unequivocally at black america. keeper program was specifically aimed toward minority boys and men of color. when you look throughout his entire administration you're not going to find many programs that were aimed specifically at black america. that upset people like cornell west. they were looking for specific programs and obama did not offer too many of those. host: arlington texas independence line. base --bama's legacy on race relations has been a cautious response. out with the summits where he had to recognize the authority and existence of a white police officer when he arrested a 61-year-old in his own home. towards the narrative he was racially biased toward white people. the situation in ferguson am a the right was obsessed with portraying this false narrative that hands up, don't shoot was untrue. they failed to mention there was a bureaucracy in ferguson that was picketing people and using fines and court fees as a way to get money in revenue. they refused to mention that gets promote the narrative that

the economic condition of black america. 5% of the s than . same percentage we owned 150 years ago. we will not have good relations until we change our economic condition. trump won't do better for black americans than obama because trump specifically has a new deal plan for black america for the direct descendants of slaves. we have been talking about education for them a and nothing change. all the callers never mentioned the economic situation. guest: the one thing i would take issue with is that things have not gotten better for african-americans the last 100 years. statistically of course things have gotten better for african-americans over the last 100 years. are things where we want them to bo be? of course not. even dr. martin luther king jr. at the end of his life, had started shifting away from civil rights toward economic rights, so we know when the caller says economic rights are going to be important, they are definitely going to be areas that for even president obama tried to move things forward. during the great recession african-american unemployment was in double dig

the new president is going as far as race relations, what is his plan it make things just for black america but all america. ost: our guest reports for the associated president author of invisibles. 30 seconds on the book. guest: it is about the who an-american slaves lived inside the white house with the first presidents and came from and the who they were and what they did after they left the white house. story of the american people, a forgotten part of our history.se and it is a story where you can the inside story of what happened at the white house and what happened to these care of the ok preside president. unwillingly they were slaves but they took care of the president. you can find out how the early slavesnts related to the and how they related to him and what happened after they left white house. host: we have more people to the thoughts on the idea of president's legacy. the next person as we talk about this topic. laureate later on we will talk about this as well. when nversation continues "washington journal" continues. > tonight on the communicators darrell issa and issues fa

i think become america's first black female present, but... black female present, but... i think he is going to try and make everything harder for blacks to get in, everything harderfor hispanics for blacks to get in, everything harder for hispanics to get in, everything harderfor harder for hispanics to get in, everything harder for anybody of colour to try to do all be something. jaylen has one of those teachers you remember for the something. jaylen has one of those teachers you rememberfor the rest of your life, someone who helps you make sense of a bewildered ring world. i think that people were sick of talking about race. white people 01’ of talking about race. white people or black people or everyone?” of talking about race. white people or black people or everyone? i would say from my experience mostly white people. it's overwhelming, i can understand that from the perspective where you've never had to deal with it, you don't understand why we keep bringing it up over and over again. and i think that especially with the heightened sense

but when it comes to cold hard statistics, the truth is that if you are black in america the odds are against you. in 2013, the median net worth of a white american household was over $140,000. for black households, that figure was $11,000. that's 13 times less. under obama, the wealth gap has widened. travel up the mississippi from new orleans and you come to baton rouge, one of the most divided cities in the united states. for some children at inner—city high schools, the education they got schools, the education they get on the streets can seem more important than what is on offer in the classroom. you can go out there tomorrow, have your pistol, shoot somebody, then you end up in prison for the rest of your life. arthur ‘silky slim' reed is a former gang leader turned activist whose mission now is to stop young black men following his footsteps. it's 2017 and you are still walking around looking and acting exactly like slaves. and the world is looking at you as animals. why? because you live that lifestyle. barack obama often told black americans they had to take responsibility fo

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no more black america are all white america, no more black america or white america, just the unitede lingering vestiges of that dream disappeared in the summer of 2014, in clouds of tear gas, in a nondescript suburb of st louis, missouri, called ferguson. an unarmed black man had been shot by a white police officer. it was a pattern that would become all too familiar. in charleston, south carolina, walter scott had been pulled over for a minor motoring offence. footage captures the white police officer who stopped him shooting him in the back several times before he dies. gunfire. the policeman claimed self—defence. at his trial, which ended last month, the jury was unable to reach a verdict. the court, therefore, we must declare a mistrial... another symbol for the black community that things haven't changed. i think his legacy to him is more important right now, to paint a picture that he did a real good job in america. but most black folks are very disappointed, because we feel he could have done more. the issue of race and another of america's great intractable social problems,

. >> there is not a black america and a white mark and latino america and asian america. there the united states of america. >> even at first glimpse, we all knew, i did, i thought we were witnessing something special. here was my meet reaction after he was finished with that amazing speech. >> i had seen a first black president there. the reason i say that is because i think the immigrant experience combined with african-american background combined with incredible education combined with beautiful speech, not every politician felts help with speech, but that speech was a peace of work. >> sure was. got it at the place where abraham lincoln once stood to hear the future president kick off campaign. coldest day of the year. >> in the shadow of the old state capitol where lincoln once called on a house divided to stand together, where common hopes and common dreams still live, i stand before you today to announce my candidacy for president of the united states. >> every 50 years or so, they come about. join me now by msnbc. michael msnbc, glad we have him, presidential his

, why didn't black america's turn out and vote for hillary clinton. >> there certainly are a number of reasons why the election turned out the way it was and there are a lot of factors against hillary clinton that were above donald trump. [inaudible] >> she was pitching the woo woo. >> he was saying give me a shot. >> we have a lot to you. >> now we have others who didn't try out for hillary. they didn't vote for him, but they didn't vote against him. they are giving him a chance. they're giving him a chance, show him what you got. jesse: you have to be fair, i can't remember another republican candidate to reach out to the inner city like he did. >> how did he reach out. jesse: he went and said exactly what he wanted to do in these communities. >> no he was on the outskirts and he would talk badly. >> myself and michael dash. >> one time, on one hand how many times did he go to the inner-city. >> coming times did hillary go. >> she went many times. [inaudible] >> that is a lie. >> she insulted us. >> my wife is a black preacher. [inaudible] >> hillary is ahead of the curve with hot sa

. >> there is not a black america and a white america and latino america and asian america, there's the united states of america. >> well, how are you holding up? >> you know, physically i feel great but my throat has gone on strike a little bit. >> what was the doctors recommendation? >> shut up. >> and how easy is that in the midst of a presidential campaign. >> in going back through our archives of what will here after be known as the obama years we found over a dozen interviews from when he was a virtual unknown to president. then from one term to two. on a bus in new hampshire. inside the armored limousine in washington. ordering fast food and on air force one. hopscotching the country. but it's at the 2004 democratic national convention in boston where barrack hussein obama begins his phenomenal rise. until that moment, hardly anyone knew his name and his middle name, same as the ousted iraqi dictator was hardly a selling point politically. >> tonight is a particular honor for me because let's face it, my presence on this stage is pretty unlikely. >> of course he looks like no oth

king responding to what was going on in vietnam as a direct relationship to what was going on in black america to add the numbers up, and the mathematics was miserable for black people. disproportionate numbers of black people were being sent to the front. in 1965, they lowered the educational standard for entry into the military, and admitted black people that they had previously kept out. what is that, affirmative retro action? black people were dying in fields with napalm but couldn't enjoy decent citizenship. he said look, i'm not going to segregate my conscience. >> he had another issue with which he had been grappling, how he could remain silent about an ongoing war. >> it moves to an even deeper level of awareness. it grows out of my experience in the get olast three years, espey the last three summers. i have walked among the desperate, rejected and angry young men. i have told them that molotov cocktails and rifles would not solve their problems. i have tried to offer them my deepest compassion while maintaining my convictions. social change comes most meaningfully through non-violent

. >> tucker: congressman john lewis of georgia is being cast as the undisputed champion of black americading in opposition to donald trump on behalf of all african-americans. lewis does not speak for all african-americans. mason weaver used to be a black panther, he now says lewis is a civil-rights turncoat who isis collaborating with the democratic party to oppress black america. mr. weaver joins us now to explain what he means. thank you for joining us. >> my pleasure. n >> tucker: what did you mean by that? >> you know, in the early '70s and late '60s, we were demonstrating and protesting for the right to compete as adult citizens in america. who are not demonstrated to be taken care of. congressman lewis, he crossed a bridge and they beat him and ran over him. those were democrats. it was democrats, it was democrats that oppressed folks. it was democrats that voted for the lunacy test. he was fighting democrats. after they beat him and ran over him and it stuck into theem ground, he got up and turned and joined them. he joined the oppressors. and became a stooge for them. destruction

when he delivered the keynote address at the democratic national convention. >> there's not a black america a white america and latino america and asian america; there's the united states of america. >> woodruff: in 2007, obama decided to test america's readiness to accept a black man as president. for months, he campaigned on a message of hope and change, but it was not until racially- charged sermons by his former minister surfaced that he addressed race head-on. >> the anger is real, it is powerful, and to simply wish it away, to condemn it without understanding its roots, only serves to widen the chasm of misunderstanding that exists between the races. >> woodruff: from the moment he took office, expectations were high. >> i have a little boy. he can, he can do what he wants to do. you know, he don't have to be just a rap star or basketball player, you know? he can do it. the sky is truly the limit now. >> woodruff: but the president had to strike a balance between being a voice for black americans, and president of the entire country, says ta-nehisi coates of "the atlantic." >> he was

, why didn't black america's turn out and vote for hillary clinton. >> there certainly are a number of reasons why the election turned out the way it was and there are a lot of factors against hillary clinton that were above donald trump. [inaudible] >> she was pitching the woo woo. >> he was saying give me a shot. >> we have a lot to you. >> now we have others who didn't try out for hillary. they didn't vote for him, but they didn't vote against him. they are giving him a chance. they're giving him a chance, show him what you got. jesse: you have to be fair, i can't remember another republican candidate to reach out to the inner city like he did. >> how did he reach out. jesse: he went and said exactly what he wanted to do in these communities. >> no he was on the outskirts and he would talk badly. >> myself and michael dash. >> one time, on one hand how many times did he go to the inner-city. >> coming times did hillary go. >> she went many times. [inaudible] >> that is a lie. >> she insulted us. >> my wife is a black preacher. [inaudible] >> hillary is ahead of the curve with hot sa

america in the world. in groups, white, jews, latinos, asians, koreans, and blacks. any other demographic in america and the world that if students and the university had applied to participate in an inauguration, especially if it's a historical black college and university, that struggle, that needs the money and they the bands raise the money for the institution, and i don't know anybody else that could have protested against them. that said, i'm going to stop sending money except that it's a black institution. i don't know any other entertainer, whether it's -- whether you're looking at the super heroes on tv, where is ryan. i don't know of anybody, except, or kanye west that could meet up and meet with president trump, he would be balled only because he is black. i don't know any other icon, as big as steve harvey if they were white to come, and do good. that they would be basted and say he is a sell out. that only happens to black people? i want to ask the question, how is that possible? that is not freedom. that is not what king said, not by the color of your s

black america is traumatized by this." silence from the white house, nothing, no leadership, no... no insight. >> narrator: finally, almost a month after the killing, obama was confronted with it at a news conference in the rose garden. >> we were pressing the white house to say something, you know, to have... to have the president say something about it. >> can you comment on the trayvon martin case, sir? >> well, i'm the head of the executive branch and the attorney general reports to me, so i've got to be careful about my statements to make sure that we're not impairing any investigation that's taking place right now. >> every time there's an incident, his rhetoric is examined with a tuning fork. it never satisfies every... everybody. it's very, very difficult. >> but, obviously, this is a tragedy. i can only imagine what these parents are going through. >> and when he finally comes out, it was a rare moment of emotion for a president that liked to kind of keep that in check. >> but my main message is... is to the paren

america's paid its debt." and i was, like, "its debt to who?" and he said, "to us, to black americans.t us. i'm not trying to put everything on equalfooting, but there's native americans, there's the environment, there's a huge thing. but it's interesting when someone feels like that debt has been paid so for me the scope is bigger. i want to come back to that big canvas. it's notjust about race, there's so much going on in today's america, and i want to know what you're thinking about and writing next but before that, there's one other thing about your writing that fascinates me. people have called you a satirist, i think you prefer the word "absurdist". yeah, "absurdist" is better. whatever the right word is, you find ways to make really difficult stuff funny. is there anything that for you is off—limits, in terms of getting entertainment, a laugh, comedic value? i don't think about it being off—limits. i think, "what's this narrative i'm trying to tell?" language is so important, and i think there are things that can be read on the surface as, like, i've violated some sacred trust,

no more black america are all white america, just the united states of america. 2014, in clouds of tear gas, in a nondescript suburb of st louis, missouri, called ferguson. an unarmed black man had been shot by a white police officer. it was a pattern that would become all too familiar. in charleston, south carolina, walter scott had been pulled over for a minor motoring offence. footage captures the white police officer who stopped him shooting him in the back several times before he dies. gunfire. the policeman claimed self—defence. at his trial, which ended last month, the jury was unable to reach a verdict. the court, therefore, we must declare a mistrial... another symbol for the black community that things haven't changed. i think his legacy to him is more important right now, to paint a picture that he did a real good job in america. but most black folks are very disappointed, because we feel he could have done more. the issue of race and another of america's great intractable social problems, gun violence, came together in horrific effect inside this famou

and black twitter is not the entire black america so i refuse to make 6,000 comments the voice of blackrica. >> india rea gave you love. >> i love india. >> my mom an dad and brothers were super supportive but you have those petrified of politics because you can't mix religion and politicpolitics. >> first of all i sang a gospel song. >> what would you say to trump if you were to meet him. >> this is what we look like. at the end of the day he has constituents, folks in the cabinet, people not there anymore as news just told us. i want him to know what we have to say, what we think. my goal with all of this is to bring the story of the black girl who has a baby in his own welfare with the white girl in south dakota dak withat has her story, if i have a coin a phrase "no political genius" and create a tv show myself so our voice can be heard as a whole i don't mind being in the gap. >> thank you so much. thank you so much chrisette. >> up next donald trump says the meeting with mexico's president is off after he said mexico will be reimbursing the u.s. for building the wall but did the p

a stroke, that the first african—american president would usher in a post—racial era, no more black americaica, just the united states of america. but the lingering vestiges of that dream disappeared in the summer of 2014 in clouds of tear gas, in a nondescript suburb of st louis, missouri called ferguson. an unarmed black man had been shot by a white police officer. it was a pattern that would become all too familiar. in charleston, south carolina, walter scott had been pulled over for a minor motoring offence. footage captures the white police officer who stopped him, shooting him in the back several times before he dies. gunshots. the policeman claimed self—defence. at his trial, which ended last month, thejury was unable to reach a verdict. the court therefore must declare a mistrial... another symbol for the black community another symbol for the black community that things haven't changed. i think his legacy to him is more important right now to paint a picture that he did a real good job in america. but most black folks are very disappointed, because we feel he could have done more.

america. after eight years of a black president, amid a swirl of demographic and social change, black americanstill feel the bite of discrimination and prejudice. how best to respond? my guest today is paul beatty, whose prize—winning novel sellout is a devised satire to unpick the black american experience. it is funny and provocative but is it also fundamentally bleak? paul beatty, welcome to hardtalk. let me start with a broad question. it seems to be optimism has always been seen as the default mood setting of american history. are you an optimist? iam not! i am not a pessimist either. reading the book, the sellout which has caused a storm and won the booker prize, some would read it and think, gosh, this man has a very bleak world view. i don't think it is that bleak really, in a weird way. i think hopefully within the energy, there is a kind of something that belies the bleakness in a way. the energy contained vicious humour and it is very funny but fundamentally, you have a book that is pretty much about race relations and the experience of being black in america today and it is not that

and the disapproval rating in black america. that, what they saw was martin luther king jr. bearing witness, being a sermon, living his life, a commitmeted life what he want to leave behind. a committed life to justice. which pit him against the same johnson administration who had courageously supported the black freedom movement against white supremacist terror in the south. the civil rights movement against -- against jim crow in the south. and you see the connection of thought and action, theory, praxis, and keep in mind that this great truth teller was called the most notorious liar by the fbi and the most dangerous man in america. and when you love poor people that much. working people that much. and you would be more dangerous to the powers that people. >> while king's faith never wavered, those closest to him were well aware of his bouts of depression. >> he was definitely getting lonelier. from the pinnacle of the great movement in selma brought people done to march and journalists from all around the world, to, to, crusade for voting rights act. that had been a coup

as a black person in america i thought that was only reserved for the white people." >> yeah. >> hinojosa: so now, you know, when you look out, people still see you as a black man in america. >> yeah. and i am a person of color. >> hinojosa: yes. >> yes, i am, you know. >> hinojosa: but at the same time, you've gone through this very profound experience. how has it changed you in a profound way? yes, you are a black man in america, and yet you're saying, "i'm connected to the earth, i'm a human being." but i think that's really what it is, is that once you can let yourself out of all of the pretenses and the connections that people, say, put on you, and then come back to that place where, "yeah, oh, i'm different." i look different. i'm not denying that. but we're all connected, and we're all the same as well. so i think that's where we're trying to get to. or anyway, that's where i got to. >> hinojosa: you started driving again, or using a car, in 1995. >> right, yeah. >> hinojosa: you started using your voice in 1990. so, you know, when you look back, did you in fact change the... i mea

no more black america or white america, just the united states of america. in the summer of 2014, in clouds of tear gas in a nondescript suburb of st louis mazzarri called ferguson. an unarmed black man had been shot by a white police officer. it was a pattern that would become all—too—familiar. in charleston, south carolina, walter scott had been pulled over for a walter scott had been pulled over fora minor walter scott had been pulled over for a minor motoring offence. footage captures the white police officer who stopped shooting him in the back several times before he dies. the policeman claimed self defence. at his trial, which ended last month, thejury defence. at his trial, which ended last month, the jury was unable to reach a verdict. the court therefore must declare a mistrial. another symbol for the black community that things haven't changed.” symbol for the black community that things haven't changed. i think his legacy to him is more important right now to paint a picture that he did a real good job in america. but most black folks are very di

no more black america or white america, just the united states of america. a nondescript suburb of st louis, missouri, called ferguson. an unarmed black man had been shot by a white police officer. it was a pattern that would become all too familiar. in charleston, south carolina, walter scott had been pulled over for a minor motoring offence. footage captures the white police officer who stopped him, shooting him in the back several times before he dies. gunfire. the policeman claimed self—defence. at his trial, which ended last month, thejury was unable to reach a verdict. the court, therefore, must declare a mistrial... another symbol for the black community that things haven't changed. i think his legacy to him is more important right now, to paint a picture that he did a real good job in america. but most black folks are very disappointed, because we feel he could have done more. the issue of race and another of america's great intractable social problems, gun violence, came together in horrific effect inside this famous african—american church in charl

we made no bones about it, we wanted this black family to be america's first family. if you have the typical black support in 2007 or eight who only support them they're black most likely answer would be of course. one mind out of the historical context of black american america who wants validation and acknowledgment that's an impact you can have on america in the year where -- also, many of us myself included. [inaudible] [inaudible] when speaking with michelle and speaking from a heterosexual black man perspective, this love a positive feeling was largely aspirational. for the first time in recent memory these aspirations were in reality. before her the benchmark remained where lachman to fictional characters like claire huxtable. and actresses who play characters so well -- stories like pam grier and hosted shows. none of these women were realistically attainable. [inaudible] while black america saw her aunt's are cousins cousins and aunts amounts, we, black men saw her and her coworkers and colleagues, we saw the woman we wanted to approach, of course, today, to c

>> i am talking about if you are talking about the gravitas of black america, no, i don't think thata: but leonardo dicaprio can go talk about climate change with president obama and angelina jolie and brad pitt -- >> look, steve harvey -- >> martha: they did that all the time. >> i love steve harvey but i don't think steve harvey -- >> martha: who are you to say that steve harvey can't have a conversation with donald trump? >> i am saying steve harvey is a friend of mine and i love him. i am saying steve harvey is not the person who is on the point man for discussing policy and black america. i am saying there are many people who are practiced in that, who deal with that every day, who have strategic advantages because they have been thinking about this. steve harvey is no mike has been picked by it donald trump to avoid dealing with some serious weight and theological and theoretical and sociological analysis about what is going on in the community. have a conversation with steve harvey. that's beautiful. but also have a conversation with people who have been thinking about this. w

think for black america we have to ask ourselves the question, whether or not the fact of we have had a black person in the white house has changed the circumstances of our life? >> host: well we've other under lifetime. >> guest: i'm sure we will but the question is, will that fact change the fundamental king of the most vulnerable in the community is care most about. >> guest: i say no. >> guest: that question makes my feel too old. i think the lifetime -- >> host: afternoon in nashville, tennessee, back to booktv. >> caller: morning good morning. i'd like to say to april that i am a baltimorean, born and raised. >> guest: you understand. >> caller: yes. mostly below north avenue and she understands that demarcation. but. >> host: for those who have not been to baltimore, or balmer. >> guest: that's around around the area where the cvss was caught on fire and where the police, the meeting of the police for that night, every night, during that time of riots. >> host: continue, joan. >> caller: yes. and just so many things i want to say, but going back to the recent riots, i was there

for black america we have to ask ourselves the question whether or not the fact we had a black personhouse has fundamentally changed the circumstances. >> will we have another in your lifetime? >> i am sure we will. the question will that fact change condition of the most vulnerable in the community? >> the question makes me feel too old. >> joan in tennessee. welcome to booktv. >> good morning. i would like to say to april that i am a baltimoreian, born and raised. mostly below north avenue and she understands demarcation which >> explained to those who have not been to baltimore. >> in the northern area where one of the rides happen, cvs was on fire and the police, the meeting of the police that night every night where the time arrived. >> continue. >> so many ing i want to say but going to the recent riots i was there for the earlier riots, i watched all the time, that line of love of those older black men of the community, replaced their bodies physically between the protesters and the police. don't know if you remember that but the news media did not cover that and that was somet

there's not a black america, and a white america and latino america and asian america, there's the unitedtates of america. >> four years later he ran for president became first african-american president in u.s. history. >> i barack obama do slem knee year to execute -- faithfully the office of the president of the united states faithfully. >> his presidency was met with controversy. in his farewell speech giving health care to 20 million americans, saving the auto industry in detroit to finding and killing oe sam ma bin la din. joining me now professor alan from nbc. great to have both of you. you reported on barack obama from the very start. what are you expecting the theme to be? >> recount what you just recounted what he viewed his biggest achievement, certainly issue was the aca former care act, obamacare. it is controversial. that's going to figure heavily in how republicans replace obamacare which is a lot tougher than repealing it. same thing with the auto bail-out and other achievement of his career. it's important that he be able to stand there defend himself. he let his achieve

speaking for black america this is the powerful minority of the of america. but with donald trump having that nomination but nonetheless obama i think can speak to a conciliatory vision of racial understanding. i waistline this a fascinating subject because his the aspect that they don't get enough credit for. you make the observation in the of book that the president would not get credit for this. you don't get credit for preventing something bad from happening. in those things that did not have been. but the depression had already gone through years to reach that bottom before he took office. because you cannot say it would be so much worse but part of the problem is you don't know how bad. of what happened to the economy so it contracted much more 2008 than anybody knew at the time. we didn't have measures quite large enough. to say here is what would happen. >> and people don't remember i remember when he was inaugurated hundreds of thousands of jobs on a monthly basis. and coming into office now as a firefighter and you talk about as the treasury secreta