black america. any america except for the top. you know, tavis, i want to say about 1980, the top 10% to have population, the top -- the top 1% of the population had something like 2.5% of the income. disproportionate but now, the top 1% has 10% of the income. so in roughly a two-decade period, their share shazz grown four-fold. what that means is at the bottom the share has dropped off. so the richest people have gotten much richer but those impoverished have remained that way. many times you have seeing people doing the things we did in the depression, doubling and tripling up. mamas now have three generations living with them. young people graduating from college, 1/3 of them have nowhere to go in terms of employment. no jobs. no graduate schools. moving back home. one woman wrote a book "generation debt" talking about how so many young people coming out of college average about $30,000 worth of student loans, starting out shabblingd before they even begin. tavis: while african-americans are catching more hell than anybody else

it was clear there was a, you know, one group was a mainstream, a middle class black america. it was clear that one group was the abandoned, nonmiddle class black america, and then the other groups were, you know, i did think that the existence of a small, but very powerful elite was something new, and so i call that the tran sen transcendent group, and then i needed a category to deal with other groups that didn't fit the other categories like imgrants, for example, from the caribbean and africa, and also biracial americas, and i thought that they would kind of fit into an umbrella group called the emergence. that's how i got to four. >> i noticed new immigrants and biracials were grouped together. you were comfortable putting them under the same umbrella? >> well, i was mostly comfortable with that. it was not precise, and it didn't make for as clean of a category as the other category. however, i thought that the similarities were -- the concept of emergence of groups that were becoming more prominent that had not been around in larger numbers before were at least acknowled

and it was clear one group was the abandoned nonmiddle class black america. and then the other groups were, you know -- i did think that the existence of a small but very powerful elite with something new. and so i called that the transcendent group. and then i needed a category to deal with -- with other books that didn't fit the other categories, like immigrants, for example, from the caribbean and africa. and also biracial america and so i thought that they would kind of fit into an umbrella group i called the emergencients. so that's how i got up to four. >> yes, i noticed that you put new immigrants and biracial people together. and you were comfortable with that -- grouping them under the same umbrella. >> well, i was mostly comfortable with that. it was not precise. and it didn't make for as clean of a category as the other category. however, i thought that the similarities were -- the concept of emergent groups that were becoming more prominent and kind of hadn't been around in larger numbers before, or at least acknowledged in those numbers before an

black america has promised a reality rehab for david haye as the boxing champion held a news conference ahead of their heavyweight title you need to cation bout this weekend the ukrainian felt he needs to teach his opponents some manners as the brit arrived forty five minutes late for the traditional pre-fight media meeting he added that the outcome of the fights will teach the w b a heavyweight champ to be a better person with better behavior who's always on time pay however was more objective about the upcoming ballots and even reveals part of his strategy against the w b o i.b.o. and world heavyweight champion. ingratiated. into the. sea. this is. just the. state. during the meeting david haye refused to shake his hand and that prompted another heated exchange listed all the world celebrities he's shaking hands with and says hey it was foolish not to have done likewise. it's dirty or rude. phrase or larry. this is a. good thing there's going to be. a builder. so. there. may be. one of the world's best guard surfers attempts to cross the gulf of finland is on hold russia's speed or to

. >>> the group 1600 black men of -- 100 black men of america brought its message of empowerment to west focused on healthy living. workshops promoted healthy eating, financial and computer literacy, as well as screenings for high blood pressure and hiv. 100 black men of america is holding its annual conference in san francisco this weekend. the organization of black professionals focuses on mentoring young people. >> time now to talk about sports. boy not a good day for tim lincecum. >> yes, that's being nice i think. giants fans have expected a certain level of performance when tim lincecum takes the mound. he was well off that standard against the reds matching the career worst in runs allowed. the place to be for more than baseball. the giants honored their alumni. the sweet sound in mccovey coffee. they trailed 3-0 in the 3rd. and cody ross wrestled with the ball mike leaks comes toward -- around to make it a 2-0 game. >> a lincecum pitch puts this one over ross's head that scores and that was it for lincecum who was charged with seven runs the first time that has happened since his

it's still largely about black america and white america trying to find each other. and right now 1 out of every 6 children america and i think i got that statistic right is latino and the conversation has not caught up to that. i mean, if you visit -- and it's not just in southwestern cities. it's really all over america. there's a fast-growing latino population and the conversation of race and it's is not fully -- does not fully embrace that except, you know, in the main, when you're talking about immigration and that's often a conversation that is very prickly and is born of debate but there is a very interesting conversation right now that i fear we in the media sort of don't get to as much as we should, as fully as we should. >> hello. i'm a librarian, a public librarian, in prince george's county. i have been for 20 years. and as an aside, if i had to describe the two of you to say -- you're both wearing blue so i'd have to say well, gwen is the dark skinned one and michele is the light-skinned one and they both have great training. >> my mother would be so hap

look out for his new album, "black and white america," this summer. weekend. i hope to see you next week. bye bye. [ cheers and applause ] ♪

crow laws it's a form of discrimination if you're greek you're it's the equivalent of being black in america before the civil rights movements you have to sit at the end back of the bus if you're greek in this environment you're treated like a second class citizen as jim crow laws financial jim crow laws using interest rates but i also think that this tarp will be known in the future as the smoot hawley tariff of this great depression you know many say that the some holy tariff which was a huge tariff that america placed on. imported goods. in order to deal with the great depression in fact it caused the deep spiral pulse the crisis to get worse and i think you'll see that all these bank bailouts has become a matter of principle that they no matter what have to bail out these banks and we see despite the evidence spite the deaths files the death spirals the rising up of people around the world they just refuse to back down from this losing bet not bailouts of ransom money a ransom according to the propaganda coming out of the pentagon they don't appear. terrorists are out of the banks every

. >> pelley: history was made today in south africa when its first black president met the wife of america's first black president. michelle obama and her daughters visited nelson mandela of johannsesberg, della is 92, in failing health, and is rarely impressive resume. i see you're flatulent in three languages. graduated top of your gas. [ male announcer ] got gas on your mind? your son rip is on line toot. [ male announcer ] try gas-x. powerful relief from pressure and bloating in a fast-acting chewable. gas-x. pressure's off. for the last two years? well, it toured around europe, getting handling and steering lessons on those sporty european roads. it went back to school, got an advanced degree in technology. it's been working out -- more muscle and less fat. it's only been two years, but it's done more in two years than most cars do in a lifetime. i just transferred a prescription to cvs because they have care 1on1. it's where the pharmacist stops and talks to me about safety and saving money with generic prescriptions. laura, let's talk about possible side effects. it's all about me. lo

our guest once described rap as "america's black radio station." if that's the case, we're joined today by the program director of an entire movement. please welcome the founder of public enemy, chuck d. [applause] you're a man of opinions. what i didn't know until reading a bit more about you was that your folks were both activists, that you grew up in a household of opinions. did that shape the way you look at the world? yup, 'cause my parents kind of, like, raised me to be independent and have independent thoughts, not so much as follow my peers, and to challenge information. so, i mean, to be an activist just means that they were conscious of certain facts that were circulating. and in the '60s, they were in their 20s, late 20s, so that was a time where you had a conscious movement where people were actually looking into themselves, finding out about themselves, and trying to do something to better themselves. and my parents encouraged me to do so myself. i understand that a kind of a pivotal point in your own career path was listening to dick

opportunity for people to get together and just like black repertory groups, provide an opportunity for people to actually enjoy the culture of america'sh black culture heritage. >> this is berkeley's 24th festival. the actual date is june 19th. but the date of the celebration varies around the bay area. >>> madison bumgarner couldn't do any worse than the last start, right? i'm dennis, bad blood and revenge dominate the nascar race at infineon. come on for the ride. the minute is next. [ beep ] [ male announcer ] new toothbrush, for that killer smile: $4. ♪ home cooked meal: $28. [ beep ] ♪ first date finest: $33. [ beep ] ♪ having time on your side: priceless. mastercard pay pass. bringing you the most convenient ways to pay. learn more at mastercard.com/paypass. numerous bumps, spin outs, and even some re >>> nascar returned to sonoma this weekend and the road course didn't disappoint with numerous bumps, spinouts and even some revenge. bill, start the clock please. he gets rear ended by brian vickers who stewart earlier bumped into a barriers. this is payback and the number on the 14 car, yakking it up on the rear end on the wall a

america is ruled by king. of them to be exact and here they are the five right wing justices on the supreme court a black robe kings rule america. chief justice john roberts justice antonin scalia justice anthony kennedy justice clarence thomas and justice sam alito these five men none of whom are like that by the people have transformed our nation in a profound way from a constitutionally limited democratic republic that our founding fathers created into a corporatocracy with the citizens united ruling last year as well as a slew of other pro corporate rulings that have become a norm for the roberts court the supreme court has ruled that money is a form of speech and thus can't be restricted in our elections so rich people and corporations those with the most money can now speak the loudest in our democracy and here's what's really important this was not a law debated and passed in any congress it wasn't signed by any president it was the decision of five members of the supreme court who are unaccountable to the american people and that's it in fact previous congresses and previous presidents have passed laws

opportunity for people to get together and just like black groups, to be able to provide an opportunity for people to actually enjoy the culture of america's black culture and heritage. >> this is berkeley's 24th juneteenth festival. the actual date of juneteenth is june 19th, but the day of the celebration varies around the bay area. >>> how do we reverse the curse? >> for some reason, every time somebody comes on with me, something bad happens! a's player troy neil, designated hitter for the a's, had him on my show, next day sent to the minor league and sent to japan! you can't explain it. last sunday's guest, tony stewart crashes at infineon. today, we'll show you who hit victory lane, next. ,,,, i know you're worried about making your savings last and having enough income when you retire. that's why i'm here -- to help come up with a plan and get you on the right path. i have more than a thousand fidelity experts working with me so that i can work one-on-one with you. it's your green line. but i'll be there every step of the way. call or come in and talk with us today. the nascar race at infineon into >>> lot of people talking about th

america's first orphanage which remains. these were followed by a scottish presbyterians who were the genesis of the presbyterian church, and just a generation or two later, you have the findings of the oldest black church in america, which is represented in the first african baptist church with saunders like andrew bryan, and is located not that far from here on franklin square and is always open any sunday to a very vibrant visitation of people who initially the colorful and beautiful service. central to the founding of georgia was a mysterious person named james. we don't know that much about him except maybe for the worst in this sense speckled spotted pnac jolie qassam man and a brawl, was not sent to prison, he emerges over in georgia appointed by the trustees to come over and sort of be the head of the first colonization of the anglican said dollars. an english historian wrote something that is rather interesting about the background quote, a friend of ogle for laden which did he could not pay was thrown into the prison and died with smallpox under horrifying conditions. few among us capri and suffering and injustice until they are thrust under our eyes by the experience of someone we know

michelle obama, the wife of america's first black president and the first black president of south africa, nelson mandela. mrs. obama and her daughters savored the meeting that they feared might not happen. the frail 92-year-old rarely sees visitors these days. the landmark visit by america's first lady, she got off to an inspiring start with a history lesson. nelson mandela's wife guided the obama family through mr. mandela's personal archives, photographs and writings which have inspired him through the years. south africa's struggle against white's minority rule is a backdrop to mrs. obama's visit. the streets where police clashed with protestors, many of them young children among the places that she will visit. in the township of soweto, the church which was sang ewe airy to men and women, feared the part of party police. >> there are police everywhere. it is just chaos. they have places of refuge where they can hide because of the police. >> today the church is a living among. >> to south africa's recent past and it is here mrs. obama is expected to deliver a keynote address. soweto

she got me again maybe i should go on record saying that george washington was black or that america was founded on kittens and rainbows or that i do my show in the spirit of john wayne gacy serial killer but i want them to know it's just like john wayne was from waterloo iowa that's the kind of spirit that i have here. can she got me again . see the john wayne of stars and stripes and mom and pop and apple pie in the movie you want to be a marine who never served in the military she was trying to cozy up to here never lived in waterloo but. serial killer john wayne gacy did. get to this time all right now there's nothing wrong with not knowing the details of american history one quiz that i mean i'm not trying to set that as the standard here but that there is something seriously wrong with these women who can't seem to tell when maybe they forgot the details and are just kind of making it up this is not acceptable for someone with a finger on the button and trust me i'm not being massaged in a secure massage in a secure i would really love to see a woman president and is looking cr

down on bull street and just a generation or two later you have the foundings of the oldest black church in america. which is represented in first african baptist church with founders like andrew bryan and is located not that far from here on franklin square, and it's always open any sunday to a very vibrant visitation of people who enjoy their colorful and beautiful service.fá central to the founding of georgia was a mysterious person named james oglethorpe. we don't know that much about him except maybe for the worst in this sense. he was, had a speckled or a spotted youth. he actually killed some young man in a bar brawl, was not sent to prison for reasons not understood, so he emerges over in georgia appointed by the trustees to come over and sort of be the head of this first colonization of anglican settlers. and english historian named ken nyet dover -- kenneth dover in our book wroting wrote somethins rather interesting about the background of oglethorpe. quote, a friend of oglethorpe's laden with debt which he could not pay was thrown into the fleet prison and died there of smallpox under h

and just a generation or two later you have the founding of the oldest black church in america which is represented, first african baptist church with founders like andrew bryan and is located not that far from here on freckles court. all is open in the sunday to a very vibrant visitation of people who enjoy the colorful and beautiful service. central to the founding of georgia was a mysterious person named james oglethorpe. we don't know that much about him except maybe for the worst. in this sense he was a speckled spotted youth. he actually killing a man and a bar bill was not sent to prison. he emerges over in georgia appointed by the testes to come over and be ahead of this first colonization of anglican sellers . an english historian wrote something that is rather interesting. a friend laden with debt was he could not pay was thrown into the fleet prison and died their smallpox under horrifying conditions. you-comprehend suffering and injustice until their thrust under our ice by the experience of someone we know. the like to be just what we do then without to close a scrutiny

there were workshops on healthy eating and screenings for high blood pressure and hiv. 100 black men of america is holding its annual conference in san francisco this weekend. the group mentors young people and helps the african american community. >>> buy american, improve the economy. that's the message from bay area congresswoman jackie spear. mike mibach caught up with her today at the san mateo county fair. >> reporter: made in america, from pots and pans. what is this? >> that's a toy. >> reporter: made in america? >> yeah, i made it. >> reporter: the toys, beds and cars. >> you can't outsource american labor. you can outsource labor but you can't outsource american labor. >> reporter: 20, 40, 60, if each of you spend $64 on american made products like these hotdogs 200,000 jobs will be created. at least that's what one woman believes. >> this is a tsa uniform. this was made in mexico. >> reporter: congresswoman jackie spears says she's making a push for you to buy local. and for congress to offer incentives for u.s. companies to build at home. >> make it in america is a major theme that

a candid cell phone photo of the meeting between what would become america's first black president andk president still hangs in mandela's home office. it was a playful mrs. obama at a local community center where she and her daughters took part reading "the cat in the hat" to preschoolers. >> well, what should we do? well, what would you do if your mother asked you? >> no, no, make that cat go away. tell the cat in the hat you do not want to play. >> reporter: showing her lighter side, the first lady and her family let the children lead them with song and had everyone dancing. dana hughes, abc news, johannesburg. >> you know, due to nelson mandela's ailing health, they weren't sure if the meeting would happen or not. it just sort of happened at the spur of the moment there. they were able to get together. >> i'm sure unforgettable. that picture is something the first daughters will never forget. >> it wasn't going so well here. >> and the president said, i'll take it. >> the baby stops crying. they're calling him the official baby whisperer. >> my favorite part is michelle's face and

freedoms that we pretend to enjoy in america but if you want to do something about get it back let's start a conversation about that be the one guy of your event wearing black and tell people why what you would do to make america better is why you are black every day when you do your sound system knowledge to johnny cash i guess all right thanks that was that of our thousand nine hundred eighty adam vs the man broadcast at seven pm not.

america. they were the first black group to do that. >> if you think about how politically charged,rentialliys, these were kids who weren't changing up and cleaning the black style. it was modified to a way that translated to a pop crowd. >> there may have been racial tensioned in the u.s. in the 1970s, buyou would have never known it watching the jackson 5 on tv like watching this appearance on the flip wilson show singing "abc." >> there had been black singers who had made girls sing and swoon, but there hadn't been this kind of black, young, teen idol. that wasn't something we had seen before. >> our music was positive. we were just kids with dreams and wanting to do something good. >> morale bms and more fame came to the jackson 5. >> the jackson 5 were such a direct product of joe jackson's ambition. >> born and raised in sggary, indiana, joe and katherine jackson had six sons and three daughters. >> i think from my father, he saw something in us. >> every free minute the jacksons had outside of school, they practiced, and they competed in talent shows and contests around the nation. >>

. >> do you think there is a particular cultural issue with young black men in america right now that so, what is it? >> i mean absolutely. absolutely. it's a huge problem in our community and it's something that it's not the government's fault. and we can't expect the government to come along and fix this problem. there's a huge segment in our population of young men who are growing up with not enough of the proper male role models in place, and it happens in our community for various numbers of reasons. you know, there's a statistic out that there are more african-american young men of college age in prison than in college. okay, that stat right there is alarming. that's something that we can do something about. so it is a big problem in our community and it has to be addressed by those of us who are very familiar with the community. >> i want to play you a clip from the mentor ring. >> i really don't have a dad because my dad's in jail. i just stay with my mom. every time i wake up, i feel like i don't have a man to support me. >> i'm glad you let me come up here. >> a very emotion

as you heal yourself, you heal what's hurting black america. you heal your families. you heal the community. you heal the world. what we don't know and people have forgotten, you don't see it on the nightly news is this, there is enough. there really is enough on this little planet floating through space that we call earth. there's enough land and food and water and sky. there's enough. what's missing? is good old commonsense and love. [applause] >> and what i'm saying to you, graduating class, is bring those, bring what's missing, bring love and critical thinking, a plan of action and drive it forward. life is on your side. life is on the side of healing, justice, regeneration, and sustaining itself. the explosive rise in technology has made advances that were unimaginable even a decade ago, dramatic changes impacting every aspect of our lives. these are revolutionary times. and i love the way that joshua ramo a writer who writes very often for "time" magazine. he put it, he says these are revolutionary times and anyone who doesn't understand that and really bring re

. >> do you think there is a particular cultural issue with young black men in america right now thatddressed and if so, what is it? >> absolutely. it's a huge problem in our community. it's something that is not the government's fault and we can't expect the government to come along and fix this problem. there's a huge segment in our population of young men who are growing up with not enough of the proper male role models in place. and it happens in our community for various numbers of reasons. there's statistic out that there are more african-american young men of college age in prison than in college. okay. that stat right there is alarming. that's something that we can do about it. it is a big problem in our community and it has to be addressed by those of us who are very familiar with the community. >> i want to play you a clip from the mentoring. watch a bit of this. >> a very emotional moment there. tell me about your father. >> see, my father was so critical to my existence, man. if it wasn't for my dad, there's no way, man. there's no way i turn out to be who i am today. he o

black. that is still true in america today. 70% of those on death row right now are african-american. the lowest rates on the bus by being able to push somebody that looks like someone everyone would not oppose. anyone would have a hard time opposing being executed here for instance, the begin the execution process with timothy mcveigh or killed hundreds of people in oklahoma city oklahoma. behind timothy mcveigh is mr. jones. mr. jones is there for a conspiracy. nobody found, but we're going to kill them anyway. behind him is 6% of the rest of the population that's also going to be there to be sentenced to die. we got to talk about this whole system and how is the fact is actually creating this kind of problem in our communities and costing us more and more. the last thing i will make finally is because they're spending so much on the criminal justice system come you're not spending money in the education system. if we look at the increase of funding for criminal justice, it is grown 125% over the last 20 years. 125%. if you look at our education system over the same period of time i

black radio was disco. and so, when you're in the ghetto, and you're listening to y.m.c.a. or i love america by patrick juvet on your black radio station, there's a disconnect, and what always happens when culture, you know, rises above the masses or rises to a different aspiration than what the masses have, then the masses create new, and whether it was, you know, from the jazz to blues to rock and roll or to rap music, it was that they had to create their own, and rap music was a return to funky-- even rock and roll, but funky beats-- and a return to artists who looked like and spoke to the needs and the minds of the people, and that's what t rappers were at that time. early on, you worked with kurtis blow. my first artist was kurtis blow. that's correct, and he made christmas rap in 1979, and i remember that when the record came out, it was successful in amsterdam, and he and i got on a plane-- and i had never been on a plane-- and went to amsterdam, and the record execs took us out and bought us drugs, and it was like-- it was the most amazing thing that ever happened to me. i was thrill

black unemployment? >> her plan for america is to get rid of barack obama who's presidedver a complete disaster. >> that's what i thought her plan was, to avoid the question. howard dean has said she should be taken seriously. >> she should. >> and she shouldn't be laughed at. what do you say, bill? >> i think what howard dealing was saying is democrats have to be careful. there's all this disruption, all this confusion on the republican side now, and a lot of democrats are saying, man, we're just going to waltz in there. howard dean was saying don't take that attitude. you have to fight like hell. but there's a rasmussen poll out today, al, 49% of americans say that mitt romney is qualified to be president. we have seen more of sarah palin than any other candidates. she gets all the publicity she wants. she's always on fox. 23% of americans say she's confidence qualified to be president. this is a disaster. >> is it a disaster, pat? >> no, it's not a disaster. when have you or i ever gotten attention like that. chris wallace said that was a -- performance, the best, has she made mistakes, got problems? y

one america is celebrating the rise of a black president and the beginning of the end of racism while the other drowns in paranoia and racial fears. in one america anger is mellowing as the other explodes. in one america the future seems brighter than ever while in the other it is cloaked in gloom. one more bit, the biggest locus of anger seems not to be in the nation's black and brown communities but in the white heartland where numerous people are struggling to make sense of what seems to be a world turned upside down, a world they say as increasing alien, one from which they are growing ever more estranged. >> yeah. you know, there's lots of basis for those observations, one being a poll of people what they think about. and i actually went out and spoke to tea party people in an attempt to get at what's really bugging these guys. and i found many of them essentially incoherent. it was like, well, who do you want to take america back from? the people in washington. what are you angry about? well, i had a store and people broke into my store and now america is not good for the common

. >> reporter: back in the days of black and white, america could be seen as mostly white. some new termterminology. >> reporter: the modern family of the 2050s will look a lot different than the nuclear family of the 1950s. john blackstone, cbs news, san francisco. >>> 41 minute past the hour now. here's rebecca. >> jeff, thank you. digital cameras arrived just 20 years ago. today they're everywhere from our phones to our computers even in our cars. that means cameras that use actual film are quickly becoming obsolete. great to have you with us, seth. >> good morning, rebecca. an entire generation has grown up never having had its picture taken by a film camera. film hearkens back to a time when people were careful with every click. when photographers were considered master craftsmen. ansel adams was just 14 when he used a kodak brownie to take his first picture back in 1916 in yosemite park. >> this is one of ansel's famous prints. >> reporter: adams brought his film here at the family owned adolph gasser's in san francisco. >> the greats took a lot of time to learn how t

at a time when america was black and white hefner's earliest tv shows brought the races together. doesn't everyone live like this? around the center fold, the magazine published controversial authors, discussed controversial topics. >> we know about the sexual revolution. people are less aware of the part related to racial equality, gay rights, the changing of drug laws. >> all these big, important issues he was there. all these little things. make up the total of what this man is. >> reporter: it's a museum of everybody. >> yeah, everybody. everybody that comes to the playboy mansion. >> reporter: clooney and magic, beaty and nicholson. >> it's good to be alive. >> reporter: and back in charge. he relinquished financial control of his company 40 years ago. this year he seized it back. yet even as the flagship magazine flagged, circulation down from search million readers in the '70s to a million-and-a-half now, he never gave up creative control. >> i do oversee what goes into the magazine, pick the covers, pick the play mates. the cartoons. the jokes, letters. actively involved.

being black in america is an expensive proposition. chances are a high infant mortality rate, further life expectancy and much in between. the war on drugs has not failed to keep it's purpose. it's politically inspired to arrive at a given conclusion. the war on drugs has failed to stop drugs. it has not failed to stop profit. is it has not failed to stop political disenfranchisement or the disopportunity of people. why not focus so much on public policy? i learned early on we live in our faith. we live under the law. people of faith must fight for just law. many of us are stuck on faith and live within the limits of unjust law. if we had faith, much prayer, and slavery time. but until the 13th amendment was passed. >> uh-huh. >> we could not walk away from the plantation. >> you said it right. >> we had faith in some alabama. but august 6th, we didn't have the right to vote. and so i believe in faith as the weapon against the strength to fight for just law. but the faith without the just law is to be faith on the back of the bus. >> y

america. the defect of memory driving them forward to separate themselves from the shadows that follow all immigrants. fleeing went the puerto ricans, escaping the same blackness, but impeled by the fear of blood, both physical and hereditary, fearing with greater horror the prospect of losing themselves in the anonymity that america forces on all of its people, both groups fought the country's wish for that homogenaity. they both retained both their irishness and puerto ricaness. both sides spoke of the ancestral home as if it was the land of milk and honey. this stance was

-- was there a huge increase or big increase in voter participation especially among the black youth of america in '08. >> guest: yes. one of the reasons i often talk about in this book is one assumption that we have is young people really aren't interested in politics. that's how we can explain their low turnout. actually in 2004 and 2008 we saw a pretty significant increase in the number of young voters coming to the polls. in the 2004 there was an increase among whites, latinos and blacks. what east interesting is, actually -- what's interesting is the increase in the youth vote really came from black and latino voters. many more voted for democrats than they did in the past, but there was no real increase in number of white youth voters. there was an actual increase in the number of black youth voters and latino youth voters, and hen we talk about the outpouring of support for pram that in -- president obama in 2008, a lot of that came from young black voters. so, again, it really can make us question some of our assumptionings such as young people aren't political. >> host: all right. what