was three times that of white america.had the president lived up to the racial expectations of the black community, and i say that because leading into this presidency people thought of open change. as a journalist i saw level of expectation that i didn't think anyone could humanly reach. is he doing his job as a regular president's, or has the wrong? >> again, barack obama has burdens that no white politician would have. you just mentioned that. he has special burdens, special racial birds. white politicians have racial birds, too. black people, everybody has a race. but a black president has a special burden. to answer your question directly , i think that barack obama has satisfied real lifting expectations. some people truly did have unrealistic expectations. there are some people who really swept up and had some sort of hope. there were some people. they did. they absolutely did. there was the sense that the day after he was sworn in there was going to be a new blank page and that everything was going to be completely

that would require pointing and accusatory finger at white america. black people suffered under gen crow segregation until frankly relatively recently in american history. suffered under this. the jim crow segregation came from mars? no. there were people who were doing the oppressing. candidate obama doesn't talk about that. again, i am not condemning him with that rhetorical decision. it was probably a proper decision for a candidate to make. we ought to recognize what is going on. one reason wanted to recognize what was going on was it shows even a person -- he wasn't just an ordinary joe. he is a powerful person in american politics. even a person who is a senator, even a person now who is president of the united states faces a predicament when we talk about race. they face all sorts of predicament. they face the fact that there are an appreciable number of americans who are racially prejudiced. they face the fact that a much larger portion of the american populace wants to deny the reality of race even now. as a candidate he had to grapple with t

. >> in some things i feel like i don't want to give white america eighth half. i recognize as a black american woman i have a personal responsibility for everything that i do and my mother raised me in such a way that i have comb training so there are things i will you will not -- but, as we have these public conversations, i don't want to give white america a path. we talk about these slash mobs and i believe those are kids with no home training because there is no way on earth that my mom, even now as i approached 40 there are things i'd better not do and i don't even think about it. that is a result of home training basic and simple but there are kids in this world who do feel so angry they are black, tired and angry. so how we have this conversation without giving them a pass on things they don't deserve a pat on? >> that is a fantastic question and here is where i emphasize the rule of law. what is important about the way in which our strides instructor is if you look at the constitution, if you look at the bill of rights and things like that, we have to ho

. >> guest: that is about barack obama interactions with white america. one of the things that barack obama had to do to win the warehouse to assuage the anxieties of the non black americans. in doing that, he was actually like electoral politicians, said john f. kennedy had to assuage the anxiety of the nine catholic americans to become the first catholic president. one of the things the bombing had to do was overcome negative stereotypes, he had to calm the fears of the nonblack. >> host: 202 is the area code if you'd like to talk with professor kennedy. >> host: dr. kennedy you write about affirmative action in barack obama positioning toward affirmative action. you say it is a dangerous land mine for him? >> sure it is. frankly, all racial controversy is a land mine for barack obama and that is why he tries to stay far away from racial controversy and affirmative action and is no different. to say is less as he could come as some people were very critical of in for avoiding ratio controversy. i am not. he is the electoral politician and has to be atte

white folks in america i don't care how rich or poor short. you created you born with three hundred years of which ok that's what the cops is not aware of.

. >> guest: that is about barack obama interactions with white america. one of the things that barack obama had to do to win the warehouse to assuage the anxieties of the non black americans. in doing that, he was actually like electoral politicians, said john f. kennedy had to assuage the anxiety of the nine catholic americans to become the first catholic president. one of the things the bombing had to do was overcome negative stereotypes, he had to calm the fears of the nonblack. >> host: 202 is the area code if you'd like to talk with professor kennedy. >> host: dr. kennedy you write about affirmative action in barack obama positioning toward affirmative action. you say it is a dangerous land mine for him? >> sure it is. frankly, all racial controversy is a land mine for barack obama and that is why he tries to stay far away from racial controversy and affirmative action and is no different. to say is less as he could come as some people were very critical of in for avoiding ratio controversy. i am not. he is the electoral politician and has to be atte

you know, i'm a white guy, i grew up in america, white man. but the more i did the research for this book, the more emotion i found myself feeling was pride at these americans who i wish i'd known a lot more about earlier in my life who were doing this amazing work. >> can you describe how you first became aware of this vast wave of racial violence in the year 1919 and your thought process when you realized, i've got to write a book about this? >> i was on a fellowship, and i was up at a university for a year, and i wanted to research racial violence. so because i had every city i'd ever worked in -- detroit, chicago, atlanta, cincinnati, anywhere -- if you learn the history of those communities, you learn about a race riot. there's a major race riot there. so i figured i would research that. and as you start to do that, 1919 jumps out because it was just out of control. i mean, there have been some -- and there had been a few books written about particular riots, so there's a book that's now 40 years old about the chicago riot, there's a book

white counters and. i think at the time that those kinds of decisions were made america was white america and we started to change their opinions. to revisit the thought of the time. with regard to obamacare we're seen now. pieces of it have gone into effect you know twenty six year olds and some price controls and things. more than fifty percent of americans are now in support of obamacare i think it's great to talk about things in the abstract as far as that oh well there's this thing out there that's going to really hurt you once it's in place but once it's in place and people figure out that it's not hurting them so much public opinion is kind of starting to be on the side of obama's health care reform law in this case in the court very often. follows public opinion sometimes of thought it was a generation. you know going back to the entry to today they very often do. a ruling is expected in late june what do you think in the minute we have left here what do you think the political consequences of that ruling will be in either direction it's definitely to dominate the last stand of the presidential

black, white americans who self identify her as african-american combat his relationship with white americas somewhat different in nuanced waste, but somewhat different in mind as president of lama has talked about. remember during his re speech in philadelphia when he essentially said before he threw rev. right under the bus he said, i can no more through rev. red and the bust and i could my own grandmother, my out white grandmother whom i've heard save racially insensitive things. seems to me that this is a nuanced -- is a distinction. so those other groups and assault. mainstream abandoned it, transcendent, emergence. and disintegration really is about how we got to where we are and eventually where we're headed. where i really come out is that whatever is left of affirmative action, whenever tension we have, we get some and for promotion of equality and justice in this time. if it means the rest of us have to fend for ourselves, that's fine, but we are in danger of losing millions and millions of people who are just jumping off the map in terms of the society. so thank you, again to muc

the black man got a fly to get something the white man can walk to. in modern america, blacks can ascend to the upper class, but they have to fight so much more to get there because white supremacy remains a tall barrier to entry. 23 you slip through the cracks as a way of advancing the idea that white supremacy does not exist and an attempt to mask the power because the matrix doesn't want you to know it's there. how can they argue they are racist when four black families live there welcomed by the community and unharassed by police? this is a fake argument. these extraordinary blacks would be welcomed anywhere, and alpine is not racist because it doesn't need to be. there's institutional systems in place to keep the number of blacks in alpine and beverley hills and other exclusive communities very low, but no so low that jackson can raise a rut cues. modern racism is a slippery beast more than it is father or grandfather were. it has ways to seem it doesn't exist driving you crazy trying to prove its existence sometimes. it combines the sense of you don't belong here

white man can walk to. he's saying that this modern america blacks can ascend to the upper class, it's possible, but they have to fight so much more to get there because white supremacy remains a tall barrier to entry. a way of advancing the idea that white supremacy does not exist, an attempt to mask its awesome power because the matrix doesn't want you to know it's there. how can someone argue that alpine, new jersey, is racist when four black families live there, welcomed by the community and unharassed by police? of course, this is a fake argument. these extraordinary blacks would be welcome anywhere, and alpine it is not racist because it doesn't need to be. there are institutional systems in place that keep the number of blacks in alpine and beverly hills and other exclusive communities very low, but not so low that jesse jackson can come and release a ruckus. modern racism is a much more subtle, nuanced, slippery beast than its father or grandfather were. it has ways of making itself seem to not exist which can drive you crazy trying to prove its existence sometimes. it's a powerful force shaping the p

the moment they were supposed to be fired, and order of the president, these members of suburban white americaall these air traffic controllers on their wives and children 18 silent and now their fists shot up into the air and with the surprise column is called a stokely carmichael salute. the 60s were long gone rezulin mused, that year he wrote quote, dirt teen years more later suburbanite american catches up here, where people from north babylon, long island

that they were supposed to be fired on the order of the president, these members of the suburban white america all meter traffic controllers and their wives and children became silent and now their fists shot up into the air in with the surprise columnist called a stokely carmichael salute. the 60's were a long run, he mused, but here come he wrote, quote, 13 years and more later suburbanite america finally catches up. here where people from north about longer island shooting their fists into the air in protest against the government. >> book tv interviews former president bill clinton about his recent book back to work why we need smart government for a strong economy. >> president bill clinton, in your new book back to work you talk about fact the u.s. should get back in the future business. what do you mean by that? >> i mean we should have a strategy to build a future of shared prosperity and shared responsibility based on a cooperative relationship between a strong private economy and a smart government. i think this battle we've been in whether the government is the source of all of our

moment that there were supposed to be fired an order of the present these members of suburban, white america all these air traffic controllers and their wives and children became silent. now their fists shot up into the air. what the surprised columnist called least oakley carmichael salute. the 60's were long gone, you used, but here he wrote, 13 years and more later suburbanite america finally catches up. here were people from the north babylon, l.i., shooting their fest -- this into the air in protest against the government. >> you can watch this and other programs online at booktv.org we talk now with local birmingham author marjorie white, the author of a walk to freedom, a collection of photos and the civil-rights era in birmingham, alabama. >> the alabama christian movement for human-rights. >> well, it was the movement, and the movement was bethel. this is where it began. the windows of this church were 100 percent behind everything that he did. the movement, his office was up and the arun. the church secretary was before him, the secretary of the movement came here. all the members

the moment they were supposed to be fired, on order of the president, these members of suburban white america, all these air traffic controllers and their wives and children became silent, and now their fists shot up into the air in what a surprise columnist called the stokely carmichael salute. the '60s were long gone, breslin used, but here he wrote quote, 13 years and more later, suburbanite america finally catches up. here, or people from north battle on long island, shooting their fists into the air in protest against their government. these journalists were clearly fascinated by the seeming incongruities of the patco strike, and illegal walkout, by highly trained professional workers, a brazen to find a the president of the union that endorsed his election only months earlier. a rejection of reagan's ultimatum, by workers who appeared to be among his most loyal constituents, air traffic controllers. after all, were overwhelmingly suburban white male military veterans. the typical reagan constituency in many peoples eyes. so much about the patco strike seemed to suggest its exceptional n

moment that they were supposed to be fired on order of the president, these members of suburban white america, all these air traffic controllers and their wives and children, became silent. and now their fists shot up into the air in what the surprised columnist called a stokely carmichael salute. the '60s were long gone, breslin mused, but here, he wrote, quote: 13 years and more later, suburbanite america finally catches up. here were people on long island shooting their fists into the air in protest against the government. >> you can watch this and other programs online at booktv.org. >> next, from the heritage foundation in washington, d.c. john yoo looks at the security changes over the last ten years of the war on terror. this is a little over an hour. >> good afternoon, thank you for joining us here at the heritage foundation. as director of lectures and seminars, it's my privilege to welcome everyone to our louis lehrman auditorium, to welcome those on our web site as well. we would ask everyone in-house to make that last courtesy check that cell phones have been turned off,

." >> this is a special edition of "bbc world news america" reporting from outside the white house. good buying berlusconi -- the italian prime minister will resign after suffering a humility -- humiliating defeat in parliament. a pennsylvania town built to house america's growing middle class now records its demise. and he has corresponded with countless world leaders -- we introduce you to the brooklyn panned out whose mail is making history. >> i only do this as a hobby and a cia agent said it's a helluva hockey. -- helluva hockey. >> welcome to our viewers on pbs and around the globe. we're coming live from the white house to mark one year to go until voters mark their presidential ballots. just as the economy is the biggest issue here, in italy, it has cost one leader his job. prime minister silvio berlusconi announced he will resign after a new budget law is approved. this comes after losing his majority in parliament earlier today. for more on this political bombshell, let's go live now to rome. >> you are in the heart of american politics and we are here in the heart of the i

survive in the future in this multiracial and small flight -- multi ethnic what used to be white plays called america if you do not respond people of color as consumers if you care about making money? do you follow? >> the companies want to have us as consumers, but they do not want to promote the necessity, the importance of disparate voices and a democratic republic. tavis: how do they get away with it? >> unfortunately, this is a movement in america, which in the 1960's and 19 70's held them accountable, it has become disarmed to some degree. between 1971 and 1973, there were 340 licensed challenges to the station licenses of radio and television stations, african-americans and latinos who walked in and said, "we are sick and tired of the kind of programming you have. we are sick and tired that you do not have programs for us. they fought to open those places up, and the companies responded. what did the government do? it used to be that a government license had to be renewed every three years. the expanded it to eight years. they made it more difficult for this effort of accountability to occur,

moment that they were supposed to be fired on order of the president, these members of suburban, white america -- all these air traffic controllers and their wives and children -- became silent, and now their fists shot up into the air in what the surprised columnist called a stokely carmichael salute. the '60s were long gone, breslin mused, but here he wrote, quote: 13 years and more later suburbanite america finally catches up. here were people from north battle on long island shooting their fists into the air in protest existence their government -- against their government. these journalists were clearly fascinated by the seeming incongruities of the patco strike and illegal walkout by highly-trained professional workers, a brazen defiance of a conservative president by a union that had endorsed his election only months earlier. a rejection of reagan's ultimatum by workers who appeared to be among his most loyal constituents. air traffic controllers, after all, were overwhelmingly suburban, white male military veterans. the typical reagan constituency in many people's eyes. so much about t

the white house's executive pastry chef will also unveil a gingerbread white house replica. america's oldest teenager, and dick clark turns 82. all day long you can stay on top of the latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." >>> here's a look at what's coming up later on the "today" show. ann curry reports live from iraq where joe biden has made a surprise visit as u.s. troops begin to leave the country. and grammy-winning singer/songwriter neil diamond performs live in concert. >>> now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a good one. ok, trevor where's the big dipper? over there! trevor is a space wiz and he's battling a brain tumor. he came to st. jude children's research hospital where our pioneering research helps save kids, with brain tumors across america. how many stars are there? oh, that's easy... one... two... three... get outta

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. >> reporter: but on "good morning america," cain's former friend ginger white offered new details onhat she says was a 13-year affair with cain. >> i've received gifts and money for the last two and a half years, consistently. >> did he ask for anything in return for that money? >> ah -- no. this was not sex for cash. >> reporter: cain acknowledging giving her money. >> i was doing this because of the job market. and so, this -- she's not the only person that i have helped. >> reporter: in ohio today, cain's supportered seemed to believe his denials. >> they want you to believe that we can't do this. they want you to believe that with enough character assassination on me that i will drop out. >> reporter: he plans to spend the upcoming weekend with his family and only after that make a decision about whether or not to continue his campaign. diane? >> okay, jon, thank you. >>> and today, another wakeup call about the apple juice so many of us drink and give our children. you'll remember the fiery debate when dr. mehmet oz first raised questions about the level of arsenic in the juice.

closest thing to a red sleigh, butt on some andy williams and went back to where made in america started. snow whiterive, dallas, texas. hey, it's "world news." we took everything out, not made in america and all that was left? that vase, now we're back. ready for us this time? this time, we came armed with a simple holiday question. for the usrys and families across america. are you in? so you're in? >> we're in. >> reporter: are you in? we're onto something here, we hope, this will spread across the country. by the way, that shopper with his wine, we went and bought one ourselves, unwrapped it, made in america. so, we are -- >> a hero there. as you know, david, we're hoping that all of you will join us in creating a sort of made in america christmas tree online, with wonderful gifts made right here at home. the e-mails are already pouring in, thank you, thank you. we loved hearing from cassandra in virginia about the turvis tumblers that keep liquids hot or cold, made in america. so, head to abcnews.com/worldnews for others and tell us something you love and then e-mail, facebook, tweet that link

america ." reporting live from outside the white house, i am katty kay. italian prime minister may resign soon after suffering a humiliating defeat in parliament. a pennsylvania town built to house america's growing middle- class no records its demise. en we introduce you to the brooklyn pen pal whose mail is making is 3. >> a cia agent said "it is a hell of a heart be -- hobby." >> welcome to "bbc world news america," broadcast to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we are coming to you live from the white house. it will be one year until voters cast their presidential ballots. just as the economy is the biggest threat here, in italy it has cost one leader his job. prime minister silvio berlusconi has announced he will resign after new budget law is approved. the decision comes after losing the majority in parliament today. gavin hewitt starts our coverage. >> silvio berlusconi went to see the italian president. they have a long discussion. then it was the president to declared silvio berlusconi would step down after key economic reforms h

economy and white america must invest in high-tech manufacturing. -- and white america must invest andpanel is negotiating a plan by next wednesday to reduce the nation's debt by at least 1.2 trillion dollars over the next decade. he talks about his party's commitment to cutting spending and changing the tax code. >> today in speaking to you from indonesia as i finish up my trip from the asian pacific. over the past week, the progress we made in opening markets and boosting exports here will help create more jobs and more growth in the united states. i was proud to join leaders from some of our nation's top companies as they announced a trade deal that will support a hundred 30,000 american jobs and increase exports by a $39 million. boeing will sell more than 200 plans to in the media that are built with parts from suppliers in over 40 states. these agreements will help us reach my goal of doubling in american exports by 2014. a goal we are on pace to me. there are powerful examples of how we can rebuild an economy, making and selling products all over the world that are stamped with

white house. >> i believe in america and i'm running for president. [ cheers and applause >> reporter: even beforemney has run against people with no staying power. >> you have just sent a message that president obama will be a one-term president. >> reporter: michele bachmann was the summer rage but then she began to lose her foothold. >> sometimes it kind of takes me awhile to get into something like this presidential race. but let me tell you, when i'm in, i'm in all the way. >> reporter: texas governor rick perry is what many republicans think romney is not. a fiscal and social conservative. perry was an overnight sensation but it turned out debates weren't his strength. >> he was before the social programs from the standpoint of he was far standing out for roe versus wade before he was against roe versus wade. >> reporter: perry dropped like a stone giving way to the next not mitt romney. >> bottom line, folks, 9-9-9 means jobs, jobs, jobs. >> reporter: conservative, likeable, different businessman herman cain caught fire with his tax plan and then -- >> are you concerned about -- >> excuse m

the latest allegations from an atlanta woman named ginger white in an interview set to air later on "good morning american again off again relationship. >> i've received gifts and money for the last 2 1/2 years consistently. this was not sex for cash. >> reporter: cain denies having a sexual relationship with white. the denial may not be enough to save his campaign. sources tell abc news some staffers are seeking jobs with other candidates. cain's campaign manager says the candidate will layout the way forward in a speech in ohio later today. >>> san francisco's new law restricting fast food meals that include a toy -- mcdonald's charging customers 10 cents extra for toys in happy meals. the happy meal law will yous toys to be included only with meals -- mcdonald's has made changes including apple slices that is not enough. mcdonald's says it charges 10 cents for the toys that will benefit the ronald mcdonald house charity. >>> you see the fog on the bay bridge dense in some spots. >> thicker this morning in some spots other spots not as thick but still throughout for the morning commute. then it clears.

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african-americans and blacks, he felt as though he was categorized as an uncle tom to many as representing white america and not truly black. and muhammad ali said i was just selling the fight but in the end, he was still a little bit bitter about how the promotion was handled. >> that's very interesting. >> it was when he knocked -- brian, you're absolutely right. of all the tributes i've read about him today, they talk about how and ali were linked through their entire lives and joe frazier said when he knocked ali down in madison square garden in 1971, that was the greatest moment of his entire life. >> as would be with anyone. here you are with celebrity in midtown new york city and everyone says muhammad ali left, he was unbeaten, undefeated, greatest ever at the prime of his career, 3 1/2 years done, he's saying joe frazier is not the real champion, he emerges and they have this fight and they go to the last round. he was in awe of ali that he got up from that shot and he felt as though he won the second fight and would have won the third if eddie would have let him go out for the 15th round. eddi

in obama's america white kids get beat up with the black kids cheering right on.ve it to you. this can't happen overnight. be patient.ç redistribution of wealth, repatriations, returning the wealth to rightful owners is repatriations. >> repatriations. president obama has not been able to raise a single tax rate. bill clinton raised taxes. in fact, he pushed through congress and signed into law in his first year as president the single biggest tax increase in history, and you, rush limbaugh, never called that repatriations. why not, rush? why do you use the word "repatriations" with president obama? why? we didn't have time today to go over rush's 23 years of radio transcripts. we only have a sampling of the obama years, including this. >> it is these whackos from bill ayers to majeremiah wright to other black liberation they'll gists working with a.c.o.r.n. and barack obama smack-dab in the middle of it. they have been training young black kids to hate, hate, hate this country. and they trained their parents before that to hate, hate, hate this country. >> rush

america. that the whites building along springs street. from there, suspect led them on a high-speed chase that ended about 5 mi. away, northwest of where the bank was, across 80, along the 100 block of janice street. look at the houses, their closely packed together. from the video, you can see police and swat members going door-to-door. the houses are right next to each other, they're trying to find that second suspect. >>pam: a chaotic scene at uc-berkeley earlier this morning. police along with sheriffs' cleared out occupies at berkeley at about 3:00 a.m. after taking down about one dozen tents, the steps of a scroll hall or power washed. this comes after the group promised to stay no matter what. terisa estacio is live at uc-berkeley with the latest. >>terisa: pam, take a look at what is going on assets sprowell plaze. they are here to take part in a general assembly. that is where they will collectively make a decision as far as bringing back the encampment, where they will or will not. that will be decided during this general assemb

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they are white but they are democrats in presidential politics in particular, black america overwhelmingly goes with the democratic nominee. was that instinctual the case of barack obama? of course, it was. his color has something to do with that. those are some of my reactions. >> host: cancun mexico. good afternoon. >> caller: dr. kennedy. i am so happy for your rise to your position but i have a lot question. first of all,, there is the lot of incarcerating the thousands in thousands of young men am present in women to come i am sure for such a minor minor thing when the total the basis of the whole country is based on criminal activity. the criminal activity takes someone's land by force. if you would address at as the lot issue then making it to the basis of the whole concept of incarceration to break the law. thank you. >> guest: i think we really do have a major problem on our hands that very few of our political officials have dealt with adequately and that is the problem of mass incarceration i do think the criminal justice system is highly punitive and there are far too many peop