but nonetheless the african union which is the successor to the organization of african unity have said let's abide by the united sixty four they plan ration and try to address. problem so that this is not an option says even to him govern body joint special representative of the african union and the u.n. mission in doubtful spotlight will be back shortly stay with us. it can hit dr swan's policeman's wives ministers why not just. if you didn't find me if i could just live through the night that i would get my kids out of here because i knew that what was going to happen was that he was going to kill me many victims don't understand that domestic violence includes verbal abuse psychological abuse physical abuse and sexual abuse at least four million women are affected by abuse every year those are my only two options that i saw at that moment either i'm going to kill him i'm in jail or he's going to kill him it. won't come to the. what makes a big splash in the world of hi-tech business questions advance science into products they don't understand. these is going to be followed russian

but nonetheless the african union which is the successor to the organization of african unity have said let's abide by the united sixty four declaration and try to address. probably so that this is not a option says. joint special representative of the african union and the u.n. mission will. be back shortly stay with us. dr swan policeman. ministers why i just. didn't find me if i could slip through the night that i would get my kids out of here because i knew that what was going to happen to kill me many don't understand that domestic violence includes verbal abuse psychological abuse physical abuse and sexual. at least four million women are affected by abuse every year. in jail or he's got it it killin. welcome back to spotlight in just a reminder that my guest on the show today is a brain him body joint special representative of the african union and here in a mission in data for. missing about it what the does the international community and mostly the african union do for the refugees from southern sudan is there a chance that they will be able to return to the house anytime soon

but nonetheless the african union which is the successor to the organization of african unity have said let's abide by the united sixty four they plan and try to address. problem so that this is not an option says. joint special representative of the african union and the u.n. mission. shortly stay with us. i. i. i. wealthy british. market. find out what's really happening to the global economy. welcome back to spotlight going of in just a reminder that my guest on the show today is he brought him by any joint special representative of the african union and here in a mission in that for. missing america what the does the international community and mostly the african union do for the refugees from southern sudan is there a chance that they will be able to return to the house anytime soon well the refugees mostly. dead would be up by the united nations high commission for refugees and of course the africa you know supports them one is hoping that the outcome of the referendum will not lead to a massive movement in either direction and therefore there's been some contingency planning on t

in the african-american community, most of the religious views -- african-americans are substantially more favorable. there are more muslims and more folks in the african-american community that are asking that question. tavis: black people know what it means to be disenfranchised indeed the -- and be the "other" in america. i digress on that point. it is a dense attacked. i am fascinated by this title. grace is a merited favor? an unmerited favor? i am trying to juxtapose the grace with our increasing arrogance and our increasing elitism. how can we favor this grace, and around the world, they see us as arrogant, elitist, pompous, and increasingly nationalistic. >> if i were writing a book on international affairs, i would agree with you. obama as the leader of the country has had some affect on that, i agree that in terms of foreign policy, we might seem like a bully. we're looking at a different aspect of americans, how they're able to manage strong, divergent faiths. we think that americans are surprisingly tolerant. most americans are very religious. most secular americans say th

it carries a lot of weight in the african-american community. there is this long and painful history. there's a lot of mistrust. this story has long set into that. tavis: what is the timeframe of this as compared to the tuskegee experiment? >> same time. it was toward the end of that. the study started earlier. one of the things that tied the stories together was when her family found out about the cells, it was when the tuskegee study broke. it sort of was held up as one of the most famous unethical research studies done in the u.s. where hundreds of african- american men with syphilis were set -- studied to watch how the disease kills from infection to death and when treatment became available, they did not offer it. they watched them die without treating them. it -- that study and a lot of similar ones done all the way back to the slavery era caused a lot of mistrust. no one knew that the tuskegee studies had happened until the 1970's. it hit the press and her cells being alive. the press. people wondered, did they not treat her cancer so the

that means supporters are not just african-americans. they are from all backgrounds and races who believe is important in the 21st century to do something about this achievement gap, the high- school graduate asian right. it is important because it is important the economy of the future that continued economic inequality creates a great deal of social problems in the country and will continue. we also have to be mindful of the fact that black america is much more diverse than it has ever been. where the unity shows out is that the ballot box. the unity shows up mainly in national elections. but that unity does not necessarily show up in the local races because you have a whole degree of competition. the new order in a lot of communities is black candidates competing against each other, white candidates competing against each other, black candidates competing against latino candidates. there is a new political order in a lot of communities. it is not the classic distinction, the classic competition. i think the idea is you are stronger wh

recy taylor, the freak show and little movement was led primarily african-american women.nd i will say this. in detroit, the free joan little movement was led by rosa parks. at her trial, defense attorneys tried to paint her as a typical black jezebel, enslaved. they attacked a credibility they portrayed her as a prostitute. they suggested little wanted to have with the jailer, that she seduced him and then killed him in an elaborate plot to escape. littles attorney on the the oven at her store into a much longer context. he read to the jury and long passage from african-american woman's 190 to essay decrying the lack of protection for black womanhood and a special vulnerability of system for white men could use them regularly. by reading this passage a loud and pointing to decades of abuse in the past, he bore witness to black women's long-standing tradition of testimony and their attempt for dignity. after deliberating for over an hour, the jury unanimously voted to acquit joan little of murder. as the jury foreman read the verdict, little broke into sobs at the defense

african-americans and asian- americans. do you novak when the agent exclusion act, the chinese exclusion act was before congress in 1870, the first national leader to speak out against that was frederick douglass. the same man who fought against slavery. do you know that when the chinese exclusion act was voted on in congress, there was one black senator named blanche bruce, the only african-american in the u.s. senate, voted against it. similarly, we work side-by-side for semel -- civil rights and improve public education. in '86, and laundry owner sued the san francisco board of supervisors for a racially discriminatory law, and it brought equal protection to minorities, and that overturned the 1857 dread scott case, which held that minorities were not protected by the u.s. constitution. we have the landmark case of brown harris is board of education, 1954, to thank for equality in education. -- brown v. board of education. seven years later, the chinese community here worked shoulder to shoulder with the african- america

in a marvelous job to empower african-americans -- who has done a a marvelous job to a power african-americans. it is great and i'm collecting a help dividend. prolonged interaction with princeton students helps ward alzheimer's disease. we have a very austere time ahead of the spill -- ahead of us. we have seen a lot of breakthroughs in the african- american communities over the last few decades. in 1963, i stood with a couple of hundred thousand other people listening to the speech by martin luther king that echoes and inspires to this day. he foresaw the election in 2008 when he uttered those words heard round the world "i heard a dream -- i have a tree more my four little children will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." the team that my generation never thought would materialize -- the dream that my generation never thought would materialize was with the inauguration with president obama. for me, it is the political equivalent of seeing neil armstrong climbed down from apollo 11 to be the first human being to step on the surface of the ming. th

and the chair of african-american studies at princeton university.entlemen, thank you for being here. there's been so much talk over the last year or two that the black church is dead. you wrote a piece called the black church is dead. is that true? have we lost our way? has the church lost its purpose. >> we need to understand the church as the institution. the myth of black churches, black churches differentiated landscape. they are human beings, conservative, progressive, in the middle theologically. the idea it has a center of political politics has to be decentered so we can understand exactly what black religious folks are doing. in trying political times, it needs a closer inspection. i was trying to spark conversation. >> he did that. >> i have a slightly different take having been away from the church for a number of years and then returning to the church. i found that the church certainly was not the church of my youth. there were all kinds of models when i returned to the church that i think have responded very well to critiques like the n

an african-american beat her. we have to have a closed door discussion and say we can't always control these general person agreements. i say we to try to have the dialogue on nafta at the federal level. the issue of labor unions being concerned by jobs. my part of the country where it was important, the african-american members of congress and teixeira politicians restrained themselves from getting that -- out too far that they were defense the issues because they knew it was important to hispanics as it was the case if it was south africa on the border with with dks instead of mexico. so i think we at least in my backyard we try internly to have the discussions before it blows. sometimes people have a bad attitude. it won't have anything to do with you being black or brown, you got a bad attitude. that had nothing to do with race, it is because i just didn't like that person >> i can give you an example of where -- where african-american and hispanic communities in the redistricting process fought against each o

i think about all of the africans and all of my fans. i appreciate this. >> in august, gyan signed a deal worth $20 million for a british club. it was also keen in helping ghana to become the third african country to make the world cup. he would have gone further if he had scored a penalty against uruguay. this was enough to catch the eyes of the black hats. >> he is an individual player, he can do something different. he works hard, he plays hard, and he has a tremendous enthusiasm. i was originally engage to his overall enthusiasm to play up front for his own -- on his own. i've been chasing him now for two or three years but could never have enough money to buy him. >> gyan says it was his dream to play in the british premier league and has a lot to learn. >> some seasonal pictures from rome. below freezing temperatures have turned many of the city's landmark fountains into dice. snow and sleet is forecast to the capital. other parts of italy are feeling the brunt of the frosty weather with snowfall in the southern regions. this is a

>> we are african-americans, leaders in the media.identify with african-american? >> american. >> do you identify with african-american? >> i identify as an american. for me, what the media and the world defines as being black and black culture and the kind of images they show i don't want to have anything it to do with it. many people buy into these stereotypes. >> don't you have to be in the house to fix it? >> >> that's a different issue. >> that's politics. >> not race. >> i'm talking about the issue of race. okay. >> i did want to turn the corner a bit and get some grades and some assessments. first of all, if you had to give a grade to president obama for how he's done so far, what would it be? >> c-minus to c. >> what do you say? >> d-plus. >> what do you say? >> d-plus. i voted for him. i'm thoroughly disappointed. >> the issues and election with president obama, that only white men had ever occupied the white house and they definitely weren't the most competent and best we ever had and the most qualified, history was so stron

an african-american beat her. we have to have a closed door discussion and say we can't always control these general person agreements. i say we to try to have the dialogue on nafta at the federal level. the issue of labor unions being concerned by jobs. my part of the country where it was important, the african-american members of congress and teixeira politicians restrained themselves from getting that -- out too far that they were defense the issues because they knew it was important to hispanics as it was the case if it was south africa on the border with with dks instead of mexico. so i think we at least in my backyard we try internly to have the discussions before it blows. sometimes people have a bad attitude. it won't have anything to do with you being black or brown, you got a bad attitude. that had nothing to do with race, it is because i just didn't like that person >> i can give you an example of where -- where african-american and hispanic communities in the redistricting process fought against each o

>> tonight congress says african-american farmers discriminated for decades by the u.s. government deserve payment. one republican congressman says the program is riddled with fraud and is really a way to make reparations for slavery. his remarks have set off a firestorm. tonight you'll hear from him. is the congressman playing fast and loose with the facts or are his opponents? also accused of ethics violations, maxine waters, her hearing was supposed to begin, but now the ethics panel is in disarray. the lead investigator mysteriously taken off the case. can congress really police itself? details tonight. and later, hiding in plain sight, the child slavery business right here in america. hard to believe. we have the evidence, though, for you to see for yourself. we begin as always keeping them honest. the congressman who says a billion dollar federal program for settling african-american discrimination claims is full of fraud, pushed by what he calls a, quote, very, very urban barack obama and amounts he says to slavery reparations. we're talking about steve king, repu

>> african-americans who farmed or attempted to farm between 1981 and 1997. and the reason we use that definition is because the civil rights office at usda was closed under the reagan administration and we went in and found -- investigated and found thousands of black farmer civil rights cases that had never been processed. and that's what this case is about. this case is not about fraud, this case is about bringing justice and equality and fairness to a group of people who deserve it. and it's long, long overdue justice. >> it is shocking when you start to look into what happened in the usda. they were literally throwing out discrimination claims, just dumping them in the garbage in some cases. you claim 75% of the claims now being made in this program by african-american farmers have been fraudulent. you say an unnamed person working for the usda gave you that estimate. usda says that percentage is complete nonsense of the fbi investigated, found only three cases of fraud. where's the proof of this 75% claim you make? >> well, and john boyd says there's no

a month-long festival to celebrate african history.rom slavery to independence, this is the age of the african renaissance, according to the senegalese president. the concerts' attract fans in the thousands and artists are helping to celebrate. >> africa has been called the country. it is a continent, for grubbs sake. people continue to hold their cliche. we have given to the world more cultural identity than any other continent. >> >the appeal is widespread. international artists have brought a political message. >> the way i look at it is, whenever a great thing is about to happen sometimes, it comes out of the worst things. i do not think the country will stay like that. it will rise. >> music is a big chunk of the festival. there are other events in town. dozens of exhibitions, performances, and theater. for one month, this is the cultural capital. despite the diverse program of events, some say the purpose of this festival, created by the first senegalese president in '96, is no longer relevant. -- 1996 is no longer relevant. >> i

michael hall was the overall aid going into the final day of the alfred dunhill championship the south african shooting a one in the past seventy one on saturday and takes a one stroke lead into the final round michael started in these first three holes but recovered with the fifth. another to get the seventh was followed by chip in from thirty eight the south african steadily improving just getting to remain in the lead in turn on the par overall just one straight ahead of van de velde and defending champion pablum martin. so bring you up to date with all sport for the moment more than a couple. hungry for the full story we've got it from. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers.

union both from the african union. this is key in addition to the panel if car to accept the results and the path is clear toward ultimate recognition the african union and the international community will probably breathe easy. if they don't come if they choose another route, if they don't feel like they have a package of arrangement they can live with, then it's still possible. i'm optimistic this would happen but it's possible that they could attempt to challenge results after the fact or prevent recognition, and in that case you may have a split within the african union. that would have serious implications both for sudan and the african union itself as an institution and it will make the situation more broadly very difficult because the u.n. security council and the international community will be looking to the region to calibrate its opinion and response to this issue. and last, there's a lot of talk in washington and elsewhere about what is the future of south sudan look like and what is the political and econo

it's one of those things where many african-americans inherit this party.any of us grew up, you don't think anything about it. but for the first time, you can say, i'm in my 30s, i have totally different ideas about life and social concerns than i did in my 20s. and making an independent decision, i can look at both parties and say, on my social values, republican. on my fiscal values, republican. i am 100% comfortable being republican. >> and no one's called you benedict arnold or anything like that? >> not within the african-american community. not in that way. >> where? >> on blogs. people don't have names, we just blog. >> ashley bell, andre walker, we appreciate your time. >> thanks, john. >> thank you. >> that interview conducted last night when i was in atlanta, georgia. now let's take a quick look. we're continuing to track the tax cut debate. that's debbie stabenow speaking on the floor tonight. the debate continues late into the tonight. but we're now told to expect the final vote tomorrow morning. we'll stay on top of that one and bring you the l

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we have an african-american president of the united states, we have an african-american c.e.o. of one of the fortune 500 companies. we have so many gains for women that are going on, too, but we've always set out to make a more perfect union and we're still some distance from that. i think a lot of this is quite honestly exacerbated now by the anxieties over the economic condition of the country and about where america fits in the world. we are a much more multicultural country than we were 25, 30 years ago. if you go to the pacific northwest, california, oregon, or the state of washington, for example, there is an enormously profoundly greater presence, for example, of the pacific islanders and the asian americans in every aspect of life so people are still adjusting to that in some fashion. what we're hoping to do with this broadcast, not just on the race basis, but on other issues, as well, is to get them to take a deep breath and step back and remember, this is an immigrant nation and we're always at our best when we're more than the sum of our parts. tavis: you've said two

oh, yes, cheryl dunye is a fine young filmmaker-- african-american woman. and she made this film with some n.e.a. money, some help. and it was a modest film. it was a very loving film about some young african-american lesbians looking for this fictional movie star named watermelon woman, a black actress in the '30s. the scene was very tasteful. i mean, by hollywood standards, you wouldn't even bat an eye. and it was blown way out of proportion. some house of representatives-- oversight and investigation committee-- wanted, again, to hammer the n.e.a. and take all the amount of money we had given away from this filmmaker. to make a long story short, when it got to the house floor, the debate on it, shelia jackson-lee, a fine african-american congresswoman from texas, took the floor and said-- talked about diversity in our nation and the strength of diversity in our nation. and that was the end of the discussion. it was one thing to hammer away at the often disenfranchised group of african-american lesbians in the united states. it was quite another to take o

>> many ivorians are hoping, and many africans too, but many africans and ivorians are hoping that there could still be a chance for a peaceful settlement. i believe that the delegation that went in led by west african heads of state from three countries that are members of the ecovas is probably the last-ditch effort to have a peaceful resolution but ultimately this is going to have to be resolved. >> ifill: there was talk last week, a step back from it today about a military solution, and that is someone going in and taking -- and taking forcibly mr. gbagbo from office. >> i understand that is still being considered and the heads of state have indicated they would be back on monday and they have also stated that it would be the last opportunity for them to repeat to gbagbo that ewowas has told him so far. >> ifill: ecowas, which is the regional group of west african nations trying to resolve this have intervened in liberia and sierra leone. how has this compared? >> it's true that the military interventions in liberia and sierra leone were instrumental in bringing about peace but cote

the key decision was thursday, by finance ministers from the african economic military union. they transferred state accounts to mr. ouattara. now it will be extremely difficult to pay civil servant salaries, including government soldiers. laurent gbagbo still has the public backing of the army, but the moment he cannot pay their salaries, he will be weakened. december is the busiest month for cocoa exports which will provide the incumbent with much- needed revenue. but the harvest is coming to an end. the economy has come to almost a complete halt over the last few weeks. many foreign businesses like france telecom have it sent expatriate staff overseas. of course, the people worst hit will not be the politicians, but the ordinary citizens. when it becomes apparent laurent gbagbo's administration lacks the financial power to govern, many hope a political settlement can be reached. bbc news, ivory coast. >> after making an unprecedented appearance on british airways, the pope is facing more outcry as he opposed mass. we have this. >> they say is the largest turnout in a decade

human rights council that the africans have turned on the africans... accused the africans of that. we're also seeing now 176 people have been killed since really, ballpark, december 7. so in just a short time... and the vast majority of those are supporters of president ouattara >> woodruff: and of course you're using "cote d'ivoire", that's the french name, the name of the country that was used for so long. >> that's right. >> woodruff: why are the repercussions? why is this particular country of concern? human life is always of value but what is it about this country and region of africa? >> well it's part of what's called the mano river region in west rica and oth countries in region are leash ya and... liberia and sierra leone. and i think everyone remembers the brutal, brutal civil wars we've seen in both of those countries. and they've come out of the civil wars and had a democratically elected government with a push to try and rebuild their countries. now, if cote d'ivoire down-- which, frankly, is larger than both of these other countries-- it threatens the entire subregion

>> west african leaders threaten force against laurent gbagbo if he does not step down as president of ivory coast. christians around the world began to celebrate christmas. and snow continues to paralyzed parts of europe. the cold snap continues into christmas. welcome to "bbc world news," broadcast to our viewers on pbs in america, also around the globe. coming up later for you -- white church leaders in iraq urged worshipers to keep -- why church leaders and iraq urged worshipers to keep celebrations low-key. and could shoppers and commuters benefit from two lanes of pedestrian traffic? the west african regional grouping ecowas has given the incumbent president of ivory coast and ultimatum. laurent gbagbo has been told to stand down or face "legitimate force." this came after disputed election results last month. ivory coast is locked in an election standoff in which 200 have been killed. we of this. >> in the un-protected enclave, military action has been called for to drive laurent gbagbo from power. >> violence has resurfaced in our city. serious violations of human rights have b

african football has reached a new peak t.p. mazembe a from the democratic republic of congo have qualified for the final of the world club cup the first time a team from outside europe or south america has managed to do so well they were must of all underdogs in the last four o'clock taking on the dog days champions internationale day it was the brazilians who started off much the brighter. kitty alba in the gold the only thing standing between inter on the lead to on numerous occasions the second half proved a different story. composure personified eight minutes after the break. finishing superb one nil however only for the kiddie hour by the africans delight would have been severely dented in the very next attack the party though could begin eighty six minutes in. producing a piece of individual brilliance but the game today to know it's italy's enter our side three is up next in saturday's final. victories not only for us today but as the coach said for the whole of the african continent which we represent i think this might

but i'm african-american. i'm an african-american first.ing this to our current mayor, mr. gavin newsom, and he put together this action plan. and right now i want to know who's in control. >> ♪ i want to know, yeah who's in control right here in san francisco yeah i ask the mayor but he really didn't care you know why he's out the door he's tiptoeing up to sacramento and i'm going to talk about you all the board of supervisors some of you are a bunch of liars and you all are going to pick the next mayor the redevelopment i'm going foff to sue and -- to have to sue and make a settlement all the money they spent we don't know where it went and it ain't no accident and now they're gone you know what housing authority they just ignore me then we got the h.r.c. force forgs the human rights you better listen to me it ain't no mystery just check your history and look around blacks are leaving town what's going down blacks are leaving this town where's willie brown i guess we're going to have to talk together to jerry brown yeah you know what thrs

west african heads of state to issue an ultimatum to the ivory coast. russia launches an investigation and clashes between angry passengers. welcome to bbc news broadcast to our viewers in america and around the globe. tens of thousands of passengers remain stranded in northeastern america. and water rationing in northern ireland. hello, and a warm welcome. england has retained the ashes in australia for the first time in 24 years. the victory means that they have a 2-1 lead in the five match to take the ashes back to england. on the fourth day, still to hundred and 46 behind england. they lost an early wicket with some resistance that soon passed the partnership. finally, the victory prompted ecstatic scenes from fans at the cricket ground. the british prime minister has sent his congratulations. it was a very special and to the year and a very late christmas present. our sports news correspondent saw the victory had told me that depending on how they get the ashes back, england will enjoy the moment. >> i am standing among the army. halfway across the