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said there wasn't a liberal america or conservative america, black america or white america, but a united states of america. over the past six years the pundits have pointed out more than once that my presidency hasn't delivered on this vision. how ironic they say that our politics seems more divided than

conservative america; a black america or a white america, but a united states of america. i said this because i had seen it in my own life, in a nation that gave someone like me a

gave a speech in boston where i said there wasn't a liberal america or a conservative america, a black america or a white america, but

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conservative america, black america or white america but a united states of america. i said this because i had seen it in my own life. in a nation that gave someone like me a chance. for the past six years, the pundits have pointed out more than once that my presidency

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black america or white america but a united states of america. i still believe that we are one people. >> jon: mr. president jon stewart new orleans time pick union. i have one question for you being president for six areas in washington d.c. for ten years why would you

now in black america we flipped the script. e and service and struggle, the blood sweat and tears, we have arrived at a place in american history, in black history where black kids are not going to do as well as their parents. i have gone full circle here. i am not ever going to call the president a house negro. i am suggesting he had different journey and the journey he had is different from the journey most of us had and the journey his kids, his daughters are going to have, most black kids in america are going to have if we read the data. that is where the conversation in the barber shop and beauty salon gets interesting if you stick around. >> host: claire in huntington station, new york, good afternoon. >> caller: thank you for taking my call. i am a white folk a big follower of tavis smiley the truth teller. i want to tell him i have 5 very simple question. i want to know what he thinks al sharpton, a elizabeth warren and bernie sanders lead is a pleasure to meet you both. >> guest: al sharpton elizabeth warren and sanders

. >> there weren't many black reality tv shows but today we have many and we also know that most of america, they only have the opportunity to see or understand another ethnicity through tv. so what do you think the impact of these black reality tv shows has been on the perception of black america? >> it's been both negative and positive, okay? i feel like when our show first started we were positive. i thought people really liked it. even though we got in your face it was never a fistfight. it was mouthing. our first physical fight on our show was last season. they really took it there. it's just been negative. it's been negative the type of shows that have come on and i always say when i meet all of these reality stars because they all contact me at some point or another and i said i can't believe you did all that for $1.50. they are not that serious. you cannot go all the way left and feel like you're going to have a career after that. i don't think you can have one. >> so what positive has come from this for black america? >> it definitely shows other black girls who are watching the tv

i have the only black morning news show in america targeting black shows. you have black newspapers and black magazines. there literally is a major infrastructure there. part of the deal is not to a story on us, it is also making us aware of exactly who you are as well, so when you bring that to the table, the nets were to help set story out as well. the onus is not always on us not covering it, but reaching out to nontraditional outlets to get your story told as well. >> i think i think they did a publicist so they can put it out there. >> i got my own show and i want tom joyner. all have to do is give you an e-mail. i mean, just saying. and i don't have to ask anybody because it is my damn show. >> i just want to piggyback and concur with what roland said. a lot of the times you go and look at the media, which is one of the reasons why we exist is because we want to create that counter narrative. in our business section this past week, we showed a woman who got -- recently passed the national bar association. she was in america's next top model, she wasn'

lou: president obama cleaning today black america is better off since he has been in office but issuesersist because of our troubled racial past with the president's view. >> like the rest of america presidents -- it is better now than when they came into the office. of a gap between and come and wealth of white and black america persists. and we have more work to do on that front. i have been consistent in saying that this is a legacy of a troubled racial past of jim crow and slavery. lou: our next guest says pointed to jim-crow as an excuse that divides the races rather than answers the questions. reverend peterson founder of the brotherhood organization joins us tonight. it is great to have you with us. and lotus the president than is he reiterated that statement he labored mightily over a simple thought that it seemed he is blaming everything on jim-crow and the 150 year-ago slavery. >> one and merry christmas. i write a weekly column and when the ferguson situation happened and barack obama and sent three representatives to michael brown's funeral, i wrote this article. of the hea

against the country's largest and most diverse police >>> president obama today claiming that black america is better off since he's been in office, but issues do persist in part because of our troubled racial past in the president's view. >> like the rest of america, black america in the aggregate is better off now than when i came into office. we have more work to do on that front. i have been consistent in saying that this is a legacy of a troubled racial past jim crow and slavery. >> our next guest says pointing to jim crow is an excuse that divides the races rather than answers the questions. reverend jesse lee peterson the president and founder of the organization, a new destiny. i noticed the president reiterated that statement. he labored mindedly over a very simple thought. he's blaming everything it seemed to me at least, on jim crow and slavery. your thoughts? >> yeah. first i want to say, merry christmas to you and your staff and your family members. thanks for having me on as well. merry christmas. >> and to you as well. >> thank you. i write a weekly column. when the ferguson

racism is an all-purpose explanation for what ails black america, can explain all of these bad blackcomes. that's the narrative that the left likes to push with the help of the media and that's what they do. whether it's president obama president clinton, eric holder they see this as a political opportunity to continue that narrative. i mean, if you think of all the good that a president obama or eric holder could do if they wanted to make this an excuse to talk about black responsibility why do so many young black men end up like eric garner, end up like michael brown, why do they turn to these lives of -- eric garner had a rap sheet going back 30 years. michael brown assaulted a police officer after robbing a store this his own neighborhood. why are so many young black men turning out this way? i think eric holder and barack obama are uniquely qualified to lead that conversation. they have no interest in having it. lou: no interest in having it and i struggle to comprehend why i think so many of us in this country actually believe -- you and i have never talked about it but i actua

but is black america entitled to something? i believe the answer is yes. tion, are we a permanent underclass, i hope not but if you tuned in earlier, t data i going indicate that black people have lost ground in every eonomic category in the own years. that's going to cause a srious conversation among our leaders and community aoutabout what the ture holds for us and th's when reason i have been so gressive in trying to hold this administration and te other -- people act like i started talking about accountabilityhen obama showe up, asf i nereldlinton accountable, and i did or suburb the other bush an reagan itch wast just at barack obama election i talked aut accountali. the int is that i've been so agesve about it lately and so progressive, because i sen that the opportunity for uso no longer be an uderclass is slipng frther and farther away. our time is nt on our side. so hopefully we're not a rmanent unrclass buthe data is ha to argue with: thank you for yo call. >> ht: from on-air, volume 2 may 22, 2003 last newt i was standing between bill gatesnd wae

black america in its totality matters. in 2015 we're still fighting. l fighting generations of indifference on the part of those in power. the statistics tell the story. 25% of black households, that's one in four, 25% of black households live below the poverty line as compared to 8% for white households. one out of three black children, our children, lives in poverty. african-americans are twice as likely as whites to be unemployed. african-americans earn $13,000 less per year than their white counterparts. the unemployment rate of african-americans has consistently been twice as high as for whites over the last 50 years. for every $100 in wealth of a white household, the black household only has $6 in wealth. what is this? what is this if it's not an emergency? america's not working for many african-americans and we as the congressional black caucus have an obligation. we know. that we talk about it all the time. we have an obligation to fight harder and smarter in the next congress and help repair the damage. and so my leadership of this caucus will

but do even the allies not completely understand what it means to be black in america in in 2014? >> i don't think that's actually the question. i think the question is whether or not they can get behind this issue that people are rallying around right now, which is the death of innocent black civilians at the hands of those who are supposed to protect and service us. anyone who can see an issue with that, and be real about it and address the fact that it is happening disproportionately to black americans can be an ally in this fight. there is no reason for police to be jury, judge and executioner. there is no reason that people who are gunned down should be demonized through the media, police statements to justify unjust killings. anybody who can syrah problem with that, can definitely be an ally and speak up. the allies we've gained in this movement typically they definitely refer to black leadership, which is really important, making sure that the voices at the forefront are affected by this. the people most affected. and as long as they're able to do that, you know, the more t

this bill -- film about civil war and reconstruction which is entirely racist in its portrayal of black america. >> if it were to come out today, what would happen? >> i hope it would not get censored but i hope there will be lots of protest drawing attention to the racism at the heart of the story and in griffith's hands. >> we are going to do a minute want to show the opening of this if people have not seen it in -- they will understand what it looks like. it is three hours. let's watch. [video clip] >> the first minute, what did we just see? >> we showed griffith, the first thing of this union in america of africans enslaved to the united states. it sets the note, the tone that freeing slaves was a huge mistake. >> when did you first watch and what was your reaction? >> my first viewing was in a film history course in college. it is the starting point. this movie in terms of filmmaking techniques was a breakthrough moment in american film. usually in survey courses, this where you begin. a lot of attention is paid to griffith's techniques, use of the close-up and crosscutting to enhance the

conservative niger innis is here to explain why he thinks cops are black america's best ally. >>> and the president making the most of his vacation with lots of golfing, shaved ice and snorkeling, that's going to come to an abrupt end. all about the battles that lie ahead between president obama and the new republican congress. >>> but we begin with the president's move to penalize north korea for the sony hack attack. the white house hitting the rogue regime with economic sanctions with what the white house says is the first part of response against sony pictures. james rosen has our report. >> reporter: president obama's executive order empowers the treasury department to broaden sanctions against north korea's heavily sanctioned arms apparatis as well as key regime officials in iran and syria. >> this is a new moment in history where we're singling out the state sponsor of an attack on an american entity. and i think almost less interesting than what it says about the situation with north korea is that it says something very interesting about the future of diplom

gave a speech in boston where i said there wasn't a liberal america or a conservative america a black america or white america but a united states of america. i still believe that we are one people. >> jon: mr. president jon stewart new orleans time pick union. i have one question for you being president for six areas in washington d.c. for ten years why would you still think that? (laughter) it's amazing. (cheers and applause) >> jon: you've been in washington d.c. how do you still have that hope. you live in the city america invented for the sole purpose of sending its most pelty most partisan argumentative assholes, a plague evidently so ferbl the house of representativeses who sole purpose is to have representation will not allow it to be represented. look at these people you deal with every day. look at them not react to what under normal human circumstances would be unanimous applause lines. >> this congress still needs to pass a law that makes sure a woman is paid the same as a man for doing the same work. >> 11 million new jobs. a stock market that has doubled and health care inflatio

if you look at the history of black america, you go back to the time of slavery and in some states, thereere actually more slaves than there were slave owners. they were very concerned about the power of the blacks and the ability to perhaps even to overthrow them. so they began to tell the slaves that worked in the house of they were the ones that worked better in the yard and the ones in the are that they were better than the ones in the field. they were always creating rumors to make sure that they never amalgamated their power. after slavery ended, they were saying, the light skin is better than the dark skin. on and on it goes. and today it is, well they don't believe this than they are against you and their hateful. because the last thing the people who want to control you want is for you to be able to amalgamate your resources, your intellect, your people, and to be able to become independent thinkers. they don't want that. think about it. host: we have about 15 minutes left with dr. carson. we will get to as many of your calls as we can. springfield garden, new york, independent l

agreed black men in america. >> much more ahead tonight. steve stay with us. >> i served in congress with many of you. i know many of you well. there are a lot of good people

black america in its totality matters. in 2015 we're still fighting. we're still fighting generations of indifference on the part of those in power. the statistics tell the story. 25% of black households, that's one in four, 25% of black households live below the poverty line as compared to 8% for white households. one out of three black children, our children, lives in poverty. african-americans are twice as likely as whites to be unemployed. african-americans earn $13,000 less per year than their white counterparts. the unemployment rate of african-americans has consistently been twice as high as for whites over the last 50 years. for every $100 in wealth of a white household, the black household only has $6 in wealth. what is this? what is this if it's not an emergency? america's not working for many african-americans and we as the c.b. c.b. -- congressional black caucus have an obligation. we know. that we talk about it all the time. we have an obligation to fight harder and smarter in the next congress and help repair the damage. and so my leadersh

i want to say thank you for asking president obama at his last press conference the state of black americaif it was not for you no one would alaska. previously when i worked in news i was one of the only blacks in the newsroom and we were the only people asking to report on the stories. what do you feel is the most pressing barrier to diversity in the newsroom and how can it be overcome? my 2nd quick question is about race coverage in national security. recently people noted the lack of coverage here in america in comparison to the pair's pairs magazine. do you feel that that criticism is valid and what are your thoughts? >> i want to speak to the issue of diversity when it comes to newsrooms. thank you for that. athena comes to the white house. i love to see people of color there. unfortunately that is run that has historically been a white, male-dominated room. i don't know why but that has been the case. [laughter] i just love myself some rover martin. but seriously during the clinton years and this is the crazy thing to mclean was the 1st black president. and you remember him coming in

you know, just over a decade ago, i gave a speech in boston, black america and white america, but a united states of america. i said this because i seen it in my own mind, a nation that gave me a chance because i grew up in hawaii, melting pot, because i made illinois my home, state of small towns, rich farmlands, a country where democrats and republicans and independence, good people have good values. over the past six years, the pundits pointed out that my pptsi hasn't delivered on this vision. and held up as proof, not just of my faults of which there are in, but the vision itself is madison square garden guided naive, too many people in this town that benefit from gridlock to do anything about it. i i know how tempting such cynicism may be, but i still think the cynics are wrong. i still believe that we are one people. i still believe that together we can do great things, even when the odds are long. i believe this because over and over in my six years in office i have seen america at its best. i have seen the hopeful faces of young graduates from new york to california our newest offi

. >> "america tonight's" sarah hoye gets real with black parents their kids and what they need to do to stay safe on america's streets. >> do you fear for them? >> i continue don't want to raise my children to operate with fear. what i want to raise them with is awareness. >> the edmond peddis bridge, bloody sunday and the echo of selma. >> jim did not die in vein? >> no, i don't feel that this is all in vain. i feel that it was a step in history. >> a trip back to alabama and the long journey still ahead to reach equality. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> and good evening, welcome to the "america tonight" weekend edition. i'm adam may sitting in for joie chen. today we're taking a look at race law enforcement and justice. there was ferguson, staten island and now milwaukee. that's where another community has decided not to prosecute a police officer for his role in the death of a young black man. so the big question tonight is how do keep officers from going too far. "america tonight's" christof putzel looks at a new state law in wisconsin aimed at ensuring justice. but in this exclusive interview the famil

black america in its totality matters. in 2015 they are still fighting. ack households 25% of black house holes live below the poverty line compared to 8% for white households. out of three black children our children lives in poverty. african-americans are twice as likely as whites to be unemployed. african-americans earn $13,000 less per year than their white counterparts. the unemployment rate has been twice as high as for whites. over the last 50 years. every $100 in wealth of a white household, the black household only has $6 in wealth. what is this? what is this if it's not an emergency? america is not working for many african-americans and we as the congressional black caucus have an obligation. we talk about it all the time and have an obligation to fight harder and smarter and help repair the damage. so my leadership will be influenced by my experiences growing up in a segregated south. jim clyburn said we are the sum total of our experiences. that is so very true. my life's experiences are similar to my colleagues and we saw racism at its worst.

yes, america, many black people struggle.s been black crime but that does not define us, there are many white people struggling and white crime. but that does not define whites. i would like to tell you what black is. black is beautiful just as white is beautiful just as every other color you see is beautiful. black is human just as every other color is human. black is a shelf underneath which we all share the same red blood, the same vital organs and same skeletal structure. america, we cannot live like this any longer. as you can see, it is not only black people who see this injustice, every single color is represented here, america. this right here is what we are need to see, people seeing others fight the injustice that join in the cause to work toward a better and equal tomorrow. please, please i am begging you, try to change for the better, america. sincerely, a black life. >> a special thanks to alex ford and the students at princeton university. and that does it for this edition of our world with black enterprise. be

decade ago, gave a speech about how there is not a liberal america were a conservative america a black america or a white america, but a united states of america. and i say this because i have seen it in my own life. in a nation they gave someone like me a chance, because i grew up in hawaii, the melting pot of racism and customs and i made illinois my home. a state of small towns and rich farmlands and the world's great cities. and a microcosm of a country where democrats and republicans and independents and everybody shares certain bedrock values. we have pointed out more than once some have said that my president efforts have not sufficed. but we tell them that they're not just many. but also there is proof that the vision is misguided. naÏve. but there are too many people in this town who actually benefit from gridlock for us to any about it. and so i know it is tempting, but i think that the cynics are wrong and i believe that we are one people. and i still believe that together we can do great things, even when the odds are wrong.