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whoa. >> but it's also a majority african-american city. new york. this -- this -- what did mayor dinkins call it? a gorous mosaic of people from all over the place in this one spot. so it could have impact particularly on mayor races, city council races. >> more of an international influx? more of sort of a wide influx? what's moving? >> it's an influx of whites into the city i think. remember like a lot of urban areas after the '60s, people left. but now cities are in again and people are moving back in. the city has changed a lot. people want to live here. there's construction all over the place. >> everywhere. >> restaurants exploding everywhere everywhere. >> the change in the city since i left in 2001 and then came back in 2009 i hardly recognized parts. >> you can see it happening in realtime. neighborhoods that even two or three years ago people were staying away from now are selling million dollar houses and restaurants are fixing them up. incredible. the speed at which it's happening. >> when i first came here 14th and hue, you co
whoa. >> but it's also a majority african-american city. new york. this -- this -- what did mayor dinkins call it? a gorous mosaic of people from all over the place in this one spot. so it could have impact particularly on mayor races, city council races. >> more of an international influx? more of sort of a wide influx? what's moving? >> it's an influx of whites into the city i think. remember like a lot of urban areas after the '60s, people left. but now cities are in again...
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and it was then that we learn of all sorts of disparities there in ferguson from a majority african-american city a majority white police force. we then started learning about how these -- how ferguson was basically funding its budget on the backs of the poor through fines and fees. people who were being arrested and losing jobs and losing livelihood all over minor traffic offenses just as an example. and so what sounded probably to some like a bunch of whining from people in a community, to have the justice department jump in first to say we're going to investigate what is going on not only in the shooling of michael brown but also what is happening in the police department and then to have the report come out and show in detail -- >> let me get to that because the attorney general got into some of the specific numbers in how african-americans are targeted. let me play this. >> between october 2012 and october 2014 despite making up only 67% of the population african-americans accounted for a little over 85% of all traffic stops by the ferguson police department. african-americans were twice as
and it was then that we learn of all sorts of disparities there in ferguson from a majority african-american city a majority white police force. we then started learning about how these -- how ferguson was basically funding its budget on the backs of the poor through fines and fees. people who were being arrested and losing jobs and losing livelihood all over minor traffic offenses just as an example. and so what sounded probably to some like a bunch of whining from people in a community, to...
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african-american males taking the lives of other african-american males. the population has dropped, and the reason for that is that the jobs have left. you have a cityt was moving from an industrial city to a city that deals with technology and tourism. the city has already started on its way to build a new economy. as the school system is starting to catch up with providing young people who can work in these jobs. you have bgf and gangs like that terrorizing people within our community. you get a bad picture of baltimore, but baltimore has a lot of beautiful locations where you don't have crime. but when you have the shootings that permeate the front page of the newspaper, that is the perception of businesses and people that want to move to our city. the meeting about yesterday, it moved away from just talking about police to start talking about, what are the causes and factors for african lives being lost on the streets, and that is what i'm excited about. brian lamb: the same is true in washington. here is some video of the mayor, and this is all about something that you are in the middle of discussing. it has to do with body cameras. >> the goal
african-american males taking the lives of other african-american males. the population has dropped, and the reason for that is that the jobs have left. you have a cityt was moving from an industrial city to a city that deals with technology and tourism. the city has already started on its way to build a new economy. as the school system is starting to catch up with providing young people who can work in these jobs. you have bgf and gangs like that terrorizing people within our community. you...
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will change make a difference for african american community in that city? is the issue much bigger than a shakeup and a resignation? let's talk about the big picture with matthew hughie, a adjunct professor at the university of connecticut. he's in hartford tonight. do you think these are the right move professor? >> i think they're the right move a step in the right direction but i think we need to back up from that for just a second. look at the larger structural issue. this is not just about ferguson, but about many towns that are hypersegregated. maybe moving, removing some of the personnel might help just a little bit. but i think if we stick to that type of conversation we're going to fall into a type of discourse that i like to call the good, the bad and the ugly. we think that these people are somehow the bad apples that really don't spoil the good bunch and we miss the overall ugly structure of racism in the united states that haitian gone away that we're still living -- that hasn't gone away that we're still living with. >> how do you fix racism?
will change make a difference for african american community in that city? is the issue much bigger than a shakeup and a resignation? let's talk about the big picture with matthew hughie, a adjunct professor at the university of connecticut. he's in hartford tonight. do you think these are the right move professor? >> i think they're the right move a step in the right direction but i think we need to back up from that for just a second. look at the larger structural issue. this is not...
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oakland is an overwhelmingly african-american city.hony batts: the breakdown is probably about the same as baltimore. long beach is probably one of the most diverse cities. i grew up in a police department that had a balance of african-americans, caucasians, gay and lesbian community, cambodian community. so we were used to dealing with diversity and understanding the culture of each community. they all have different values. oakland was a very diverse community also. it has a large african-american population, but also a large hispanic population. also a very affluent population. you have your lower socioeconomic strata to the higher ones. baltimore also has a similar situation. affluent areas, but also areas that are very challenged. part of my job is to get those different communities speaking to each other. given at the table and have open, authentic conversations. yesterday, i was at two meetings celebrating martin luther king's birthday. i had two of the most exciting meetings that i had had. the meeting was on excessive force. i
oakland is an overwhelmingly african-american city.hony batts: the breakdown is probably about the same as baltimore. long beach is probably one of the most diverse cities. i grew up in a police department that had a balance of african-americans, caucasians, gay and lesbian community, cambodian community. so we were used to dealing with diversity and understanding the culture of each community. they all have different values. oakland was a very diverse community also. it has a large...
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they said that 85% of vehicle stops were of african-americans. 93% of those were arrested in the city were black. even for minor citations, 90% of those went to african-americans. 95% of citations for manner of walking in the roadway, which is akin to jaywalking went to african-americans. again, this is all to show that there was a pattern and
they said that 85% of vehicle stops were of african-americans. 93% of those were arrested in the city were black. even for minor citations, 90% of those went to african-americans. 95% of citations for manner of walking in the roadway, which is akin to jaywalking went to african-americans. again, this is all to show that there was a pattern and
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obviously one of the key problems here is you have an overwhelmingly white police force in a 67% african-american cityings presumably based on what ferguson has said they will agree to. if they don't, the justice department can go to court and get a judge to force changes on the police department. >> quickly, how do they know the race? these are relatively minor infractions. they keep a record if you're african-american, you're caucasi caucasian, asian, do they keep a traffic violation record of that? >> that's surprising about traffic violations. certainly for arrests. >> you're caught speeding, they keep a record like that? >> so it appears because they've talked about, they have the the statistics there and the statistics are indicative of a police force that is tougher on blacks than whites, period. >> the consent decree, it could be theoretically disbanding the ferguson police department and have st. louis county take over because that did happen in a neighboring town where i think darren wilson used to be a police officer. >> certainly could. and one of the many complaints about police in this a
obviously one of the key problems here is you have an overwhelmingly white police force in a 67% african-american cityings presumably based on what ferguson has said they will agree to. if they don't, the justice department can go to court and get a judge to force changes on the police department. >> quickly, how do they know the race? these are relatively minor infractions. they keep a record if you're african-american, you're caucasi caucasian, asian, do they keep a traffic violation...
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police 93% of all arrests and 88% of cases where the police used force grp in this city right at 70% african american with less than 1% in the city government. 53 police officers, only three black. what does that tell you? >> lee smith is also running for city council for ward 3. it is the first time two african americans have run against each other there. he says he too has felt the bias of police but it's been with missouri state troopers. >> i've had state police put a gun in my stomach dare at me to, while they make me watch them beat my father. and dare at me to help. and i guess it had not been for my father i probably would have not been here because his thing was no matter what they do to me don't move. >> in february fbi director james comey said he felt there was unconscious bias in the culture. >> many of us react different to a white face than oa black face. we need to come to grips with the fact that this relationship complicates the relationship between the police and the communities they serve. >> but in ferguson it is not just bias it's outright drimtion racial stereotypes even making
police 93% of all arrests and 88% of cases where the police used force grp in this city right at 70% african american with less than 1% in the city government. 53 police officers, only three black. what does that tell you? >> lee smith is also running for city council for ward 3. it is the first time two african americans have run against each other there. he says he too has felt the bias of police but it's been with missouri state troopers. >> i've had state police put a gun in my...
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history is a time of rejoyousing and celebrating and thanking those african americans who have contributed so much to our country and our city. black history month is a time we should stand and be able to be reminded about what it is to be an american. so with that, i would like to welcome you all to the people's chamber as we begin to celebrate today's black history celebration. i would like to also call your attention to today's theme being living black history. it's important to note that in many ways we are still forging forward in uncharted territory. the next person i would like to bring up is al williams. is mr. al williams here? thank you. al williams is the executive director of the african american historical society. and the next voice you will here, of course, will be our president. >> thank you supervisor cohen, madam president, members of the board. as supervisor cohen indicated i'm the president of the african american cultural society. i appreciate the opportunity to be here with you today. i wanted to share a couple things about the theme for black history month. as supervisor cohen suggested, the national t
history is a time of rejoyousing and celebrating and thanking those african americans who have contributed so much to our country and our city. black history month is a time we should stand and be able to be reminded about what it is to be an american. so with that, i would like to welcome you all to the people's chamber as we begin to celebrate today's black history celebration. i would like to also call your attention to today's theme being living black history. it's important to note that in...
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you've got city council elections, african americans running for city council at numbers they never did in the past. there's a real opportunity for change, i think the people who are out want to make sure that that change actually happens. a lot of work to be done, i think this discomfort that we're all feeling actually even though it feels like we're going backwards that's actually when we go forward. just like in selma. just like on that bridge, these moments of confrontation when we actually get to see what is really happening in america. whether it's that video that shocks us all that so repugnant. most dangerous time for race in america when we're papering over what the reality is. >> schieffer: things have been quiet here in recent years then all of a sudden we have these police incidents in ferguson, in new york, now up in wisconsin. is this just coincidence, mr. brooks or is there a connection here? >> i don't believe it's coincidence. we're in a particular moment, if you will a third reconstruction. we are at a point in american history where we can move forward or we can move
you've got city council elections, african americans running for city council at numbers they never did in the past. there's a real opportunity for change, i think the people who are out want to make sure that that change actually happens. a lot of work to be done, i think this discomfort that we're all feeling actually even though it feels like we're going backwards that's actually when we go forward. just like in selma. just like on that bridge, these moments of confrontation when we actually...
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issued by police officers were given to african-americans. 85% of all vehicle stops by police involved african-americans. and any time a police officer here in the city of ferguson used force, 88% of those times it involved african-americans, as well. many community leaders here say this is a wakeup call throughout not just the city of ferguson but many of the other small cities in the st. louis area. they say this is a widespread practice not just confined to the city of ferguson. city officials here in ferguson where there have been calls for moms for the police chief to step down have not made any public comments but were told they are reviewing the findings in the report and will make public comments later on after the review of that report is complete. ed lavandera, cnn, ferguson, missouri. >>> to indonesia now, where two australians may soon face a firing squad. they were sentenced to death in indonesia for leading the so-called bali nine a group accused of plotting to smuggle heroin from indonesia to australia. they have been transfired to an island where they are expected to be executed despite calls from the australian prime minister for mer
issued by police officers were given to african-americans. 85% of all vehicle stops by police involved african-americans. and any time a police officer here in the city of ferguson used force, 88% of those times it involved african-americans, as well. many community leaders here say this is a wakeup call throughout not just the city of ferguson but many of the other small cities in the st. louis area. they say this is a widespread practice not just confined to the city of ferguson. city...
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african-americans. 88% of the cases in which the ferguson police department used force to make an arrest was against african-americans. and 93% of all arrests were of african-americans. this is a cityith 67% african-american population. it goes beyond the police department, because according to the justice department's investigation, they found that officials, both at the police and courts, were exchanging racist jokes, including one in 2008 in which someone sent a joke saying that president obama, who had just been elected, wasn't expected to last very long, because after all, how many black men are able to keep a steady job for four years? that's underscoring what the justice department says is a tremendously big problem with the ferguson police department and racism. >> so pretty damning stuff, i'm sure very embarrassing for the ferguson police department. but surely the ferguson police department is not the only police department in america that has these problems of racial bias. >> reporter: absolutely not. the justice department has been doing these types of investigations around the country. they recently announced a consent decree, which is a deal with the police in clevela
african-americans. 88% of the cases in which the ferguson police department used force to make an arrest was against african-americans. and 93% of all arrests were of african-americans. this is a cityith 67% african-american population. it goes beyond the police department, because according to the justice department's investigation, they found that officials, both at the police and courts, were exchanging racist jokes, including one in 2008 in which someone sent a joke saying that president...
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african americans. the in extensive elections in the city you've had multiple african-americans in the race, if that happened an african manner wouldn't win each of those races mayor street and mayor nutter won. it's going to beat him. >> the strange city council race many morale s as a candidate said he had facebook posts that were racist. he said that maria sanchez posted them. is this the oddest thing in philadelphia. >> it speaks to the world leaders they are not happy with sanchez, they say she is too abrasive. she has never gotten party support before. she said i'm going to win this because i am the best candidate. morales has the burden out there. to clear that up, it's going to be challenge. >> doesn't seem like there was much vetting going on with the party when they made the decision to do this. >>> all right inside stories of the week are coming up. # trading-in or selling your car truck or suv? webuyanycar.com takes the hassle out of selling in just 3 easy steps. one, get your free online valuation. two, book an appointment. and three, pick up a check at your nearest buying center. ♪ find out how
african americans. the in extensive elections in the city you've had multiple african-americans in the race, if that happened an african manner wouldn't win each of those races mayor street and mayor nutter won. it's going to beat him. >> the strange city council race many morale s as a candidate said he had facebook posts that were racist. he said that maria sanchez posted them. is this the oddest thing in philadelphia. >> it speaks to the world leaders they are not happy with...
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city and the justice department to make changes did. hasn't been spelled out yet. usually what that means is that changes in training changes in certain policies perhaps a move toward hiring more african-american police officers. this is a 67% black city and only a bare handful, i think less than 10% of the police force is african-american. that's a huge problem right there. so the justice department will reach the agreement and then put in place supervision to make sure that it's followed. >> yeah, at the least you do have this report which now puts a magnifying glass on really the warts of the city. some of its least favorable aspects. jeffrey toobin senior legal analyst from d.c. we appreciate your insight to. >> okay, errol. >>> now for the latest scandal out of washington. hillary clinton is under fire using only a personal e-mail account and not her government account while she was u.s. secretary of state. a clinton aid tells cnn there is a reasonable explanation. clinton had a blackberry before she became secretary of state and kept using it after she joined the obama administration. the white house is defending clinton's actions but stressing the importance of preserving e-mail record.
city and the justice department to make changes did. hasn't been spelled out yet. usually what that means is that changes in training changes in certain policies perhaps a move toward hiring more african-american police officers. this is a 67% black city and only a bare handful, i think less than 10% of the police force is african-american. that's a huge problem right there. so the justice department will reach the agreement and then put in place supervision to make sure that it's followed....
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african-americans unfairly and disproportionately. in fact 93% of arrests police made from 2012 to 2014 were of african-americans. the city's population remember is two-thirds black, plus the newry released report details account after account of what is described as suspicion list legally unsupportable stops. i want to give you just one example. this is a guy who is taken into custody just for giving police his name as mike instead of michael. let's discuss further and with me now is cnn's evan perez as well as cedric alexander, member of the white house task force on 21st policing and leads the national organization for black law enforcement executives. evan thanks so much to both of you for joining us but evan i want to start with you as we await the attorney general's remarks here. i know we've outlined a couple of these specific charges and claims within these documents, but they're also demanding changes which is even more important. what types of changes do the ferguson police department need to make? >> well ana, the justice department sent out about 26 recommendations to try to get the department to fix the way it
african-americans unfairly and disproportionately. in fact 93% of arrests police made from 2012 to 2014 were of african-americans. the city's population remember is two-thirds black, plus the newry released report details account after account of what is described as suspicion list legally unsupportable stops. i want to give you just one example. this is a guy who is taken into custody just for giving police his name as mike instead of michael. let's discuss further and with me now is cnn's...
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city manager. so it is a powerful body and influential. but african-americans just being a population majority alone does not turn into actually being represented in city government. we have an opportunity in a few weeks to change that. >> and is there a sense of optimism in the city? >> there is a lot of frustration right now. frankly, a lot of the changes and resignationsdent ig guesses people feel should have come a long time ago. it took so long to get to those steps and has delayed the process of transformation. we're hopeful and will continue to do the hard work. our organization has registered several hundred new voters and will encourage each and every one of them to show up on april 7th. >> thank you antonio french. >>> when we come back we'll go to those citizens that michael was just talking about. the white citizens of ferguson. what are they experiencing? what is it like to be a white citizen of ferguson? we asked a reporter to find out in her report, and that's right after the break. congratulations. you're down with crestor. yes! when diet and ex
city manager. so it is a powerful body and influential. but african-americans just being a population majority alone does not turn into actually being represented in city government. we have an opportunity in a few weeks to change that. >> and is there a sense of optimism in the city? >> there is a lot of frustration right now. frankly, a lot of the changes and resignationsdent ig guesses people feel should have come a long time ago. it took so long to get to those steps and has...
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2014 were of african-americans. 88% of cases where the ferguson police used force in making an arrest was against african-americans. 93% of arrests were of african-americans. this in a city that's 67% african-american. this report is really as you said scathing. it shows this is a problem that goes beyond just the police department into the court system because people were being targeted not only for traffic stops but also thrown in jail when they couldn't pay their fines. >> it goes beyond that. they have e-mail offense officials trading racist jokes. >> that's right. they uncovered e-mails on the ferguson city computer system where people were trading jokes. i'll real one of them that refers to in 2008 in november right after the election of president barack obama. one person said president obama wouldn't likely last in office for very long because quote, what black man holds a steady job for four years. this is what the justice department says was going on behind the scenes. it underscores and backs up what we heard on the streets in ferguson and people were protesting after the killing of michael brown. >> that's pretty incredible. there were other jokes like that in
2014 were of african-americans. 88% of cases where the ferguson police used force in making an arrest was against african-americans. 93% of arrests were of african-americans. this in a city that's 67% african-american. this report is really as you said scathing. it shows this is a problem that goes beyond just the police department into the court system because people were being targeted not only for traffic stops but also thrown in jail when they couldn't pay their fines. >> it goes...
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african-american migrants to the north. thousands of white soldiers returned to northern cities to find the sheer number of african-americans sharing what they considered their cities to be increased dramatically, and they didn't like it. we have covered this in "loyalty in a time of trial," but we know 1919 was one of the worst years on record for white on black violence. not just a southern thing. omaha, nebraska. st. louis, chicago, illinois. all erupted in race riots. millions of workers, about 4 million workers are going to go on strike in 1919. and this wave of labor unrest then fed into this conservative mood. it seemed to spark hysteria. this is a time when we are dealing with the red scare. the red scare with the bolshevik revolution being so fresh, that americans now determined that perhaps bolshevism had come to the american shores and were undermining the capitalist system as we speak, right? so in this climate there is a very harsh reaction to labor unrest in 1919. there were accounts of violence that seemed to be tied to the labor unrest. the u.s. post office during 1919 intercepted dozens of bombs that were b
african-american migrants to the north. thousands of white soldiers returned to northern cities to find the sheer number of african-americans sharing what they considered their cities to be increased dramatically, and they didn't like it. we have covered this in "loyalty in a time of trial," but we know 1919 was one of the worst years on record for white on black violence. not just a southern thing. omaha, nebraska. st. louis, chicago, illinois. all erupted in race riots. millions of...
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therefore these big giant contractors come to the city and they take all the money outside. we as individuals, african americans i'm talking about city of san francisco, we do not reap the benefits of what they call the 50 percent hiring. we can't even afford to stay in this city let alone working as a city of san francisco. they weren't talking about people like me to benefit from this hiring. if you drag this down, you have some big big challenges. but let's not go into that. let's talk about how we can change that around. i have a solution to all of this pollution. let's look at local hiring again. i need to take out some of these people like city build, oewb, these got together because they came and filed a lawsuit. there is plenty of jobs in the western edition. we are surrounding by buildings. it's too late now, most of them are built. we still got them but there was nobody monitoring. i have to go there. i don't get paid. what they tell me, go see city build. i go there and find out city build is revamping their leadership. i found out ms. simmons and autumn of those people, they are gone. we need to bri
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bring some fixes to the police department and the municipal courts which the city was using to basically tax african-american drivers who went through the city of ferguson. >> we know the outgoing attorney general eric holder wanted this report out while he was still the attorney general. he's wrapping up in the next few days but where do we go from here legally, what's next? >> legally, we expect there will be no charges announced tomorrow. they're going to close the books on darren wilson because that was a separate -- >> white police officer. >> the police officer who shot and killed michael brown. we expect they'll close the books on that investigation, wolf and legally, this will be a process of years trying to repair this police department and bring it to something that's serving and protecting the people of ferguson. >> evan perez thank you for the reporting. many residents will feel vindicated by the u.s. justice department report. whether or not they'll see police reforms as a result of this remains to be seen. tensions between police and the community have deep roots. when michael brown was shot de
bring some fixes to the police department and the municipal courts which the city was using to basically tax african-american drivers who went through the city of ferguson. >> we know the outgoing attorney general eric holder wanted this report out while he was still the attorney general. he's wrapping up in the next few days but where do we go from here legally, what's next? >> legally, we expect there will be no charges announced tomorrow. they're going to close the books on...
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gain residents in in the newly apartments and our city government is being run by an administration comprised by a majority asian american panel few african-americans hold management positions in city government and permitted the lottery system for new housing within district ten. i believe we must play on an even playing field. give everyone access. there must not be a biased agenda in giving seniors of other districts preferential status. >> san francisco has some -- seniors of all races residing in hunters point and bayview a fair shot. >> thank you next speaker, please. >> my name is nancy cross and i was inspired by the presentation by supervisor kim particularly in relations to apartments and apartment fires i've been very apprehensive in brand new buildings there's a failure to observe the the fire code for low income tenants and you will be looking into more because you need so much housing in the low income the advertisements of the apartments say that their modifications on request of the applicant but i found this is doesn't exist they ignore it. and if you don't continue without ever having a definition of what the project can
gain residents in in the newly apartments and our city government is being run by an administration comprised by a majority asian american panel few african-americans hold management positions in city government and permitted the lottery system for new housing within district ten. i believe we must play on an even playing field. give everyone access. there must not be a biased agenda in giving seniors of other districts preferential status. >> san francisco has some -- seniors of all...
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there are four african american candidates running in the city elections on april 7. at least the number of african americans on the council will increase from one to two. is that going to make a difference in the way ferguson is run or is it just a rotten apple? >> i believe it is possible it just depends on who actually wins the election and them acting in an inclusive manner and ultimately the mayor stepping down and giving a chance for the city to truly be better. >> but the mayor has said is he's not stepping down. you've called for james knowles to resign but you're not talking about a dissolution of the city, you're talking about a dissolution of the police department. you say the city can run itself? >> it needs a capable city manager and capable mayor. the police and the actual city operations are wholly separate and it is possible to survive as a city, without a police department. >> but you believe the elected mayor of ferguson should step down like the police chief has like other officials have? >> i do only because it's one thing for people under him to fa
there are four african american candidates running in the city elections on april 7. at least the number of african americans on the council will increase from one to two. is that going to make a difference in the way ferguson is run or is it just a rotten apple? >> i believe it is possible it just depends on who actually wins the election and them acting in an inclusive manner and ultimately the mayor stepping down and giving a chance for the city to truly be better. >> but the...
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city? >> how much do you think african-american communities and other cities across country are watching tothink everybody is watching. not just african-american communities. i think the country is watching ferguson because it is the exemplar. we are watching ferguson as a test case to see if we can push the needle forward when it comes to representation of african-americans and city government, when it comes to reforming police practices, when it comes to moving the needle on racial equity. even is watching everybody is watching this. >> like it's a rallying cry? >> it is the rallying cry and the example we will watch and hold up if we can see change in that city. >> okay. so what is your best hope coming from the announcement of these arrests? you hope that people will get out there and vote. do you hope this will quell any potential violence that people are seeing and some sort of justice is being served? >> both of those things. on the one hand, peace for protests for months and months and months we don't cover. all we ever cover is when there is a violent incident. residents have been
city? >> how much do you think african-american communities and other cities across country are watching tothink everybody is watching. not just african-american communities. i think the country is watching ferguson because it is the exemplar. we are watching ferguson as a test case to see if we can push the needle forward when it comes to representation of african-americans and city government, when it comes to reforming police practices, when it comes to moving the needle on racial...
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selma is currently 80% african-american with a black mayor and majority african-american local city officials selma should honor. have you proposed a new name for the bridge if you're successful? >> our whole goal is to have it represent something that we believe in in the furt you're as the young people of selma. we hope to open a dialogue within the city and pick a name more fortunate. >> if you had your choice who would you name the bridge in honor of? >> well i'm trying not to show favorites but there's so many people involved in the movement it's hard to pick one. i'd like to give it a name that really represents the spirit of the movement whether that's the freedom bridge or hope bridge. >> i think a lot of people would like that as well congratulations for getting your petition, the conversation and attention it deserves as well. we'll keep the audience up to date on what happens. >> what does your gut tell you, do you think the pettus bridge should be renamed? that does it for this edition of "news nation." i'm tamron hall. you can catch "news nation" every day at 11:00 a.m. on msnbc.
selma is currently 80% african-american with a black mayor and majority african-american local city officials selma should honor. have you proposed a new name for the bridge if you're successful? >> our whole goal is to have it represent something that we believe in in the furt you're as the young people of selma. we hope to open a dialogue within the city and pick a name more fortunate. >> if you had your choice who would you name the bridge in honor of? >> well i'm trying...
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he's one of four african-american candidates for city council in april. seeking to push the number up from just one. how important is it there be more diversity on the council? >> i think it's very important. i think when we work together, when we get to know one another we reach better understandings. >> reporter: through it all a high school senior with offers from universities like howard and morehouse still sees his future here. you would? >> the movement will always live. this is not a moment. this is a movement. ferguson is a movement. >> reporter: tonight he says he'll be out there marching in the streets. adding to the tension police investigating the ambush that happened out here say it's still unclear whether the gunman was someone involved with the protest or an outside age tater as demands continue for a complete overhaul of the city of ferguson. lester. >> all right, ron. thank you. before we came on the air this evening i spoke with ferguson mayor james knowles. i began by asking him about the emotional climate in his city right now. >> well
he's one of four african-american candidates for city council in april. seeking to push the number up from just one. how important is it there be more diversity on the council? >> i think it's very important. i think when we work together, when we get to know one another we reach better understandings. >> reporter: through it all a high school senior with offers from universities like howard and morehouse still sees his future here. you would? >> the movement will always live....
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african-american migrants to the north. thousands of white soldiers returned to northern cities to find the sheer number of african-americans sharing what they considered their cities to be increased dramatically, and they didn't like it. we have covered this in "loyalty and three time of trial," but we know 1919 was one of the worst years on record for race raids and white on black violence. the prospect, st. louis, chicago, illinois. all erected in race riots -- all erupted in race riots. millions of workers, about 4 million workers are going to go on strike in 1919. and this wave of labor unrest did not fit into this conservative mood. it seemed to spark hysteria. this is a time when we are dealing with the red scare. the red scare with the bolshevik revolution being so fresh, that americans now determined that perhaps bolshevism had come to the american shores and were undermining the capitalist system as we speak, write? so in this climate there is a very harsh reaction to labor unrest in 1919. there were accounts of violence that seemed to be tied to the labor unrest. the u.s. post office during 1919 intercepted dozen
african-american migrants to the north. thousands of white soldiers returned to northern cities to find the sheer number of african-americans sharing what they considered their cities to be increased dramatically, and they didn't like it. we have covered this in "loyalty and three time of trial," but we know 1919 was one of the worst years on record for race raids and white on black violence. the prospect, st. louis, chicago, illinois. all erected in race riots -- all erupted in race...
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85% of people subject to vehicle stops were african-american. 93% of all people arrested in ferguson between 2012 and 2014 were african-american. this is a city with a 67% population being african-american. according to the justice department, these statistics showed there was a disproportionate burden on african-americans in the way the ferguson police department carried out its work, a pattern of violating constitutional rights, illegal searches, detaining citizens, basically using tickets an fines to raise money for the city. attorney general eric holder was very critical of this and here is what he had to say about it. >> the city relies on the police force to serve essentially as a collection agency for the municipal court rather than as a law enforcement entity focused primarily on maintaining and promoting public safety. >> reporter: john, one of the things, the racist, mails that sara just referred to, e-mails that were being exchanged by some senior members of the police department there, describing president obama as a chimpanzee. those things were under the watch of some of the very people now responsible for reforming the police d
85% of people subject to vehicle stops were african-american. 93% of all people arrested in ferguson between 2012 and 2014 were african-american. this is a city with a 67% population being african-american. according to the justice department, these statistics showed there was a disproportionate burden on african-americans in the way the ferguson police department carried out its work, a pattern of violating constitutional rights, illegal searches, detaining citizens, basically using tickets an...
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scathing report by the department of justice revealed the ferguson police department targeted african-american the cityd his - resignation on tuesday writing this. "while i certainly respect the work that the doj recently performed in their investigation and report on the city of ferguson i must state clearly that my office has never instructed the police department to target african-americans. any inferences of that kind from the report are simply false." in the meantime ferguson's mayor says he ain't going anywhere. >> somebody has to be here to take care of business and so i'm absolutely committed to making sure that we continue to go through that report. we go through that report line by line and issue by issue and find out where the breakdowns were and patterns and practices and what safeguards need to be in place and what training needs to be in place and who needs to be in place to make this happen. myself and these council members are committed to making sure that happens. i intend to stay. >> still to come in the "newsroom," with he head back to capitol hill and the hearing over president obam
scathing report by the department of justice revealed the ferguson police department targeted african-american the cityd his - resignation on tuesday writing this. "while i certainly respect the work that the doj recently performed in their investigation and report on the city of ferguson i must state clearly that my office has never instructed the police department to target african-americans. any inferences of that kind from the report are simply false." in the meantime ferguson's...
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she teaches african-american studies at city college of san francisco. >> going outward and having a clear pathway is going to increase success among them if they have a goal. >> this is the list of the universities that reached a deal with the california community college system. all are private four-year colleges except for lincoln, which is public and will offer instate tuition and fees for california community college students. 500 students from the 112 two-year colleges in california will be ready to transfer to one of these nine institutions. brown used to think attending an hbcu was out of his reach until today. >> i felt like between achieving and transferring was too wide. with this recent announcement today, i feel like that dream is so much closer. >> african-american students represent 7% of the 2.3 million students in our community colleges. >> it's a very small population. going to a university like that with minds, beautiful minds who are very smart, everyone around you, it looks like you. it's a positive thing. >> noticeably absent from the list are spellman, howard a
she teaches african-american studies at city college of san francisco. >> going outward and having a clear pathway is going to increase success among them if they have a goal. >> this is the list of the universities that reached a deal with the california community college system. all are private four-year colleges except for lincoln, which is public and will offer instate tuition and fees for california community college students. 500 students from the 112 two-year colleges in...
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the city of ferguson has hired one correction officer. one african-american female candidate was hired for that position out of a pool of 91 applicants. the ferguson police department has hired two assistant court clerks since august 9, 2014. both positions were filled by african-american females from a pool of 64 applicants. all ferguson police department officers have completed mandatory diversity training as of december 31 2014. the ferguson police department has also begun an explorer program in the ferguson school district beginning in january january 2015. the goal of this program is for officers to engage to engage youth in the law enforcement profession as well as potentially recruit them for police officer positions in the future. i've convened a task force made of residents businesses and law enforcement to create an oversight board that will review complaints and provide citizen input into the policies and procedures of the ferguson police department. the task force meets weekly and it's efforts are already under way. this groundbreaking initiative
the city of ferguson has hired one correction officer. one african-american female candidate was hired for that position out of a pool of 91 applicants. the ferguson police department has hired two assistant court clerks since august 9, 2014. both positions were filled by african-american females from a pool of 64 applicants. all ferguson police department officers have completed mandatory diversity training as of december 31 2014. the ferguson police department has also begun an explorer...
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this largely african-american city should have control over its police department but that will onlye -- the police officers are removed and we start over again and the police chief and quite frankly i believe that the mayor should stuff down as well. participation in the political system is fundamental as well. people need to get involved because their voices and vote can make a difference. >> i know that that is true and that's 100% accurate living in america, but we also have to have an understanding for people. it was not ronning for citizens to trust that their government would do right by them and it took a report like this to provide the details, details like canine officers are sicking their dogs on children and wounding children that citizens are having cars towed out of their homes or parking lots for no reasons at all. african-american citizens are basically being used like enslavement to bring money in to a particular city. citizens now that they know that, i think that they can begin that change to move into political participation but can't blame them for being american
this largely african-american city should have control over its police department but that will onlye -- the police officers are removed and we start over again and the police chief and quite frankly i believe that the mayor should stuff down as well. participation in the political system is fundamental as well. people need to get involved because their voices and vote can make a difference. >> i know that that is true and that's 100% accurate living in america, but we also have to have...
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african-americans unfairly and disproportionately. in fact 93% of arrests police made from 2012 to 2014 were of african-americans. the city'sber is two-thirds black, plus the newry released report details account after account of what is described as suspicion list legally unsupportable stops. i want to give you just one example. this is a guy who is taken into custody just for giving police his name as mike instead of michael. let's discuss further and with me now is cnn's evan perez as well as cedric alexander, member of the white house task force on 21st policing and leads the national organization for black law enforcement executives. evan thanks so much to both of you for joining us but evan i
african-americans unfairly and disproportionately. in fact 93% of arrests police made from 2012 to 2014 were of african-americans. the city'sber is two-thirds black, plus the newry released report details account after account of what is described as suspicion list legally unsupportable stops. i want to give you just one example. this is a guy who is taken into custody just for giving police his name as mike instead of michael. let's discuss further and with me now is cnn's evan perez as well...
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courts all basically callused to finance budgets on the poor in ferguson and overwhelmingly african-american cityhooting of michael brown, including myself. so i decided you know what i need to read this. i need to see what this is about. and i did. as a journalist jose anyone that read any of my writings on any of the issues trayvon martin, tap ear rice eric garner, they know i take these personally. i try to push strongly for the truth. when i sat down and read the doj report on the shooting of michael brown, i as a journalist felt compelled to correct the record, whether anyone agreed or not was beside the point. i had to be right myself going forward because we know this is going to happen again, and if i am going to have any credibility when the next time something like this happens, i have to be right with myself and right with the readers. >> jonathan capehart thanks for being with me. >> thanks jose. thanks very much. >>> i want to tell you about college students from around the country traveling to ferguson to give back. they're giving up traditional spring break to help the community du
courts all basically callused to finance budgets on the poor in ferguson and overwhelmingly african-american cityhooting of michael brown, including myself. so i decided you know what i need to read this. i need to see what this is about. and i did. as a journalist jose anyone that read any of my writings on any of the issues trayvon martin, tap ear rice eric garner, they know i take these personally. i try to push strongly for the truth. when i sat down and read the doj report on the shooting...
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agreement for city manager john shaw to resign effective immediately from the job he worked for the past eight years. shaw denied his office played any part in targeting african-americant's the latest fallout from a justice report that showed racially targeted practices by police and city officials. >>> an illinois man is in custody after stealing $420,000 in poker chips. dustin campbell allegedly stoem the chips from a professional poker player's chip in los angeles. he cashed some chips and boarded a flight to chicago. he was arrested outside his home in illinois. >>> retired mountain climber lewis es knows is a claims the mummified bodies thar were found. three climbers died but only one body was recovered. the remains have yet to be identified. espinosa said based on where they were found, there's no doubt it has to be them. >>> shocking footage of a beating at a chuck e. cheese in ohio. it all started when a woman complained to the manager about an out of service photo booth machine. after telling her to wait for it to be fixed, two men followed the manager in the kitchen and began beating him. employees called 911, but the group left before police arrived. six e
agreement for city manager john shaw to resign effective immediately from the job he worked for the past eight years. shaw denied his office played any part in targeting african-americant's the latest fallout from a justice report that showed racially targeted practices by police and city officials. >>> an illinois man is in custody after stealing $420,000 in poker chips. dustin campbell allegedly stoem the chips from a professional poker player's chip in los angeles. he cashed some...
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african-american -- i didn't say anything about african-american communities, carol. the law here in missouri is called the mass creek law. it's named after a predominantly white city and we have a problem here in missouri with black and white communities being the target of excessive traffic fines. so i'd shudder to say that it's just about african-americans. i'd say that it's a widespread problem that we're trying to deal with here in missouri. >> let's go back to police tactics in ferguson. >> sure. >> you don't think that there is a problem with the way that police treat african-americans in light of these statistics that came from the justice department? >> yeah well you know we're just seeing the numbers and of course the numbers are meant to turn our heads. we didn't see -- >> no they're not meant to turn our heads. this was after going through 35,000 pages of police documents. it's not -- >> then why not release -- why not release the whole report instead of leaking out the most damning numbers which is the justice department's pattern and practice? >> the justice department will release the entire report later today, i just think we got a lead on the infor
african-american -- i didn't say anything about african-american communities, carol. the law here in missouri is called the mass creek law. it's named after a predominantly white city and we have a problem here in missouri with black and white communities being the target of excessive traffic fines. so i'd shudder to say that it's just about african-americans. i'd say that it's a widespread problem that we're trying to deal with here in missouri. >> let's go back to police tactics in...