>> it's because it's an all black movie. there's no major white roles in it at all. it's one of the first all black action pictures ever made. >> jon: is that true? >> yeah. ( applause ) >> jon: but the scene in it when hitler tells cuba gooding jr. that he's his father.... >> no, no, no. >> jon: were you tempted at all to put that in? hitler walks up and like i am your father? >> no, no, no. cuba gooding jr. goes out and he goes back home and it's, you know, james earl jones playing his father. don't talk to me like that. >> jon: i am your father. in this day and age, that's a difficult... is it because of the pedigree of it? they didn't want to take a chance on it? >> yeah. reasonably expensive movie. normally black movies, you know, they're very low budget. they won't even... even these movies it goes to one of the lower not major distributors. they do well but they do a certain amount of money. they know what that is. this costs more than what those movies make. so they figure, well. and they don't believe there's any foreign market for it. that's 60% of their pr

black woman. 35%. if i did the dna of all of the black men in this room and all black men in the nba or the united states, 35% of you in your dna from your father not from a black man at all that from a white man. 35%. that's extraordinary. well. what if we could get our children to do their family tree back to slavery, back to the 1870 census when our ancestors who were slaves first appeared in the federal census with two names and then look as we did with oprah winfrey look in the same county in the 1860's census for someone named winfrey who owned a male slave in this league schedule ten years younger than constantine when free her great-grandfather whom we found in the 1870's census and then teach them how to look through the records of the slight man caught to see if he has a tax record or in the will have a slave lee constantine. anyway, while we are doing the family tree we go down gulf to the science teacher. if we walk into a science class in the inner city and said today's lesson of is the double helix they would say get out. if you say we are going to solve your cheek and in six weeks tell you

the black men in this room or all the black men in the nba or all the black menin the united states, 35% of you descend, your y dna which you inherit from your father from a white man. 35%. that's extraordinary. well, what if we could get our children to do their family tree back to slavery, right? back to the 1870 census when our ancestors who were slaves first appeared in a federal census with two names. and then look as we did with oprah winfrey, look in the same county for someone named winfrey who owned a male slave in the slave schedule ten years younger than constantine winfrey, her great, great grandfather who we found in the census. and then teach them how to look through the estate records of this white man named winfrey to see if he in a tax record or a will had a slave named constantine. well, anyway, while we are doing the family tree, we go down the hall to the science teacher. now, if we walked into a science class in the inner city and we said today's lesson is washington creek and the double helix, people would say get out of town. but we say see

now the man who guided the all blacks rugby team to world cup glory has been knighted in the new years on this list graham henry that decide to their first world cup title in twenty four years this autumn after that narrow win over france in the final of the sixty five year old former schoolteacher graeme henry the latest in the handful of former players or coaches to receive new zealand's highest honor all blacks captain rich mccall was also approached by prime minister junk a bit turned the knighthood down saying he was too young at thirty to receive such an accolade and we was delighted with his own. one as great as you know we feel very humble about it and as i say it's a reflection of what people have got i've long time. and i appreciate where it's come from and i've got a lot of respect for that. but i would not be asked to be called. a russian made their debut at that will cup and despite not winning a game it was a success none the less for the best a quick look back now what was a significant sporting event for them in twenty eleven and richard and paul think was there followi

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now the man who guided the all blacks rugby team to world cup glory has been knighted in his country's new years almost list graham henry led new zealand to their first world cup title in twenty four years last october the noro eight seven win over france in the final and the sixth in a row former school teacher can now call them self serve graham henry is the latest in a handful of former players and coaches to receive new zealand's highest honor the all blacks captain rich mccall was also approached by prime minister john key but he turned the night to darren stating he was too young up thirty to receive such an act that henry was delighted with his own. daughters pride as you know and we feel very humble about bats and as i say it's a reflection on a lot of people have done everything for time. and. i appreciate where it's come from and. got a lot of respect for them. but i wouldn't be asked to be called. let's finish up by taking a look back at one of the most exhilarating events of twenty eleven the la rochelle laid off a cliff diving world championships in gary hunt may have won

the spanish gave out and sign a treaty with them and gave him the right to create an independent, all-black settlement, which is still there. the town is called young to an extent independents independent since 1609. we did not learn this in our history books. a black city in mexico run by black people? no way. who discovered manhattan? there was a black man named juan rodriguez who was the first non-native american to be a permanent resident to survive in what is now manhattan. we call him jay rod. [laughter] he was deposited on manhattan by dutch country named missile in my 1612, early 1613. it's a series of clashes between mosel and two dutch traders who die with rodriguez. and they are upset because a free man -- a free black man was trading independently berge and was not his agent there is a part in new york where there is a tribute to have as the official sounder patent. there is another black man in maryland, and the feisty susanna who owned property in voted in maryland, during the 17th century. he was a cavaco portuguese and african descent. he settled in saint maryland and was a

it gave them hope the army would let them fly n january, 41 the army air corps announced a all-black squadron. >> it was a chance for advancement in a career. >> i want to take advantage of this. >> black aviation given a boost in spring of 41. on a trip to tuskegee eleanor roosevelt asked to be flown by one of the black pilots. >> that looks like something boy like to do. and suggested that wasn't something they thought was adviseable. and she said, you don't understand. i really want to do that. and the first laid ease pilot, alfred anderson borrowed $2500 from family and friends to buy his first airplane. with tips he taught himself to fly. >> anderson was very impressive. he could charm anyone. and he could make you feel you can fly. >> stan watson, george bowl and charles biden were some of the first to arrive in tuskegee. heading south by train into the heart of segregated america was a eye opening experience. he arrived in alabama. >> they had colored signs and white signs. took advice from the south crew. they said what you do is stay away from the white folks in the south. th

it gave them hope the army would let them fly n january, 41 the army air corps announced a all-black squadron. >> it was a chance for advancement in a career. >> i want to take advantage of this. >> black aviation given a boost in spring of 41. on a trip to tuskegee eleanor roosevelt asked to be flown by one of the black pilots. >> that looks like something boy like to do. and suggested that wasn't something they thought was adviseable. and she said, you don't understand. i really want to do that. and the first laid ease pilot, alfred anderson borrowed $2500 from family and friends to buy his first airplane. with tips he taught himself to fly. >> anderson was very impressive. he could charm anyone. and he could make you feel you can fly. >> stan watson, george bowl and charles biden were some of the first to arrive in tuskegee. heading south by train into the heart of segregated america was a eye opening experience. he arrived in alabama. >> they had colored signs and white signs. took advice from the south crew. they said what you do is stay away from the white folks in the south. th

spanish gave up and he signed the treaty with him and gave him the right to create an independent all-black settlement, which is still there in a town called gunga and has been independent since 1609. we did not learn this in our history books. a black city in mexico run by black people? no way. who discovered manhattan? there is a black man named rodriguez who was the first non-native american to be a permanent resident to survive in what is now manhattan. we call him jay rod. [laughter] he was the positive on manhattan by dutch sea captain named mosel in late 1612, early 1613 and all that is knows about this man comes from a series of lawsuits and to other dutch traders who dealt with rodriguez. and they were upset because a free man, a free black man was trading independently they are and what's not his agent. there is a part in new york where there is a tribute to him as the official founder of manhattan. there was another black man in maryland. matthias to sousa who own property and voted in maryland during the 17th century. he was a cafÉ, portuguese and african descent. he settled in

it gave them hope the army would let them fly n january, 41 the army air corps announced a all-black squadron. >> it was a chance for advancement in a career. >> i want to take advantage of this. >> black aviation given a boost in spring of 41. on a trip to tuskegee eleanor roosevelt asked to be flown by one of the black pilots. >> that looks like something boy like to do. and suggested that wasn't something they thought was adviseable. and she said, you don't understand. i really want to do that. and the first laid ease pilot, alfred anderson borrowed $2500 from family and friends to buy his first airplane. with tips he taught himself to fly. >> anderson was very impressive. he could charm anyone. and he could make you feel you can fly. >> stan watson, george bowl and charles biden were some of the first to arrive in tuskegee. heading south by train into the heart of segregated america was a eye opening experience. he arrived in alabama. >> they had colored signs and white signs. took advice from the south crew. they said what you do is stay away from the white folks in the south. th

it gave them hope the army would let them fly n january, 41 the army air corps announced a all-black squadron. >> it was a chance for advancement in a career. >> i want to take advantage of this. >> black aviation given a boost in spring of 41. on a trip to tuskegee eleanor roosevelt asked to be flown by one of the black pilots. >> that looks like something boy like to do. and suggested that wasn't something they thought was adviseable. and she said, you don't understand. i really want to do that. and the first laid ease pilot, alfred anderson borrowed $2500 from family and friends to buy his first airplane. with tips he taught himself to fly. >> anderson was very impressive. he could charm anyone. and he could make you feel you can fly. >> stan watson, george bowl and charles biden were some of the first to arrive in tuskegee. heading south by train into the heart of segregated america was a eye opening experience. he arrived in alabama. >> they had colored signs and white signs. took advice from the south crew. they said what you do is stay away from the white folks in the south. th

they do not think it is viable outside this country or outside the black community. all of the bad guys are white. so? that is just history. they are like, "we cannot touch it." he takes it to the other seven major studios. each of them -- two of them cancel and will not even see a screening. one of them actually sent in one black guy to watch the movie. at the end of it, they asked him what department he worked in. he said, "i worked in i.t." he did not work in film distribution or acquisition. tavis: this is george lucas. >> but george lucas is carrying this film about black actors, black man, our black history, which incorporates and tells all of history. you cannot take a race out without eliminating all the other race, if you are going to tell the story of the human race. george, facing a problem of money -- his girlfriend melody, a brilliant woman, she said to him, "now you have an understanding of what it is like to be a minority." tavis: she happens to be an african-american woman. >> melody is the head of one of the largest hedge funds and money management funds