a black voice or from a black mind or black sensibilities.hese one of the things we strive for every day is to say, look, we don't just cover black news, because as african-americans we don't just need or look for black news, we look for news that affects all of us. but i think we have a different point of view based off of our backgrounds and our experiences being discriminated. all sorts of things that shape that point of view. i think that's often what people are looking for. so i think we confuse black news with black perspective. that's what we offer, i think. >> everybody has a perspective, and as a trained journalist, do you worry about that everyone can tweet and use facebook it that's hard to separate the real writers from the people just doing it on their living room couch? >> i'm going to paraphrase aaron, he says everyone should have a voice but not everyone should have a microphone. and i completely agree with him. i find it difficult as a journalist, someone who did study, and it is a craft, that there are a number of people out

on this edition of "our world with black enterprise," we go inside the black church. is the cornerstone of the black community still relevant? that's what's going on in our world starting now. ♪ for centuries many considered the black church a pillar of spirituality, culture and politics. now, mega churches are redesigning the landscape gaining thousands of followers and collecting millions in tithes with what some are calling a gospel of prosperity. critics argue that the church has lost its true purpose with pastors opposing to trade their closeness with the community for political and sometimes personal influence. but is the church still relevant or is it on life support? here to discuss this is senior minister of united church of christ. dr. deforest, senior pastor of the first baptist church of lincoln gardens. and the chair of african-american studies at princeton university. gentlemen, thank you for being here. there's been so much talk over the last year or two that the black church is dead. you wrote a piece called the black church is dead. is that true? have

there simply are more black mayors; there simply are more black representatives in the u.s. house; there... depending on how you measure the senate, there have been more black senators, and now there's been a black president. which means that we will have to not always think of ourselves as the outsiders, but sometimes as the insiders who are controlling the access, and we'll haveo necessarily shed out o privileges in ways that we have often asked white americans to do. >> hinojosa: do you think that there is that kind of conscious understanding of "we have privilege and we have to share"? >> oh, no, because i think at this point, the focus group is still always white americans who have just vastly more resources and privileges, that it feels as though what we're doing is simply competing. you know, that there's just one piece of pie for all the blacks and browns, and all the blacks and browns must compete for that piece of pie. and what we have to recognize is, one, that the pie, like love, can grow. it is expansive; we can... >> hinojosa: oh, i love that! "the pie, like lo

this is our celebration of black history month.e to city hall to recognize this and to recognize the great work that pat williams is doing because about the stories that need to be told. and i, as my life becomes unfolding in front of a lot of other people you're going to hear about me and i want you to know there's a lot of part of the black community that has to do in my peam and gsh famed -- family and so i want to tell you a story. it's a true one. so when i was growing up in the projects in seattle, washington, my neighbors were black. we had businesses in the black community because that's where we could start. that's where my dad was able to cook in restaurants. and there was a gentleman who owned the gas station. his name was darnell. and he came to the restaurant every day to have his meal and to support my father's struggle as he tried to make that restaurant business succeed. well, it was during those times that i learned very quickly observing things in the restaurant who were the gp friends to my father and who was jus

participated in the founding of black history month. he was involved in the group known as the oh, -- association for the study of african-american life and history. the local chapter of that group is what is now known as the african-american cultural and historical society. so it's an honor. we've been doing this for many, many years and it's great to see so many faces out here today. right now what i'd like to do is thank our partners and acknowledge them for their participateation. the san francisco public library much the california cultural arts program and we couldn't do it without the good folks in the mayor's office of neighborhood services. what i'd like to do now is strue -- shall truce -- intro duce tanish hollins from the mayor's office of neighborhood services. >> good amp, family. happy black history month. could we hear it one more time? [applause] >> we are so honored to be here. we look forward to this every year. it's a hall mark event for the city and county of san francisco. an opportunity to reflect on the many, man

this is our celebration of black history month.e to city hall to recognize this and to recognize the great work that pat williams is doing because about the stories that need to be told. and i, as my life becomes unfolding in front of a lot of other people you're going to hear about me and i want you to know there's a lot of part of the black community that has to do in my peam and gsh famed -- family and so i want to tell you a story. it's a true one. so when i was growing up in the projects in seattle, washington, my neighbors were black. we had businesses in the black community because that's where we could start. that's where my dad was able to cook in restaurants. and there was

this is our celebration of black history month.e to city hall to recognize this and to recognize the great work that pat williams is doing because about the stories that need to be told. and i, as my life becomes unfolding in front of a lot of other people you're going to hear about me and i want you to know there's a lot of part of the black community that has to do in my peam and gsh famed -- family and so i want to tell you a story. it's a true one.

as i said a moment ago, ernest jenkins was another black. two blacks were on that team. artist did not make it. so there was a tremendous amount of pressure and intimidation to run them off. >> what was the mood of around the city of albany at that time? did they see the integration of this one high-school football team helping the city of albany and the state of georgia move forward during integration? >> there is no question that people who saw that with the same people that marched with dr. martin luther king. people involved. later larry wilson, larry west, his family, these were guys who played in that time his family's and mothers understood that if we should integrate that football team and not have went fans on one side and black on the other in this big stadium and you could integrate the team, you could further integrate the community. >> allow the pushed back or attention from the community when replayed on this first football game? >> pushed back from his own white teammates. i've recorded their interviews in this book. they later regretted that and later in

happy black history month. could we hear it one more time? [applause] >> we are so honored to be here. we look forward to this every year. it's a hall mark event for the city and county of san francisco. an opportunity to reflect on the many, many contributions of african-americans in this city and how each of us has changed the gee graval and cultural landscape of this city. how fitting that we celebrate black history month today, which is also the same as lunar new year and also an opportunity -- opportunity to reflect on the diversity of this city and how happy we are to be in a city which is so inclussive. so without forth delay i would like to welcome you on behalf of mator's office of neighborhood services. mayor lee will be joining us later. with the invocations, we would like to invite pastor stacey kerns. >> good amp. let us pause for a moment to invite the presence of god. shall we pray together? god, our help in ages past, our hope in years to come, we invite your holy presence to bless this celebration of african-american history

history day, not just black history month, but every day be black history and honor that? thank you. and how do we really teach our children, our students really not what the media portrays, not what -- but really, what happened? i did get a chance to experience "eyes on the price" and i thought that was just the tip of the iceberg -- experience "eyes on the priceze." >> i do not know how to go about it, but what i would suggest is the reason why i did what i did, why i was brave enough and courageous enough to not give up my seat, because so much history was in my mind, and one of the things they were always asking me was why i did not get up when i was asked, and my answer would always be history had me glued to the seat. [applause] i think that what is left out of american history -- you should not be ashamed to say that we enslaved these people and mystery these people, a race of people. it should be included in the american history, and it would be every day. [applause] >> really quickly, it jolla i went to school with named sol williams said, "stealing as was the sma

we couldn't get credentials because we were black. one black we knew. we were there the first day, and we got by okay. second day, former president eisenhower made a speech that came close to being racist. from that speech, of course, as today the hooligans took over, beretted the press, used language that i could not repeat in calling members of the press by name. in fact, on one very famous correspondent was arrested and taken off the floor that night. soon the attention turned to louis and i. we were there, and louis was a man of steel nerves or a really great actor. he said we will not be driven out. we took our time packing our gear because now we're surrounded, there's no security, we don't know what to do, then they started to throwing things at us. we still worked at a normal pace, got our gear together, started our walk down that long ramp to get down to the main floor, and by that time, things were getting a little hot because we could hear bottles hitting the floor that were being thrown over the aisle. as we were going and the one bottle got

history day, not just black history month, but every day be black history and honor that? thank you. and how do we really teach our children, our students really not what the media portrays, not what -- but really, what happened? i did get a chance to experience "eyes on the price" and i thought that was just the tip of the iceberg -- experience "eyes on the price

slavery denied black folks the ability to be mobile. you were trapped on one location, in a plantation. it broke up our families. it subjected us to daly wants and violence. anything can happen to you -- an example to you for somebody else. it exploded us for our free labor. all of those things happen in prison today. the u.s. has 5% of the world's population and over 25% of the world's prison population. that is a big part of the equation. i am not waiting for superman, but somebody might be. if you look at the conditions of our schools, our schools have not been restructured, have been left alone to become the perfect feeder to prison prefatory. public schools are designed -- if you have any spirit, the spirit of a claudette colvin, they do not want to adapt to you. folks always ask, where are our leaders? they are in rikers island, san quentin, some of the greatest minds which had not found a space to tap into their genius. that is a big part of what has happened. not talking about the prison industrial complex as well as the militar

black child. you hear what i just said? to try and console their families and try to give meaning to a life of no purpose. how many of those eulogies have been said in our community? because we have been wayward. you remember the song "i got plenty of nothing, and plenty of nothing is good for me?" i don't like that song. i like the song "god bless the child that's got his own" because that's what i got to do. anyone that professes to love this country must know history. we were taught his-story. that george washington cut down the cherry tree and did not tell a lie. nothing could be further from the truth. because if we were taught history we would know about the great and wonderful people called african-americans and how much they gave and sacrificed to build this country and leave a rich legacy of -- to all of us. not just black folks, to everybody. this country was built by africans, yngsdz and americans. we came here in 1619, one year before the mayflower. we did not come here as enslaved peo

where the aspiration of black folks could focus. where they could thrive. it would provide a model for what could happen in other places. whether it was for music or someone who wanted to be a leader or businessman, where you can't test your skills but also for everyday people. the great migration that carried so many out of the south and out of the rural lifestyle into the center of this metropolis was really for every day people just as thrilling and a place where every day aspirations could kind of be worked out. tavis: that is not to suggest, though -- while harlem is obviously unique unto itself. that is not to suggest that there are not harlems around the country in other places. >> right. there certainly are. even during the historical time. there were other places that were just as important. chicago and d.c. and even in places that you wouldn't think of as having strong black communities like denver and seattle and portland had places that were referred to it is a harlem of the west and now people would challenge me and say in 2011 harlem is not bl

we have more black people graduating from college than ever before. we have a black president. we're no longer gang banging drug dealers, so what are we? if we don't tell those stories then we can't expect someone else to tell them for us. we have an amazing number of directors. look at all the direct thoors came out of those movies. where are the hughs brothers? john singleton. what is spike doing? who is writing those stories where are the black writers? the biggest actor in the world is a black dude. tavis: big willie? does that mean that we are lazy on our game or that 10 years after halle and denzel win the oscar and mr. poitier wins a lifetime achievement. three black folks on the stage at the same time. the "new york times" points out there ain't nothing really happening since then in terms of opening up the game. is that us being lazy on our game or the business of hollywood still not opening up given that moment and even with a black president, the numbers are clear. it is easier to be the president of the united states. it is easier this year for a black man to be pre

with the black.i worked very hard to establish a museum in the bay area called the museum of the african diaspora. about five years ago it open. before that, our mayor, willie brown, decided we were going to put this museum as part of the sites our saint regis hotel and convention center. the mayor could make them give us the face, but he couldn't make them pay for it. so i somehow got chosen to be the person as i was winding down my career to raise almost $6 million of the museum in two years. i did because it represented all that i respect, the oneness of the human race. the earliest relics of human life come from the african continent and the theories by the leading scientists have both berkeley and stanford are indeed this is the true story and this museum is dedicated to telling that story. and so, while i was doing that, to raise the money of horse i thought it the fat cats from google and so on would be my first one that i would get to and they would write the check. not one of them did. in fa

on black crime, the amount of brown on ron kind, the drive-by shootings, young black men involved in the lifestyle. the criminalization, in effect the culture now, you see the kids walking around with the pans hanging off, the do rags, they look like they just got out of jail, and in some cases people talk about going to jail as a rite of passage for young blacks. it's tragic. >> guest: it is tragic. so now here you are and you or someone who's been through this experience. you say you have in fact fled ag with preconceptions the was in your mind to find your spirit and find truth. but what do you say to these young men who simply are like on a, you know, -- >> host: it looks like they are on a mass marketing line in terms of the culture behavior, dropping out right into the prison system. >> guest: that was -- malcolm x was one of my best friends. he was one of my very, very best friends. and he used to talk about something like that. malcolm said if ever another holocaust could take place anywhere in the world it could only take place in the united states of america. you know, and

come on, you're black, how are you going to be black? tavis: how can you be black and latin? >> brother, you'd be amazed. tavis: the show is called "the event" on nbc. blair, it's always good to have you on the show. good to see you. congratulation. that's our show for tonight. until next time, keep the faith. >> for more information on today's show visit it was a smiley on pbs.org. tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiler. join me next time with anthony hopkins on his latest project "the rite." that's next time. we'll see you nen. -- then. >> all i know is his name is james and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i'm james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference -- >> thank you. >> you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and answer, nationwide insurance is working to improve financial literacy and removing obstacles for economic empowerment one at a time. nationwide is on your sifmente >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. d i took it into a shop once and they said-- they thought it w

tell all would be out of the ugly black man in america and the nation might say you got it all you got a busy got a medal you've got martyrdom as well on your side of. any kill. a group b. . and if you didn't grow up if you think you really. did . oh we. share. an. interest. in the money. we want so much to see sports solely as an arena of play not seriousness but here's the thing this kinship in not only the greatness and relevance of sports to us society but also the courage of athletes. and we do an injustice to them and do what's best about sports when we sanitize the past and revet legs out of the political and cultural context it has always been a part of. keeping our mouths shut in the face of injustice may help us make fun of others and silence them and assure that we stay popular with the keepers of normality for real courage means standing up when it's not popular and real men and real women don't ask permission to raise their fists. i am. yes my name is daniel smith this is julian assange. will make a short presentation about that we can fix project. the first step in the fo