african-american history month, right? we are very glad to be joined by our outstanding surgeon general dr. jerome adams. thank you very much. i also want to recognize our great secretary of housing and urban development, ben carson. where is he? good guy. good friend. and thank you to all of the members of our cabinet and all of you who are here. some of you came from far because this was very important for you to be with us here today. thank you very much. to the hope christian church choir, i heard that sound outside. i said, that is a beautiful sound i am hearing. friend.ing is my i saw her moving to the music out here. thank you very much. a special, special person. with me right in the beginning. so thank you very much. i was privileged to sign the , junior,ther king historical act with alvina by my side. i want to thank you and naomi who is with us for serving with us on the bridge of douglas bicentennial commission. thank you very much. since the 200 years birth of a truly great american icon. 200 years. that is so

african-americans have fought courageously in every war since the revolution. long before our nation righted the wrongs of slavery and segregation, african-americans gave their hearts, their sweat, their blood and their very lives to defend the united states, its flag and its highest ideals. thank you. [ applause ] the very proud history of african-americans serving our country in uniform began all the way back at our nation's founding. they joined units like first rhode island regiment, the first all-black unit of american warriors. many were slaves, and in exchange for their service, they were promised their birthright of freedom. these soldiers bravely repelled repeated assaults by enemy forces in the battle of rhode island. later they fought at yorktown where the british ultimately surrendered and america's independence was won. and they would not have surrendered so easily and quickly without you. that i can tell you. decades later, african-americans volunteered to fight to preserve our union in the civil war. among them was a soldier named william carney,

and is remembered as the first of many notable african-american heroes. whereas amentia ross was born into slavery in maryland and escaped to freedom in the north in 1849. to become the most famous conductor on the underground railroad. whereas amentia ross was a leading abolitionist before the american civil war, and also helped the union army during war. working as a spy, among other roles. whereas amentia ross, a black woman, guide the confederate river raid, which liberated more than 700 slaves in south carolina. whereas amentia ross, better known as harriet tubman, was the first woman to lead an armed expedition during the civil war. whereas powotan baity was born a slave in richmond, virginia, in 1836. whereas when the civil war broke out, baity enlisted in the union army. whereas bailey, a black man, was quickly promoted to sergeant and oversaw 47 other black recruits in noncombat jobs. whereas in september of 1864, baity's division attacked the enemy at catherine's farm and -- near richmond, virginia. whereas with all of the other units's officers

is african americans in times of war. this theme honors those african americans who have fought in wars dated as early as world war i. it also recognizes those african americans who have been iconic and revolutionary in the struggle for skbru struggle for justice in america. now as a planning committee we decided to expand on the national theme and say african americans in times of war are a resilient spirit. since coming to america, african americans have had to embody a sense ofri sill yep see in order to succeed. from wars over seas to the struggle of day-to-day life in america, african americans have had to be resilient. our program will demonstrate that spirit african americans have had to embody. now, before we get started, there are some very important individuals and groups that we have to beiacknowledge. i please ask you to hold your applause until the very end. first of all, if there are any veterans here today, with he'd like to is you for your service to your country. second, i'd like to give a huge thank you

it's just how we present shakespeare that it adapts to the african-american culture. and what we do is that we put costumes, settings, visual icons -- like we set "a midsummer night's dream" as part of a trinidad and tobago carnival... >> mm-hmm. >> ...with the beautiful feathered costumes and the music and the dancing. and when people see it that way, they're like, "oh, yeah. that does look familiar. oh, i know those characters." so it's bringing our culture back to us. >> so there really is nothing new under the sun? >> there is nothing new under the sun. even if you think there's something new, it's already been done. it just might be new to you. and that's what makes it an experience -- a cultural experience. so we have these programs and performances that we have a gathering -- like, we do an all-black production of "cinderella" every holiday season, and we sold out for all performances this past year. >> some people, especially young people, find the language impenetrable. what do you say to them about that? >> well, i'm gonna tell them they are not wrong. it's

jose anderson: you had a group of african-american professionals, a group of african-american creativeom which houston and marshall could draw encouragement from the whole post-harlem renaissance era, and so that community actually helped to energize momentum for the legal campaign across the entire country. jose anderson: new york was an exciting place to be the headquarters for the campaign. in fact new york had plenty of race issues of its own. thurgood marshall: after a riot would break in harlem a code number would go out to all policemen in the 123rd street precinct - that's right in the middle of harlem. in the meantime all of the white policemen in harlem, where the riot is going on, just stand perfectly still. and don't use a weapon, don't use a gun, just stand there until you're replaced. and then these guys go out in these other cars, and the colored fella taps the white fella on the shoulder, he gets in the car. and it about, well less than an hour, there are all black cops there. so where is the race riot? the race riot is gone. and then walter white, roy wilkins and i wou

these are mostly african-americans but there are some kids who came and trained that were not african-americans who also benefited from the program and goodwill. . spent several summers here shortly before my grandfather passed away in 1971, i was part of the traveling team. it was surreal. a larger-than-life individual. impacted so many people's lives. when he would walk into a room or when we would go to a tournament the red carpet would be rolled out. he was highly was acted. that he was highly respected. delivered the first two african-americans who broke the color barrier in the sport, e.thea gibson and arthur ash once people realize that those players had grown up here and ,lourished beyond the lynchburg that created a cavalcade of interest. my grandfather, phenomenal physician but somehow he managed to be a student of the tennis game and that learning into a program that would, for decades, provide players an opportunity for african-americans to integrate with the sport. case date in touch with both of them beyond their time here. ea sent a lovely telegram to my grandfather after she won

but booth question that's going on right now is not just about africa it's about african-americans as well and what we should do here at home and in other places as well let me show our viewers what a fictional country of account is like and then come right back to you this is what comes from but how to have a look. at. exxon's shepherd's outfits from. maturing i think. films about patti but it was equally about what kind of child is french we asked answer to you know when he said no that's wrong becomes moons have been out since its inception. it's the best kept secret in the world because they have something to. feel. natural resource that kind of thrives off of the mining of knowledge and it's very sought after by anybody who's ever come in contact with it like they're asked to look out for an entire nation indeed also consider that nation is a place and how they affect the rest of the world to see in a country with kings and queens and warriors it's so inspiring it's just an incredible world to occupy. this depiction of work under an african country. what did you make of fact how

she changed how women view themselves and spoke directly to african-american audiences.ast year, williams became the first african-american woman to be inducted into the advertising hall of fame. she sat down earlier with monica lam. >> carol williams, thanks for talking withme. >> thank you. i'm honored. >> you are known in the advertising world for a campaign you did for the deodorant secret. the tag line was -- >> strong enough for a man, but made for a woman. >> i need my secret. >> how did you come one that? >> it was one of those times as a creator, when you recognize how women are looked at versus who women actually are. in the media, they were consistently portrayed as weak individuals. they had no need for an efficacious anti-perseprant. but the women i knew sweat. they were working 24/7, and at the end oh of the day, they wanted to look good. >> and still feel dry like a woman. >> so you didn't just change perceptions of the product, you also changed how women looked at themselves. absolutely. that's what it's about. that campaign opened the door to begin a his

why is that, because african-americans can't drive? more likely to be stopped for a drug offense, even though every study has shown that whites use and abuse and sell drugs more. if you look at the overdose rate, six times the rate for whites than blacks, but the statistic is the opposite when it comes to being arrested for drug offenses. james bell, who spoke earlier, did an amazing, groundbreaking study. it showed clearly that there were disparities. we sought to take that study and work with the university of pennsylvania, which offered to do a two-year study independently. all we did was provide them with our files. and we opened our files up to them. they came up with a report -- first slide, please? second slide. they gave us an economist and a scientist and a law professor for two years, who worked on the study. and we gave them 11,000 cases. when asking the question, "what specifically did the disparities result in?" they found that african-americans are held in pretrial custody 62% longer than their white counterparts and on a

people i would surrender can i ask you saran for those african-americans who do tease africans do you think that this movie will make a difference at least in their mentality accepting africans as just read a human being. i think that everyone should be accepted as a regular human being i also think that a lot of africans take being teased very personally because they don't understand that teasing and roasting and stuff like that is a part of our black american culture and a lot of the ways in which we bond with each other is through teaching and roasting as a subset of slavery you know we're all poor rossley we're going to joke about it this is how we're going to but i think for a lot of africans that's not their culture and a lot of them come here and instead of trying to understand our culture and understand the way that we do things here instead they want us to change that then i think a lot of that is also if you're any complex which we can didn't see it and i think that a lot of ways not to be rude but a lot of africans with the bridge and get over it when it comes to be peace i

these were mostly african-americans, but also those who were trained that were not african-americans who would benefit from this program as well. summers here and shortly before my grandfather passed away in 1970 one, i was part of the traveling team. it was just surreal. he was a larger-than-life individual who impacted people's lives. when he would walk into a room, it was like the red carpet would be rolled out. he was definitely highly respected. of the first two african-americans who broke the color barrier in the sport. so, once that happened and once hadle realize those players grown up here and flourished here and flourished beyond lynchburg, that created a myalcade of interest in grandfather and his ability. somehow he managed to be a student of the tennis game and transform that learning into a decades,hat would, for you know, provide players an opportunity for african-americans to integrate the sport. just because you were here for a couple summers -- in the case of lb and arthur, multiple summers -- he stayed in touch with them. she won wimbledon in 57 and 1958 lovely pro

i think it's a very painful subject for african-americans. i cannot speak for all african-americans, but i am assuming that it is painful. and i do know that most -- there's a tremendous amount of interest in the civil rights era, the second civil rights era, the 20th century, the point at which people began to have action and move. although people are moving during this time as well. i just think it's a painful thing to go and talk about or to discuss matters that are in your family, the subject of painful memories and so forth. i think it's necessary for people to be involved in history and in this period as well. but i just think it's really tough. i don't want to say too soon, is it too soon? >> 150 years. >> you remember the little joke about -- i hope this story is true, when they asked joe lie what he thought about the french revolution, he said it's too soon to tell. china. 5,000 years of history. 150 years is not, in terms of history, is not a long time, that's the blink of an eye. i think a lot of it -- and worry about how they're g

he became the army's first ever african-american physician. he went on to become the first african-american professor of medicine and the entire country, working at the newly formed howard university right here in washington, d.c. dr. augusta was honored as the first african-american ever to be buried in arlington national cemetery. following the footsteps of leaders like dr. augusta, today we have trailblazers like general west. raise your hand. >> jesse: we will be right back in a moment. -if you told me a year ago where i'd be right now... aah! ...i would have said you were crazy. but so began the year of me. i discovered the true meaning of paperless discounts... and the indescribable rush of saving drivers an average of $620. why does fear feel so good? i fell in love three times -- once with a woman, once with a country, and finally... with myself. -so, do you have anything to declare or not? -isn't that what i'm doing? ♪ >> kimberly: major developments coming out of capitol hill about the biggest security threat. the director of nationa

is the 23rd annual african-american honour roll ceremony. it will be at the cathedral at 111 goth street in san francisco. the educators and the african community request the honour of your presence at our honour roll academic roll ceremony and reception. we will honour 3-12 grade students who achieved a 3.0 or higher in the academic year. the commissioner received invitations to the event. it is open to all. there is a $10 request for guests. february 24th, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the 37th annual musical contest. it will take place at the middle school at 2055 silver avenue here in san francisco. and this will be a phenomenal day where we celebrate our students as they showcase the musical and cultural skills. the other good news, the center for disease control has identified the -- created a program in the national story of success. groups are presently in process at 8 high schools reaching 308 young men of colour. cdc called the project a practice in reaching young men of colour specifically black and latino students with information

philadelphia have launched probes into modern-day redlining after an investigation revealed african-american mortgage applicants in philly are almost three times as likely to be denied a conventional mortgage as white applicants. and the problem is occurring nationwide. we will speak with investigative journalist aaron glantz of reveal and pennsylvania state senator vincent hughes. then we look at a supreme court case that could deal a massive blow to public unions nationwide. >> facing a legal argument of front of the supreme court, they are making a political attack on all of you. that is what this is about. it is a political attack. the first care about amendment. -- thinkt care about about making more money at the expense of all of you. amy: all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now! democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. the supreme court has dealt a major blow to president trump's efforts to rescind daca, the obama-era deferred action for childhood arrivals programs, which gives at least 700,000 young immigrants permission to live and work in the unit

especially a city like philadelphia that's almost 45 % african american. real need for an outlet to talk about the issues that are most critical to our community. and that's what word provides. >> you all are beautiful. give yourselves a round of applause. >> my new philly has now become this incubator. so half of what we do is content creation and the other half is incubating philly talent and giving them a place to be creative. i think when you're doing the right thing, the universe conspires to put the right people in your path. >> it's just a fabulous honor. we've been going at it for 7 years. we basically celebrate films from people of color from all around the world. >> we take pride in our work and our work in the community. >> to deny any of us is to deny all of us. we all have a roll we can play that can allude to a greatness of this nation. >> what a lovely uplifting evening! >> absolutely! >> we thank you for watching visions 2018. >> a special thanks to dr. marc lamont hill and uncle bobbie's coffee and books for hosting us. >> i'm melissa mage

in this program all the searching for the origins of islam in america talking to african-americans who had just discovering that own islamic history and exploring is being american fits comfortably with being muslim. my journey begins with a trip to minneapolis in the midwest it may seem an all destination for a program on islam because its citizens are mostly jewish and christian but in two thousand and seven voters here elected america's first muslim congressman keith ellison. keith spock on the campaign trail on a most significant anniversary today is juneteenth it commemorates june nineteenth eight hundred sixty five the abolition of slavery these are local political activists and they're coming on the parade to get people in this community fired up about voting and at the halls of their efforts a young muslims playing their part trying to get congressman keith ellison the first muslim in congress reelected. hello good spirit nice to see you keith ellison is a charismatic politician who's keen to get young muslim started in politics well you know we're just having fun out here you

that very same organization known all these years later as the association for the study of african american life and history sylvia thanks for being here thank you for having me how ninety two years later carter would since picture was on the google home page this week if he were here with us today do you think he would be satisfied that african-americans contributions are getting the recognition they deserve well certainly dr woodson did so much of his life work to make sure that the contributions were even better known that then they were when he started this organization in one nine hundred fifteen but would he be happy i don't think though i think that there are so. still a lot more to be done and the contributions of black people are still not fully integrated into american history and so we celebrate history week we celebrate black history month because there's still that opportunity to share with so many people who don't know that there are many great americans whose work is not where it should be and that no one as it should be one hundred years now after the end of world war one of

african-americans came to chicago as parts of one of the largest human migrations of the twenty. centry they were leaving the segregated and racist south in search of a new life in what many hoped would be a promised land and it was out of this experience that was born the first american muslim movement and it was known as the nation of islam. in the one nine hundred thirty s. a radical idea began to spread through the cities of america the idea that white people were irredeemably evil form the coolness stone of the nation of islam used the ology combined islam and black nationalism the nation's message appeal to african-americans who'd fled the bigotry of the south of the one nine hundred fifty s. the nation had around one hundred thousand members led by in large. part . but out. there. who would gave the nation some credibility were high profile members including the boxer caches clay who took the name. and the radical charismatic activist malcolm x. in the present situation don't know the political power they don't know that they can put the man in the white house so they can

even with an improving economy, it is harder for african-americans to find a job. those who study rates of black unemployment say the decline in african american blessness began under president obama. >> this has been a longer downward trend since about 2013, 2014. what we're seeing now is the tail end of thlonger trend. i think it is moremportant that we focus on why there is persistent disparity between black unemployment and white ployment. if we are able to tackle that problem, that is an accomplishment and somethinge should celebrate. laura: if donald trump's plano rebuild america's crumbling infrastructure succeeds, economists says that has the potential to bring down african-american unemployment, something the president coulcr rightly claiit for. he is known as cheddar man, the but our next story has nothing to do with cheese. it is the name given to britain's oldest nearly complete human skeleton, found nearly a century ago. now scientists say they know what he looks like as well, thanks to groundbreaking analysis of his dna. reporter: he lay here rsundist

it's the african-american community. draconian,o his for coney terrible proposals to cut $17.2 billion away from food stamp recipients. and then, if that's not mean and ugly enough, they want to turn food stamp stop recipients from even being able to go into the grocery store and buy groceries just like you and i. this is mean, man. you seem like a very reasonable person. of theoing to 1% wealthiest people? at the same token, they want to in boxes, canned food, dried milk, powdered milk to the poor people in this country. mr. chairman, you've got the dual mission of inflation, unemployment, on top of that, they are crushing the most primary group that is being african-americans and people of color and i'm here to tell you, we are going to stand up and fight this administration. i want to ask you to get on our side, the side of the american people. it's clear to me that this president trump is not on the side of the american people. giving 83% of the benefits of the tax cuts to the 1% of the wealthiest and then turn aroun

african-american unemployment stands at the lowest rate ever recorded. this, in fact, is our new american moment. a betternever been time to start living the american dream. [applause] >> they hate this president more than they love this country. it is unacceptable. they forced an american -- forced a government shutdown on the american people because they refused to work with them. voted for theat historic tax cut legislation. nancy pelosi thinks that these are --000, $3000 bonuses we will remember in november. this november, let's send them home. it's not going to be easy. we know that the party that holds the white house usually loses in the midterm. when i look at how the democrats behaved during the state of the union, it is clear we have to keep our majority in congress. we at the rnc are ready, our in 22ent game has staff states across the country. they have knocked on 4 million doors and made 8 million phone calls. they have held 700 republican leadership initiative trainings for 7000 fellows. we only trained 5000 fellows so we are ahead of sched

>> the african-american market is somewhat untapped with road trip, get out, chile to african-americansis is entirely black cast and powerful acting and exciting. and a big production value which we do not usually see in movies like this. vonnie: there are two sides to the story, this will raise the bar so much for what will get people out to the theater that you have to wonder, is the next movie that needs to be a blockbuster suffer. will people not come out if it is not better than a paradigm shifting moving? --it is a precedent in president its setting movie we hope will be more, wonder woman, starring of woman, directed by woman with a huge global box office and now an african-american cast directed by a black man that will be huge box office. we look forward to the date these are not anomalies but will set precedent. shery: you said global box office, wonder woman may be different because other parts of woman no wonder woman but not a lot of people know black panther. >> we have seen early returns, the move -- it opened earlier in the u.k. and hong kong and it blew it off the roof.

we think of so many african-americans who formulated musical genres.es, jazz, rock and roll, gospel. but that tradition is more fully embraced by mainstream museum. so you truly see that african-american art has moved from the margin to the mainstream. >> reporter: these works of art are part of the permanent collection and integration of american art history that he hopes will have a lasting impact. >> when you actually have physical objects, 62 objects entering the permanent collection, you have a critical mass that makes it impossible to ignore the accomplishments of these artists and the museum is compelled to sort of address their great contributions to american culture. >> reporter: in san francisco, kristen ayers, kpix 5. >> it will be there through april 1st. the exhibit is free with general admission. >>> thanks for watching. 60 minutes is coming up next. >> the latest is always on cbs.com and we'll see you here at 11:00. have a nice evening. ♪ they're super... ...but they can fly. ♪ united. helping superheroes fly. captioning funded by cbs an

laura trevelyan reports from delaware, where african american joblessness is at almost 10%, more thannortheast wilmington. we have different jobs available on a daily basis. staff help people looking for work, offering advice on everything from resumes to interviews. delaware's economy isn't seeing as much growth as other states, and almost 10% of african—americans here are unemployed. stressful. tiaonna has a job — she's looking for a better paid position. which isn't easy. what difference would it make to your life getting the nextjob? ameen, it will make a difference for my future. it will make a difference for my income, for everything, really. karryl mcmanus is an official with delaware's department of labor. she says the long—term impact of being without work cannot be underestimated. work means stronger and more stable families and, you know, ultimately leads to stronger communities. alan beecham is filling out forms at the kingswood community centre. he's about to start a newjob as a youth counsellor. being unemployed was a strain on him and his family, and he's thrilled to be

the ability to be the first african-american painter to paint the first african-american president of united states is -- is absolutely overwhelming. [ applause ] it doesn't get any better than that. >> i can feel the pride and the emotion when i speoke to both artists from the smithsonian immediately following the unveiling. welcome both of you to the program. it has been an amazing day, what a great moment for you both. how did you feel when those portraits were unveiled? >> no word, really. for me, suspenseful. waiting for the crowd's reaction. said it was insane. >> you know there is what you expect with the portrait like this. that sense of an exhibition. something that as artist weeart are used to. here dueling with it on a muscular scale, sense of the crowd, anticipation people feel with this level of personality that. that barack obama, michelle obama, it was absolutely extraordinary. >> what do you think? were you pleased with the reaction pleased with how the first lady and president greeted the amazing portportraits? >> yes, very much. he was really excited to see it. i was

with the unemployment rate for whites at 3.5%, unemployment for african-americans is at 7.7% with the african-american unemployment more than twice as high as white unemployment, clearly more progress is needed. share with us your vision for the fair attacking persistent unemployment among african-americans. >> what we can do on that front, sir, is we can take seriously our obligation to pursue maximum employment and we understand fully that while the national unemployment rate is low and while in many regions the unemployment is actually even lower than 4.1%, you made a lot of congressmen and senators that come from places where, you know, where unemployment is in the twos >> i'd like to explore that with you. >> time of the gentleman has expired. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from oklahoma, mr. lucas. >> thank you, mr. chairman and chairman powell, thank you for being here and before i ask general question and a broader question, i do note that i think you're my fourth chairman to be able to visit with in this environment since i've been a member of this committee. and i'd

i travelled to delaware where african—american joblessness is more than twice the overall average tono ordinary bath. it is a mobile job centre. it goes around areas of high unemployment in the state of delaware. today, the bus is in northeast wilmington. we have different things available on a daily basis are lit with staff tell people looking for work, offering advice on things like resumes and interviews. the economy of delaware is not seen as much growth as other states and almost 10% of african—americans here are unemployed. stressful. this woman has a job that she is looking for a better paid position, which is not easy. what difference would it make to your life? a huge difference. it'll be a difference to my future and for my income, for my everything, really. carol is an official with delaware's department official with delaware's department of labour. she says the long—term impact have been without work and not be underestimated. work means stronger and more stable families. ultimately leads to stop the community ‘s and better states. ultimately leads to stop the community

> i grew up as a second generation californian, not as an african-american. i gr up knowing there were 10,000 african-americans between seaside and sacramento. so there -- segregation was not form it is in the south. so i didn't grow up with that kind of stigma learned after migration of so many african-americans out of he south, th this was an unreal aspect of it was something that simply we into.o grow >> there was some redlining, right, that happened when you tried to buy a house in berkeley, then you moved to walnut creek. >> yes, we built a huse in walnut creek in the unincorporated area. we lived with death threatsor about five years. >> because you were an african-american family in the town? yes, because there were only two african-american families in the diablovalley, and we were one of them. >> during the civil rights era, you decided to become a bridge with whites in walnut creek and the black panthers. what did you do? >> participated fund-raising activities delivered them -- i was called a bag lady. - because i w >> you put the money in a bag? >

it is a unique situation for african-americans to be in that white house, and for african-american women to be in government. you don't see many blacks going into politics, political journalism anymore. you don't see a lot of us. haveans something that you that sisterhood or brotherhood, the coming together to be able to lift when either up. it is something about that camaraderie. nia-malika: if you think about there are maybe 10, 20 of them altogether, black people cover national politics in washington. it is a very small group. are there may be covering -- maybe more covering this an estrogen and others? april: no. prof. thompson: you mean in the white house? april: in the white house. it was a lot of us. -- he the clinton years was known as the first black president, so all of the newspapers wanted to send black folks down there. now some people say there are only three of us, and there are little bit more, but you have to -- darlene: on any given day when you watch the press briefing, the news organizations, if they are doing it right, the front row could be entirely african-american

asf.thompson: african-american female professor thompson: what do you think, as african-american female journalists, what is the toughest part of covering this white house? april: being a target. professor thompson: why do you think you are a target? i don't want to take her credentials. --y don't understand that and whoever said that, there is tribalism. if you look at stories, people see in different ways, people are looking at it in different ways than i may be seeing it. i am not able to see it because of partisan politics. i'm in i was chastised for asking a question about whether , did you support slavery because of what general kelly said about the compromise about the confederacy in the civil war. and if the compromise happened, we would not be on the stage. we would be slaves. and they were calling robert e. lee honorable. honorable. so and it, again that is not , long after charlottesville, not long after trying to mess with frederico wilson. go and attack frederico wilson. this one thing they do well is targeting people. they do it very well. and i am waiting to see, going ba