these results are confirmed, it is senegal who absolutely wins. amy: sunday's vote had been rescheduled after president sall sought to delay the election, leading to large protests and accusations of an attempted power grab. sonko and faye were released from prison just days before the election after sall granted the men amnesty. residents of ukraine's second largest city, kharkiv, are facing rolling blackouts as russia continues a wave of strikes against ukraine's energy infrastructure. on sunday, russia hit an underground oil gas storage site. meanwhile, ukrainian forces are continuing to attack russian oil refineries despite a warning not to do so from the united states. "the financial times" reports the biden admi

you are wearing a t-shirt that sean --ett, amadou, and that is as far as i can see.he first is him until who is also from chicago. that was back in the 1955 summer, killed in mississippi. this 14 euro boy killed by a chicagob, has shaped politics or had a tremendous influence and i should say, for many, many decades. >> we work closely with the family.ill they just celebrated the 60th anniversary of remembering his life, which just occurred this past year. they been at the forefront of fighting against terrorism, against black people -- historically we can reference his mother mamie who helped lead the creation of the black power movement and civil rights movement by her steadfast refusal to remain silent. and we see other mothers duplicating that today like dorothy homes, the mother of ronald johnson, and the mother of quintonio, who are both steadfast in refusing to remain silent and demand injustice. amy: chicago has long had this long history of police torture. earlier the seer, you mention the notorious chicago police commander jon burge was released from a half

he is also a board member of the amadou d.l. a foundation. graham weatherspoon, let's begin with you. your response to what president trump said? i think that we assume we should be shockeded by s somf the things we hear coming out of this man's mouth, but we must say there is a level of consistency with regard to his deprivation of morals and ethics. let's not forget that the chief of police in suffolk county was sent to federal prison for , who wasng a prisoner alleged to have stolen some material some -- from his vehicle last year. also, subsequent to that arrest, in allentown, he was found to have some narcotics in his cell. the fish stinketh from the head. leadership is critical with policing. in new york, we know what we have been through in the last 20 years. i was saying to one of the fellas outside, it is good to be here, but every time on here, it jimmyut something -- o'neill spoke against the statements of the president. i have no jimmy a long time. i knew him as a police officer. this is the kind of leadership we need in new york.

colonel-major amadou abdramane addressed the country on national television late wednesday, flanked by other members of the military. >> the secretary-general of the ministry will take care of day-to-day business. the defense and security forces are managing the situation. all external partners are asked not to interfere. amy: the president vowed on social media to fight his ouster. meanwhile, protesters took to the streets of the capital niamey. ,>> we are here to defend my chrissy -- defendant democracy. we are here to ensure commitment to the rule of law. democracy must prevail. the president has been elected for five years. amy: the u.s. immediately called for bazoum's release as the u.n. and other powers condemned the coup. niger is a key ally for europe and the u.s., which has 2 drone bases and some 800 troops in the country, where it has been engaged in counter-terrorism training since 2002. violence by armed groups has since surged throughout the region, killing civilians and displacing millions. it's not clear if those behind the coup were trained by the u.s. military, which h

his main rival, former senegalese prime minister amadou ba, called faye to concede monday after provisional results put faye at over 53% of the votes. faye, who turned 44 on monday, will become africa's youngest elected president. he has vowed to fight corruption and poverty and to direct senegal's revenue from natural resources to provide better economic opportunities for residents. faye spoke monday from the capital dakar. >> you senegalese people have chosen to break with the past. i hope our vision of society has given substance to their aspirations. i pledge to govern with humility and transparency and fight corruption at all levels, devote myself to fully rebuilding our institutions. amy: bassirou diomaye faye is backed by the popular opposition leader ousmane sonko. until recently, the two men were sitting in prison cells, but they were released just 10 days before the election after outgoing president macky sall granted the pair amnesty. in ecuador, the mayor of the coastal city of san vicente was found shot dead in a car sunday. brigitte garcÍa was 27 years old and ecuador's younge

including a group of mothers of children killed by new york police like katiadou diallo, the mother of amadou diallo. a number of new york police officers walked with erica's coffin out of the church. after the funeral, several dozen black lives matter activists took to the streets. at least one person was arrested. before they marched, i spoke to qb of shut it down nyc, a friend of erica garner. would do a rally weather was nine degrees or 10 degrees, three people were four people, we marched to her father's memorial. we said a few words and that was something that just became a part of our lives. that is a unique situation were you have to grow up in front of the world. the woworld watched your father not get justice, then you're pushed into the limelight. you are basically living a life you did not ask for. she did not ask to be an activist. it was kind of a choice made for her. she is demeaning what all of us are demanding, pantaleo to be fired. the officer who murdered her father. he is still actively working with nypd. there is no justice and there still isn't justice. just at nypd at h

another part of this interview, he falsely claimed that a new york city police officer who killed amadou diallo in 1999 was sitting in jail for 25 years. in fact, all four officers charged in his death were acquitted. in news from the campaign trail, vermont senator and democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders has announced he will join his rival, former secretary of state hillary clinton, for a campaign event in portsmouth, new hampshire, on tuesday, where he is expected to issue a formal endorsement of hillary clinton. a half dozen women have spoken out about being sexually harassed by fox news chairman roger ailes. this comes only days after former fox news host gretchen carlson sued ailes for sexual harassment, saying he made repeated advances toward her. carlson also says when she rejected those advances, he retaliated against her by cutting her salary, curtailing her airtime and then refusing to renew her contract. one of the six women to speak with "new york magazine" says she was 16 when roger ailes brought her into his office, locked the door, and then pulled down his pa

new york city, protests led nypd to shut down its street crimes unit after officers shot and killed amadoulo in 1999, firing 41 bullets at him as he reached for his wallet outside of his apartment. diallo was unarmed. the officers were acquitted of murder charges. democracy now! spoke with his mother kadiatou diallo in 2014. >> when my son was gunned down in his own vestibule, he was doing nothing wrong. and that night, no one called 911 saying that any crime was being committed, has been committed that night. they just came with their guns drawn and just executed my son. my family and the community at large called for changes. it seems to me that call has not been answered because we keep on seeing many victims of the same similar cases, and even different cases. amy: this comes as new york city mayor eric adams, himself a former police officer who has spoken out against police brutality and says he and his brother were beaten by police as teenagers, now says he plans to restart a controversial nypd anti-crime unit that was broken up after protests over the police killing of george floyd.

you look at what happened to alo.ted yellow -- amadou di these people have to understand the tone giulianit in new york city is not about america's mayor. this was a guy who believed police forces should be agents of war come of urban war. f or all of the writing he will do about how he cleaned up new york, you look at the tactics that giuliani used and think of those in the emerging landscape we see with the paramilitary of law enforcement, giuliani is either as secretary of state or homeland security director is a terrifying prospect. who sort of cut his teeth as an assistant attorney general under ronald reagan, was most known for trying to stifle the iran-contra investigation into all of the north, arms for hostages, the funding of contra death squads in nicaragua. you look at that and you say, how that could mitt romney be? mike pence is the leading candidate. trump is running this basically like "the apprentice." obama met hillary clinton in secret in the fire house annex of the airport and washington, d.c., and they kept it on the down low. trump is telegraphing all of this stuff an