is, of course, that the people who live in darfur are the wrong kind of muslim because they're black african. why then has the african community leaders said almost nothing? with the exception of rwanda and they, of course, get the point of what genocide means. unfortunately, the same applies that quite a few african leaders don't want their turn in the spotlight. but if you listen to talk radio anywhere in africa, african citizens are absolutely furious that black africans are being slaughtered like this in a media vacuum. unfortunately, the tragedy of africa is in the case of quite a few leaders, they are disconnected from be their people, and they do not share their people's concern about what is happening. cast your mind back to rwanda. there was only one african leader at the time, african political leader at the time who had anything to say about rwanda. would anybody like to hasten a guess as to who that was? >> [inaudible] >> nelson mandela, of course it was. desmond tutu spoke out constantly and thoroughly as he has on darfur but, of course, he's not a religious leader. i'm sorry, h

seen as black and white as he has seen in the west by his former supporters from the west the black african population particularly in chad all the way down to south africa thinks that he made major contributions for the advancement of education health care and agriculture in africa which were a luddite his money given to those nations were not attacked. at the strings of the international monetary fund the world bank the bank. you mentioned a little about this being a vindication of france's foreign policy victory for the and obviously the supporters among the nato alliance but the big question for them now is facing what happens next is this transitional government going to turn into an adjustment government or could there be the chance of a power vacuum after all the transitional government there are a lot of different factions there tribal differences religious differences what do you make of that yes i make it this way some of the key players on the transitional government are human rights activists from law but other key players. have been brought in like mr khalid for his daughter wh

black cultural media. my book is really trying to think about the ways in which the emergence, not only of individual african american artists, not only individual episodes or instances of black creativity, but what could be called a media infrastructure, almost a culture industry. the chicago more so that los angeles, more so than new york city, the center of that sort of activity in the middle part of the century. so in that sense it is almost as if one could think about and amplifying the effect that chicago is able to provide to black perspective, black aspiration, black identity. in that way what is going on in chicago weather released the music, newspapers, magazines, trying to influence advertisements and the kind of integration of african americans into the consumer market system, chicago really is the point in the middle part of the 20th century, and that is what i based my argument on understanding chicago as pivotal in relation to what is happening in terms of african americans collectively. >> some examples of chicago music, chicago media. >> sure. chicago, of course, is the center of genres in t

in a 2007 interview, he calls her my darling black african-american woman. gadhafi said she was proud of the way she gave orders to the air rabe leaders. >>> when we come back, steve jobs turning silicon valley into a tourist attraction. >>> and we're watching more low clouds spilling across the bay right now. we're in the mid 50s right now. san francisco got the fog coming in. we also have more 90s showing up in your several hch day forecast for the weekend. that's coming up when we come right back. >>> one day after steve jobs announced his retirement as apple's ceo, his boyhood home has become a magnet for tourists. george kiriyama is live where the faithful are flocking. >> reporter: tonight we met with a couple of australian tourists who say this home had to be on their must-see list. this home on chris drive is considered a mecca for techies. it was here steve jobs grew up and in this garage where apple was born. >> we're from australia. >> reporter: that's why they had to stop by. they're here from australia on a silicon valley tour and no stop is com

rates, we're angry about all of this stuff what's going on here with the black story line that black african-americans unhappy with president obama. >> the laughable policy is that the big black bus is not going in the black community. unemployment in the black community 16.3% in july and it dropped down to 15.9% for the month of august, that's not in the right direction. 21st century plantation going out there. democratic party has taken the black vote for granted. and you have established certain black leaders are nothing more than the overseers of that plantation. now the people on the plantation are upset because they have been disregarded, disrespected and their concerns are not cared about. i'm here as the modern day harriett tubman who lead people on the underground railroad away from that plantation into a sense of sensibility. >> laura: maxine waters is the plantation boss at this point absolutely. whited leaders are turned over perceived leaders like a jessie jackson, al sharpton bar are bar barbara lee. pacify and keep the black community behind us regardless of the failures of our social w

from looting houses refrain from shooting into civilian houses refrain from summarily executing black africans and the soldiers just ignore it at the same time the soldiers themselves have no respect for the t.n.c. leadership so when we're talking about the rebels you have to understand what the rebels are very disparate group we don't really know all of them one and who's really calling the shots is is nato and the few leaders that we hear about mahmoud jibril. these are people who kind of stablish links with western financial institutions going back over several years so really when we hear from these people there are pieces of meat as for the rest the rebels we don't know what they want her to speaking about what's going to happen you're saying they don't know what they want the rebels are at let's look a little bit forward many predict that another civil war i have for libya is khan and you have different factions possibly will argue and fight among themselves what could the scenario lead to i mean how do you expect nato to wrap the event of this is a possibility for the. well let's let's

america has a black president, an african-american attorney general, a black supreme court justice, andas had an african- american secretary of state. it is time to start focusing on statistics showing how blacks compared to white and instead look at why some blacks are so successful, why for others severe problems remain. so instead of looking at black progress interracially. we need to look intraracially. why do some blacks excel while others struggle? >> she's saying what -- number of other black folks have said, the gap between what -- blacks who are well off and those not doing well at all is now wider than the gap between blacks and whites. that's the big difference between now and dr. king's day and that's what drags down the overall statistics. >> why are some blacks doing well and other blks not doing well? >> a number of reasons. some having to do with politics and government, others having to do with the social -- >> in a word, john, it is -- the collapse of the black family outside the black middle- class. 71% of african-american children are born out of wedlock >>> predicti

as was often the case in dealing with african-americans he was reactive about this rather than proactive. black newspapers editorialized about this and the naacp in the oval office lobbying him about he had african-americans writing his life. eleanor roosevelt in turn was lobbying for this with a blow war department and in the back of the bed berdache the bedrooms of the white house that this was the right thing to do. but he didn't do it because it was right thing to do. it was because it was the politically expedient thing to do. he needed the 1940 election, black votes. wendell willkie had done more since lincoln to make the republican party the party most favorable towards african-american rights. there was a real danger african-americans who voted for roosevelt might switch back to the republican party as they had before 1932 so roosevelt's political advisers were worried about this. roosevelt had some embarrassments in the 1940 campaign. the most odd and significant was stephen hurley, his press secretary's run in with the new york city police officer. fdr was campaigning at madison squar

he said i support my darling black african woman.ire and am proud of the way she leans back and gives orders to the arab leaders. loi love her and i am proud of her because she's a black woman of african origin. does this sound like an obsession to you? >> i think so, but remember one thing. we are talking about a very, very odd man. he always fancied hills at one point as something of an african. he said at one point libya is an african country and has nothing to do with the arabs. he dubbed himself king of the kings and turned his back on the arabs. they gave the green light to the nato war against gadhafi. again, part of this obsession and fixation, part of this definition was this new discovery in africa, if you will. >> as we watch everything in libya, the question is what happens next in the little east? all eyes on syria. how do you see what's happening in libya affecting the situation in syria? >> that's a very, very good question. i think it's interesting. the people in syria were carrying blaplacards. the dictator in syria

quote, i support my darling black african woman. i admire and am very proud of the way she leans back and gives orders to the arab leaders, gadhafi said in the march 27, 2007, interview. she beckons to the arab foreign ministers and they come to her, either in groups or individually. leezza, leezza, leezza. i love her very much. i admire her, and i'm proud of her because she is a black woman of african origin. gadhafi gave condoleezza rice a diamond ring, a lute, and a locket with his engraved image inside. and also his green book, which is his political manifesto. no word on whether he mouthed call me as he was leaving. white house officials can't keep gifts, so they are probably in a warehouse somewhere. >>> coming up, governor florida rick scott had a bright idea. test welfare recipients for drugs, and kick users off welfare. welfare people obviously use more drugs, right? results are in, and rick scott has failed. >>> and it took just one word to bring verizon back to the table and end the strike. we'll tell you what it is, just

african- american president as i can. when you try to do that, you're walking between the rain ops. that is not easy to do. however, i do think members of the congressional black caucus believe that they would be negligent if they did not say that we believe there is a need to give attention to the african-american population in this country where you find 15.9% unemployment. i think most people, economists and sociologists, believe that number is probably in the upper- 20's. when you consider individuals who are under-employed, discourage it and quit looking. yes, there is some tension, but yes, there is some tension, but the tension is only because members want to help the president in a way that we could convert stumbling blocks into stepping stones. we can criticize the policies of the president without attacking somebody-ness.s the president is a good man, but because he is a man, a human beings, some of his policies from time to time may n meet with the expectations of african-americans, whore part of the american population. >> why should this president do more to target african-american communities? he has to worry about independent voters who are flee

in 2007, crazy q told al jazeera tv, quote, i support my darling black african woman. i admire and am very proud about the way she liens back and gives orders to the arab leaders. liza, liza, liza, i love her very much. and while on a diplomatic mission he gave her a diamond ring, a locket with himselfen engraved and everybody's dream, a loot. now best of all, rebel forces storming the dictator's compound found a photo album filled with pictures of his darling liza which is not at all creepy. i believe we have footage of their future court ship. >> i love it. >> what a woos. >> part two they are living in chelsea in a loft. sherrod, doesn't this humanize qaddafi, or does it reveal him to be the creepy, weird owe stalker, much like yourself. >> well this goes to show that even e harmony gets it wrong sometimes. maybe he just liked women of power. maybe it is not just condoleezza. maybe madeline all bright went through the same stuff. somebody questioned him on that? >> i don't think that ever happened. jedediah, couldn't rice end this search for qaddafi by putting out t

i admire her and i'm proud of her because she's a black woman of african origin". isha?> thanks, john. >>> as libyan rebels continue the fighting, warfare in some sections of tripoli, the rebels have expanded their fight east of the capital to the important oil towns of al brega and ras lanuf and is moving towards gadhafi's hometown. >> reporter: as muammar gadhafi's forces continue to crumble, rebels are on the move in the country's east. as rebel fighters are about to head to the frontline, it's only a few kilometers in this direction over there we've been able to hear the thumps of artillery in the distance. they say their ultimate goal is to take the town of sirt, which is one of the last strongholds of gadhafi. this amateur video the fighters gave us shows them facing off with progadhafi militias near ras lanuf. the clips show intense gun battles with the rebels ultimately winning out and taking the area. >> i promised my family i would not come home until we defeat gadhafi, this fighter says. and though they seem very close to achieving that goal, the civil war con

so what i think is really important to think here is the way in which we say black american or african american, and image immediately comes to mind. what i want to point out is they are very dynamic process of making identity in this period. people have been kidnapped and brought inflated to the new world to the united states to new york and they didn't become black americans are african-americans overnight, but it's a process of struggle and of trying to forge identity and that's what the schooling was all about. good to pass on circle number one come to pass on circle number two is the black community itself with all the institutions literary society, political societies and so forth. and i'm not going to spend much time talking about these. we can come back during the q&a. they were mainly male organizations. women are not members. they are definitely not officers. they are invited as companions to a talk like now. but they would never be a member of the greenwich village society for historic preservation, but they could accompany their spouse to it. and that was an incredible rese

among black voters during the primary and media outlets regularly questioned if obama was black enough to earn african-american electoral support? remember when reverend jeremiah wright dominated the news circle and the question persisted if president obama was too black to garner white votes, and later he was charged to be a non-citizen, a muslim, and a terrorist, but no matter what the media cycle said about him, president obama always identifies as a black american. president obama's self-identification, his public recognition of the role of black people in american history, his embrace of black culture all are readily identifiable aspects of solidarity. today, the president on the tom joyner radio show, many viewers may not know who joyner is, but in some ways joyner eclipsed the urban lead as a primary mobilizing agent among african-americans. if you want to talk to black folks, joyner's show is a good place to do it, and today while talking with joyner, the president discussed how he personally draws strength from the history of racial struggle in america. >> that famous norman rockwell painting

that communities have been hit harder than other communities. >> let's hear you say black. >> black, african-americanino. these communities have been hard hit. they've been hard hit. the president understands that. we have to focus on getting people back to work in every community across the country. >> sean: of course the tea party can go straight to hell. here with reaction the host of varney & company, stuart varney. former white house press secretary co-host of what is -- you and beckel, what a pairing -- >> great show and you look terrific. >> thanks. >> sean: you get him to admit. >> i always get him to say i had a good point. >> sean: plummeting poll numbers. president at martha's vineyard. the imam -- the images makes for a bad picture. >> it was on the golf course today when the quake hit the white house must have been beating their heads against the wall, august is never a good month to take a vacation. i think right now for democrats seeing poll numbers going down after a three-day bus tour, it is not panic time, but nervous about next year. >> sean: the bus tour didn't go well. bus refite

but these bodies appear to be black africans.ck africans make up a large portion of gadhafi's army, raising questions about whether they were executed by the rebels. these terrible scenes sum up the horror of parts of tripoli now. bodies strewn across the street, gunfire echoing through the sky, and large parts of the city remaining a no-go zone. pretty grim scene there's that we wandered into in the center of tripoli. at the moment, the transitional national council is holding a press conference right here where we are stationed. we'll bring you the latest developments from that. but one other terrible bit of information that we got at the hospital is that they are desperately short of refrigeration units because of the sheer numbers of bodies that they are recovering in the searing heat. more than 100 degrees fahrenheit. they are desperate for somewhere to place those bodies. >> dan, give me a sense of the town behind you. i'm seeing looks like a coastal scene. you can see just about anywhere, cars passing by, the lights are on

the race issue, it kind of leads african-americans, and what i mean is, as we keep focusing on blacks and whites, i watched africans, asians, i watched indians come into the country to integrate, get the skill sets, they either get advanced degrees, and they're competitors. we're stuck in 2011 still discussing issues that were prevalent when i was born in 1968. second topic, or second point, if you can complete a request for public assistance, you can also complete an application for a state i.d. to allow you to complete an application for a voter registration. and two, you're able to be empowered by the vote, your voice is not going to be heard, and i will leave the balance of my time for the panel. thank you. host: michelle, first to that first point, he thinks we're talking about the same issues as in 1968, but there's a little bit of perspective at the table earlier in the chat. you want to add more? you want to add more? . are they five months different? >> when we used the word racism, which is the mean to you? >> to meet her race relations means to -- to me, and race relations

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changed in terms of how african- americans believe they are receiving some help and attention from washington, i do think that the president will still get 90%-95% of the black vote. the question is, 95% of what? the key right now is turnout. to some degree, a think we have some discouragement in the ranks of african-american voters. they're not going to vote for the republican candidate for a number of reasons. they're going to vote for the president. but i just had a middle-class, african-american woman who i have a great deal of respect for tell me she was not going to vote. she told me she was disappointed. my response is, you will be more disappointed if you do not vote, because your lack of voting will actually enhance and encourage people whose political philosophy is antithetical to the things that you believe and want. i do think that the president will get a large number of voters, but there is one thing i need to remind you. the president has given targeted attention to the hispanic community, and he should, because they are a part of america and they deserve some attention because they have some unique problems and some unique concerns. what memb

do you think having an agenda to help the black obscenity would help the president with african -american voters? >> the president saying this is my black agenda -- >> i mean the administration. question that is out there. >> i pushed back hard on this. people ask why the president does not have a black agenda right jobs agenda. he is president of the united states. he is the leader of this entire country. if you want him to guarantee being a one-term president, you demand that he put forth tomorrow in a big ceremony -- here is my black agenda. >> can we have that for the hip- hop barbecue? >> the president has the right message that if you want african-americans or just americans to be put back to work, here is this agenda for all americans. health care, this is what he is trying to for all americans and who will benefit. it will disproportionate probably be people of color. people want him to have a defined agenda will do him a disservice. i guarantee you if he did that, people would say he is siding with the blacks. he is doing all these things and pitting us against them. he is polari

solomon was the first african-american, the very first black person to be on our board or of of any major corporation, he was the first one. that was important. [applause] that feeling that we had by our leadership at that particular time has terminated throughout our organization as we have moved fort. i have to tell you that it is not by chance that general motors started the first minority supplier organization within the automotive industry. it is not by chance that general motors started the first minority dealer program within the automotive industry. it was not by chance that our then-chairman tom murphy stood with rev. solomon and gave the support and commitment that general motors would stand with him in regard to the solomon principles. i think that any of view who have followed rev. solomon have understood the solomon principles helped lift apartheid in south africa. that was good for being a good corporate citizen and a good community citizen. [applause] the one thing i continue to remember as i think of dr. king is him locked arm in arm with people that he represented. he did

african-american lawmakers. kate baldwin is here and he is getting pressure from the congressional black caucus. >> african-americansest unemployment rate from any racial group. that is a rate that is almost double that of whites. a good reason why african-american leaders and many in the black community are hitting the road to help. also a reason behind the growing frustration they have with president obama. gladys lewis is a lab technician out of work for three years. >> i can't pay my bills. i have no income. i have no welfare. to get food stamps for the first time in my life. >> lewis is here joining thousands of others unemployed workers looking for a job. >> i'm unemployed and i'm here. i want to take advantage of it. >> i have been looking for a job for over a year now. that's crazy. >> jobs fairs like this one are part of a push by the congressional black caucus trying to tackle the unemployment problem facing african-america african-americans. 15.9% out of work compared to 9.1% for the nation. >> they were inviting us and we were going to work to connect employers with the unemployed. >> while lawmakers lik

it destroyed the old south and elevated black people -- when african-americans assumed political office in certain southern states during radical reconstruction so these people in the early 20th-century looked back on a horrible period from their point of view and attributed it to "uncle tom's cabin". that is wide dixon rights is racist bestsellers and griffith who is from the south and his father was a confederate general does birth of the nation which portrays black people repellant late as beasts. you need the kkk rushing to the rescue and saving these imperil white people in a cabin surrounded by black people who are invading it and it becomes the most popular film of the silent era and goes on to earn $50 million which was a tremendous amount of money. it really influence the lot of people. that is why it was considered subversive. >> you talk about the techniques that she stimulates readers enthusiastic approval of lawbreaking and you talk about our stowe uses some of the scenes in "uncle tom's cabin" and in the movie when material pushes against the accepted attitude of the day.

african-americans. with our young adults, like unemployment is 23%. black and african-american is 39.2%. hispanic and latinos is 32%. now after our young people have gone to school, gotten their degree, they cannot get a job. they are competing with people already in the workforce, and what happens when they find themselves unemployed for five years? it may be impossible for them to ever catch up, so that is another thing we should keep in mind. >> thank you all for those recommendations, but i think another sector as we go to the next question is young people, whether we are talking about a summer jobs funding being cut all over the country and juxtapose that to pour education systems that are not preparing young people to go into opportunities. there has been so much discussion of young people being connected to a lack of opportunity, so with that, there have been several questions asked about training, preparation, and opportunity, and those are different areas. what is congress doing, and where are the opportunities? as we are shifting in the economy, those who may have been part of

the race issue, it kind of leads african-americans, and what i mean is, as we keep focusing on blacks watched africans, asians, i watched indians come into the country to integrate, get the skill sets, they either get advanced degrees, and they're competitors. we're stuck in 2011 still discussing issues that were prevalent when i was born in 1968. second topic, or second point, if you can complete a request for public assistance, you can also complete an application for a state i.d. to allow you to complete an application for a voter registration. and two, you're able to be empowered by the vote, your voice is not going to be heard, and i will leave the balance of my time for the panel. thank you. host: michelle, first to that first point, he thinks we're talking about the same issues as in 1968, but there's a little bit of perspective at the table earlier in the chat. you want to add more? . we've got many, many members of congress who are african-americans. facing african-americans in the united states than it. we've seen african-americans as joint chiefs of staff, secretary of stat

the race issue, it kind of leads african-americans, and what i mean is, as we keep focusing on blacks and whites, i watched africans, asians, i watched indians come into the country to integrate, get the skill sets, they either get advanced degrees, and they're competitors. we're stuck in 2011 still discussing issues that were prevalent when i was born in 1968. second topic, or second point, if you can complete a request for public assistance, you can also complete an application for a state i.d. to allow you to complete an application for a voter registration. and two, you're able to be empowered by the vote, your voice is not going to be heard, and i will leave the balance of my time for the panel. thank you. host: michelle, first to that first point, he thinks we're talking about the same issues as in 1968, but there's a little bit of perspective at the table earlier in the chat. you want to add more? you want to add more? . >> two things. one we should continue to talk throughout our nation's history hundreds of years from now about relations because it was the original sin of our

blacks after slavery eventually see themselves. here is where we begin to seek african-american humor began to emerge. these performers like ernest hogan and various other performers come along and start real satire to this humor which before only portrayed or presented blacks as being

>> he said i support my darling black african woman.and is very proud at the way she leans back and gives orders to the arab leaders. i love her very much. i admire her and i'm proud of her because she's a black woman of african origin. said that to al jazeera back in 2007. >> when she came to visit tripoli a number of years back, apparently he absolutely lavished her with $212,000 worth of gifts including a diamond ring, a loot and a locket with qaddafi's picture. in return, there's a picture right there, qaddafi screen right, leeza as he calls her, screen left, she gave him a plate. >> colin powell saying where's my stuff? 22 minutes before the top of the hour. let's talk dollars and cents. >> yep. we want to hear about the stuff that ben bernanke has on his plate later this morning. the fed head is scheduled to speak at 10:00 a.m. from jackson hole, wyoming, he'll possibly be outlining solutions to fix things. stuart varney joins us live. what can he do? qe-3? >> don't start with that jargon, please. look, the whole world, wall stree

for african-americans, the idea of a first black president is a significant, emotional attachment, sople still support this president and are very protective of him particularly because the tea party is over, and because he gets so much of a fight that they feel is different than the fight that previous presidents have gotten. i don't think that he is going to see a lack of support, but what he needs to look at and this is an opportunity for the president, really to look at the pain that these communities have been on since before he came into office and to somehow find a way to make these folks feel that he is working hard for them. >> with that said, what do you think he needs to do? he is on a bus tour, and like congressman maxine waters has been saying, he is not passing through african-american communities. >> the difficulty is president obama is a president of the entire country, not just of african-americans, so he has to address all americans. at the same time i think the cbc has gotten an opportunity here. they deal with these communities specifically. these are their distric

and there in lies the dilemma for the 43-member congressional black caucus, and 42 are democrats and many angry with the first africanhe black community. this week when the president was touring the midwest, many of the black caucus held jobs fares in cities with overwhelmingly black populations and unemployment rates over 10%. point made. up next, the former chair of the cbc, congressman elijah cummings of maryland. every day, all around the world, energy is being produced to power our lives. while energy developement comes with some risk, north america's natural gas producers are committed to safely and responsibly providing decades of cleaner burning energy for our country, drilling thousands of feet below fresh water sources within self contained well systems and using state of the art monitoring technologies, rigorous practices help ensure our operations are safe and clean for our communities and the environment we are america's natural gas. a network of possibilities. in here, the planned combination of at&t and t-mobile would deliver our next generation mobile broadband experience to 55 million more americans,

african. it's more of a black community and not just an african-american community if you get on the line i am trying to cross here. and montgomery county we have a huge growth of african immigrants in parts of both the counties that impacts the local politics and about policy and representing the community as diverse as i do but hispanic population in the african-american population and the asian and south asian population and combine that with the white population are concerned about other issues come to that. they are concerned about immigration and the impact of immigration on our larger economy. not concerned so they want to constrain that, but concerned that they want to manage it. .. in the last weeks report is that there was actually a higher rate of growth among african-americans that were recorded in that 116,000. now, to be sure to really get this economy rolling we are going to need about re-times that number of jobs created over the course of weeks and months in order to make a difference in the economy. there are african-americans who came into, who were unemployed in this recess

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, many contributions of african-americans in this city and how each of us has changed the gee graval and cult

and therein lies the dilemma for the 43-member congressional black caucus. 42 are democrats and many angry with the first africanident for not doing more to help the black community. this week, while the president was touring the white midwest, members of the black caucus held jobs fairs in cities like atlanta and detroit, cities with overwhelmingly black populations and unemployment rates over 10%. point made. up next, the former chair of the cbc, congressman elijah cummings of maryland. ♪ [ female announcer ] we're throwing away misperceptions about natural gas vehicles. more of the vehicles that fuel our lives use clean american natural gas today. it costs about 40 percent less than gasoline, so why aren't we using it even more? start a conversation about using more natural gas vehicles in your community. but i did. they said i couldn't fight above my weight class. but i did. they said i couldn't get elected to congress. but i did. now i'm trying to make it in music. ♪ sometimes when we touch ha ha! millions of hits! [ male announcer ] the new hp touchpad starting at $399.99. ♪ starting at $399.99. any questi

i have to say one of the best events i attended this past year was the african-american honor roll celebration during black history month. and that the event was amazing. 1200 african-american students with a 3.0 gpa or better, including two dozen 4.0 students. that event needs funding so i'm hoping that colleagues or listeners, people who are interested in supporting the honor roll event will get in touch with myself or the va marshall. i would like to see that continue strongly. >> thank you. >> i just came back from memphis and i wanted to highlight two sessions that are germane to the sessions we're doing. it is important information for us to have. i have the background information. the first was a great presentation on labor law development in wisconsin and in new jersey, which was very interesting to me. i think that it was really great information. second was a wonderful session that was called, diversity, dead or different? about student responses in seattle and louisville and other member districts and that was really good. so in our ongoing discussions and interest in educating ourselves about t

plus congressional black caucus chairman and his group's plan to get african-americans back to work.utes right here on "andrea mitchell reports." >>> for texas govern rick perry the road to the republican nomination could be paved with prayer. >> you call us to repent lord and this day is our response. for thien is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. amen. >> this weekend perry hosted 30,000 of his closest church friends. they got together for the response, a revival type prayer meeting many the heart of texas. "the washington post" reports perry could just be days away from announcing whether he'll seek the gop's 2012 presidential nomination. by the way, we're just learning now that while all the rest of the republican contenders will be in ames iowa for the straw poll, rick perry's going to be in new hampshire. msnbc political am nis karen finny is a former democratic national committee spokesperson. and we have the washington examiner editorial page writer. it seems in spite of the controversy that the speakers maintained a pretty moderate tone. did politicians do you

blacks after slavery eventually see themselves. here is where we begin to seek african-american humor began to emerge. these performers like ernest hogan and various other performers come along and start real satire to this humor which before only portrayed or presented blacks as being simple-minded, incapable of thinking and funny because they were stupid. now you have a gradual change around 1900. from that you get various other comedians coming out. the humor changes and public face of the humor begins to change. blackface makeup begins to disappear. you have the presentation of blacks as being stupid in movies and so forth. in silent movies, the ignorant black, various other actors and actresses coming along later. you had hattie mcdaniel and comic servants that came along. you still had blacks portrayed as submissive, ignorant and incapable of taking part in american life. wasn't until the 1950s that african-american humor starts to emerge as we know it now it you have red fox. the paul casey russell and others. these people start to deal with the humor that had be

black communities, we don't know that. >> sean: this leads to a larger question. is it just the cbc unhappy or the africant large that has had enough? allen west gave his reading of the situation. >> enough 21st century plantation that has been out there. where the democrat party has forever taken the black vote for granted. you have established black leaders who are nothing more than the overseers of that plantation. now the people on that plantation are upset, because they've been disregarded, disrespected and their concerns are not cared about. i'm here as the modern day harriet tubman to lead people on the underground railroad away interest that plantation. >> sean: joining me with reaction spokesman for the congress of racial equality nigel innis and jehmu green. thanks for being here. jehmu those are harsh words from maxine waters. she is asking for permission from people at this town hall to confront barack obama and why didn't barack obama go into the black community on this tour of his and ask him what is going on here? >> well, i absolutely agree with representative waters. but the unemployment

they meet a black bear, that is a husky african-american guy and the guy basically propositions them. proposes a three way. they decided he seems like a great guy. they tell him about their b and b. the innamong the flowers. it doesn't mean anything because it was camouflage night at the full moon saloon. we felt compelled to tidy up. and reaging toilet. you force him to shower. we stashed it in the closet. he grabbed a razor and headed for the stall. you better be faithful about it. it's down right inhospitable. he was dressed in a while, v-neck tee shirt. nothing. just wondering about the dress code. where your dress pants. you look hot in those. did you see my ring? i swear you would lose your head if it wasn't attached. this was my mother. i wondered if her death would release me or if i was doomed to norman bates territory. he will be here in five minutes. half an hour later, after i squeezed. we were awkward as wall flowers. the lamp was already blazing with intensity. my growing hard on >> he seemed amenable. he got cold feet? may be he lost interest. ben shrugged. who knows. i