the transformation not only coming from african-americans moving from the south to the north, but african-americans in a more existential sense moving from agrarian to an urban environment. it is one seeing playing out in chicago in a particularly exemplary way. second, chicago in many ways is really the center of what could be thought of as black cultural media. my book is trying to think about the ways in which the emergence not only of individual african-american artists not only individual episodes or instances of black creativity but what could be called a media infrastructure, almost a culture industry that chicago really more so than los angeles, more so than new york city, is the center of that sort of activity in the middle part of the century. so in that sense it is almost as if one could think about an amplifier effect. that chicago is able to provide to black perspective, to black aspiration, to black identity. in that way what is going on in chicago whether it relates to music, whether it relates to newspapers and magazines, whether it relates to trying to influence advertisement and t

at this point, this is novel in the case of african-american life. to think about the fact that in 1940s to 1950, one is looking not a turn in black life, where people are beginning to really and that there needs to be these different institutional mediators, in order to create the capacity to broadcast african-american identity and african-american appeal out to a wide audience, ultimately a national audience. that is something in many ways at the heart of the 1940s and 1950s. i begin with this story. eight of the what they martin luther king. the fact we understood martin luther king is an iconic figure of the last half of the 20th century and many people understand this to be the result of the ways in which ways, white liberals, mainstream media embraced a six on three of the reform of the country. many years before king was actually brought up to the level of prominence, king was being presented as an iconic and exemplary african-american republican celebrity figure that "ebony" magazine. directly in the wake of the bus boycott. the promotional o

i serve as part of the african- american interest committee that helped put this program together, and i want to thank all of you for coming, and i want to thank sfgtv for taking the program today. we want to thank the department here at san francisco public library, and we are having a reception in l58, and we want to thank read your catering for providing some delicious food for us to nibble on today, so will you please join us and say thank you again to mrs. colvin and also to byrin bain for telling his story, but thank you for coming so that we can say thank you to miss colvin for being a living history maker. join us. thank you. ♪ lift every voice and sing >> so it's a tremendous honor to be here today. we've got a tremendous program for you. this is our annual black history month kickoff. it was started many, many years ago. dr. carter g. woodson had participated in the founding of black history month. he was involved in the group known as the oh, -- association for the study of african-american life and history. the local chapter of that group is what is now known as the african

but still considered african-american. looking towards the future we will see a time when we are a bit of an african-american and country where people not necessarily considered black or white but who are considered some sort of in between categories. i had a sort of funny experience several years back with a group that was looking at a set of issues in brazil that included members of that group, a foundation official, very light complexion. she turned to a brazilian guy and said do you think black brazilians will have a problem with me because i am a very light skinned african-americans looking at a set of issues having to do with race and the guy looks at her totally baffled and says i don't think so because here in brazil we understand that in america there are a lot of white people who think they are black. what he was speaking to was a different way of categorizing people. they categorize people and how they look as opposed to peace and. here we categorize people very much on the basis of peace and, the one drop rule.

african-american unemployment is at 16.7%. do you have any idea what the republicans want to do for these americans to get them back to work other than give tax breaks to the rich? >> they don't want to do anything. as a matter of fact, in this same bill that i'm referring to, they just cut the job training programs for the one-stop centers. they're cutting jobs. as they make cuts throughout this budget, which means that they are undermining our economy. people don't have jobs. they can't invest in the economy. they can't spend money. they don't want to do anything about the 16.7% unemployment. and i don't expect them do. that's why blacks are not voting for the republicans and certainly not going to vote for him. >> congresswoman maxine waters, thanks for your time tonight. appreciate it so much. >>> let's turn to joe watkins and dr. james peterson. gentlemen, thanks for your time tonight. joe, let me ask you, do you think that african-americans have been brainwashed to vote for democrats? >> i think what herman cain said is

they really don't like african- american. but they're very hostile to hispanics and latinos as well. the fact of the matter is is that this altar-conservative group on the right is pushing african-americans and latinos and hispanics closer and closer together. i mentioned before about what happened in terms of net household worth. hispanic and african-american net worth, and the median level is between $5,000.6000 dollars. that is nothing in the order of the $115,000 of white household net worth. hispanics are suffering record high unemployment. all the things that reflect african-americans, including problems about voting rights, they are being visited on hispanics right now. and it's pushing hispanics and african-american together. so the idea that african- americans and hispanics have some diverging agenda is especially according about the main issues, which is the economy and jobs. and that is the main issue. and african-american and hispanics have the same agenda. >>americans and hispanics have the same agenda. >> there

in 2000, 90% of the african-american voters voted for the democrat.erman cain believes he could break the lock on african-american votes if he was gop nomination for president. >> i believe they would vote for me based on my own anecdotal feedback. they won't vote for me because i'm broadcast. they'll vote for me because of my policies and what i'm offering to fix this economy. >> joining me now, dorian warren, assistant professor of political science and public affairs at columbia university and fellow at roosevelt institute. thanks for joining me. i know professors don't like to go anecdotal but herman said his anecdotal feel for the community is he would get a third of the african-american vote. what's your gut feeling, cain versus obama? >> that's a disgusting pizza he would be delivering. it's false. >> is there any other explanation other than brainwashing, other than hovering 90% african-american votes for democrat for president? >> absolutely. first, it's important to say that insulting voters isn't quite the winning strategy to win them over

student delegates: truancy and african americans. if everyone took the tests, would these be higher? i know that my school, which may not be the same for every other school is that teachers or the principal to go hunting down kids to take the test, and i would say that those kids are the kids that have truancy problems and that those kids are the ones that are scoring low back as well, so would not those be higher if everyone took the test? >> actually, the state has a criteria that every school has to have a participation rate of at least 95% before they publish the scores, so they did have a 95% or above participation rate to even have the scores be there, so there is a lot of, you know, may wake-up time that we give for make up time. they are administered pretty widely across the school. commissioner: however, if you do not mind, student delegate, we see that many african-americans are high in truancy. even by school, 95% has to be tested, some have a low percentage of african-american students, and that could mean that disproport

i want to ask you about african-americans. i'm hearing and reading from many, and not just professor smiley and professor west, who say you have exhibited what they see as a mystifying silence on the especially crippling unemployment rate, poverty and especially where young african-american males are concerned in our urban areas. >> the most important poverty program is a job. and so what we talked about on thursday will help most directly those who had the highest unemployment rate. african-americans, latinos, rural communities, young people. and so, you know, if you look at everything we have done for the last three years, my entire focus has been providing ladders of opportunity for people so that they can make it. and by definition, that means that communities that are hurting more are going to get more help. but, you know, i don't think of my job as president of the united states as looking at different segments of the population. >> that's the president's view that he has to be president in effect of all the people, has

african-american people after all are american citizens.nce to target african-american people, because of the fear that some will exploit it as germandering. but there are targeted programs that can be done in the name of democratic procedures to help american citizens, and when that's done we find new ways to -- this didn't begun under obama. it's been get on for a century and a half. we need to figure out policies that can speak to the crisis of these american citizens. professor peterson, let me ask you about white votes. do you have a sense that there are some white voters who will vote for an african-american say once and hold that person on are to a rigorous standard, and they'll give him one thought and then dump him the next time? i look hat this, look at ed brook, the senator from illinois, i think about -- i wonder if this is a phenomenon you have looked at analytically, okay, you've got your shot, but let's see you do it. if it isn't really good, you're out of there. professor, your thoughts? >> we have to parse this a bit. there

this is for african-americans? there was a banking crisis and you target money for the banks, if there was a national disaster, you target your money for the national -- >> no, no, no. that's not how -- that's not how america works. >> word the president was warned directly by two top advisers about the risk of lending money to a new bankrupt energy company. the administration fast tracked that loan despite the warnings and taxpayers now must foot the half billion dollar bill. >>> up first, the political story by far generating the most buzz today. chris christie is considering a late entry to the republican race for president. >> the title for governor christie's speech tonight at the reagan library, real american exceptionalism. lester, that's the kind of speech title that a presidential candidate might give. >> christie was in missouri yesterday. he travels to louisiana later this week. he still insists he's not running. >> it would be wiser just to sit back. he's got some time. but, look, it is chaotic in there

african-american people, after all, are american citizens.he reluctance to target african-americans because of fear that the right wing will exploit any attention paid to african-american people as somehow some racial gerrymandering. but i think the reality is that 16.7% unemployment and this wealth gap suggests that there are targeted programs that can be done in the name of democratic procedures to help american citizens. and when that is done, i think we find new and creative ways to address this. this didn't begin under obama. >> exactly. >> the wealth gap has been going on for a darn century and a half. the reality, though-s we've got to close that gap and begin to figure out policies that can speak to the crisis of these american citizens. >> professor peterson. >> yes. >> let me ask you about white votes. do you have a sense as you look at politics in america that there are some white voters who will vote for an african-american, say, once and then will hold that person to a very rigorous standard, perhaps a much higher standard than t

has been that he's not done enough for african-americans. 16.7% for african-americans. 17% for african-americanen. do you think he gets it? >>> this job bills speaks to a lot of our pain. >> with all due respect, if you can answer my question. do you think he gets it? >> i do think he gets it. i think it's hard. i think that he's got to be able to balance this whole idea of being the president of the united states of america knowing there are painful communities. we are long with a lot of hurting groups. the president needs to say to the american public if i lift the boat of those hurting the most, your boat is going to rise. if i allow the poorest to consume and get a job, your boat is going to rise. the congressional black caucus is ready for it and we'll demand of this republican congress to find their moral compass. what are they going to do? the president put out a plan. the congressional black caucus has shown them thousands in the streets in the month of august. i saw them as they stood in the hot sun to get a job. how much more does it take for the republicans to get it? the president h

certain problems african-american problems. health care, housing, education, so forth.disproportionately affected by these things. >> bill: think about it and come back in a couple of weeks and give my audience and me specific things, when you say health care, looking around like what are you talking about. >> that's because they don't have any. that's why they are looking around for it. >> bill: they don't have any. they don't have enough money to buy it or don't care. >> comes back to paying your fair share. >> bill: i believe half of my income is fair. i think that's fair. you as a socialist don't. [ laughter ] >> bill: all right, dr. hill, plenty more as the factor moves along this evening. bachmann grilling perry over the vaccine deal. interesting. not jeff i were immelt. he gave him a pass when the network had a chance to go in. hope you stay tuned on those reports. there's only one bottle left ! i've got to tell susie ! the vending machine on elm is almost empty. i'm on it, boss. new pony sorry ! we are open for business. let's reroute greg to fresn growing busin

african-americans were even angrier than poor african-americans. after the beating death so many people said to themselves, this could've been me, a random guy stops and beaten. because it had little to do with whatever social status was. >> host: in "the end of anger" what were your research survey methods? >> guest: well, i'm a journalist and were multiple. part of the hard are two surveys. i did a survey, black alumni of harvard business school and i also did a survey of alumni of a program that's been in existence in the mid 1960s that takes people, primarily people of color, from urban areas, largely poor and underprivileged to use the term. and end up going to some program, some of the best prep schools, second or schools and the country. celaya two fairly large surveys. there were 500 people in those surveys. who consented to fill out a very lengthy questionnaire. the question was mostly 100 items. >> host: who came up with questions? >> guest: i came up with the question. i met with a future of the trust and have them redo it with me becaus

should african-americans keep their criticisms private?'m surprised more people aren't marching in the streets when it comes to this economy and unemployment. should african-americans keep it private? >> they have to begin acting in their own interest. if you look at african-american unemployment where it remains in double digit, continues to decline while the rest of the economy begins to table off there are key issues there we have to be concerned about. last night's speech for the president with the cbc, he needs them. he frankly cannot win this election without them. during the 2008 election, he had 67% or better turnout for african-american voters during the midterm elections the following two years, there was 37% african-american turnout. if that 37% only turns out again next year, this president goes back home to chicago. >> and this is real talk, errol. i think it's "the washington post" that i was looking at online and i think the headline says, president obama courting black voters again or something like that. i'm paraphrasing.

that document the story of the african-american community. it's called the -- called the kinsey collection, shared treasures of bernard and shirley kinsey, where art and history intersect. it's been on tour to six city as -- cities and opened at the national museum of american history at the smithsonian institute and we anticipate more than 2.5 million folks will visit that exhibit. how's that for success? terrific. their wonderful book it that documents the kinsey collection has been selected by the florida department of education for the curriculum to team african-american studies to 3.6 million students throughout the state. so that's also a wonderful accomplishment. it's indeed mip pleasure to welcome a man to waves a wonderful cultural narrative of a people. please, give a warm welcome to bernard kinsey. bernard? [applause] . >> first of all i want to make sure you can hear me. who has the sound in here? just bring it up a little bit so we can do this. first of all, luis, thank you so much to the san francisco public libraries, stewart,

meaning marrying african-american men who are lesser paid. it's all too true. >> most of them are well educated and they are single. so to get those numbers, it's unlikely to find a black man of equal education. if they are to marry a black man, chances are they'll marry down. >> reporter: the book asserts that african-american women have denied themselves a spouse under a sense of loyalty to the community. he says he's not instructing women to marry anyone, but he is saying african-american women should open their horizons to find partners who are suited. >> as long as black women are only sort of looking at the pool of black men, they can find a situation where there are few men who are both willing and able to be the sort of partner. >> well, most cities have one or the other. but san francisco is an exception in california. wendy wang in san francisco wants to know why does san francisco have both a police chief and a sheriff? that's tonight's good question. >> the city of san francisco is unique in many ways. for one thing, it's the only

six white, five hispanic, one african-american. some say, why one african-american? as they say, it's not race. both of the people here involved are african-american and they don't look at this as a race case, you know, that may have racial overtones to it. it's going to be interesting to hear. >> they could end up being very famous jurors at some point. this is going to be a case everybody in the country is looking at. you've covered it a lot, don. you'll be able to interpret as we go along. don lemon in los angeles this morning as the conrad murray case opens up. we'll talk to you later. >>> for complete statements about the trial check out our sister network hln. >>> and a live partisan budget deal has been reached in the senate. figuring out a way to keep the government operating while keeping the aid flowing for those hit by natural disasters. an agreement not by compromise but by fema. kate bolduan with how the deal got done flrt a series of votes the senate was able to pull off what it hasn't been able to do to this point as another government shutdown looms.

but can an african-american republican realistically expect support from african-american voters? 96% of whom volted for barack obama in -- voted for barack obama in 2008. >> why is the republican party basically poisoned for so many african-americans? >> because many african-americans have been brain washed into not being open minded. >> mr. cane knows better than that. african-americans are no more brain watched than any other constituency in america. >> reporter: anita bonds chairs the district of columbia democratic party. >> the republican party is the party of the rich. i mean, let's face it, look at what they're saying about the economy. cut first and then we'll talk about human misery. human misery doesn't go away as the republicans would have us to believe. >> reporter: an argument that doesn't carry much weight with armstrong williams. >> the government does not owe you a living. the government does not owe you health care. >> reporter: williams says there is an argument to be made against president obama. unemployment, for example. >> the slight of american blacks under

the president's overall favorability with african-americans is 86%. these people who would be most enthusiastic as earl pointed out. what do you believe the white house strategy is here to deal with the number? is there a strategy? >> there is and think finally the alarm bells are standing. with the poll numbers we have seen up to this point, it is the african-american vote that was critical to his success and helped keep his overall numbers higher than they otherwise would be. i agree with earl. a couple of things. we are talking about this publicly over the last several months and the congressional black caucus helped to highlight the numbers and you are seeing african-americans talking about it openly. the white house through the dnc and ofa will try to be more aggressive in the outreach of the voters which is critical. part of the problem that we're slipping back into is a lot of politicians come to the black community and a couple months before election time asking for vote when is that work needs to be done all along. i think it's not that the a

great. >>> should the country's first african-american president be doing more to specifically help african-americansth these tough economic times? it is a question some african-american political leaders have raised in recent months and it is a question the president himself doesn't like. listen. >> why not target the african-american community? why not say, then, this is for you? this is for african-americans. if there was a banking crisis and you target money for the banks. if there was a national disaster, you target your money for the national -- for disaster relief. >> no, no, no, no. that's not how america works. >> the president goes on to describe what i will call the rising tide lifts all boat theory. well, is that the right approach from both the policy and political standpoint? joining us, cnn political contributor roland martin and blogger, tara wall. roland, the president gets his back up when he's asked this question. i've been around him before when it comes up. no, that's not my job. my job is not just to help the african-american community, my job is to help america. right answer? >

if you're african-american, it will cost you 75 cents. organizer of the bake sale will be with me live this hour. >>> the president will be heading out west today, talking about jobs and also trying to raise a little money. jobs were the emphasis last night at a speech to the congressional black caucus. some in the congressional black caucus have been critical of the president saying he hasn't focused enough on african-american issues including african-american unemployment which right now is at 16.7%. listen to the president telling the crowd he expects them to be with him. >> i'm going to press on for the sake of all those families who are struggling right now. i don't have time to feel sorry for myself. i don't have time to complain. i'm going to press on. i expect all of you to march with me and press on. >> let me bring in athena jones this morning from washington. good morning to you. the president last night, some in that room had been critical of him. did he tell them what they wanted to hear last night and what was the reaction a

it's not that african-americans reject republican outdeals outright -- many african-americans are sociallyut martin says there hasn't been any real effort on the part of this year's republican candidates to actually reach out to the black community. as for why historically african-americans vote mostly democratic, they fully embrace the party back in the 1960s when a democratic president lyndon johnson pushed through the civil rights act. today, according to james peterson from lehigh university, when republicans talk about cutting things like entitlements and being tough on immigration, many african-americans see a subtle form of racism there. still, he says, to say black voters never vote republican is simply wrong. it's a complicated issue. so the "talk back" for you today -- was herman cain fair when he said african-american voters are brainwashed? facebook.com/carolcnn. i'll read your comments later this hour. >> sounds like a good discussion, carol. thanks. >>> here's what's ahead on the "rundown." >>> republican senators travel to libya meeting with the nation's new leaders. >>> als

unemployment among african- americans, of course, is is now nearly 17%. that has caused african-american leaders to complain and complain loudly that the president is is not doing enough to change it. well last night at a big dinner here in washington sponsored by the congressional black caucus, the president responded. did he ever! here's part of what he said. >> i don't have time to feel sorry for myself. i don't have time to complain. i'm going to press on. i expect all of you to march with me and press on. take off your bedroom slippers. put on your marching shoes. shake it off. stop complaining. stop grumbling. stop crying. we are going to press on. we've got work to do. >> schieffer: so debbie wasserman shultz i have to ask you just flatly was that good politics? how is that going to shore up his african-american base and i guess the other part, is that going to help to get independent voters in the democratic pool this time? >> first of all very quickly congratulations on your 20th anniversary. i was at the dinner last night, heard the speech, was

african-americans traditionally voting for democrats.ked herman cain about that on "the situation room" yesterday. here's how it went. >> because many african-americans have been brainwashed into not being open-minded, not even considering a conservative point of view. i have received some of that simply because i'm running for the republican nomination as a conservative. it's just brainwashing and people not being open-minded pure and simple. >> that's a strong word to talk about your fellow african-americans brainwashed. >> for two-thirds of them, wolf, that's the case. now, the good news is i happen to believe that a third to 50% of black americans in this country are open-minded. i meet them every day. they stop me in the airport. so this whole notion that all black americans are necessarily going to stay and vote democrat and vote for obama, that's simply not true. more and more black americans are thinking for themselves and that's a good thing. >> reporter: herman cain has a good way of making news. he did it once again with those

mississippi is 38% african-american, 42% minority. if 10% of whites in mississippi vote consistent with african-american community and we have higher voter turnout, guess what? we win. so what has happened in the past elections? we wait 90 days out, 60 days out, or 30 days out. we then begin to plan on how we're going to turn the vote out. somebody outside of our community come dump a few dollars in our neighborhood. then we go buy some t-shirts. we give our cousins and our children the t-shirts. >> that's right. >> we walk through the same neighborhoods because we walk through, because they're the safe neighborhoods, not where the folks really need to see our presence. then we claim victory if we happen to win that local election where we have not had victory at awe, we done the same thing we've always done and we've gotten the same results. and what happened in 2008, the obama campaign exposed us, not only naacp, all of the civil rights community, exposed is to say the emperor has no clothes. the emperor has no clothes because they

it's clear that african-americans have traditionally voted democratic. to what do you attribute that? >> historically, you know, african-americans overwhelmingly voted republican when they could vote. you've got to understand that african-americans make policy decisions and change using reason, it's not about brainwashing. you know, there was still -- would it -- if i said that 70% of whites in the south vote republican, are they brainwashed? no. i think they're making a logical decision based on their values and their issue positioning. and when you say a group of voters aren't making that same sort of rational thing, yeah, i think i'm right in sort of calling that crap out. >> do you think he should apologize for that? >> you know, i don't look for an apology from him, because i don't think he has that sensitivity or even intellect to understand that. i think it's amusing he's number three in the polls. quite frankly, i think -- he's not going to win south carolina. he's not going to win iowa and not going to win new hampshire. and if you don't come in

mississippi is 38% african- american, 42% minority.igher voter turnoverut, we win. what happened in the last election? we waited 90 or 60 days out or 30 days out. we then began to plan how we were going to turn about out. somebody outside of our community came into our neighbors. then we go and buy some t- shirts. we give our cousins and children a t-shirt. we walked to the same neighborhoods because they are the safe neighborhoods, not where the folks need to see our presence. then we claim victory if we happen to win a local election, done the same thing we have always done. what happened in 2008, the obama campaign expose us, not only naacp, all of the civil rights, exposed us to say, the emperor has no clothes. because they built the infrastructure in our community, using the folks not from our community and turned out our folks. in 2010, we lost. build oure didn't infrastructure from the ground up, using a new method. i commend chairwoman and lorraine and reverend barer, because they have been pushing the staff. we have to do some

people ask me how i feel about having an african-american president. i said i had ambivalent feelings. on the one hand, i know that he is only one man and he can only do so much, and he only has four years to do it, but we as a people have to unite locally in the city, and first, you start in the home, and then you go to the community, and our churches, where the movement began, in our churches. i still feel that barack obama is doing the best he can for one man, from what he inherited from the other administration. [applause] >> thank you. first, i would like to say thank you to awele and the san francisco unified school district and the african american center and everyone else involved in bringing this program to the san francisco public library on black history month. secondly, you were speaking about the constructing the narrative paradigm, okay? what indicators and trends? because of your work that you have done in the prison systems, particularly with young people and older african-american males -- since they are under attack, what indicators w