let's go through the superhero harriet tubman right here. >> freedom fighter the ship commander john brown general tubman. and people are silly enough to believe she could not read. >> this is written in a peculiar way. you can read this in any direction i will read it twice two different ways because she was never in one spot. beholden to the wind what is it? take me her instructions make my mark a river be as faithful as the mother of cain her face up under her smile a reflection i know of no man that stands waist deep thousands call her moses. even jesus needs john the baptist. >> now i will get a little bit of water. i just read this left to right and up and down traditionally now i will read it up and then down with arms wide at the stars this woman needs riverbeds. between water and women the intersections make what is it about? and her palms folded. a rainbow wonder. and take her intel. hands to the wind. and the sweet waters like braille no mysteries a collection her face. look at them. [applause] i like it you cannot really tell right now. particularly on the page. >> i will

supported a woman who was running for president at brooklyn college and she was active in the harriet tubman society. she began her political activism as a college student. she got a job working in a daycare center but politics was her passion. she got involved in brooklyn politics which at that time was all white and all mail male and she worked with a number of local officials to transform the local democratic party so that it was led by african- americans . it was all mail male and that included the immigrant organizations, the church organizations, she knew central brooklyn like the back of her hand and have the support of the women. in 1960 she gets elected and goes to albany and she is very effective a very effective legislator. the legislation she is most proud of what's called the seek program seek education power and this provided resources for high school students going to the university of new york so they could attend college and get the resources needed to stay in college and graduate. that transformed the university of new york including her alma mater brooklyn college from bei

in the next century, frederick douglass harriet tubman, and countless others risked everything to end the evil of slavery and secure the sacred blessings of freedom. and here we are, altogether, in the white house. this is a great thing, right? a great thing. this is a very, very special place. a century later, rosa parks and the immortal doctor martin luther king jr. challenged our nation to fulfill its founding promise, that we are all created equal by god. in every moment of our history, african-americans have called our nation to greatness. this year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of jackie robinson. how good was jackie robinson? how good was jackie? as a baseball fan, jackie was special. he had to be special. because that was not an easy journey for jackie. he was a special man. his courage on the field and off the field, stands as an everlasting monument to the triumph of the human spirit. african-american scientists, artists, musicians, educators, faith leaders, and callous others have lifted our nation to absolutely incredible heights. today, we thank god for all of

supported a woman who was running for president at brooklyn college, and she was active in the harriet tubman society. she began her political activism as a college student. she got a job working in a day care center, but politics was her passion. she got involved in brooklyn politics which was at that time all white and all male. she worked with a number of local officials local , african-american, local officials, to transform the local democratic party so that it was led by african-americans. but it was all male. and she worked very closely with women, not only in the local democratic party clubs, but in the social clubs and immigrant organizations, in the church organizations. she knew central brooklyn like the back of her hand. and had the support of the women. so, in 1960, she gets elected and goes to albany. she's a very effective legislator. the legislation she is most proud of is called the seek program -- seek education empowerment and knowledge. and this provided resources for high school students going to the city university of new york so that they could attend college and get th

you mentioned harriet tubman, harriet jacobs.loretta vasquez, who fought for the confederacy in a man's uniform. finally, we cannot forget in the centennial year, -- bicentennial year, mary lincoln. i know taylor swift's birthday is on december 13, and many americans will probably take heed of that, but how many will remember mary lincoln, born 200 years ago. it was mary lincoln who gave frederick douglass a cane from her husband, and in giving that cane, was trying to make the lincoln's legacy and african-american citizenship and african-americans cause for emancipation. i think it's really important that in mind. we went into the bookshop and found the double portraits. they are very much next to each other in their daily lives. i hope mary lincoln at 200 will be something we can think about. but because we really want to hear from you on women, because the three of us are so excited to have a full house here, i want to see if people want to come up to the microphone and ask any questions you might have about women's legacy, wo

it's called sorry harriet tubman. >> yes, because i'm ignorant. ( laughter ) harriet worked so hard on come making dick jokes. so sorry, harriet. >> trevor: you say id but you're one of the smarts people i know. i think that's the fame you play, you mask your smarts in the dick jokes. >> of course, because you want people to feel at ease and then hit them. and then they're like, oh, whoa! knowledge! so it feels good. ( laughter ) >> trevor: men and women do it different. your technique is i whip out the dicks and people get calm and i go with the knowledge. i go with the knowledge then whip out the dick. i feel like it's a very different game that we're playing. very different techniques we have. the movies, are you enjoying that? >> yes, it's fun to be on the set and this is the biggest movie i've ever done, "what men want." taraji was awesome. i kept to myself. i didn't want to break the thing. i was sweating out my all-natural deodorant, and i thought i can't talk to her now because i stink, but i was so proud to be a part of it. >> trevor: do you wish you could read men's minds? >>

a fight escalating to guire today near harriet tubman elementary. 4's jackie bensen standing by live with new information about the gunman. jackie? wereporter: well, jim, fir want to show you where the shooting happened. this alleyas the giant supermarket on one side. condominiums on the other side. buts you said, the investigation area for this took up several blocks. d.c. police searched the bushes around a building for evidence, possibly a discarded gun, after a broad daylight shoing left a man described as being inis late teens or early 20s dead. investigators say there was an argument involving a group of young men around 3:00 p.m. one left and returned with a gun. he was wearing distinctive garment. >> the shooter in the case was wearing a hooded jacket with fur around the hood of the jacket. >> reporter: d.c. police statistics sw the columbia heights neighborhood where the murder took place has seen a significant reduction in crime after a disturbing series of shootings and manders in 2016 2017. at the end of this alley is the area where the giant keeps its dumpsters, sort of

i pour out a little love for harriet tubman,.king foreign language] >> i pour out a little love for nat turner. [speaking foreign language] >> great people who fought for freedom, even before they had freedom themselves. there were slaves that stole away into the swamps of florida, they called themselves marines. don't miss your part, now. [laughter] >> the maroons struck the first real blow for freedom in america. i pour out a little love, a little love for all of those slaves who worked from sunup to sundown, for no pay at all other then the fact that they were alive and contributing. [speaking foreign language] >> even as slaves, we have contributed to this country. jazz. [speaking foreign language] >> jellyroll morton invented that. [speaking foreign language] >> i pour out a little love, a little love for all those great people who were born into slavery but were never slaves. [speaking foreign language] >> frederick douglass. [speaking foreign language] >> one of my favorite abolitionists. he was not no joke. john brown. i

harriet tubman wrote every great dream begins with a dream are always remember you have with the news the string the patience the passion the reach for the stars to change the world so we sat down with three dreamers changing the world to discuss the power and purpose of black history month here is part one of our black history month panel with nafta free men writer and activist from black alliance for peace lady dame figaro e.t. black trans writer artist max of us and author and curator kelsey clarke we began by asking them who they thought had been marginalized in history and why it's important to expand the inclusiveness of this history. i started by saying i would love to see so many people including history in a variety of different ways i think that from my perspective i love to see people who don't maybe have certain coasts and certain things on their resume who do whatever work they do whether it's tied to profit or not i think would be an important thing to see about gordie for i think one of the things missing from history in terms of how it's how it's generally toward our p

american culture through the national parks, which includes buying the homes of fredrick douglass, harriet tubmanker t. washington. smith also personally gifted $20 million to the national museum of african american history and culture in washington, d.c. it sounds like mr. smith, you're on a mission. >> i am. i truly am. i think a big part of that mission is to educate the world as to what african americans have contributed in america and educate americans as to what our contributions have led to, so many great things that make america the unique place it is on the planet. >> reporter: the park service will not only preserve two of king's former atlanta homes, it will record and share family memory, including contributions from everyone at this table. >> we've been through a lot. >> reporter: here is a preview. what don't people know about dr. king that they should? >> this is one thing i tell young people. dr. king was a c student at morehouse. he got a c in public speaking. he got a c in preaching. it tells you that you don't allow grades and people's judgments even to define who you are and w

. >> you chose harriet tubman.derground railroad, freed thousands of slaves and freed not only herself but went back again to free those from the north. she said i freed a thousand slaves, i could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves. she's talking about when you have the courage, you have to be able to free yourself. you can have opportunities and people willing to give you a lending hand but if you don't take the opportunity in yourself to really be self-motivated then nobody can help you. i think harriet tubman is an amazing person, i think about her often, not just in february, that she did so much for people around her that she didn't have to help. >> it will be the first movie about harriet tubman. >> what an amazing quote, "i freed a thousand slaves, i could have freed a thousand more if they had only known they were slaves." >> and now to new york and the well coordinated and plot. the board heard from a handful of witness that heard of mcrae dallas' plan. dallas's step daughter adm

enthe argum broke out near harriet tubman elementary school. on left to get a gun.olice say when he returned, he killed someoneib des as in his late teens or early 20s..c >>> police have arrested a man accused of shooting a teacher in the face. police say tyree irving killed a man in broad daylight last month. this happened just blocks away otom the metro station. police say irving d.c. fourth grade math teacher last week. he was struck by a stray bullet and was wounded in the hands and face. irving wasrrested on tuesday. >>> this morning, a massage therapist is accused of touching a woman inappropriately. joshua johnson now faces sexual assault charges. montgomery county police say there could be other victims. he worked a a massage therapist. >>> calls are growing for marry ann lisanti ed resign. she racial slur. she apologized for her words earlier this week. "the washington post" f reported that in january, she referred to a candidate who knocked on doors in the county, as havingn campaigned i a "n" word district. angela alsobrooks says herords require more than

in the next century, frederick douglass and harriet delman risked -- harriet dublin -- harry tubman risked everything to end slavery and here we are altogether in the white house. this is a great thing, right? this is a very special place. parks andlater, rosa dr. martin luther king jr. challenged our nation to fulfill its founding promise that we are all created equal by god. moment of our history, african-americans have called our great nation to greatness. marks the 100 anniversary of the birth of jackie robinson. he was special. because ite special was not an easy journey for jackie. he was a special man. his courage on and off the field stands as a triumph to the human spirit. african-american scientists, artists, musicians, faith leaders and countless others have lifted our nation to incredible heights. today, we thank god for all of the lessons the african-american community continues to give our nation and we pledge hours off to expand opportunity for americans. since my election, we have jobs.d 5.3 million new proud of it being the lowest in history for african-americans, but toda

african-american culture through the national parks which includes buying the homes of frederick douglass, harriet tubman the national museum of african-american museum and culture in washington, d.c. sounds like, mr. smith, you're on a mission. >> i truly am. i think a big part is to educate the world as to what african-americans have contributed in america and educate americans as to what our contributions have led to. so many great things that make america the unique place it is on the planet. >> reporter: the parks service will not only preserve two of king's former atlanta homes, it will record and share family memories including contributions from everyone at this table. >> we've been through a lot. >> reporter: here's a preview -- what don't people know about dr. king that they should? >> this is one thing i tell young people -- dr. king was a c student at moorehouse. he got a c in public speaking. he got a c in preaching. it tells you that you don't allow grades and people's judgments even to define who you are and what you're going to contribute to this world. and he continued to push forward an

calling to you from the home of harriet tubman.he point i would like to make is republicans are calling democrats socialists and -- as if that is a dirty word. the taxes are for the purposes of social betterment and spreading the wealth that socialism, if you don't believe in it, you don't believe in public hospitals. you don't believe in public schools. you don't believe in public police action, part apartments, military, and evading taxes the prize the public of -- deprives the public of using public money to fund for the better good of the general public. and this is the crux of socialism and as a democrat, i supported. they should support the lesser of these and socialism is the safety net that keeps society function. host: thanks. guest: democrats and republicans oath. this is one nation. -- both. this is one nation. democrats and republicans don't believe in many of the things you just said. we have taxes to make sure we fix the resources we have. that may be your definition of socialism, it is not mine. i am not a socialist