this morning atlanta hawks head coach joined the naacp in a downtown march calling for racial equality and voting rights and all this comes after dozens of players held a conference call to talk about issues surrounding the reasons to resume, kyrie irving and dwight howard and others say now is not the time to play. with me steven jackson. thank you so much for being here. and i haven't had a chance to say it so condolences to you losing your dear friend. but talking about the nba, you say now is not the time to resume games. why? >> thank you. thank you. for the most part we've never had this moment. i've talked to several people who is fighting for this exact moment for 50 plus years. people around way before i was around. and they say they've never -- we've never had this moment. i think we need to take advantage of it. i totally -- the nba is my family. i have a lot of respect for them

but the announcement meant the end of the season for 8 teams in the league including the atlanta hawks and ultimately the end of an incredible career for vince carter carter is the only player in n.b.a. history to play 22 seasons you don't announce that this would be his last with the current virus shut down it means the hawks lost to the new york knicks back in march was the 43 year old's final. take your 2020 lympics organizes my have to wait until early next year before deciding whether to go ahead with the games that's according to one of its executive board members the olympics have already been postponed until 2021 because the current virus but now the board member. says they need to monitor the situation until early 2021 to decide whether to hold the games next year despite that a further delay beyond 2021 has already been ruled out barcelona tried to calm their fans fears over an injury to lean on messi the spanish giants have confirmed their star player has a thigh injury and has been training away from his teammates but they say he should be ready for the league's restart nex

we're set to hear from the head coach of the atlanta hawks and local state lawmakerance the head of the georgia naacp. of course the georgia naacp helped put this event together. i got a chance to speak with jeezy a few moments ago and i asked him about how he felt watching the video of rashard brooks and his encounter with police. he told me it was devastating. he said that's motivated, though, by the diversity of this movement. he said it's something that martin luther king didn't have. so many people of so many different races and ages gathered behind this message. listen to more of what he told me. >> i want to commend the youth, i want to commend the people, even those people out here today, because this is what it's about. it's about presence. our presence has to be felt, and i don't think that the momentum is going to die down. i think as things continue to get worse, we're going to come out in more numbers and we're going to support each other until they get the message, because we're not going to lose this message. this is the most momentum we've had. take martin luther king wi

and we've got one of the all time greats nick williams from the atlanta hawks from a sublethal one of the greatest small forwards who ever played the game will see what he's up to now and if he misses the game because when you place of the net beautifully you must miss it when you move on dominic wilkins on dennis miller plus one right after this. hey folks welcome to dennis miller plus one this is a big thrill for me you know i was all over ball when i was a kid now granted i was in pittsburgh sad to follow the a.b.a. with doc but i'll tell you somebody reminds me of the hockey former n.b.a. all star spent the majority of his her play in small forward in a big way for the atlanta hawks from 82 to 94 he is a 9 time n.b.a. all star the human eye like real lot of people remember the dunks but this entire game was pure he's also been doing a little acting lately too he recently had a cameo on the showtime series billions and if he was playing today that's what he'd be make it billions because my man was unstoppable the great dominic williams nick what shake it. where everything's good ho

and we've got one of the all time greats nick williams from the atlanta hawks from simply one of the greatest small forwards who ever played the game will see what he's up to now and if he misses the game because when you place of the net beautifully you must miss it when you move on dominic wilkins dennis miller plus one right after this. hey folks welcome to dennis miller play.

and we've got one of the all time greats nick williams from the atlanta hawks from simply one of the greatest small forwards who ever played the game will see what he's up to now and if he misses the game because when you place of the net beautifully you must miss it when you move on dominic wilkins on dennis miller plus one right after this.

and we've got one of the all time greats nick williams from the atlanta hawks promise of believe one of the greatest small forwards who ever played the game will see what he's up to now and if he misses the game because when you place of the net beautifully you must miss it when you move on dominic wilkins dennis miller plus one right after this. hey folks welcome to dennis miller plus one this is a big thrill for me you know i was all over ball when i was a kid now granted i was in pittsburgh said to follow the a.b.a. with hock but i'll tell you somebody reminds me of the hockey former n.b.a. all star spent the majority of his career playin small forward in a big way.

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." >> atlanta hawks' coach, lloyd pearce is joining me now. here. >> thank you for having me. >> when you posted this, you took a photo of yourself for a reason and it was effective. tell us about this. >> the underline name is many may recognize me as the coach of atlanta but if you zoom into the picture, you don't get to identify who i am. i am still a black man and i have been a coach for two years and i have been african-american 44 years of my life and i dealt with injustice and inequalities not only for myself but many african-american men. people are reacting and seeing george floyd of the incidents that occurred. we don't see it until it hits home. i want to share it in the people of the platform that i can reach. >> you are hosting a company wide workshop on race right after you get off the air here. can you tell us a little bit about this and what you plan to say? >> i plan to say that we have a maj major problem in the united states and that's racial profiling and discrimination and murder of after condition american men by our law

to the state capital demanding new laws to regulate police conduct including the coach of the atlanta hawks which i was born a black man and i know one day i will die a black man but i don't want to die because i am a black man. >> this falls weekend of protest that includes torching of the wendy's where the shooting happened. >> burning down buildings will not generous change in the city because if anything it is going to erase the message. >> the police chief also resigned. off as a enrolled has been fired. devon brosnan placed on administrative duty. >> it makes me sad and frustrated. >> reporter: we expect to find out wednesday whether the officer who fired the shots will face charges. seattle, armed occupiers have been seen outside the abandoned east precinct as authorities tried to figure out how to get some kind of law and order presence back into the occupied zone without sparking new unrest, jonathan and reporting in seattle, good evening. >> it was exactly one week ago tonight the seattle police left the east precinct of the street behind me in what is now called the capitol hill

. >>> next, the head coach of the atlanta hawks will join me live to talk about his role in the protestsacial equality. hear what changes he's calling for. and you'll see the heated exchange on the house floor today. make banking easier. deposit checks, check balances, pay bills, and more. explore all you can do with our digital tools from almost anywhere. pnc bank. from almost anywhere. ♪when you have nausea, ♪upset stomach, diarrheaon,♪ pepto bismol coats and soothes your stomach for fast relief and now, get the same fast relief in a delightful chew with new pepto bismol chews. >>> the death of george floyd at the hands of police has led to calls for police reform across the political spectrum. but now how those changes are implemented is becoming a partisan fight. there were heated moments on capitol hill as a proposal from house democrats was being marked up on a committee floor. >> black lives matter, period. and so i would yield to any of my colleagues on the republican side who can unequivocally say, as we calibrate where we are right now, that black lives matter. >> i thank the g

in the state capital demanding new laws to regulate police conduct including the coach of the atlanta hawks. >> i was born a black man. i know one day i'll die a black man but i don't want to die because i'm a black man. >> following a weekend of protest that included the torching of the wendy's where the shooting happened. >> burning down buildings will not get us change in this city because if anything, it's going to erase the message. >> the police chief also resigned. the officer who fired the fatal shots has been fired and the other officer placed on administrative duty. >> it -- it makes me sad and i'm frustrated. >> the mayor has issued a series of orders. the d.a. has said he expects a decision by wednesday on whether or not the officer who fired the shots will face charges. bret, back to you. >> bret: steve harrigan live in atlanta. the new york police department is abolishing its 600 me 600 mer anti-crime unit. the police commissioner said it's closing one of the last chapters of stop and frisk. the push for police reform extends to seattle where protesters occupy several blocks d

the head coach of the atlanta hawks, jeezy, a local rapper prominent in the atlanta community, a um in other speakers, local regulators as well and then we marched that half mile over here to the state capitol where there are speechers ongoing. it's an enormous crowd, john, a sea of people out here. they are protesting not only for better relations between police and african-american community but also the repeal of the citizens arrest law in georgia, a repeal of a stand your ground law in georgia. i spoke to her mom who had an entire family here. her two young daughters were marching with the protesters, and she told me that this is so crucial for the future for future generations and to feel like change is possible and to bring their voices directly to the lawmakers of this state and to a national audience as well. >> boris sanchez, thank you. now to natasha chen. you're waiting to hear from the family of mr. brooks whose family believes sad i will, are just like the family of george floyd, that this was a murder. >> reporter: that's right, john. so we're waiting any minute for this

to the state capital demanding new loss to regulate police conduct, including the coach of the atlanta hawks. >> i was born a black man i know onone day i'll die a black man t i don't want to die because i'm a black man. >> today's march fellows weekend approaches that include the torching of the wendy's where the shooting happened. >> burning down buildings will not get us change in this city, because of anything, it is going to erase the message. >> the police chief also resigned. officer garrett rolled who fired the fatal shots has been fired. the other, placed on administrative duty. >> it pissed me off. it makes me sad and i'm frustrated. >> we expect to find out wednesday where the officer who fired the shots will face charges. shannon, back to you. >> shannon: we will check that closely. steve harrigan, thank you. to seattle were armed occupiers of been seen outside the band and east precinct as authorities try to figure out how to get some kind of law and order presence back into the occupied zone without sparking new unrest. chief correspondent jonathan hunt reporting from seattle.

. >> yeah, absolutely, poppy, and we just heard from about a dozen speakers, the atlanta hawks head coach, the head of the georgia naacp, the rapper jeezy. they just wrapped up, and we're going to start marching towards the georgia state capitol, roughly half a mile from where we are. a number of issues at the forefront, not just the relationship between african-americans and police, but also georgia's stand your ground law and the citizen arrest warrant that people would like changed. one thing to note about the movement, the diversity and age. a lot of young people at these events. we have an entire family with us here now. this is yasmine. you told us you brought your family out here because you wanted them to see it in person. >> i think it's important for them to see and feel the power behind being a part of a peaceful protest, to bring an end to systemic racism, inequality and demand that everybody live peacefully in a city that we love, in a country that we love. there's no justice without making sure that everyone has equal access to opportunities, and marching to the legislature

this was atlanta hawks head coach lloyd pierce, who chose to get involved and support at this moment, and i can say i'm pleased to mention that here on "the beat," we have lloyd pierce joining us right now, sir. thanks for making time. i know it's a tough and busy time. first of all, how are you? >> i'm doing well. thank you for having me on. >> absolutely. we're looking at foot an of you here speaking. obviously, there are many different ways people engage their values in their communities over time. this today for you is a public reckoning. what did you want to get across today? why is this important to you now and particularly in your community? >> well, i think everything hits home, when it hits home, it impacts your local community when it happens on your doorstep. obviously, with rayshard brooks, the incident that occurred friday night as struck atlanta in a different way. you know, i coach professional basketball team here in the city, and we have to model ourselves as citizens and leaders in trying to build trust and invest in our communities and trying to be the example. and

atlanta hawks head coach lloyd pierce was on "the beat" earlier this week.comedy special that was raw and emotional. 8:46 about the floyd killing. and top rap artist like jay cole or atlanta's own little baby who have been weighing in and supporting the protests, addressing racism in their work. these are the signs of a wider movement, artists using their influence to push out messages to address social justice and to revisit many times things they've been saying for a long time. hip-hop trailblazer ll cool j no stranger to any of this. he delivered a powerful black lives matter freestyle that spread online that was just in the days following george floyd's death before everyone else knew what was going to come. he's been returning to his roots, he came of age with other social justice rappers. two-time grammy award winner, american icon, ll cool j joins me now. welcome to "the beat," sir. >> thanks for having me, ari. >> great to have you debut on the show. like many, i'm a fan. i started with the serious news. you know, we arranged you to join us before we

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but the announcement meant the end of the season for 8 teams in the league and trading the atlanta hawks and ultimately the end of an incredible chris events costa culture is the only player in n.b.a. history to play 22 seasons you don't already announced that this would be his last and with the coronavirus shut down it means the hawks loss to the new york knicks back in march but the 43 year old final game. take it 2020 lympics organizers might have to wait until early next year before deciding whether to go ahead with the games that's according to one of its executive board members impacts have already been for spurned until 2021 because of the current virus and now this board member. endo says they need to monitor the situation until early 2021 to decide whether to hold the games next year despite that a further delay beyond 2021 has already been ruled out. toobin faecal players are in hospital after the team boss was stoned by angry fans after a goal a straw against on thursday portugal's primarily is the 2nd of europe's major football leagues to reopen after suspension because of co

within that group was atlanta hawks head coach lloyd pierce, who shared with me why it was so importantor him to come out today. take a listen. >> we have to keep this conversation alive. we have to confront the reality, the systemic racist and blatant racism of law enforcement and how we need to address that to make change. and that's why people are protesting and marching and fighting, but we have to keep this conversation alive. it feels different right now. it feels like, you know, this is the tipping point for our generation. >> you believe that? >> i do believe that. >> and we heard echoes of that tipping point happening in minneapolis. when you see the crowd out here today and how enthusiastic they are, katy, you have to kind of believe it. we'll send it back to you. >> morgan chesky in atlanta, morgan, thank you very much. >> now let's bring in eddie glaude, the chairman of the center for african-american studies at princeton university. eddie, it's really good to have you on this. i want to just start with the fundamentals here. this debate over how police should respond has be

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hawke al-jazeera. video has emerged of an interview recorded 4 months ago featuring racial groups the black man shot dead by police in the us city of atlanta last week his death 3 ignited protests triggered in may by the killing of george floyd while in custody and during the interview brooks opened up about his struggles ought to be incarcerated saying the justice system treats people like animals the former officer who shot brooks has been charged with murder. facebook has taken down posts in ads run by u.s. president donald trump's reelection campaign the social media platform said the ads violate its policy against organized hate they say to read inverted triangle text asking facebook users to sign a petition against anti for a loosely organized anti fascist movement red triangles were used by the nazis to identify their political victims in concentration camps. we don't allow symbols that represent hateful organizations are hateful ideologies and less they're put up with context or condemnation you obviously want to be careful to allow someone to put up a symbol to condemn it or to discuss it but in a situation we don't see either of