panel discussed key participants in the movement like stockily carmichael -- stokely carmichael, angela davis, you would bridge cleaver, bobby seale and huey p. newton. this is about an hour and ten minutes. [applause] >> good evening, and welcome. thank you so much, everyone, for coming. this is an amazing house that we have here this evening. and needless to say, i am thrilled and honored to be able to partake in this amazing group of people that we have here. my name is michelle materre, i am a media studies and film professor here at the new school, and i do teach about things like this black power mixtape thing. [laughter] so this was right up my alley when pam tillis asked me if i would moderate this, i was like, are you kidding me? but of course. so we're really thrilled to have such a, an amazing set of powerhouse folks here in the house with us this evening, don't you think? [cheers and applause] so in addition to thanking our panelists, i'd also like to thank you as our audience because what it means is that you recognize and support this ongoing work and the commitment of these cul

there may as well ask angela davis. why are you here? let's talk about it.r asking me a question. okay. let's talk. now i am talking but the cameras are still rolling in now meet telling you? when people see that they're so struck but you start to think maybe these people just drop in horrible conditions and got the big idea they could do something to change at. maybe it is about that not a pathological problem with black people that makes us want to run into the streets [applause] >> with that reference to human blood davis let's go to clip number three. >> the trial will be historic in its unfairness. . . is priceless. it is in jail. so, kathleen i. would love you to talk a little bit about the women of the movement. we know about angela and that you were the first female leader within the party. >> the first one was joann made mitchell. i came on the central committee before the community and this idea of leaders, the movement, the civil rights movement in the south was mobilized and organized, dominated by the activities of women and the men who are spok

among them was angela davis. tonight, davis and others honored 82-year-old howard moore jr.he's a civil rights attorney who once defended angela davis in court. >> and i still have not figured out how to adequately thank him for saving my life. >> reporter: >> the u.s. civil rights act outlawed discrimination on the basis of race, religion, sex, or natural origin. >>> in what may be the sign of the times, the u.s. patent and trademark office removed trademark protection for the washington redskins. they said the team name is disparaging to american indians. >> reporter: the team's attorney says they do plan to appeal, and to be clear, this ruling does not mean the team has to change its name. tonight, we asked an expert to explain the trademark law, and we also asked fans whether they agree with the ruling. >> reporter: at pier 39's nfl shop, walls are lined. today, many had mixed feelings about the redskins ruling. >> i'm part native american, and i look at it as something, it's a tradition. let it be. >> having grown up all my life saying redskins, redskins, it was never o

rights movement activities brought him into members of the communist community and others like angela davis after moving to los angeles to participate in northern california he joined the staff of the west coast that included communists and non-communists he founded the chapter of the boys clubs composed of youth that shared the civil rights leader and later in 62 carl went south to cover the civil rights movement becoming the first they were journalist to report from a south on the full-time basis on the countries movement and carl was the founder ando-

rights movement activities brought him into members of the communist community and others like angela davis after moving to los angeles to participate in northern california he joined the staff of the west coast that included communists and non-communists he founded the chapter of the boys clubs composed of youth that shared the civil rights leader and later in 62 carl went south to cover the civil rights movement becoming the first they were journalist to report from a south on the full-time basis on the countries movement and carl was the founder and co-chair for so moved and a founding moderator and the frequent provider he was bold and sometimes he was understated he scored above other journalists and he worked for the nurses 50u7bd union in their communication distribution and focused on economics and a struggle for equality on youth empowerment especially african-american and latino american and asian youth and on nationalism and world peace globally he worked non-stop at the keyboard in the center for the justice in mexico at home he was an active member of senior network a senior or

i see them reading on malcolm-x on the train or if i am wearing my angela davis i am stopped 20 times. there is a new generation trying to break from the empass and what we understand is there is an important legacy here that is essential to what we have to do from here. that is why they want to bury it and that is why we want to present it in a film, book or whatever form we can we neat get it out there. and lastly, i am so proud to be sitting up here with these heroic figures of the black power movement. thank you, universe and anthony for putting me up here. >> thank you so much for putting this together and thank you for coming and stay and get your book signed by the two power houses on the stage here. thank you so much. [ applause ] ... moment where essentials the keep shut the gold dome. where people could not come into fort knox and say here is $100, i want to get the gold value and that was a consequence of the problems the american government got into with the death, trying to fight the vietnam war and pay for the great society and it didn't work. the trade deficit -- >> the

forget whatll never communist and workers parties have done to save angela davis. [applause] long live international solidarity. workers and oppressed people of the world unite. our unity is our strength. sentdes, many parties have in wonderful greetings to our convention. we are especially delighted to have our many international guests who have joined us. many traveling thousands of miles. wereber of other parties blocked by the state department. the cubans sent in their application. they didn't say no. nothing came out of it. i thought we were relevant -- we were irrelevant? what are they scared of? [applause] secretary of state -- come on. we have had conventions before. what is your problem, brother? i think it is part of their -- whatever. i don't know. [laughter] anyway, the south african delegate would be here. they always come but there was a problem of the health. they send their best wishes. we say to those who are here -- welcome, comrades. we are honored by your presence. stand to ask each one to as like all your parties name -- party's name. please tr

angela mayalou. we have this with a loan time frong of angelou. davispoke with the author in 2012 about the power and beauty of friendship. >> her life has been populated with friends. and there have been many famous ones from civil rights' activist malcolm x to oprah winfrey. yet some of her closest friends have included people not as well known. you once explained to me the difference between friends and acquaintances. would you share that with me? >> friendship, it keeps you alive. it keeps you awake and it keeps yao trying to be the best. and in the middle of the night when you're lonely and feel most at odds with yourself and with life and even with god, you can call a friend. >> authors, singer, performer, actress, dancer and composer, angel angelou's achievement spanned more than four decades and she's also a filmmaker. >> we're very proud. >> i'm very proud, too. i think all of black americans that see this will be very proud, too. >> in 1968, she wrote, produced and narrated a documentary series about the african-american experience is called "