53% of african- americans say whites-african- american relations will improve. only 23% are pessimistic. when asked what they believe the black and a plate was double that of whites, responses include the best unemployment was double that of whites, responses include lack of corporate commitment to hiring african-americans, lack of good government policies. respondentsr believed they were overlooked as serious candidates because of their race, 47% said yes and 39% said no. why the wealth gap mostncreased by $70,000, respondents said lack of jobs and lack of access to capital on the blame for the wealth gap between black and white americans. i agree that unemployment and access to capital are the most pressing issues for african- americans. i also ask about something i have been promoting for the last two years, what i call the rlj rule. two years ago at this press club, i spoke about the rlj rule at this press club. the 32ney mandated that team owners must give interviews to qualified minority candidates whenever a head coaching with general managing position be

they often decorate their houses with african goods. >> translator: chinese people really like african products. >> i am really happy for yiwu, for chinese and fun for chinese. >> reporter: a market manager says he's determined to invigorate the market even further. he feels this would give african products a greater chance of being bought by chinese. >> translator: i will try to make more chinese familiar with african products sold in the market. it would be great if we could help correct the trade imbalance between china and africa. >> reporter: the chinese are taking steps to expand their influence over african nations. their attempts to build more viable trade relations have just begun. michitaka yamaka, nhk world, yiwu, china. >>> the operators of fukushima daiichi have adopted a plan to reform the way their company operates. officials at tokyo electric power company, or tepco, say it'll make safety and disaster preparedness their top priorities. in the plan, tepco officials say they shouldn't have blamed the accident on natural causes just because the tsunami was difficult to pre

on hispanics, african-americans 63% of african-americans favor a path to full citizenship within ten years for his hispanic who are here illegally. 16% say they should never achieve full citizenship. interestingly enough, 51% of african-americans believe that hispanics will achieve greater economic growth than african-americans over the next five years. 39% of 18-29 share the feeling and 60% of those 50 years or older. some of the reasons for this include hispanics-face less racism than african-american. hispanic lifestyle and work ethnic. hispanics given more opportunity, education is better. 67% of african-americans favor a ban on assault weapons. while 20% oppose such a ban. this includes a majority of all age groups. expressing a deep concern about reaction to gun crime in the black community, 75% of african-americans believe that the nation pays less attention to black on black gun crime than on gun crime against whites. on gay rights, african-americans evenly split on the issue of same-sex marriage. 42% feel that marriage is exclusively defined as between a man and a woman. whi

they often decorate their houses with african goods. >> translator: chinese people really like african products. >> i am really happy for yiwu, for chinese and fun for chinese. >> reporter: a market manager said he's determined to invigorate the market even further. he feels this would give african products a greater chance of being bought by chinese. >> translator: i will try to make more chinese familiar with african products sold in the market. it would be great if we could help correct the trade imbalance between china and africa. >> reporter: the chinese are taking steps to expand their influence over african nations. there are attempts to build more viable trade relations have just began. nhk world, yiwu, china. >>> while china's ties with africa may be strengthening relations with japan are at a weak point. the neighbors are at odds over territory in the waters between them. leaders of japan, china, and south korea are preparing for an annual summit likely in may. china's ambassador in tokyo says bilateral talks between president xi and japanese prime minister shinzo abe will be

, an african american woman would protect her man's manhood. there's this interracial romance that happens, black man, white woman, and how this is all viewed. she said how she felt her character had to really stand up to protect her man and as a consequence it became part of the play. the african american woman will not tell earl that his wife has actually left him already and run off with another man. she doesn't tell him that because she's trying to protect his manhood. those are things i think if you are a smart playwright, you really take advantage of your very smart actors and your very smart directors. again, this thing where it's always coming down it ego. at sundance, in every rehearsal process, i like being part of a very generous workshop. if you were in there you would say, wow, it's pretty free-wheeling. for example, you have 9 characters, 9 story lines that all are trying to be pieced together so they all are introduced, they all intertwine and at the end they are all resolved in some form or fashion. it's a delicate architecture.

i want this award to represent the pride that i have in being an openly gay african-american man. (applause) >> i also need this award to serve as a bridge unites the two when issues arise that want to pivot against each other. when i look at this award on my wall, i want it to remind me that i followed my heart and i made the right choices and that when someone tells me that i'm doing god's work, that i won't assume they must be doing the devil's work, but they are just innocently extending a high compliment of great praise. i think we can all agree that wanting to be a powerful force for positive change is not relegated to a certain work force sector or job title or a set of responsibilities. it just takes someone with a little interest, courage, and concern for your fellow man. so, i accept this honor on behalf of the community of service providers, many represented here in this chamber, business professionals, public servants who commit themselves to making our community and this world a better place in which to live. not just for ourselves, but for those we'll never meet. it

the african-american art and culture complex, this is african-american month 360. 3 61 on leap year because every single day we need to remember the struggles. we need to remember the good times and the bad times so that we are pushing forward and not pushing backwards. so that we are moving our community together as a whole, forward, and making sure that the mistakes of the past that this city has made does not continue to impact the african-american community, which includes the rapid decline. with myself and supervisor cohen have been working extremely hard on this board and we are going to be looking to members of the african-american community to help us continue to find creative options so that we can begin to repopulate this city with the african-american community that is so deserved. thank you so much. (applause) >> supervisor breed, you sound like the good reverend dr. breed. we were about to have church in here, folk. i hope you're ready. i want to start with district 1, supervisor 1 districtv, supervisor eric mar. >> thank you. colleagues, black history is so important t

americans, 53% of african-americans say that white african-americans will improve.are pessimistic. when asked why they believe the black unemployment rate was double that of whites, the responses include education system for african americans. 50%. a lack of corporate commitment to hiring minorities and african-americans, 40%. and lack of government policies, 25%. as to whether they felt discounted because of their race, 47% said yes. 39% said no. when asked why the wealth gap has increased over the last 70 years, nearly half of respondents said that both lack of jobs and lack of access to capital are to blame for the gap between black and white americans. now, since i agree that these are the most pressing issues for african americans, i also asked the poll about something i have been promoting for the last two years. when i called the roj rule. which was adapted from the nfl. in 2003, they established this woolwich mandated subject to a fine that the 32 team owners must give fair interview interviews whenever a head-coaching or general manager position becomes ava

his relationship to african americans will not be what my relationship is. and my relationship certainly isn't what my parents' was. nevertheless, we're all very much influenced, you know, by how we come up, who we grow up with. >> hinojosa: so does your son talk to your dad about the fact that he was a black panther? >> yes. in fact, my son is reading the autobiography of malcolm x right now, over the summer. >> hinojosa: and your son is 11? >> yes. >> hinojosa: now, you talk about the fact that in your family, mom and dad-- you know, there could have been all kinds of crazy stuff going on out on the street, in terms of guns and drugs and police and all that. and you were inside your home, being forced to read ishmael reed. >> yes. >> hinojosa: i love that image. so are you doing that to your son? are you, like, "no, no, no, no, no, you have to stay home and read the autobiography of malcolm x? >> yeah, but you know what? he's a lot more adept than i was and he's quicker. he's actually... he's a much quicker reader and, you know, he comprehends things a lot

clothes like me or remember the african language we can speak now. they were lifted out of their own history during the holocaust still theyent but taught us to be the best buy to keep us to speak truth, do justice, honor our elders and ancestors, care for the abominable among us, struggle against evil -- care for the vulnerable among us and struggle against evil. wilsonpay homage to dr. who urdged uged us to know our history. he taught us that at the heart of our history is a constant call to reject the catechism of human possibilities taught to us every day. this moment, black people must begin to do that ve -- to do the very thing they haven't talked they cannot do. he tells us study well for "truth comes to us from the past like gold washed down from the mountains." so our history is a very important thing. would like to quote from a sacred text which says let's do things with joy for surely he has been chosen to bring good into the world. is a fundamental mission and meaning in human life. we are constantly obligated to not let any good be lost.

i'm al williams, president of the board of directors of san francisco african-american historical andultural society. on behalf of the society and our co-presenters, the san francisco african-american chamber of commerce, the bayview ymca, senator mark leno's office, the san francisco public library, and the mayor's office of neighborhood services, welcome to the 2013 black history month program. the 2013 black history month theme is "at the crossroads of freedom and equality, the emancipation proclamation and the march on washington." the society is the lineal descendant of the san francisco atheneum. it has been the only san francisco institution that is dedicated to documenting, preservinging and presenting true accounts of the history of people of african descent in san francisco. the society is a membership-based organization. without the hard work of our members and friends, the society wouldn't be able to present programs like today's kickoff. i'd like to take a moment here to thank members of our board of directors and the black history month committee who are here. amongst th

where do we go from here when we have lost numbers of african americans in san francisco? do we go from here? well, i'll tell you where we go from here. (applause) >> we change policy of the city. we change policy, and we start to be progressive, truly progressive about the policies we push to make african americans feel welcomed in this city. so, where do we go from here? we start to make aggressive efforts to educate our young people. we take ownership of our community. we take ownership of our children. we support each other instead of pointing the finger. where do we go from here? (applause) >> there is much work to do. as supervisor cohen and i cannot do it alone, we need your support. we need your encouragement. so, as we celebrate black history month, we need to reflect and understand and appreciate our history. it is a rich history, one that has made san francisco a great city. it is our time to shape the course of history as we speak by making a change in our great city. so, i'm going to be looking to you all in this audience to be advocates, to be supporters. whe

haiti is the most african country in the caribbean. its idea of its religion is when you die you will return to guinea because they still remember africa. it is art. its arts is inspired by africa. haiti is a country of a thousand proverbs. when an is inspired by africa. haiti is a country of a thousand proverbs. when an african proverb has been forgotten throughout the diaspora, it invites almost a anger of western society and particularly in france, they remember jean jacques desoline, sadly i went to school in jamaica to speak to high school students in jamaica not far from haiti and asked a group of 15-year-olds if they knew who that was and they said not a hand went up and i asked if they knew who snoop dog was and every hand went up. they knew nothing of the extraordinary story of the haitian people to whom we owe so much. it still seems to golf united states and the western community. for that reason i am suspicious this vicious -- suspicious of our embrace of haiti. it bothers me and it is extreme to say what i said but sometim

assisted by the south african peace parks foundation, the 5 african countries of angola, botswana, namibia, zambia, and zimbabwe agree in august 2011 to create the kavango zambezi transfrontier conservation area. called the kaza park, it is 29 million hectares, an area about the size of italy. this new plan creates a framework to protect and share these nations' precious water resources and combines the interests of wildlife and people toward a common goal. >> the big objectives of the tca and of the peace parks foundation is to facilitate a process where you look at the management of integrated ecosystems across international boundaries. >> the foundation is a facilitator for a dialogue between all of the stakeholders in the region. >> we hope governments in each of those countries initiate a process where you bring together private sector, communities, and government around one time and say, "ok. what do you think is the future of this area?" >> this integrated approach to conservation is vital for semiarid countries facing the combined challenges of food and water security at a time of

happy, african american history month. and more than a month, let's continue celebrating, let's keep doing this. this is a great enjoyment for all of us. thank you for being here. thank you for giving the insight for what you two share and not too shab by to have willie brown and now it is time to acknowledge and recognize our special guests stand and be recognized. david chiu? are you here or are they still in session? we want to acknowledge district five london breed, and district ten, supervisor, representing my hood, cohen. san francisco first african american city administrator naomi kelley. the mayor's office deputy chief of staff, for public safety. paul henderson. >> san francisco treasurer, sisneros. >> san francisco port commissioner kimberly brandon. commissioners south east city, toya moses. >> oakland port commissioner, brian parker. director of workforce development office of economic workforce department rhonda simmons and president jack and jill of america incorporated san francisco chapter and former soul

. >> it was a time in peru when the africans were prohibited from playing or making instruments. >> (speaking spanish). >> so they were forced to make their own instruments. >> (speaking spanish). >> so they use the surroundings and big jars and they used to have water or other type was drinks. >> (speaking spanish). >> covered with leather skin. >> (speaking spanish). >> and they make the drums. >>. >> (speaking spanish). (drums). (applause). >> (speaking spanish). >> this instrument is called dungo. >> spr (speaking spanish). >> we have two but only one was used. >> (speaking spanish). >> this is one that was used north of the capital. >> (speaking spanish). >> in the cities of the country >> (speaking spanish). >> when he was a child he was able to see those instruments and on extension today. (drums). (applause) . >> this is a donkey's jaw. it could be a horse or a donkey. >> donkey's jaw. >> and it's played by spiking it and to make the rattle sound and also creates this. (applause). >> (speaking spanish) sorry. (speaking spanish). >> this is the kahita and it is created as the -

an african-american has a chance that person is sentences in a sentence into. silence by family members and local clergy bound by fears and denial only strengthen the growing prejudice against those infected with hiv every black family has someone who has been addicted to drugs or alcohol and someone who is gay you know so that wasn't a new phenomenon what was new was that we were not about to talk about it in public i had a minister to said to me it's a real reverend cheek. homosexuality i don't have that problem in my church i said the problem. because should charge me b.c. twelve hundred people has a soul in twelve hundred people and easily does say ten percent of the population this gay and lesbian and you don't see anybody so you don't have anybody in your choir you don't have anybody on your deacon board on your ministerial staff on you in your administrative office no way you don't see no one gay and as i understand homosexuality and drug addiction are two taboos that were well entrenched within the black family but almost never openly discussed. aids in

hour sisters and brothers, our neighbors who didn't wear african clothes like me or the african language we can speak now because they were lifted during ensavement and still they taught us to be the best of what it means to be african and human by teaching to us speak truth, do justice, honor our elleders and an says tors, challenge our children. care for the vulnerable among us, have a righteous relationship with the environment and always race up and praise the good. et us pay rightful homage to honor excellence and achievement, struggle and resilience. he taught us at the heart of our history is the constant all to reject the catechism of human possibilities taught to us every day. indeed he said, at this moment and always black people must begin to do the very things they have been taught they cannot do. standing strong in our history, for i us study well quote truth comes to us from the path like fwoled washed down from the mountains. and so our history is a very important thing. i'd like to frame it and again by quoting from a sake credit text which says let's do things rejoice fo

. >> but for the african and any instrument that create a rhythm or a sound will become an instrument. (speaking spanish) (applause). >> (speaking spanish). >> these are the spanish influences. >> (speaking spanish). >> they adapted to the style of this type of music (applause). >> (speaking spanish). >> these are just simple spoons, kitchen spoons. (applause). >> (speaking spanish). >> and here we have our principle instrument. >> (speaking spanish). >> the name of this instrument is called cajon. >> (speaking spanish). >> in certain places in africa this instrumentality existed. >> (speaking spanish). >> and the percussionist will play with their hands and their feet. >> (speaking spanish). >> with the african slave trade he used to be in the ports. this type of boxes. >> (speaking spanish). >> so they were sit over these big boxes and play over them. >> (speaking spanish). >> but for the blacks these type of instruments were not allowed to be played because they were too loud and for the church they will provoke movement that was not appropriate. >> (speaking spanish). >> they coul

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it's interesting that gregory wallace, an african american man, was supposed to play mr. oge, an excentric neisei who likes literature. i thought it would be an interesting thing to do. but after a while we did a reading and we realized as good an actor as gregory is, it was pushing his limits for him to play a japanese american character in the late 40's. >> i imagine him as being much older. >> in the course of writing the play and using various actors, he became younger. this chinese actor is more like a character in his mid to late 30's, excentric, a career bachelor who is into russian literature and who fashions himself kind of patterned after the japanese artists of the 30's and 40's. he has round sort of glasses and a braid. but getting back to the question of creating characters, for example african american characters, i'm also caution -

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heat-related deaths among african-americans are 150 to 200% greater than whites. impact of climate change on african american communities, i'm joined by dr. marshall sheperd at the university of georgia. he is also the president of the american immediate logical society and comes to us tonight from atlanta georgia. welcome to "the war room." >> thank you for having me. >> stephanie: dr. sheperd your article in ebony say african-americans are disproportionately exposed to climate change. i want you to explain how this works. >> yeah, sure. i mean most people when they watch the evening news they might notice in the downtown of the city it is warmer than the surrounding rural or outlying areas. that's because cities have asphalt and concrete there is less trees and vegetation and heat from car engines and air conditioning units. and that's why it tends to be warmer in the downtown cities of atlanta and san francisco than the surrounding areas. >> michael: and not only is it where people live you also point out that the jobs affected by climate change like in agricul

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bienenfeld says that african-american student enrollment in general is low, however... "we will continue to have african-american studies on this campus and in this college, and we hope it will grow." the dean adds that this fall, freshman enrollment in african- american studies will be suspended, but the department will continue... in san jose, tiffani tofani, update news..." next week ...san jose's minimum wage law goes into effect. workers in the bay area's largest city must be paid at least 10 dollars an hour. we looked at how that may affect local businesses and their workers. ">>>amanda fraga is a student at san jose state university and an employee at "circle a", a skateboard shop in downtown san jose. fraga earns 9.25 now and will be getting 10 dollars with the minimum wage increase. but she worries about the effect on her employer. sot: (amanda fraga, marketing junior) "i think it hurts a lot of people, especially in san jose, you know that have a lot of mom and pop shops" fraga says she fears that "circle a" will struggle with the increase. so the owner of the

you have, in the caribbe, types of music that e very cle to african ptypes. in rumba, especily the best known example rumba guaguanco you have a couple's dance. man and woman dance together in a dance that pantomimes courtship. the man attempts to get close to thwoma the woman coquetshly dances arou him and avoids his efforts (translator) the won that's dancing mes this waynd that. she covers herself so that she doesn't get impregnated. (averill) in rumba, you have a clave. the clave pattern is the key to the rhythmic structure of the ensemble. in rumba guaguanco the clave sounds like this: [claps] the first side, if you divide this pattern in half, has three beats. and the second half has two beats. and this is an asymmetric pattern and its asymmetry is critical to the sound of the entire ensemble. the musicians have to take this key and relate their drumbeats to this fundamental pattern th structures the entire musical ensemble. african musics and afro-caribbean music have had a profound influence on pop musics throughout the world... notably in the develop