is it the african union? in public african opinion, a foreign intervention is not always welcome. we have to recognize this. we have seen that in mali. the reactions were not positive. the same in the ivory coast. >> not so positive? there was a hero's welcome in mali. >> if you are interested in conversations from the citizens, on a tool used by citizens which is the internet, you would recognize that the reactions were not one hundred percent positive. i am not saying those in mali were not welcoming, because of course they have been going through ordeals at the time of the islamist president of the country. >> but there is a wariness of bringing back a former colonial power. >> you have to admit there is a fear of that. as we are talking about a country which is rising, it is interesting to note whether they are capable of having a continental organization such as a au, which fulfills the aim of peace with sufficient funds. this comes with another issue, which is african countries contributing to the afric

in england, african-american nurses cared for pows.some believed they were intentionally assigned to pows a job other nurses didn't want. stir in the world war ii years, generally the site of a military uniform commanded respect and special treatment, but that wasn't always the case, especially when the uniform was worn ipod women. luis miller had been serving overseas at a black nurse a unit. towards the end of the worse she traveled back to her home in the united states, we've experienced firsthand the insults of racism and her army uniform didn't shield her. during a layover at an airport coffee shop, she was told she could eat the shop, but only in the back of the room. luis said she left the shop without sert because in her words, i know that i could be alleged in a u.s. uniform as well as the man in overalls. we've experience with racism didn't and that the terminal door. just as she settled into a seat for the next leg of our trip, the flight attendant asked her to move to another seat. the way passenger didn't want to sit by he

they're looking at african-american males. and as professor nogueira said, they have very specific needs. and so how this is working is looking at them as individuals, looking at the issues that they face as african-american males in oakland. the fear that teachers have of them or shop owners have of them or as president obama said, the doors that lock as they walk by. that's a very different life that they lead than, say, a latina female. her issues that land her at the bottom of the achievement gap are very different. so looking at this, what they call targeted universalism, is trying to identify the needs of these kids. so it's jobs. it's confidence. it's mentors. it's role models. it's father of coursefigures. giving them those things that they need as african-american males is what the district is trying to do now and that is very different than the no child left behind approach of, okay, just throw money at everyone at the bottom of the achievement gap and see what happens. >> let me ask you about that. for people who lo

mary from illinois was the first african-american grandmother. she was the granddaughter of a veteran of the civil war, and her dad fought in the great war. after basic training, as the move in the field assignments that worked as typists, librarians, medical technicians, photographers, and mechanics. many african-american women served in arizona where they held a variety of positions. a cartographer and blueprint technician. a cosmetologist and civilian life was a pushover for the fourth officers. she also maintained military vehicles, maneuvering trucks and tanks and repairing engines. a chemist who had one of the most important jobs of the base. she worked in the sewage disposal plant where it was our duty to prevent others skipping the planned. consuela bland, an accomplished soprano in civilian life was a mail clerk, one of the postal packing mama's as there were lovingly call by of the male soldiers. african american nurses travel to all corners of the world to serve the country. they usually served in segregated units from the black nurses

it's a question asked about african-americans -- breakthrough african-american like thurgood marshall. going all the way back. clearly i'm inspired by thing like that. not directly by obama, but, you know, in the book i do mention obama at the end. i mention clarence thomas at the end. i think they are in the middle in which they're in a world where african-americans are not expected to go, and at the same time, they're in a world in which people demand they be authentic, and they are struggling with that. and one of the things i try to show in the book that kind of struggle isn't new. it goes back to the civil rights era before. go ahead. >> i read that you were an electrical engineer with bill -- an integrated circuit design. >> yes. >> what made you change your career so dramatically? >> yeah. i started my career as an electrical engineer. i was an electrical engineer because, i guess, i was good in math and science and, you know, particularly if you're a minority you're good in math and science. everybody says you should be a engineer. my father is actually an engineer. it was the

it's the key source of african source for people's support to humanity. every seminar our students find rare and new books at marcus bookstore and i'm going to commit it being historical about the history has to be properly understood it's not a separate place to be a history of something we use to function at an optimum level. and marcus bookstore can't be left in the hands of someone's promise. it's worthy of a city resolution to protect this legacy. and it's a symbol for the black community throughout the bay area and for black bookstores throughout the country and thank you very much for your time. i have a letter here on behalf of the vice president chair on behalf of the department of african studies >> president and commissioners. good afternoon. i'm the cleveland of the japan task force. i want to echo the support for moving forward with land marking here. i don't have to go into the long history of this business and this family with - is being such a key part of japan town community for so long. i would only underline that number one marcus books

owners was african-american. over time and difficulty this has changed. you heard the gentleman say that most of the icons of the african-american people are gone from fillmore now. it reminds me of slavery they bring you here to do their bidding and want to wipeout the evidence off our culture. this is on you. thank you >> thank you. >> jan. >> i'm sorry. >> my humanitarian. i'm jan. i live at 2331 busting street. my time in the neighborhood is about the same time as maushg us books. i want to speak as a neighbor this is my community and my neighborhood. if you walk on jefferson marcus books is right in the middle where it belongs. it would be a shame if the prehistoric commission wouldn't facility the landmark culture institution. i'm a neighbor and a pat electronic we have to keep this. thank you >> thank you joseph. followed by (calling names) >> good morning honorable commissioners on behalf of some folks. my parents are out of town they left a note. honorable commissioners we're asking that the property loc

you have to remember in african- american history, african reconstruction, this is the nadir, the low point of legal , and african- americans in the south were treated very badly. was very controversial to cross the color line socially. in one biography of her, there are a number of citations of personal correspondence where she would use what we would consider derogatory terms about african-americans. , itrites in the book follows in the range of general white attitudes among the upper- middle-class in those years. muchs delivered without -- has not been explored. what kind of influence can we know that she might have had in this thinking on this topic thatal >> this is a couple has been together every day. they went horseback riding, they went walking. they had a very close relationship. i think what lewis l gould is doing in his book, and i would of modernhe founder first lady scholarship. he is looking at these letters and terms edith is using to describe african-americans and finding them within the boundaries of what white americans used. what kind of influence does she have on

i'm part of a group that was selected this year to write the african-american historic statement. i was working individually i was familiar with the bookstore but didn't know much about the history and it's been added to the designation work order. i agreed to research and write the statement with the support of the planning staff. i began my reach in october 2012 and using the land maps and laerntd the building was constructed around 1903 and located around the corn from post street. we have a jap barber shop to occupied the store. and the partnership was doorbell ended in 932. using the would have reach i learned about the building 15 year tenure as bob city. it was a club where the jazz was performed by many folks including billy holiday. the backroom of bob city that was opposed opened from 2:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. at jims it took a backseat thirty to this venue. the owners at the time lead me to the remarkable story. those folks move forward to san francisco if the early 1940s a block from where we find marcus books. noticing that the african-american population lacked a source

. >> 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 -

, especially african-american men, are higher than the general population and they are climbing. >> how do we fix this, don? >> diagnosis, proper diagnosis, access to health care, getting rid of the stigma. one interesting thing i read which i thought was very provocative and informing was from the american psychiatric association. it says while african-americans have overcome many things, slavery and what have you, we underestimate the impact of mental disorders in our communities. this is a quote. many believe symptoms of mental health such as depression are just the blues, issues of distrust in the health care system and mental health stigma frequently lead african-americans to initially seek mental health support from nonmedical sources.

many of whom are african-american and latino. in asian from different countries. who've never had an ipad before. that was the first day they began to load their homework on ipads. they began to understand and sense they are part of today's new economy and new jobs. they will get those skill sets so that the twitters and the zingers and the salesforces were higher than in a few short years. they become part of economic justice in san francisco. they received their very first because in recognition of everything that's going on in education, all the struggles that we had before, our middle schools are not caught up yet. all 12 middle schools now have those computer sets for the first time in the history of our school district. we're making that commitment. we're delivering on those promises for everybody. we want this city to be the city for the 100% and ultimately, one of those kids will also become the mayor of san francisco. >> [applause] >> as was stated earlier, one of my highest priorities continues to be job creation for so many other people linking our resi

i never had a course in african-american history. the people look read the book say that's pretty obvious. but i think i did a fairly good job of teaching myself under the circumstances. so i began to ask where to start and i began to read just going back to read titles to see what has been done, what has been written. and i was struck by someone that came to my own eyes as i was going down, it was the history of the negro race in america from 1619 to 1980 by george washington williams and that almost threw me off my course. this was a work that looked very good and respectable in every way. i couldn't believe this. i pulled off the shelf. it had footnotes and bibliography and an appendix and all the things you could have in a book. i said who is he, where does he come from? and i read a lot about him through the office of the associated to believe that history shortly after that and i asked dr. conyers what is with this man george washington williams, who is he? he said i didn't know him personally but he rode a very wonderful book

i don't see the connects between the japanese-american and the african-american community after world war ii. the people of japanese people came back to the community particularly on fillmore street and they were weren't shunned they were welcomed back and during this period of significant from 1950 to 19 you only saw an african-american business or a japanese-american business along fillmore there was no ralph lawyer republican. i think it's important for us who live in 2013 to recognize and remember the fillmore of that day without that history we can't respect it. but i want to say that marcus books and it's current owners were not only the leaders 90 for the african-american but for the j. community and those folks were really mad that people were displacing their grandparents and they were forced to leave their homes in the world war ii era. so kind of the training that many of them received by reading the books and ref the support from marcus books and the community against eviction cain was established in 1973 to formerly oops the efforts no, the town. i don't think it takes aw

that is what the holocaust was for african-americans. wherever we were asked, whether -- it was the sting. now that you understand that maybe we will have more of a dialogue because realistically we stopped talking to young people, stopped having stories, we would be more free to them and hopefully open a dialogue open to take time and talk to the children and listen to them and like saying hello. so on up personal knows, a bag on this but it is an eye opener and something we need to try for children and the community because it starts with us. >> thank you very much for those comments. >> these organizations, they have to work together. and it may start the building. it does have to happen. >> if you give us some support that will be great. >> interesting for us because one common thread through our work is we looked to history to find instances of structural oppression and structural racism, places and responsive to it, and to see where the system seems incredibly slanted in a very violent way and stearns out we don't need to look to h

and the rise of african art.ll tell you why point goes are now fetching hundreds of thousands of dollars on the international mark. ♪ ♪ >> we begin in the philippines where 10 days in to a siege in the city and separatists rebel as peer to be losing grounds. mount military says it now controls 80% of the areas which were held by the national liberation front. but it's been at a cost, scores have been killed and 100,000 are homeless. it is the third large of the city in the philippines and it's reported to be losing a billion dollars a day. a major military offensive has taken back areas in the center of the city in santa barbara and santa catalina, there has been heavy fighting in talon in the piece and also crashes on the outskirts of the city. the military says it's killed more than 100 rebels but not known how many remain. margo or teague he is as more. >> reporter: it has the upper hand at the siege and they are now on its 10th day. they have taken back the majority of the area originally taken by i rubble fi

who were africans. whon't africans. even to the point -- i bring it up the argument takes place today. >> guest: yeah. it sounds very modern. >> host: it does. new york city in the 1990s. every table -- street side book fellow engaged in the debate with some crowd. for at least a decade. it sounds very mod -- modern and it is. henry watson, jr. is a young man from connecticut. who goes to washington college in hartford, which is trinity college and finishes his education at harvard. he graduates in the early 1830 with his b. a. from harvard and he sets out on the world. the introduction to the book largely uses henry watson's jr.'s story. he heads to alabama, and he's looking to back tutor on a plantation to make some money that he can save and go law school. and the reason i find him fascinating is that like a lot of young college men in the 1830, the south represented an extraordinary field of opportunity. it was precisely the wealth of southern slave. it was the weflt of the plantation. it was also the educational ne

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african-american men murdered in one city -- not one word. hill, nogs on the investigations, no special select committees, nothing but silence. 2001, theer 11, united states suffered a horrific attack on our country and our citizens. a year later, a 9/11 commission was related. a top-notch staffers and budget of about $15 million, the commission over nearly a year and a half interviewed more than 1200 individuals in a 10 countries and left no stone unturned. issued a final report with dozens of recommendations. because of 9/11, a sprawling new cabinet level department was created, the department of homeland security, transportation safety demonstration was established, and the federal government took complete control of their airport security, spending billions of dollars to train and higher tens of thousands of new airport screeners. now, you can hardly cough in an airport without the tsa going to check. and i respect and appreciate their work. because we all want to be safe. 2001,t horrific day, there were 2977 innocent victims. as a result

african american people and many colors. in less than a span of a lifetime, our president is a man of african decent. it's clear that the struggles for civil rights in the 20th century transformed the legal status for african americans and others who justice was denied. however it is the enforcement and spirit and intent of these laws that challenge this century. we have much work left to do. 50 years ago, ending segregation was a dream for african americans throughout the country. education was the gateway. access to education would provide a better future for the children. today that belief remains the same. education is a pathway for future success. however access to high quality education still remains an illusions to many children. too many african american and other people of color remain segregated in other schools and determined desperate and in later life. a huge gap in problems across the country. add to that the concept of unconscious bias, low expectations and high expulsion and suspension rates and it's so many

that show viewed the images of african-americans.nd now mosque on the prairie. >> the show came out after '9, it was a touchy subject. when i would say i'm doing "little mosque on the prairie," and it's a comedy. >> when we look at what we have in common regardless of where you're coming from or where your religious beliefs are. that's what makes it funny. >> fox it is declared the rights to this series. it has aire not aired in the und states. we're talking about african-americans an, overcoming racism and stereotypes but they have not viewed as threats. how has that equation changed now. >> i think there is a huge expectation that arts can really change the world. i think it's important for a positive portrayal and the larger narrative. muslims have been here for hundreds of years, most notably with the african-americans community and when the slaves were brought over. but "little mosque on the prairie." it's been airing in canada for several years. it's not a curia cure all for everything. i think the art is important in changing

the commission knows we've received a entrant to do an african-american statement to look at the african-american history and it's impact on the environment. we're going to have a kickoff we're sponsoring in conjunction with the african-american historical and a cultural society. this is on october '89 from 6 to 8:00 p.m. at the african-american complex on fulton street. again october '89 from 6 to 8:00 p.m. to kickoff the african-american statement we'll be doing in the next several months. i don't have any other announcements. ann marie tells me there's no announcements this week and the one item was being continued >> the board of supervisors will not be meeting next week. >> i ha- if i could get a remindeder. >> we can move onto the general public comment not to exceed 15 minutes opinion public can talk about the items without agenda items. your opportunity will be reached in the meeting. each member of the public can address us up to 15 minutes >> any general public comment? >> listening chapman. you may not be looking for old copies of news letters from the past but i'm going to refer to th

african-american and property are still impaired she wrote. but it's not simply houses structures that are at stake in this conversation. because holding private property and achieving the full citizen ship rights of americans have been directly tied census nations founding what is really at stake in this quest for home is freedom and full recognition that as a striking memphis sanitation workers proclaimed in 1968 i am a man. as the low-wage workers are currently proclaiming right now across the country and their strikes again now predominantly people of color they are saying i am a man and i am a woman. in other words whom, and, ownership and economic rights give access to the original american dream, the dream of democracy. it is fitting that we are speaking about democracy because this project again on a plane to a place that just lost theirs. detroit michigan which has been mentioned is currently undergoing the municipal bankruptcy. i was going at the time two years ago to see first-hand what i have heard only whispers about masses of peo

most african-american writers do not have that opportunity. is not that they -- it is not like they do not want it. a few people get through for an. of reasons. -- a myriad of reasons. books, i can play music, i can do a lot of stuff. that there are many people both ahead and behind me who are more talented who do not get the opportunity. when i fail, i keep quiet about it. i go to the next thing. i do not complain. i pick my battles very judiciously. i assume there is good in the heart of everybody. i will find the next person who will open the gate. you have thatif opportunity because you deal with various subjects that are hot politically. you asked the questions that would get a lot of us fired. tavis: it might work for me one day. i do not know how much longer i have around here. you said two or three things that i am dying to follow-up on. so deliciousw is to me. i want to keep following up on the stuff you say. it is so unfair to "the good lord bird." i will let that go. i recall many years ago being in gregory.ation with regard king as

and african art is booming. we'll tell you why the surprising export has become all the rage. >> it's clear that background checks didn't work when it came to the shooter at the navy yard in washington. and president obama said today the mass shooting proves the country needs better mental health screening for gun buyers. the president briefed tuesday bite fbi and the attorney general. the white house order aid review of security at all federal agencies. mike has more. >> reporter: a day after the killing i and chaos a solemn tribute to the fooling, chuck hagel laying a wreath at the navy memorial. the toll, 13 dead including the shooter. all civilians 14 wounded. >> we'll continue to conduct all other necessary investigation to learn about the activities and contacts of mr. alexis. >> reporter: a may have contractor, alexi used a valid pass to enter the navy yard. then with a shotgun, purchased in this northern virginia gunshot. he entered building 197, and opened fire. >> we had officers who heroically went in

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 ha a couple's dance. man and woman dance together in a dance that pantomimes courtship. the man attempts to get close to the woman. the woman coquetshly dances arou him and avoids his efforts (translator) the woman 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 structure the entire musical eemble. african musics and afro-caribbean music have had a profound influence on pop musics throughout the world... notably in the develo

who were africans in who were not africans even to the point, this argument takes place today. >> guest it sounds very modern. >> host: it does. >> guest: the 1990s when i was in school. >> host: cleopatra. >> guest: a streetside bookseller was engaged with the crowd for at least a decade. it does sound very modern and it actually is very modern. henry watson junior is a young man from windsor connecticut who goes to washington college in harvard which is now trinity college and finishes his education at harvard. he graduates in the early 18 1830s from harvard and the introduction to the book is largely he uses henry watson junior story. he heads out to alabama and he is looking to become a tutor on a plantation to make some money that he can save and then go to law school. the reason i find them fascinating is that like a lot of young college men in the 1830s the south represented an extraordinary field of opportunity. it was precisely the wealth of southern slaveholders and the wealth of the plantations but it was also the educational neglect of the south that created opportunities fo