social activist, reverend marcia
dyson and marc morial, president
and ceo of the national urban
league.
mr. morial, mayor, let me turn
to you, sir.
where are we heading as a
country when we see this kind of
conflagration along the front of
american race?
>> it's nothing new.
i mean, let's look at the fact
that perhaps social media and
media attention has given more
visibility, if you will, and
transparency to what you may
have read on graffiti walls or
heard in private conversations.
that's number one.
number two, there's been a
reaction to the rise of
president obama, an ugly
reaction, resentful reactions.
but let's understand, we just
had an election, and the
president got re-elected for the
second time.
which says that a majority of
the american people are not
swayed nor influenced by that
sort of sick and sadistic
thinking.
what i prefer to focus on is not
simply that, but the underlying
disparities, the previous