jesse: black america, 90% votes democrats. whites are evenly split. asians 60-30. y do you think as a black woman in america that there is up a monolithic group that supports the democratic party in america. >> it's simple. i come from the left i was a liberal. it has to do with the educational system. we learn that lbj was the greatest president for black america and that couldn't be more false. what he did is even slave us with the great so -- what he did was enslave us with the great society. our fathers are not in our homes because that was i season toughized by lbj's great society act. they have all of us voting for them for all the wrong reasons. we don't understand our history and don't understand the economic policies behind it. jesse: you think the education system in our country teaches america that the big government policies started under lbj are good for them, but you are saying those government policies have maybe stifled the growth of black america. >> it's not a matter of opinion. it's a matter of fact. i came up in the public school education. we al

he made black america a focus. to see is president trump show us that black america is a priority for him and have specifics how he plans to do it. >> sean: comments. >> it's okay. i like when they do this. just admit that blacks are doing better under the trump presidency. it's fine. it's this refusal to admit it and blacks will do the research and see what's going on. >> sean: i have been frustrated. al gore. the republicans don't want to count you in the census or the change in tone and cadence before predominantly black american audiences. i always felt it was insulting. but the policies, you know -- look at what kanye said. 4,000 american souls slaughtered in chicago. we once scrolled the names. we heard about trayvon martin, we heard about ferguson. i scrolled the names. we never heard of these 4,000 people shot and killed. >> sean: because chicago is run by democrats. they never want to hold their mayor up. 4,000. that's the exact same -- about the same number of american that were slaughtered in the iraq wa

what does it mean to be plaque in america today? >> to be blackamerica is to know that you are in a precarious situation in that freedoms that have recently been won or acquired with progress that has been made could be taken away in an instant, think of the post-civil war reconstruction period where you had state senators and congressmen who were african-american and how that was snatched away violently so through lynchings and through jim crowe laws in segregation and so the step backward that brie was talking about is the story of being black in america and so you have to remain vigilant and you have to remain aware, and i remember i was working in ohio when president obama was elected in the campaign and i was so e lated and we won ohio and we knew we won the presidency and i walked outside and a middle-aged wide person was taking his trash down the driveway and said to me, i guess racism is over now, kind of disgruntled and so i knew even then that we were going to have a tough time ahead, you know? and that's really what it is to be black in

i think what he did was he made black america focus. nt trump showing that black americans are proud and specific how he wants to do that. there are issues -- >> i like when they do this, have these no responses. that meant that blacks are doing better under the trump presidency. that's fine. it's a refusal to admit it and flex will start doing the research and they will start seeing.. >> sean: i have been frustrated, republicans don't even want to count you in the census, the change in tone, and cadence before predominantly black americans audiences, i always thought was insulting. but policies, you know, look at what kanye is saying, 4,000 americans slaughtered in chicago, we want scroll to the names,s, trayvon martin, freddie gray in baltimore, ferguson, i scrolled the names, we never heard of these 4,000 people shot anddea killed. >> that is because chicago is run by democrats and they never want to hold up a mirror to what they are doing, so that is why we neverer heard those numbers. 4,000, that's about the same number of americans

blacks in the back of the bus, then they ought to name the policies of donald trump what has helped black america. we're still doubly unemployed. this president has not even one time talked about any police case or any criminal justice matter. we had an unarmed black man just disarm an ar-15 person or at least tackle them in nashville. this president didn't even mention that. so, show me in any instance where the president has reached out to do anything with black america. >> you know, pastor, why do you think the president didn't mention that hero, didn't acknowledge that hero in the waffle house shooting just outside of nashville? >> well, you know, i think it's important, reverend al, that we talk about the policies that are impacting the black community. i'd like to name one politic any president with the 13th amendment and 14th amendment that, one, gave us the right to be human and then the right to vote in america. >> i can name you several, past toupas pastor burns. >> of the fact of the matter -- please let me finish. let me finish. >> i want you to answer my question. >> we'll cover that

and fueling the war on drugs, the war that went on to incarcerate millions and millions of black men in america subject for many people to broach because it's the black community sometimes from top to bottom that made these decisions, but in the book, you argue that they thought they were doing the right thing. >> yeah, and i think it's important to point out that they were constrained in lots of ways, right. they didn't have all the options that were available to them. so they didn't have money for housing, money for education, money for rehabilitation programs. they couldn't get national gun control passed. so they-- they-- they were constrained. pyeah, in many cases, people mae decisions that were like the decisions that were made in the rest of america. they made decisions that-- that didn't give people second chances, that lengthened prison sentences, that imposed mandatory minimums. and i wanted to-- i wanted to-- i wanted to show that. but it was important for me, while doing that, to not in any way suggest that the system wasn't full of racism, right. and that the system wasn't a system

since the assassination of martin luther king jr the disappointing economic opportunities for black america. and how billions of euros an e.u. funds end up in criminal hands in slovakia. this is your business update on how to have free in berlin thanks for joining me markets plunged in the united states at the opening on wednesday spooked by the words trade war that despite the fact that u.s. president donald trump says his country is not in a trade war with china he says that war was lost many years ago by the foolish or incompetent people he represented the united states that still he's doing his best to stoke tensions announcing new duties on a whole range of tech products and as feared china has retaliated. american soybean farmers need china the vast country by sturdy percent of their produce it has a huge park industry mainly fed on soybeans but beijing has included soybeans on its list of punitive tariffs to encourage chinese pig farmers to buy outs where china will fight back by targeting very specifically industries that the focus of the voter base truck is seeking to appeal to the

the lived experience of being a black woman in america. second is the way black women are treated in the health care system. i say black women, but i mean black people. this has been something studied and nausea him. .t is hard to get this across a lot of people will say, oh, the tuskegee experiment. that is what it is about. but that was years ago. we're talking about people who are being mistreated, ill treated right now. if you combine the two and you take a woman who is essentially herng a stress test to body, which is pregnancy and childbirth, and you put her in this volatile situation where she is weathered and worn dowown by the repeated d insults, and then she is in a system that may be is not out for her best interest, you get a volatile next. nenermeen: that would explain wy neither education nor income substantially impacts maternal health. >> i think what really explains it is -- what really puts it into stark focus is what happened to serena williams. serena williams had her baby in september. after the baby was born, she start

the lived experience of being a black woman in america. second is the way black women are treated in the health care system. i say black women, but i mean black people. this has been something studied and nausea him. .t is hard to get this across a lot of people will say, oh, the tuskegee experiment. that is what it is about. but that was years ago. we're talking about people who are being mistreated, ill treated right now. if you combine the two and you take a woman who is essentially herng a stress test to body, which is pregnancy and childbirth, and you put her in this volatile situation where she is weathered and worn down by the repeated insults, and then she is in a system that may be is not out for her best interest, you get a volatile next. nermeen: that would explain why neither education nor income substantially impacts maternal health. >> i think what really explains it is -- what really puts it into stark focus is what happened to serena williams. serena williams had her baby in september. after the baby was born, she started co

well with black america. ck people around the world. of myave healed the hurt people slightly saying peace, p eace, for there is no peace. only 21% of blacks enroll in 2009, graduated from college with in the next six years. compared to 44% of whites. compared to our 21% of blacks. the 20 --r 2015, on only 23% of african-americans held at least a college degree. compared to 33% of whites. living25% of blacks were at or below the poverty level in 2016. so. 11% of whites did black families are less likely to contain a married couple that all other groups. only 44% of black couples compared to 80% for whites in 2011. white males are likely to live almost five years longer than black males. a black man is six times as likely to go to jail as a white man. 25% were likely to die of cancer. twice as likely to die of diabetes. we are still the poorest and the sickest and the first to die. black on black homicide or murder is a leading cause of death among one each group of young black men. like many represent only 14%

so all is not well with black america. of africa and the black people around the world. they healed also the hurt of the -- of my people slightly -- sing peace when there is no peace. there is no peace. only 21 percent of blacks enrolled in college in 2009. graduated from college within the next six years. compared to 44% of whites. compared to our 21% of blacks. in the year 2015 on the 23% of african-americans held at least a college degree. compared to 33% of whites. a 5% of blacks were living at or below the poverty level in 2016. where is only 11% of whites did so. black families are less likely thanntain a married couple all other groups. only 44% of black couples compared to 80% for whites in 2011. white males are likely to live almost five years longer than black males and black man is six times as likely to go to jail. as a white man. 25% more likely to die of cancer. twice as likely to die of diabetes. we are the poorest and the sickest and the first to die. black on black homicide and murder is the leading cause o

cities were run by black americans and as we mentioned in two thousand and eight barack obama reached the highest office in the land becoming america's first black president so while progress has been made blacks in the u.s. still face many challenges their unemployment rate is double that of the white population there are also twice as likely to live in poverty only twenty three percent of black people over the age of twenty five have a college degree and nearly half a million black americans are in jail more than any other ethnic group. let's now bring in our panel of from memphis tennessee we have with us a reverend bernard lafayette he's a lifelong civil rights activist who was appointed by martin luther king jr to direct the alabama voter registration project in one thousand nine hundred sixty two in new york vincent warren is the executive director of the center for constitutional rights also in memphis joining us as tami sawyer she's a social justice activist and a director of diversity and cultural competence at teach for america welcome to you all thanks for joining us on inside story bernard lafayette if i may start with yo

americas. the other, black. a lonely island of poverty and brutality. e those two americas bng closer to being reconciled. in the midwestern city of milwaukee. 98% of the peoples are black. finebu wordsmilwaukee is the most segregated city in america whether it is of justice for all. the north and west mainly black, the south and east, mainly white. academic mark levine has written extensively about the racial divide ear. >> a black household making $100,0 a year has about a 20 times greater possibility of living in aoncentrated poverty neighborhood than a white family. >> it is not just housing where america remains a landivided. the unemployment rate was 6.7%. in 2017, 7 ., still roughly twice the rate. stand 50 years ago, ver 40% of black people owned homes. 70% of whites are homeowners. >> black people have often denied the facts deliver they want or refused homes for loans. thousands march. these people are some of the protesters. >> might people and children and everyone else halebricks and bos. by the time we got to the end of the bridge. >> newsr

. >> guest: world war 2 was an amazing change for black people in america. it was for everybody. but for black people it's different. for instance -- one of my father's stories was that he left to go to the war, late '42-'43 with 100 people he knew, and they were together pretty much through, maybe ten of twelve of them died, not from violence or disease or an accident. when he got back to texas, almost everyone he knew in fifth ward in houston, texas, was dead already. and he realized he was safer in the largest war in the history of the human race than he would have been at home in his bed, and that is the thing that moved it. >> host: so, when easy rawlins returns and makes his way from texas to los angeles, how is he treated in texas and how is he treated in los angeles? >> guest: well, racism was institutionalized in the south. all of the south. in different states but still institutionalized, and so for one thing, there were no jobs he could get. whatever he learn in the war, whatever his talents were, he wasn't going to get those jobs in texas or louisiana or alabama or ten

guest: i think world war ii with this amazing change for black people in america, i mean, it was for everyone, but for black people it's different. my father is from southern texas louisiana one might father's story was he left to go to the world might 42, 43 with about 100 people he knew and they were together pretty much all the way through. may be 10 or 12 died. most of not from violence, but disease or accident. when he got back to texas, almost everyone he knew in houston, texas was dead already and he realized thatat he was safer in the largest were in the history of the human race than he would have been at home in his bedom. that's the thing. host: so, when easy rollins returns after world war ii and makes his way from then texas to los angeles, how is he treated? how is he treated in texas? how is he treated in los angeless? guest: racism was institutionalized in the south, but it's different in different states, but was still institutionalized. one thing is, there were no jobs he could get. whatever the learned in the war, whatever his talents were he was not able to get tho

americas. one was white, overflowing with the milk of prosperity. the other, blacke those two americas in closer to being reconciled? on the face of it, little has changed at the martin luther king elementary school in the midwestern city of mill walking. 98% of the pupils are black, reflecting the demographic of the local area. so while segregation is now illegal in education, it happens anyway. fine words, but milwaukee is the most segregated city in america, where there is an liberty and justice for all. the north and west a mainly black, the south and east, mainly white and in the affluent suburbs, postal workers of the most frequent black visitors. academic mark levine has written extensively about the racial divide here. milwaukee, in terms of racial segregation in town, is the same as 50 yea rs segregation in town, is the same as 50 years ago. a black household making $100,000 a year as a 20 times greater possibility of living in a concentrated poverty neighbourhood and a white family. and it's not just in housing that america remains a land divided. half a c

>> that was an amazing change for black people in america one of my father's stories he left in late 42 with about 100 people that he knew. maybe ten or 12 died note most were not from violence but when he got back to texas almost everybody that he knew he realized he was safer in the largest of the humanld war than he would have been at home in this battle. >> so when easy rawlins returns and makes his way how was he treated in los angeles? >> racism was institutionalized b in the south so for one thing there were no jobs they could get so whatever his talents they would get those jobs in texas or louisiana or mississippi or anywhere else. this is the biggest problem i cannot on anything that cannot be taken away. that is the biggest problem but stillou los angeles to be extraordinarily racist department and they can do pretty much anything a they want and to represent something and what they are afraid of also but there is a lot more opportunity. >> almost any job you want you can get. nobody ever takes away your property based on rice loan -- race or to say whites only. >> talk ab

americas. one was white, overflowing with the milk of prosperity. the other, blackfter his death, are those two americas any closer to being reconciled ? 0n the face of it, little has changed at the martin luther king elementary school in the midwestern city of milwaukee. 98% of the pupils are black, reflecting the demographic of the local area. so while segregation is now illegal in education, it happens anyway. with liberty and justice for all... fine words, but milwaukee is the most segregated city in america, where there isn't liberty and justice for all. the north and west are mainly black, the south and east, mainly white, and in the affluent suburbs, postal workers are the most frequent black visitors. academic marc levine has written extensively about the racial divide here. milwaukee, in terms of the level of segregation in the town, is precisely the same as it was 50 years ago. a black household making $100,000 a year has a 20 times greater possibility of living in a concentrated poverty neighbourhood than a white family. and it's notjust in housing that a

americas. one was white, over flowing with the milk of prosperity. the other black flag. ..of the united states of america. on the face of it, little‘s changed at the martin luther king elementary school, in the mid—western city of milwaukee. 98% of the pupils are black, reflecting the demographic of the local area. so while segregation is now illegal in education, it happens anyway. with liberty and justice for all. fine words, but milwaukee is the most segregated city in america, where there isn‘t liberty and justice for all. the north and west are mainly black. the south and east, mainly white. in the affluent suburbs, postal workers are the most frequent black visitors. academic mark lavigne has written extensively about the racial divide here. milwaukee, in terms of the level of segregation in the town, is precisely the same as it was 50 years ago. a black household, making $100,000 a year, has about a 20 times greater possibility of living in a concentrated poverty neighbourhood than a white family. and it‘s notjust in housing that america remains a land divid

unemployment has been bad for black america the time we were brought here in ships. two times greater, mainstream american is not miss or conjecture, we have to ask ourselves why and seriously take a hard look, each pres. is dogged by that issue. and bring a folding chair, the first black woman in 1972, on the democratic ticket. bill clinton, what he did, he brought a lot of african-americans to the table. it wasn't windowdressing. they discussed issues, and the most african-americans, the face of the administration, largest minority face of the administration on all levels, cabinet, top-tier, what have you. the positives, you have more african-americans under bill clinton, home ownership is a key to unlocking a lot of things economically. i am taking care of my dad, and long-term care. johnny, jill, amy and shanika go to college. you use that home. i'm from baltimore, we have been renters community. homeownership is huge. and homeownership is huge. africa was huge. he put africa in the forefront. that sub-saharan portion of africa. we are trying to figure it out. it

a chance for poets and musicians th come together to reflec reality of what it means to be black in america black man is ashamed to be successful. with her intelligence -- for she has beenn sold. >> the poetry involves the trials of african-americans. police brutality and the importance of being proud of who you are. >> we are a team for dr. king. the instinct comes in between me and my dream. >> a younger generation like dr. king is using the power of words to affect social change. >> they feel that they can be more. they know that they can be more. that is why this space is important. it is about the dream. >> i have seen the promised land. i may not get there. we are the people who will get to the promised land. >> this was dr. king's final speech delivered here in memphis. >> i am not worried about anything. i am not fearing anything. my eyes have seen the glory of the lord.ri >> many n-americans are still waiting for the promised land. one man said artis have a duty to explain. >>iton't get it twisteds not great. me tave a long way to go. ed hle intog avhawes stopped. ♪ >> dr. king gav

you say there's a purple america but there's a black america, white america, another of other americans as evidenced by what happened in philadelphia at the starbucks last week. we were not as a black person i can tell you were not conned by the person in the white house currently. we knew exactly what he was. there's any number of academic studies showing that the people who voted for him to not vote for him as a measure of them appealing to their economic exciting because it's really it was found that the voters had a $72000 a year in income. i thank you know that also. the reason they voted for him primarily because of cultural exciting and the changing democratic. not the least of which is the embodied by the person preceded him in the white house. so, i think you're giving these people with too much credit and not necessarily going into telling the truth about these people are and what motivates them above and beyond anything else as it relates to like this person embodies what they actually and how he appeared to them and why they voted for him. >> host: let's leave it there. sara

black homeownership. can't cover the rent in any major city in america. market lending mates a painful reality. anniversary of dr. king's demand for investment in black owned businesses. 50 years later, people of color remain drastically underrepresented on corporate boards. and black entrepreneurs face major barriers to financing and business opportunities. i am like many of you, of the generation that dr. king called the little black boys and black girls who would join hands with the little white boys and white girls to make a better america. on behalf of that generation, now is the time to reassert our commitment to a living wage. now is the time for us to reassert our commitment to ending property -- poverty. of making the dream of home ownership to all, and to guarantee every child, wherever they live, access to a high quality education. wage, dr. a living king would say we must agitate and organized and legislate, but we must vote. housing,t affordable martin luther king was satan whatagitate, organize -- say we must agitate organize and we must vote

chance for poets and musicians to come together to reflect the reality of what it means to be black in americas selling out to try. to buy you a queen is the main routine behind measurements, rather than her intelligence. for social relevance, she sells her soul. the poetry often involves the trials of african—american men, police brutality, racism and the importance of being proud of who you are. me, myself and i are a team called self—esteem. can't let anything come between me and my dream. the organiser of the evening says a younger generation, just like martin luther king, is using the power of words to try to effect social change. they still dream and feel that they can be more. and they know they can be more. and that's why these spaces are important. it's about the dream, right? and i've seen the promised land. i may not get there with you, but i want you to know tonight that, we, as a people, will get to the promised land. this was dr king's final speech, delivered here in memphis. so, i'm happy tonight, i'm not worried about anything. i'm not fearing any man. mine eyes have seen the g

this is the beginning of an interesting time in black america. >> greg, when this first happened, somethinggoing on here. this is a culture shift. you didn't feel it was a publicity stunt? >> people will call you a hypocrite when celebrities talk politics and you tell them to shut up. you are an actor, just act. this is different. this comes with a cost to his reputation and fan base and album sales. when people say he is doing this to promote album sales, this is going to hurt him! he didn't choose a typical cuddly issue like climate change or bullying or gun control. he chose the most harmful issue. the most divisive issue putting his arms around president trump. that takes a lot of guts. you are seeing a change in the intellectual dark web. adams and rogue an. people are seeking another place to find the truth because they are tired of the narrative. i think is part of that. >> i think you over-state. >> i tried to over-state it. >> [laughing]. >> you are over-stating something. >> that's what i am afraid of it. >> i cop to that. the fact is president trump got 8% of the african-american

the black press is covering black america. again, because mainstream newspapers are not doing this work. and so with the advent of migration, with more and more african-americans leaving the south and coming to the north, we see an increased coverage. we see a massive increase in circulation. right? so black newspapers go from a circulation of about 300,000 copies in 1920s to over 1.8 million in 1945. 1.8 million in 1945. and so what we see is that these papers are reflecting the attitudes of its readers. right? black folk are clearly fed up with the double standard of discrimination. and this is becoming blazingly evident, again, as we fight a war for democracy. right? i mean, we can already see -- i see your wheels turning in terms of thinking of the contradictions inherent in this moment, in this time. so p.b. young out of norfolk, virginia, one of the larger african-american newspapers speaks from the heart when he says in his paper -- and he's addressing this to white liberals who are very concerned about all of this comp

black america cannot count on this white house for public reassurance, let alone policing reform.ning me now is attorney benjamin crump and his client shakeisha. i know you can't talk a lot about the incident because you were charged and you're still facing that. but first and foremost, how are you doing after this attack that the whole nation saw? how are you feeling? how are you doing? >> well, you know, i'm just taking it day by day. it is so hard, i can't eat, can't sleep, i'm constantly trying, i have a 6-year-old daughter trying to be strong for so she sees me crying and she starts to cry. it's very hard on me at the time right now. >> after going through this, being humiliated in the way we saw the film body exposed and all, what message do you have to people around the country that have come to stand up for you and stand up for your dignity that are watching you this morning without getting into the details of your case, what message would you say to america this morning from you, the person that has been treated in this way that we saw on the video? >> what i would like t

americas beingre closer to beinnciled. western city of lwaukee. 98% of the peoples are black. ne words, but milwaukeeth i most segregated city in america whether it is of justice for all. stthe north and ainly black, the south and east, mainly white. academic mark levine has written extensively about the racial divide ear. >> a black household making $100,000 a year has about a 20 times greater possibility of living in a concentrated poverty neighborhood than a whe family. t is not just housing where america remains a land divided. the unemployment rate was 6.7%. in 2017, 7 .5%, still roughly twice the rate. and 50 years ago, just over 40% of bla people owne homes. 70% of whites are homeowners. >> black people have often denied the facts deliver they want or refused homes for loans. thousands march. these people are some of the protesters. >> mightil people and dren and everyone else had bricks and bottles. otby the time weo the end of the bridge. g >> newsreels helped mories of the sacrifice. w much do they think things have changed in america? they are still doing the same th

history books and gave his life for me to have the rights i deserve as an american and a black citizen in america, i got to meet him and that was the high point for me. host: we did this before and there was a fire alarm when we first started. they did not get to see that. how about your week? >> i met, what harris -- i met kamala harris and she has been an inspiration to me. she came up and introduced herself to me and stuck out her hand and i said i was mckenzie and i was crying and she asked if i had a last name and she said, i am kamala harris. i have never felt a stronger interest in running for office in my life. host: you have been chosen by your colleagues to give a speech at your dinner. give us 30 seconds. >> mine is based on the american dream and how it has manifested. it has evolved in my life from coming from tanzania to hear and being able to go to the white house. this is something i never would have imagined would happen so soon. host: when did you come here? >> 2008. there were a lack of opportunities and it was no mobility for success or higher education unless you had the mean

am so happy that i got to see that kanye west is giving the american dream back to black america. >>u very much. very interesting to talk with you and i'm glad you're here tonight. hope to see you again soon. coming up, at barbara bush's funeral, her loving husband, bush 41 as he is affectionately known, wore these socks as a tribute to her devotion to literacy in america. there is more this story. john and mark cronan are the men behind those socks and they have the support of bush 41. there here next. >> i am a sock man. ♪ a can start in the colon and may be signs of an imbalance of good bacteria. only phillips' colon health has this unique combination of probiotics. it helps replenish good bacteria. get four-in-one symptom defense. >> martha: we are happy to report that president george h.w. bush has been moved out of intensive care. he is now an irregular recovery room where according to his spokesman, he's joking with folks at the hospital and saying he's more concerned with the upcoming rockets playoff games and anything that's going on with him or his health. according to his

about our policy recommendations that are going to be rolled out here pretty soon for a better black americalling to have with anyone, white house staffers, the president. i didn't get to meet him but i would love to talk to him about it. >> just for the sake of time. but here's -- okay, stacy. i understand what you're saying. but why should we have higher expectations for just every day average citizens than we have for the person who is the leader of the country? >> well, my behavior is not dictated by president trump. i don't lower my standards based on someone who is in the white house because if that's the case, this would be a bad situation starting back with bill clinton. this is a situation where all of us as americans, there are over 300 million of us, we have to take the time to come together. regardless of what you feel about president trump. >> did you say that to donald trump, though? >> i would, i would. >> you expect everyone else to understand and change their behavior but you don't expect the president of the united states to change his behavior. >> i didn't say that, don. i

in america and their struggle for freedom to subs as of the speech had to do with america america giving black people a bad chick. but of course the rhetoric and the romance of i have a dream caught everybody's attention but that was merely the closing phrases but the substance of the speech was about america giving black people a bad check that had bounced and we wondered check made good on our citizenship and on justice. like the idea of characterizing the u.s. constitution as a check made out to all of america is that isn't why doesn't king use that image at the end of his speech. it's a few hours till dawn everyone is far too nervous to sleep they all know what's at stake when king speaks of the lincoln memorial at the civil rights movement stands at a crossroads. who is still unconvinced king should enter speech with i have a dream how often has he heard him use that phrase. while. but king a certain that i have a dream is the ideal way to conclude his address dreams a universal they provide hope and inspire courage. young walker withdraw to their rooms to have one final look through king

americas. one was white, overflowing with the milk of prosperity. the other, blackthose two americas any closer to being reconciled ? on the face of it, little's changed at the martin luther king elementary school in the midwestern city of milwaukee. 98% of the pupils are black, reflecting the demographic of the local area. so while segregation is now illegal in education, it happens anyway. with liberty and justice for all... fine words, but milwaukee is the most segregated city in america, where there isn't liberty and justice for all. the north and west are mainly black, the south and east, mainly white. in the affluent suburbs, postal workers are the most frequent black visitors. academic marc levine has written extensively about the racial divide here. milwaukee, in terms of the level of segregation in the town, is precisely the same as it was 50 years ago. a black household making $100,000 a year has about a 20 times greater possibility of living in a concentrated poverty neighbourhood than a white family. and it's notjust in housing that america remains a lan

chance for poets and musicians to come together to reflect the reality of what it means to be black in americas say it's selling out to try. to buy you a queen is the main routine behind measurements, bothers her intelligence. for social relevance, she sells her soul. the poetry often involves the trials of african—american men, police brutality, racism and the importance of being proud of who you are. me, myself and i are a team called self—esteem. don't let anything come between me and my dream. the organiser of the evening says a younger generation, just like martin luther king, is using the power of words to try to effect social change. they still dream and feel that they can be more. and they know they can be more. and that's why these spaces are important. it's about the dream, right? and i've seen the promised land. i may not get there with you, but i want you to know tonight that, we, as a people, will get to the promised land. this was dr king's final speech, delivered here in memphis. so, i'm happy tonight, i'm not worried about anything. i'm not fearing any men. mine eyes have seen

a young senator gave an electrifying speech in which she said, "there is no white america, no black americano latino america, and no asian america. there is only united states of america." he became our 44th president. and i would think they were both inspired by the writings of frederickears ago of douglass. and his statue graces the front of the plaza. some of the words are inscribed in the brick of the plaza. orationly his immortal "a composite nation," and that , being a multicultural and multiracial nation. what he said, "in this composite nation of ours, under law, there is no high, no low, no white, no black. there is only a common country. common citizenship. and a common destiny." i mention those three quarts because they set the stage. this is a form of nationalism. this is called exceptional american nationalism. it is an enlightened patriotism, and it is a civic nationalism. other countries are defined by a common language, common race, common geography, but to be an american is a matter of heart. it is a state of mind. it is a commitment to fundamental values that define this c

afterwards, aars young senator gave an which sheng speech in said there is no white america, no black america, no latino america, the america, there is only united states of america. he became our 44th president. i would think they were inspired by the writings of frederick douglass and the statue graces the front of the plaza. some of the words are inscribed in the brick of the plaza. a composite nation, and that being a multicultural and multiracial nation. what he said, in this composite nation of ours, under law, there is no high or low. the white or black. there is only a common country. common citizenship. and a common destiny. quartsoned those three because they set the stage. i mention those three quotes, because they set the stage. patriotism,ightened and it is a civic nationalism. defined by aes are common language or common race. a common geography, but to be an american is a matter of heart. it is a state of mind. this fundamental values that define this country and is drawn millions of immigrants around the world to this country. freedom of expression, free press, freedom of asso