i am looking forward to seeing how my students respond to the composition of black america. of course, the silences in our history reflects the public discourse. though we have the beginnings of histories that publicly own black bodies, the relative silence contributes to the relative silence in our public discourse. the concerted effort it takes to keep reminding that in the forefront of black lives matter are women, maya hall, a black transgendered woman killed by police outside baltimore directly before the murder of freddie gray. i am hoping we can discuss silences produced and archives, family memories, and political change, and continue to rewrite the past and reconfigure the voice. my hope in my class is that my students challenged me throughout the semester to fill in some silence, and when i can't, which is also the case, we do not fill in the silence with something more easily discovered or more power double scale, but rather we take the silence to tell us something about the diverse aspects of black america we still need to fill in. [applause] prof. miles: good mor

in the term black america. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> i'm going to stand up. i talk faster that way. so the title of my talk is faith and property in african-american history. if you were to open up as many of you may have done a church history from the early 1900s you will read a lot about two things, law and property. so many dollars raised in one year, so much money spent to buy the land and raise up a building. the crowning moment of course came when crowds of onlookers watched the church's oldest or charter members proudly set the mortgage on fire. these kinds of ceremonies mattered to people because as carter woodson pointed out, rural african-americans sank more money in church property than any other institution. legally in most states then and now a church is a religious corporation that holds property for the benefit of its members. so when exslaves in 1865 went to they're local circuit court and filed to incorporate or appoint trustees they took for themselves property rights, tax exemptio

but some silences may be created for what our own desires are for who we want black america to be. much recent work reveals the long arduous history of black men and women and incarceration, uncovering names and conditions which led to imprisonment and under which those imprisoned lived. colleen gross takes a somewhat different tact in her new book on mary todd, a woman who appears to be a cold-blooded murderer. i'm looking forward this fall to seeing how my students respond to having her be central to our understanding of the composition of black america. of course, the silences in our histories affect our public discourse. though we have the beginnings of histories that publicly own black queer bodies, the relative silence there contributes to the relative silence in our public discourse. the concerted effort it takes to keep reminding that in the forefront of black lives matters are black women. the smaller attention played to maya hall, a black transgender killed by police outside of baltimore shortly before the murder of freddie gray. i hope we can use the archives in political

of the term "black america." [ applause ] >> good morning. [ audience:good morning ] >> i am going to stand up, i talk faster that way. if you were to open up as many of you may have done a church history from the early 1900, you are going to read a lot about two things. law and property. so many dollars raised in one year and so much money spent to buy the land and raise up a building, the crowning moment of course, came when crowds watched the church's oldest, charter member set the mortgage on fire and these kinds of ceremonies mattered to people. as woods pointed out in the 1930s, rural africans spending more money in their churches than any institution. >> a church holds property for the benefit of its members. when x slaves in 1865 went to the local circuit court and filed the paper work to incorporate or appoint trustees, they took property right and tax exemptions, trustee washed over the civil rights of congregation. believers and a pastor and a deed and trustees, these were the pillars of the black ch

i argue that black america is not what this used to be and this issue of post modernity and post blackness is something that people like to array and philosopher charles s. johnson have talked about -- give me one more minute. charles s. johnson, in 2008, he gave a martin luther king talk and he called it the end of the black american narrative. in this essay he argues that african-american narrative of slavery, jim crow lynching that has dominated everything is tired. this unique black american narrative which emphasizes the experience of victimization is quietly in the background of every conversation we have about black people. even when it's not fully articulated or expressed, it's our starting point, our agreed upon premise and most important presupposition for dialogues about black america. what johnson argues is that african-americans need to bury this narrative. because black people today are too complex and multifacetted to be so easily character iizechar. number of caribbeans and number of africans and by racials we begin to see just what he's talking about. i'd like to end with

there is no black america. these families think they were pulled over for driving while black. >> one part of the speech wasn't delivered at full volume. he made a point of saying when people have done the wrong thing, we have to hold them accountable. in some ways, he was trying to walk back the incendiary comments he made in the past weeks that put him and the values he stands for in a harsh light. he was trying to build a full case for blue lives matter and all lives matter. for trump who can unify and a candidate he is trying to support and unify the country. we should give him credit for that. it was a loud speech. it was an energetic speech. >> they gave him the hardest job last night. let's not forget rudy giuliani at his core is a prosecutor. he was a damn good one. he had to make a delicate case. we are all united in the country. all the same. all lives matter. at the same time, there has to be law and order. that means if the police do the wrong thing, there has to be accountability. that is what sheri

he was a black boy in america trying to become a black man.eorge zimmerman made him into another black boy that would never have that opportunity. i don't remember what i was doing when george zimmerman killed trayvon martin. i'm sure i was watching the same all-star game as i had done since i was a kid, even younger than trained on. i may have even made a snack run to 711, almost certainly was tweeting or reading twitter. i may have been on deadline convincing myself that watching the game wasn't procrastinating my writing process. i was probably stressing about money and not thinking about that black boys. had the opportunity to do a number things that trade on will never have a chance to and the guilt of that weighs on me. everything trÈs funded that's justified his death, wearing hoodies, walk into the store at night, having tattoos, smoke weed, being suspended from school, i did that. i could've been trained on. so many must black boys trying to become blackman in america could've could event and knowing that made his death so much harder

. >> what happened to there is no black america, there is no white america, there is just america? >> we know the risk you're taking. and we say thank you to every police officer and law enforcement agent who is out tonight. when they come to save your life, they don't ask if you're black or white. they just come to save you. >> blue lives matter in america. >> these are truths that are self-evident to me and which i practice and they are the truths that donald trump understands and supports. >> we cannot go down this road anymore. we need to stop. we need donald trump to fix this. we have a choice in november. we can go for hillary clinton or we can go for donald trump. >> we'd like a commander in chief who speaks of winning wars and not merely ending wars. we would like a commander in chief who calls the enemy by its names, who draws red lines cause sl issuesly, but enforces them rudelessly. and someone who could ham classified information. >> my message to you is very clear. wake up, america. >> the time is now. and with donald trump in the white house, we will make america grea

what happensed to -- what happened to there's no black america? there's no white america. there is just america! what happened to it? where did it go? how has it flown away? i know -- i know we can change it because i did it by changing new york city from the crime capital of america to the safest large city in the united states. what i did for new york, donald trump will do for america! [ cheers and applause ] i have known donald trump for almost 30 years, and he has created and accomplished great things. in my city and all over the world. but beyond that, this is a man with a big heart. every time new york suffered a strategy, donald trump was there to help. he's not going to like my telling you this, but he did it anonymously when police officers were shot, when firefighters were hurt, when people were in trouble, he came forward and he helped, and he asked not to be mentioned. well, i am going to break my promise to him. i am going to mention it. this is a man with a big heart who loves people, all people, from the top to the bottom, from the middle to the side! i am t

and that beautiful line, there's no black america, there's no white america got one america -- >> hee that, either, though. >> no. he was talking about obama. >> it was a great moment, hands down. >> that one was okay on to lift, right? >> but it was recognizable. >> let's talk about the moment. how did that play on the floor? >> it was hugely popular t on floor. judy giuliani is beloved with his work in new york. he snuded come stat in in, this, brought the crime rate way down through the use with of technology and tough policing. for him to feel so strongly that a blue lives matter, we have to stop talking about -- obviously, there are bad comes, but this what i would say is just a lie that's out there, that black people are under attack by our bliss, i think that's insulting to our police.. and i think he takes that personally and he was very clear about that and i really liked it. >> we'll discuss that. david clark gave a speech tonight. also, we're going to talk about what moments, what speeches, who was number one, number two, number three, number four, number five and on and o

let us build bridges to connect black america and white america.plause] , theyxon: black america do not want more government programs which perpetuate dependency. they don't want to be a colony in a nation. they want the pride and self respect and dignity that can only come if they have an equal homes, toown that own own their own businesses, to be managers, to have a piece of the action in the exciting adventures of private enterprise. [applause] mr. nixon: i pledge to you tonight that we shall have new programs which will provide an equal chance. -- that equal chance. we make great history tonight. we do not fire a shot heard round the world, but we shall light the lamp of hope in millions of homes across the land in which there is no hope today, and that great light shining out from america will again become a "for all of those hope for all of those around the world. i believe historians will recall that 1968 marked the beginning of the american generation in world history. just to be a life america, just to be alive at this time, is an experien

america. [ cheers and applause ] what happened, what happened to -- what happened to there's no black americahite america, there is just america? what happened to it? where did it go? how has it flown away? >> an obviously play on words, the words of president obama in boston when he was just arriving on the political scene and caught the imagination of so many people across this country and he said, we're not a black america, we are not a white america, we're the united states of america. such a galvanizing message. and we have not heard him say those words again. >> no. >> it was an opportunity for him to say those words again in dallas. why did he not? >> you would have to ask barack obama that. but i think we can all answer the question that rudy guiliani was asking rhetorically last night, it was a brilliant speech. and the answer is we've had a community organizer instead of a president. >> oh, come on. >> he's done what he's done his entire career. i lived in new york too, in the dinkins era, okay? you say, it's because the economy was better. you can't separate the two. the economy wa

there is a black boy in america trying to become a black man. zimmerman made him into another black boy who would never have that opportunity. i don't remember what i was i was doing when george zimmerman killed trade on martin, tries watching the same all-star game as i had done had done since i was a kid, even younger than trey vann. i may have even had a snack from the 7-eleven, almost really tweeting at the very least reading twitter, i may have been on deadline convincing myself that watching the game was not procrastinating through my writing process. is probably stressing about money. i probably wasn't thinking about ted black boys. i've had the opportunity to do a number things trey vann will never have the chance to and a guilt that weighs heavily on me. every thing tremont did that justified his death, where hoodies, walk to the start night, by skittles, have tattoos, have tattoos, smoke week, be suspended from school, i did. i could've been trained on, so many of us black boys trying to become black men in america could've been. knowi

how does obama help black america?re getting the numbers confused in the following sense. >> you mean the ones from the government? >> if you take any one of those numbers, take the poverty numbers. poverty is up from when obama took office, but it went way up in the first year and a half he was in office in the recession, and it has been coming down since then. so people look at it and say, hey, we've been getting better on all of those measures for the last six years. that's the right trajectory to be on. that's the sense in which a lot of people are looking back and saying, hey, maybe the president did okay. it's a lot better than it was -- sad for america. austin, tell your wife hello and i feel sorry for her. >> okay. i will, she's a saint, sean. >> we agree. we agree on something. coming up, our question of the day, next. ♪ if you have moderate to severe ulcerative colitis or crohn's, and your symptoms have left you with the same view, it may be time for a different perspective. if other treatments haven't worked

not a black america or a white america -- >> do you think mr.m trump is the best to do that. >> i think mr. trump is the best do that. i want to fight for the opportunity for everyone that white people have. >> you want to see him get is 00% of the vote? >> the african-american community has been tied to the democratic party forever. what have the democrats done for the african-americans in baltimore? in this city, cleveland. what have they done for them in detroit. ? the cities where there are republicans mayors like me they have been enormously successful. harlem is much more successful now than it was before. i put them to work. i got them better educations. better jbs. reduced crime by 65%. >> mr. mayor, i'm looking forward very much as i'm sure viewers, to your address this evening. tell us what you really feel next time. don't hold back. to the man who tried to push republican party to the brink right on the convention floor. that story is next. what're you, what're you what're you? i probably got that question 3 to 4 times a week. i'd alw

watch this moment. >> there's no black america, that's no white america, there is just america! came out strong. senator frank nicely writing this, rudy making a nice case for himself as homeland security or attorney general. and call me harry said does rudy giuliani think he's at monday night raw? he had the pro wrestling appeal, like he was going to smash a can off on the head of stone cold steve austin. and then, i was waiting for rudy to drop the mike. oh, well, rnc in cleveland, i love politics. that was the first big moment of the night. and then the headline act, melania trump. everyone was talking about her. wanted to see how she'd come ouou out. she impressed. brought people to their feet, applauding. she had to do say about her husband. listen. >> i'm so proud of your choice for president of united states. my husband donald j. trump. >> but of course as laura ingraham was talking about some of the snark coming from the left. you can probably expect it, but rich solly said, i'm sure the left mock her accent and i'm sure "saturday night live" will have a field day with h

[cheers and applause] what happened -- what have to do there is no black america, no white america, there is just america? lauren: when a passionate speech. nicole: chat sessions, michael flynn and the dynasty sired willie robertson. a live report from cleveland just a few minutes from now. nicole: the first day of protests outside the convention were mostly people in cleveland, but some people showed up at handgun in the open carry state of ohio. connell mcshane has more from cleveland. reporter: the streets of of cleveland were quite of cleveland required of cleveland were quite bad at times and gave one the republican national convention. but they were from the protesters be observed, 95. protesters of restrictions placed upon them by police. they move through the downtown area. outside the quicken loans arena in downtown cleveland we did observe the debate over ohio is an open carry state to play out in real time. two young gentlemen, trump supporters with red hats for sporting their weapons. came here with guns to make a statement is one of them told us. >> it's a conversation i'm wi

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