and drawn to that to figuring out what stories african-americans were telling about the great war, african-american writers, its impact for race relations in america and the long history of african-american culture and identity. african-americans were caught up in america's entry into world war i as all americans were. african-americans volunteered, but liberty bonds, volunteered to serve in the military, and often with mixed feelings, entering world war i to make the world safe for democracy. very often didn't feel safe or democratic. very unsure about going to fight for political principles. those kind of debates. nonetheless, a large portion of americans decided the best course of action was to serve, the best they could in the hope, the patriotism and that kind of energy would be a kind of bargaining chip, reconstruction would gain greater rights and proved to america at large about the value of their contribution and investment in the national project. the earliest fiction i looked at was a little while after american entry. we are considering what the attitudes should be, and the alias contro

and african-americans volunteers. they bought liberty bostons and volunteered to serve in the in military, volunteered to serve as aid workers and nurses, and often with mixed effects. they -- woodrow wilson said that america was entering world war i to make the world save for democracy but america for african-americans didn't feel very safe or democratic. so very unsure about going to fight for a political principles overseas they were just not receiving at home. so there were those kind of debates. but nonetheless, the major -- a large portion of african-americaned decided the best course of action was to serve, was to do the best they could in the hope that the service, that patriotism, that kind of energy, would be a kind of bargaining chip in a post war reconstruction, would gain them greater rights and be proof to the america at large about the value of their contributions and of their investment in the national project. the earliest kind of texas that it looked at was a little while after american entry. so som

history of african american culture and identity. so african-americans were caught up in america's entry into world war i just as all americans were. and african-americans volunteered. they bought liberty bonds. they volunteered to serve in the military. they volunteered to serve as aid workers and nurses. often with mixed feelings. woodrow wilson had said america was entering world war i to make the world safe for democracy. but, of course, america, african americans very often didn't feel safe in the didn't feel very democratic. so very unsure about going to fight for political principles overseas, that they were just that receiving a dome. those kinds of debates. but nonetheless lots, a large proportion of affidavits of the best course of action in the war was to serve, was to do the best that they could in the hope that that service, that patriotism and that kind of energy would be a kind of bargaining chip in a postwar reconstruction would gain them greater rights. and would also be kind of proof to america at large about the va

it very easy to exclude -- african-americans in the south to exclude african-americans from brad swaths of new deal programs inch north carolina there's a large demographic change. people from the north moving in and growing latinos, and people attempts to hold on to the old order. it's not a mistake see the draconian voting laws to allow people to do the same thing they would have been able to do 20, 30, 40, 50 years ago. i think the fight is important. it's inextricably tied together so you're on the right path. [inaudible question] >> couldn't jerrymander everything. >> true. >> i think that the history is not particularly mysterious for black people. there are -- most black people are aware of this history because our grants grandparents who are still alive endured it. would like to just ask a question. the policies were nefarious and intentional and segregating housing because, as you point out in your book, housing is sort of the gateway to all the other disenfranchisement, and so i guess the question i have is about what that -- you said one way we resolve this is by fixing the t

i'm from a african-american. but the -- in terms of the racial construct which we create it means something. there are a lot of social constructs in this world that mean something. money is a social construct. if you guys want to give me all your nonessential, nonimportant money because you don't believe in it, feel free to buy a book. it's important for us to not get confused. if we can at the same time say fight for this ideal that we want to make rate, -- race and racism something that is in the past, we do, every generation wants to do that. we also have the realities of saying we do know what is here right now. no one -- are you absolutely -- kmele is absolutely right. how we look at race and how we deal with policies change over time. we have learned, we make mistakes, we have priorities at one particular point in time that change in the future. that's the same thing that happens on college campuses. the priorities of the 1960's are different than the priorities of 2017. does not mean for the 2017 student a

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recalls the many african-americans who worked in food service at the white house. and their relationship to president franklin roosevelt. >> good morning -- my maim is and on what have of the library i'd like to welcome you again to the 2017 roosevelt reading festival. fdr plans for the library to become the premier research institution for studying the entire roosevelt era. the library's research room is king thely one of the busiest of all of the presidential libraries. and this year's group of authors reflects wide variety of research down here. and if you love the roosevelt reading festival, and want to support this and other programs that question do here, i encourage you to become a roosevelt library member. you can join today at the membership table in the hall. or onis line at fdr library.org and if you haven't already please do go see our new special, temporary museum exhibition images of internment incarceration of japanese americans during world war ii. so -- let me quickly go over the format for the tevel's sessions today. at the top of each hour, a ses

today's show looks at topics and concerns affecting our local black and african-american communities. the u.s. office of management and budget defines this racial category to include people who have origins in any of the black racial groups of africa as well as afro-caribbean countries. the black community makes up the largest minority group in the country. the most recent u.s. census in 2010 reports more than 42 million people make up the black community, or 13.6% of our total population. in california, african-americans make up almost 6.2% of the population, and in the bay area, it's about 6.7% of the population across our nine counties. abc7 news anchor ama daetz is here with local black leaders to talk about important issues affecting our bay area communities. >> cheryl, thank you. it is great to be here. i am excited to introduce you to our panel of guests today. we have sheryl davis, who is the executive director of the san francisco human rights commission. david harris -- he is the c.e.o. of the oakland-based nonprofit urban strategies council. and finally, zahrah farmer -- sh

how can we as africans, i mean, we are both africans, how can we as africans understand who we are throughldwin, so maybe we start with you. >> sure. and a lot of times what we now call that generation african writers attribute influence to that old man, god bless his soul , but also you have young african writers who have derived influence from baldwin. many of these writers who are now venturing and trying to find the mastery of the form through baldwin. what baldwin has done is to bridge some of the historical divide. baldwin always understood that the fate of africans and the fate of african-americans were bound inextricable. what he tried to clarify for us was how both africans on both sides of the atlantic have been victims of what he had turned the european construction methods that projects white supremacy as a model for africans and african americans to copy, so for baldwin it was clearly that even though he loved this nation so much and he said i love it so much that i reserve the right of free ticket endlessly. what he also understood was that africa was where he was because of

so what happened with african-american cooks?. >> under roosevelt there was more open and camaraderie. so we did not have that rigidity. so he was berry knows the. and also with the civil service?. >> but wilson was a southerner. and that was different from what was cooked by the white house staff by about zero about the interaction but that they love to their food. so it is a feeling of camaraderie. so he would eat a lot of waffles. don't waffle on the waffles. it was a good way. >> did days he or mrs. nesbitt ever meet?. >> i did up when the record of that. f i don't know. sole there were a few tussles but that was thefo plain old los issue is:a short time after that. after that alonzo becomes me judy -- maitre d. bat was a pivotal event over a stick of butter you would think of the first lady wants something she would get it. e >> so the position of the chief executive chef do they carry over?. >> mike every betty else they serve up the pleasure of the president sone typically the white house kitchen at -- kitchen normally the

we have tried to highlight those places that are distinctively african american, like the african-american cemetery that dates to the 1790's. we have done careful research to show the area to have been a cemetery. making it the oldest documented african-american cemetery in the nation still in use. descendents of the african-american can any from drayton hall can be interred there. the last person to be interred there was richmond bowens, born in 1980. he died in 1998. he was a remarkable source of oral history for us and that a lot of work in educating people on the cane to drayton hall about this site as he remembered it growing up. parents and the african-american community here used the natural resources around for medicinal purposes. access to medical care was very limited for african-americans in the early 1900's. he referred to the woods around me and said this was our drugstore. >> on catherine braxton. drayton hall was the place where andncestors were enslaved, some that were born here ever free. one of them being my grandfather. >> my name is rebecca campbell. my ancestors were b

and african affairs. she has written seven books. five in print and two forthcoming and several journal articles and book chapters on research topics that include the comparative politics and international relationships of africa, global development, and pan-african and diasper studies. her recent books, "the african union's africa, in 2014 and we have very proud of a book rita kiki edozie edited. malco malco malcolm-x university of michigan world view. it is an excellent work and available in the bookstore. the book featured today is in our bookstore and we want a complete sell out of that book "black detroit". t the professor is the recipient of the sudy of african-american life and history and the charles h wright museum of history. the fanny lou hammer award for outstanding leadership and service in the african world, for the national council of black studies in 2016 and honorary professor and research associate at the university of south africa. on behalf of our board, our executive management, of co

neighborhoods. 74% of african-american students go to a segregated and cool 38% of. the good to a segregated k to 12 school before they get to college and 80% or so for white students coming to college. but in spite of all that, 2016 baylor study said in terms of how white students look at african-american students they said they did not try hart enough on college campuses, despite the -- how hard to get to camp pulse. one of the problems it you do not see an african-american student as a foully human person you'll find that person easy to denigrator you will not see that person as a college student. at lsu they had an epidemic of so many white students calling the lsu police department and saying that they had an african-american male that they needed to investigate, that the police had to call -- had to do an open letter and tell the student body to stop sending the police talking to african-american men who are just simply coming from the library. at colgate, a young woman talked about the fact she waked around with a white student walked around with a metal swear

writers, artists, etc., were really setting down a legacy of african-american ability, african-american service which could be useful for later generations. legacymixed and comics in some ways, and they did not want to sugarcoat the disappointments that happened in the war, but they wanted to take educationpride and an from being involved in such a modern, such an international war could be for the next generation. isthe name of the book "license to practice," and it addresses a supreme court decision rendered in 1889, and that decision enabled the states separately to begin licensing physicians. most people do not realize how recently doctors have been licensed in this country. right now the average american cannot imagine going to a doctor that is not licensed. of course, doctors are licensed's, but that was not the case for a lot of u.s. history. decisions, the court-enabling decision i write about, the practice of medicine was a white-open occupation largely looked down upon. april with some exceptions cannot make a very robust living at it. it was not an era, that if you went home

we have tried to highlight those places that are distinctively african american, like the african-american cemetery that dates to the 1790's. we have done careful research to show the area to have been a cemetery. making it the oldest documented african-american cemetery in the nation still in use. descendents of the african-american can any from drayton hall can be interred there. the last person to be interred there was richmond bowens, born in 1980. he died in 1998. he was a remarkable source of oral history for us and that a lot of work in educating people on the cane to drayton hall about this site as he remembered it growing up. parents and the african-american community here used the natural resources around for medicinal purposes. access to medical care was very limited for african-americans in the early 1900's. he referred to the woods around me and said this was our drugstore. >> on catherine braxton. drayton hall was the place where andncestors were enslaved, some that were born here ever free. one of them being my grandfather. >> my name is rebecca campbell. my ancestors were b

memoirs byome africans who studied in china. i didn't find a whole lot in the chinese archives, that is a reason why i don't talk too much about that in my book. student,s what kind of there were some students going to chinese universities. there were some african pod racers were tending parties close. i think that bob, one of the leaders in the zanzibar revolution had studied for a time in china, i do with figures like that in the book. i think this is something that it's to be explored further. there are probably some students in african china. if you really dig into the provincial archives i got into the foreign minister archives easily. some provincial archives are in china but there are some that are very hard, even if you are a chinese citizen, they are hard. for an american scholar, they are especially hard. i think there are things that are for people who can get into some of the archives that i had trouble with. that is definitely a topic that you can do more with. the last question about posters and signs, the chinese

he was taken around to african embassies in china. he basically spoke about how well treated he was in china, and how awful things were for african-americans back in the united states. he even wrote a poem, something like, i praise china. so china really established bonds with a limited number of african-american radicals. it did try to use them for propaganda value in competition with the united states among african and asian countries. how did the u.s. respond to this? it often responded by emphasizing china's treatment of its own minorities, especially workers, muslims, anti-buttons ibetans.yp beijing's suppression of the 1959 uprising was a gift that kept on giving for american propagandists. the usa arranged for films to be shown in theaters throughout parts of asia and africa. this is actually a somewhat effective strategy. a lot of the regions that the united states and china were competing in in south asia, , southeast asia, africa, where either heavily muslim, or heavily buddhist. this was an important counter dimension. who

models the virtue of sino african cooperation. how chinese aid was more selfless and altruistic than american aid. this wooden term ultimately create a model of economic cooperation both sino-american cooperation and south south economic cooperation. other countries both in africa and asia with the emulated. but when china implemented it 's aid project, it tried to assure that they look different from american and soviet a project. they had a different symbolic geography. how did they look different? one of the things that the chinese always insisted on and they became known for in africa was that chinese technicians were expected to adopt to local living conditions. they couldn't demand imported luxuries. part of it was because china wasn't in a position to send over air-conditioners and refrigerators in the first place. nonetheless, china was saying look how our technicians live and work in the old -- fields beside africans. i praise the chinese just for this. it enabled some people on the ground to proceed the chinese as brethr

programs are being africanized by africans, for africans, about africans. while each country is concerned with the broadcast of others, most are very eager to share their experience with their neighbors and become the leader of the emerging africa. i was told that external broadcasts took precedence over internal ones. the convergence of this conclusion showed patterns emerging. belgrade, congo, and africa and the audience with nonalignment at the center of world attention made clear that despite superpower interest or intent, these were not primarily and certainly not exclusively east -west issues. rather, they touched on the concerns of the global south and did so at a time that revolutions in media technology made it possible for those regions to join the conversation , which points toward the broader conclusion. by carrying global into the non-european world, public diplomacy carried the identity into impoverished areas billing on a nucleus of nonalignment, underdevelopment, race consciousness and solidarity and anticolonialism. leaders of the new natio

i don't know what many south africans think.know that i have never done anything to break the law. and on this one, that's why spoke out, to make sure it was clear that i never did anything wrong. i stuck by the principles. my son, under my guidance, had only used the car when i was there, because in terms of the rules, i was allowed to have anybody drive me. and on that night, it was clear to everybody that i was not involved. we tried to get the car at 5am in the morning with my protectors, and the car wasn't there. for them to suggest that there was anything i could have done to prevent that, or there was anything that they did to cause that, was improper. and at that stage, i felt it sounded malicious. let's get back to jacob zuma. because in the end, he is at the heart of this question of governance and integrity in south africa today. there is a sense that this has become personal between you and him. going all the way back to your investigation of the nkandla estate scandal — the degree to which you revealed that he had s

and aspiring african women politicians. and wanted to know how she did it. to organize their own grass roots movement. but they were also nervous but then she walks in and the roof goes crazy. -- the route goes crazy she is a rock star in their eyes. so they held these and still does it all around the continent and then to meet with them all the time. >> so with those politicians around the continent to look for that organization to back women. >> so what role did she play now in terms of the election? but she has not come not in any real way that there was a conflict that i will not do for you. >> now that worries me a little bit because for her not to play the aggressive role that would be the opposition like the football player of charles taylor at what to say just because as a former wife or ex-wife at the height of his reign?. >> when she was his wife i don't know exactly when they split the there was a lot of attention. >> can you digest said a few minutes ago that those tensions there may have kept them at bay. >> but don't assume they would with. so

congrats the african-american review, african literature today and he is at work on another book i'm excited about and it is tentatively tied it, kindred spirits very excited to be here with these two gentlemen. why stephanie called me and i said of course i will do this is that it's a very special place in my heart. i grew up in nigeria and was first introduced to characters, none of whom told me anything of who i was. so it was not until i met -- and then baldwin and i started understanding who i was and later on toni morrison. so to me the promise of black studies. it became fruitful for the ways in which i would think about identity and music. i think my music all the time. i wanted to start with asking robert christopher to just reflect on the importance of baldwin. why are we here this morning and then will move to discussions about film and literature. i'm no expert, but and i read a bit and eyes refresh with the people on those skills. i grew up white, obviously in the south and in missouri is sort of the south. i lived in new york for many years, new york city and a lot of p

america's colleges in the environment that makes them aa hostile space for african-american students. defending the resolution to my right we have lawrence ross thes author of black bold black-and-white politics and race on america's campuses. it. with any questions you want to put to him after the debate. we have camille foster in telecommunications entrepreneurt and host and cohost of the libertarian podcast the fifth column. [applause] so now we will close the voting can begin. colleges foster the racist environment that the them aahosl hostile space fortake i african-american students. how many of you have heard that song before? the chapter at the university of oklahoma from about five or six different members in the midwest and everyone was shocked when they saw the video and it went viral and even fox news thought this might be a little bit racist.me because we like to think that racism is some sort of an expera merrily along series of unfortunate events that are isolated, this isn't the first time. no one ever connected the dots. it was reminiscent of the memoir and they said

you are entitled to your opinion as a south african citizen.vider, and as you say, this may be seen by some as personal, i do not express a view. —— protector. i do know that jacob zuma has done the best he could. it is up to south africans in the future when they choose leaders to decide who can operate in these complex conditions. asa as a result of the work you did investigating the allegations of these results, you received threats, intimidation, people were standing outside your house, chanting against you. i believe that one point you we re you. i believe that one point you were accused of working for the cia. i gather that you also faced death threats. what is your feeling about the comfort you have in your own country today, the security you have? i feel fairly secure, country today, the security you have? ifeelfairly secure, buti country today, the security you have? ifeelfairly secure, but i am concerned, because people who once called me a comrade, they have now said things against me. it was not nice. but that is the least of my con

the slave shared knowledge from the south african home. he took infection from someone already stricken from the early in time, the disease the patient would recover and death would be averted. mather convinced the doctor boylston to a nokia late several slaves and a few citizens. the result of this experiment, which the puritans railed against, the idea of poison and infection from one body put into another body, was the height of heathenism for them. boston'sesult was that death rate from the 1721 epidemic was much lower than it otherwise would have been. onesimus helped save the city. when phillis comes to boston, arriving on a dock in what is now chinatown, at the corner of beach and tyler, if you care to walk there, you will see a plaque commemorating her arrival. at the time, the city and country were in the midst of a awakening. believing a man or woman of faith, including slaves, could speak to god directly. god was as close to them as their own heart. he was a loving parent who cared for them at all times and for every reason. geo

of studies at michigan state university and is currently professor of international relations and african affairs. she's written seven books, five in print and several journal articles on topics that include the comparative politics and relations of africa, corporate development. an exemplar for the studies excellent work if you haven't seen it, though bookstore and of course now the book entered today we want a complete sellout of that book. also the award recipient of the outstanding dedicated service to the community by the association for the study of african-american life in history into the charles h. wright. and the university of south africa on behalf of the board and executive of course president and ceo the staff and volunteers would welcome you and like you to join me in welcoming to the stage doctor rita. [applause] >> the man of the hour and activist, journalists and college teacher who's dedicated his wide-ranging career to the concerned and the causes of african-americans. the culture and history and award-winning author and journalist he's writtenand edited 24 books making

hate especially african-american african-americans is living every day. no matter how much money you have, no matter how famous you are, no matter how many people admire you, being black in america is tough. >> police are investigating james' primary home is in ohio. >>> after back lash, a lawsuit, free parking is returning to reston town center. there is a catch. it's limited. reston town center says it will roll back the parking fees that had so many shoppers and business owners confused and frustrated and angry. and now during the week the first hour will be free at six of the parking lots that are owned by boston properties. and it will all be free after 5:00 and it will be free on weekends. some business owners say they have lost customers since these fees kicked in in january. >>> right now the best young spellers in the entire country are here in prince george s county cramming for tomorrow's national spelling bee finals. one of the competitors is here from howard county. he will take on 39 other spellers. we are told that the words will be even to

the victims are mostly african-american men. we a situation in new orleans where we had a parrish jail. we had 7000 human beings in a city jail. which was bigger than the most -- biggest jail in the united states of america. we've been working on policies that only people are violent crimes make sure there's determination whether they are guilty or not. funding for the d.a. is an issue. i happen to be the mayor, gi its to listen to everybody scream about budget priorities. big deal, we spend exponentially large sum of taxpayer's money on the backhand side of criminal justice. police jails, you want to try to get on the front end side. early childhood education mental health and substance abuse. domestic violence all of those issues we have to make this aggressive leap. but it takes resources. the one thing a really bothers me is about the truth. you can do more with less. you can't. you do less with less. everybody knows we ought to be efficient. we ought to be honest. we ought to work hard. we ought to have only the regulations

, west african flavors?, it worked. people were receptive to that. >> pierre: absolutely, yeah, yeah. ♪ oh, wow. >> anthony: tonight we're having yassa made with the local fish called thiof. cooked simply, on the bone, wrapped in foil, and steamed over the fire, served with a mignonette-type sauce of onions. grilled mussels. sea urchin. >> anthony: mm, grilled mussels, cool. >> pierre: yeah. >> anthony: oh, that was good. mm, starving. i mean, i'm really hungry. so, what distinguishes senegalese cuisine from the neighbors? >> pierre: i think we have the best food in the continent. >> anthony: have you, you've traveled in the american south? >> pierre: yeah, yeah. >> anthony: um, i mean, do you notice some things about the food? >> pierre: it's familiar. [ laughter ] it's so familiar. >> anthony: it's, i mean, look, like, shrimp and grits. >> pierre: mhm. >> anthony: okay? i mean, i've eaten shrimp and grits in africa many times. i mean, they call it something else. >> pierre: exactly. i think the most intere

african president. the men that run the african countries do not act on until you put a gun to their heads. and the first woman to serve does or two years and septum is a huge thing. for the first time in liberia we are going to have the example of a post president, we have never had that before. >> i had the honor of being with her in january for the inauguration of the canadian president.one thing she did that was also incredible in african history is, when the president of the gambia changed his mind first he conceded when he lost his election. then he changed his mind and decided to stay. she was in charge of the west african region and they went over there and basically said, if you step down or we will come get you. >> and that organized - and they went in. >> so we are making progress. i think recently making better progress in west africa the rest of the - not only to have far better, our food is way better.our culture rocks! our clothing is better.live better books, better art. [laughter] >> wh

if you look at the plight of african-americans in the city of minneapolis, yet african-american men inome pockets of the city facing double-digit unemployment. those men are often subjected to , ande abuse, to harassment criminalization. the matters are not being addressed simply because the state is deemed to be liberal. i see the recognition of minneapolis and the state of minnesota as being liberal ofces as masking the truth what african-americans and other people of color here are facing -- which are conditions that are reminiscent of the jim crow south, except that we call it the jim crow north. amy: on saturday during a protest, nekima levy-pounds, you none of your colleagues -- one of your colleagues beating somebody or disrespecting them or treating them like they are less than human, then repressive. that is what a good cop does. -- then address it. that is what a good contest. we're asking you to exhibit leadership. if the government isn't going to hold you all account above, hold yourself accountable. , can youma levy-pounds talk about what you are asking for and demanding?

collectively we have a 1.3 trillion dollar expendable income in the african-american community. we invest one tebt of one percent, we could realize having a $1 billion endowment bond so that we can begin to yes, as with others and as your opening remarks suggest, they have some challenges, but the remarkable outputs that they're having even though the investments are not kmiz rat with the return on investment suggests that if we invest more in the enindictments, we can move them forward. during question and answer i'll talk to you about some of the things we're doing at the federal level in congress and with state horse. thank you so very much for this opportunity. [ applause [ applause ] >>> she smentd part of her career in the legal field. i hear a clap on the side. there's another hu person in the room. we're not going to turn to the president and ceo of the thurgood marshall college fun jon taylor. he's done a tremendous job of expanding the conversation about public hcbus. often we think of private, sometimes public -- we don't often make the distinction. he's got nearly 47

in the african-american community. the leadership in african-american communities since post civil rights has been a failure for the african-american community. guest: i think the reader has a lot of data on his side to back up what he's saying about the track record. particularly among well income blacks. if you look at the period from the late 19 1960's to early 1990's. you're talking about the great society programs are if full effect, you've had black political leadership in major cities. the lowest income blacks lost ground to the lowest income whites over that period. the numbers are there. the poorest 20% of blacks lost income at double the rate of comparable whites over that period. anyone who wants to look at the data threat -- it's there for them to see. the black leadership has vested interest in pushing a certain narrative. which is that essentially, white racism remains the biggest barrier to black progress in this country. until it has been vanquished from the land, we shouldn't expect any progress from b

it is artifacts, and african food, for those who love african we bring african to you second sunday inune. >> you guys have performers, hoist performing this year. >> how dean i, the african... out of washington d.c., and we are just wonderful. welcome to the city of philadelphia also governor is coming, governor tom wolf, odunde at 4:00 p.m. so we're excited. >> always reason to be excited why do you think people love odunde very much. >> because odunde is for everybody to come and enjoy it we explore african culture, african people, it is a family event. we're excited. people coming out for odunde. weather will be great. it will be 93 degrees, on saturday. >> yes. >> come out, support, bring your family. >> saturday. >> no, sunday. >> best parties you know after you go to church you like to have that big meal afterward. the food at odunde. >> yes. >> yes. >> thank you. i'm so excited. what time should i be there. >> 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., and bring your whole family for those, come early, we love cloud, come late. no reason not to come to odunde this sunday. >> you are fantastic. >

the victims mostly are young african-american men. and then we had a situation in new orleans where we had a parish jail, you all would hear it as a county jail, but we had 7,000 human beings in a city jail. which was bigger than the most -- the biggest jail in the united states of america. we've been working on policies that only arrest people for violent crimes and make sure that there's just determination of whether they're guilty or not. funding for the d.a. and indigent defenders has always been an issue. you give one more and you get one the other. i happen to be the mayor so i get to listen to everybody scream about budget priorities. that's always a challenge. the big deal is that we spend an exponentially large sum of taxpayers' money on the back end side of criminal justice. police, jails. you want to try to get on the front end side of that, so early childhood education, mental health and substance abuse, domestic violence. all of those issues -- we have to make this gargantuan aggressive leap. but it takes resources. the o

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david: today, as an african-american leader of this company, you are a symbol of african-american leadership world. but when you ultimately decide to do something different, are there other diverse leaders in this company you have been able to recruit? do you have a lot of african-american leaders, women, other people of different ethnic backgrounds? how have you been able to do that? kenneth: what we have been very focused on is diversity. and we have a cadre of people around the world that i think can move up in this company. and i think that is important. david: outside of american express, you have been involved in some philanthropic things. one that i am very familiar with, as well, is the african-american history and culture museum. you have been a leader in trying to get americans to contribute to that. and very successful. over $300 million now has been contributed as a result of your efforts. how did you convince people to give over $300 million to that cause? kenneth: first, let me thank you, david. because you have been one of those contributors, and you have made a big difference

tomorrow night they will display works of art by prominent african-american artists. >> the questiond it take so long. abc7 news reporter lyanne melendez tells us why. >> reporter: guard dogs attacking black men, a reality of the civil rights era now embedded in the fabric of american history. yet the art world has neglected to recognize and celebrate african-american art. >> it's often thought of that a lot of the african-american art is less than and it's not as valued, it's not as appreciated. >> reporter: today the fine arts museum announced they have acquired 62 works by 22 contemporary african-american artists. they will now be part of their permanent american art collection. the director of the museum's max holine took over last year and noticed a gaping hole in the collection. >> a big chapter is missing and that's really in this case the whole story, the history, the appreciation of african-american art, especially from the deep south. >> reporter: most of the artists were born in the era of jim crow segregation, carrying with them the memories of their ancestors. the slave

this happened at the national museum of african-american history and culture. tourists found the noose inside the museum's display on segregation. the exam would not say whether security cameras were pointed where the noose was left. >>> the fbi is investigating a crime that happened during a solemn ceremony on memorial day. the man you're about to see on the screen engaged in illicit sexual contact with a minor during the wreath laying ceremony on monday morning. the man and victim were among a large crowd. they're working to identify the man you see here. if you have any information, call the police. >>> president trump will announce a much decision today. he is expected to decide whether to keep the u.s. in the paris climate agreement. sources say he is leaning towards withdrawing from the deal that cuts greenhouse gas emissions. >>> let's go back to molette green with a developing story out of d.c. molette? >> police are searching for a man who stabbed a suspect on howard university's campus. this happened overnight on the 500 block on w street. that is nea