this year's state of black america, we took a bit of a different cut. we decided to look at the technology sector, what we call the digital revolution, and examine the effect it is having on the nation and its effect on black people and urban communities. here is what we found. we found that african americans are much more likely to own a smart phone, to be at the forefront of using social media and those sorts of online tools, than any other ethnic group with the exception of asian americans. that was a very interesting and powerful finding. secondly, we found that for many of the large silicon valley companies, african-american employment levels at those companies is really below par. it is not a significant percentage and there is a tremendous amount of work to do. where does this lead? this leads to the very important question, and this is what we are examining in columbus as part of our conference -- how will this digital revolution benefit everyone when it comes to the jobs it is creating, the economic opportunities it is creating, and the wealth

what does it mean to be black in america today? >> to be black in america is to know that you are in a precarious situation in that freedoms that have been recently won or acquired or progress that had been made can 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 lynching and through jim crow laws and segregation. so the step backwards that brie was talking about is really the story of being black in america. so you have to remain vigilant. you have to remain aware. and i remember i was working in ohio when president obama was elected on the campaign and i was so elated. we won ohio. we knew we had won the presidency. i walked outside and a middle-aged white person was talking his trash down the driveway and said, i guess racism is over now. kind of disgruntled. so i knew even then that we were going to have a tough time ahead. that's really what it is to be black in america. so be

state of black america. we speak to colin it -- connor acting chair of the consumer product safety commission ann marie buerkle. ♪ host: good morning. it is thursday, august 2, 2018. the house is on august recess and the senate adjourned with plans to convene on wednesday, august 15. we are with you for "washington journal." we will talk about defense spending, the midterms, and the consumer product safety commission, but we would again does we begin with open phones in our first half-hour. republicans can call in at (202) 748-8001. democrats, (202) 748-8000. .ndependents, (202) 748-8002 you can catch up with us on social media, on twitter and on facebook. a very good thursday morning to you. you can start calling in now on open phones as we take you through a few of the top headlines. the senate passing a new defense , a spendingn bill authorization to the tune of $717 billion. that bill had passed the house and is on its way to the president after being passed by vote.nate by in 87-10 we will delve more in

. >> 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

you don't have to be black in america to think that i need to self-medicate. but i was really, like, i drank much -- when i was young, like 16 to 21. i almost died twice, and i quit for 40 years. i started again, but i quit for 40 years, because i thought,on quod, i don't want to die, you know? -- god, i don't want to die, you know? i always liked it. even when i'm writing there about it, i always liked it, but i knew it's such a danger. what it can do is it can destros you. and it has the potential to destroy you. it also has the, you know, i think my father drank every day, and i'm absolutely sure that because he drank, there are people he didn't kill. i'm absolutely sure of that. >> host: why do you say that? >> guest: because he was enraged that, he was a really proud man. he was very successful in anything he coulder do. he could do almost anything, and he was very social. people -- he was a good leader. but he was a black man in america in the '50s, '60s, '70s, '30s, '40s, and all of that time he was treated as less. he was talked down to. he was pushed

people in america are not getting up and say i hate all the white people. white people are not getting up saying i hate all the black people. america will continue to go on, land of the free and home of the brave. the divide is not what the left-wing media would endeavor to make it appear to be. >> steve: the unifying thing is that people want opportunity. they just want a shot at a decent life. that has been denied for so many. that is why i am interested in the work you are doing. commissioned by president trump, right? to restore opportunity and african-american communities. tell us more. >> we have begun the urban revitalization coalition. it will be the most ambitious public-private or ship regarding urban revitalization in american history. we have partners that are working with us to go in and revitalize the areas of this country. we are working with those specialize in black removal and then going in with developers to put in housing. rehabilitate some housing and put in new housing. urban retail outlet centers, health and wellness, youth empowerment centers. there's a 13-point component. we are trying to co

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then he said look, i'm trying to figure out what rage is going on in black america. listening to the black muslims and not martin luther king jr. even though he particularly like martin luther king jr. but was forced to work with him. he didn't want adam clayton powell there, he wanted figures on the cutting edge will he focused tell the truth. not people beholden to their organizations and told the line politically correct that they could offer. he wanted people to tell from their gut what the truth was. so he gathered those folks there. kennedy began and then jerome smith rips into him. he says we ain't here for no pity party and all of the celebration. people are out here dying and i'm tired of all of this madness. then they go back and forth and kennedy is appalled because he uses the word bs on bobby kennedy and bobby kennedy is expecting the negroes to be grateful for what he has done. and they're saying being grateful. sorry, not sorry. so the reality is that this man interposed, interjected serious rhetoric that this white man never heard from black people. he

standing on a platform and saying to black america, what do you have to lose?aving everybody in the media interpret that as racism. what's happening in the black community is racist. the politics inflicted in the black community is racist. when you talk about the welfare system, lyndon b. johnson and his great society act, right? those are the things that were racist. trump was telling us you guys are losing. his courage and strength is what i admire and the results he's already brought to the country in 18 months he's been in office. mark: and i saw a recent poll where his popularity in the black community is not only rising, like 36%, that's higher than any other modern republican president i'm aware of. >> you're getting me excited, i'm going to do a back flip. despite every single day, we have cnn, msnbc, racist, racist, racist, trying to get black people in line. here's the thing, results. producing results. mark: i literally -- let me ask you, this katie, i can't think of a single racist thing this president has done, and continue to call him racist, raci

and so and so all is not well with black america. s are likely to live almost five years longer than black males, and a 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 still the poorest and the sickest and the first to die. black on black homicide on murder is the leading cause of death among one age group of young black men, and black men who represent only 14% of the male population represent almost 40% of the male prison population. in 2014, in 2014, blacks account for 40% of all the a.i.d.s. cases and 50% of all the a.i.d.s. deaths. weapons of mass destruction may not have been discovered in iraq, but they certainly exist in our communities and across our nation. drugs and crime represent clear and present dangers, and if we ever needed a perfect storm to mobilize and to alarm us, that storm has made its arrival. in sub-saharan africa, 547 million people have no access to electricity. 4 out 4 out of 10 people, if they have water at all, the

feel everybody want to be black america we need five points for i'm still here is the pro by well we me if you look at china thailand india every country is moving along to possibly still very come here for everyone to go to automobile for you will name you another visit you'll believe in beijing and shanghai a whole risk waiting for the treasure to spend hours and hours it out to have been no new labor. would have killed me. but i decided with the public transportation to. make everybody happy let's not depend on that high consumption. rescue teams in the italian port city of general want continued to search for survivors and bodies amid the rubble of a highway bridge that collapsed tuesday morning officials say at least twenty six people were killed as many as thirty five vehicles were on a two hundred meter section of the bridge when it tumbled.

it's hard to be black in america today and get to where you want to get to and you're vying to become the first ever black governor in the united states. is this your moment? do you feel there is an opening right now and if so, why? >> i think there's an opening because america and the south is changing. it's not just the demographic changes that i think have certainly come to georgia and made this possible, but it's also a change in ethoughs. we saw in november of 2016 that voting matters, that your voice matters. and it does indeed make a difference who gets elected. and so i think my opportunity is to harness that energy and also harness the urgency of this moment. every single day we wake up to news about a new atrocity and a new quiet bigotry and what i want folks to understand in my company campaign is this about them. it's about their voices and their opportunity to change the direction of the south. it's going to be hard, but it's absolutely possible. we saw in the primary people turned out who had not voted before. if we do this right with people at the core of our campaign,

there is not a black america and a white america and latino america and asian america.re's the united states of america. >> i encouraged barack obama to give thought to the presidency early on. >> america is hungry for change. america wants something new. >> propelled by the media, hungry for a fresh face and story, he's graced the times of news week and been endorsed by oprah. a far cry from where he is in washington, where he's 88 on the senate majority. >> they liked him, they thought he had a great future and but there view was you don't run for president after you've been in the senate for like a week and a half. >> early polls show him third trailing both senator clinton and john edwards. >> all those for who are doing very, very well and all those for everybody else. >> edwards was focused on the eradication of poverty, but in 2008 it was all about the war in iraq. >> how can you explain your contradiction? >> i do not believe that most of us voting to give the president authority thought he would so misuse the authority we gave him. >> hillary clinton tries to e

president among black america this is on the up. the palestinian journalists arrested by israeli soldiers for filming them and allegedly inciting violence meanwhile this protest to erupt on the gaza border we speak to a hip hop artist who shot to fame with a video filmed in a previous border demonstration. plus hillary clinton backs the young girl who nolting class during the national anthem in protest against social injustice we debate the issue with. blow girl needs to spend more time in a constructive manner trying to get what she wants it's not to say it's wrong for them to basically stand up for what they believe in that's what this little girl was doing that's all. welcome she's gone i am here in moscow you're watching international start this hour with syria where years of war with terrorists and militants have left the country in ruins huge amounts of key infrastructure were destroyed including factories and hospitals we visited some of the case sites to see how the rebuilding job is going and how close people are to getting

franklin was a symbol for black america and so her funeral on friday is expected to culminate in a five hour marathon celebration of black culture and as a testament of her life. and we will of course have more from detroit on that later today now though it's time for business and christoph is now after two point zero getting ready for a roll out as a possible it is down to the wire bryant in talks over an updated free trade agreement for north america canada's trade minister said that there were risks to all if no deal could be reached jim carr said negotiators working to get quote the right to deal not any deal mexico had already signed up to an initial agreement and now the congress taking to see whether canada will make it a three way deal. well the talks went late into the night but it didn't look like in washington we're any closer to an agreement we had a. brief conversation with investors i had a brief conversation after late as in this team i had a couple of things to say and will reconvene in the morning when i see you and to everyone wondering about the sticking points when y

and uplifting anthems made her a symbol for black america. her absence will be felt that her legacy will be kept alive here in detroit. right. now. and we'll have more from detroit later today is over to christophe now and you saw the dispute was over between the u.s. and europe on tariffs well it's not looking that way is known to years in europe or quarrelling over terrorists again u.s. president donald trump has slammed the brakes on an e.u. offer to eliminate tariffs on cars one of the main issues dogging relations between the united states and europe trump has frequently criticized you terrorism on u.s. cars saying they're too high on thursday the trade commissioner reportedly offered to do away with the terrorist completely but only if the united states did the same the two sides agreed to an interview cease fire last month promising not to impose any new automotive duties on each other for now that is. so once again worries about trade with the e.u. but it's not just that the united states has also renewed its threats to leave the worl

it was a moment of change, women's lives in black america were in upheaval — and you can hear it all,ope and joy in this one song. # you make me feel like a natural woman #. the way she goes from power, to vulnerable, just the end of the sentence, is extraordinary. we hear it all the time now and we think, oh, yeah, that's just a great song but if you really listen, wow. and one song above all defined miss aretha franklin. # r-e-s-p-e-c-t #. # don't know what it means to me it was written by otis reading but once he heard this he knew it was hers. she wasn't asking for respect, she was commanding it. she was not going to be pushed around, but if anyone was born to sing, it was her. she grew up in the world of gospel. mahalia jackson, clara ward — they were all family friends to the young aretha franklin. not only saw in her and performed with the gospel greats, but i also saw other artists that were in the pop field, that i liked and whose records i bought as a child and as a teenager. her childhood home welcomed pop, jazz and gospel stars. martin luther king was a family friend and h

made such a profound statement that, quote: both it woulds and blacks have viewed the south as the exclusive and durable scapegoat of america's racial ordeal. i will repeat that again. for the audience. he wrote: both whites whites and blacks have views the south as the exclusive and durable scapegoat in america's racial ordeal. if you would, please discuss the historical roots of racial attitude in the north and how they have impacted the south. >> thank you, dr. chamberlain. i wanted to talk about a topic which is either ignored or underappreciated, and that is the impact of race in the north on southern history, and it leads to the -- what we have today in terms of results and consequences, and my journey in terms of research and personal experience has led know that. i have lived in the north or over seas for a long time, and the issue will start will in terms of the antebellum north. how did it impact reconstruction and how did it impact where we are today? first of all, it was exclusionary. if you look at the states in the north, the first thing that we need to know there's not been a clear distinction and they're shoul

thank you, president trump for what you are doing for black america.ank you, president trump for what you are doing for america and all americans. >> that's correct. lou: i want to say again. great job on that other channel. do you think nell invite you back? >> they have invited me back. lou: how many people are they going to put up against you this time? >> i don't know, but i'm not going to be silenced, that's for sure. lou: the best they can do is lose grace any. >> thanks for having me. lou: espn caving into the forces of political correctness or left-wing madness. i'll take it up autism spectrum disorder he didn't have any friends as a result it broke my heart. ♪brother let me be your shelter♪ that was the inspiration behind my non-profit "score a friend" go! educating people to include the people with differences is so important because when jacob's included he feels like he can succeed in life and he feels like he actually has a purpose. lou: espn revealing it will not broadcast "the national anthem" during monday night football. the network pr

there's not a black america and a white america and latino america and asian america. there's the united states of america. >> i encouraged barack obama to give thought to the presidency early on. i thought he could bring people together. the longer you're in washington, the less viable you are. >> america is hungry for change. america wants something new. >> held by the media hungry for a fresh face and a good story, he's graced the covers of "time" and "newsweek" and endorsed by oprah. a far cry from how he's treated in washington where he's 88th on the list of seniority. >> the clintons said you're not qualified to be president. they liked him and thought he had a great future, but their view was you don't run for president after you have been in the senate for a week and a half. >> early polls show him third trailing both senator hillary clinton and john edwards. >> we got two different americas. we have one for all those who are doing very, very well and then one for everybody else. >> edwards is focused on eradication of poverty. but the 2008 election was about t

and what you need to ask yourself is why is it in america that the black and brown people in america he lowest rung on the ladder to be competed with, right? so what structures are creating the environment that make black and brown people competing at the lower end, and that white people are safe somehow at the higher end? all of that framing is problematic. yourself is why is it in america that the black and brown people in america would be the lowest rung on the ladder to be competed with, right? so what structures are creating the environment that make black and brown people competing at the lower end, and that white people are safe somehow at the higher end? all of that framing is problematic. when people try to say this is not -- no, putting those black or brown kids in those cages that's a problem. because i don't see anybody from canada in a cage and i don't see anybody from a visa in a cage. there's a race problem there. >> to be continued. i appreciate your candor. go ahead quickly, please, steve. >> i agree with you by the lack of opportunity. you're exactly right. and what

a look at blackkklansman, the latest picture from the legendary black filmmaker. america first.s film is about today and we live in a very, very serious time in this world. does it matter that most film critics are white and male? does it have a negative effect on diversity in cinemas? it's about not only having one narrative. that goes in terms of filmmaking, it goes in terms of acting, it goes in terms of film criticism. and asians — long underrepresented on the big screen — now have crazy rich asians, the first major asian—led studio film in 25 years. so, is the drought now over? we have such a treasure trove of interesting stories to be told, with equally as powerful new actors. and we look at the state of portrayals of native americans in hollywood cinema. why won't the old stereotypes fade away? nothing of any substance is going to change until you have the native people writing the stories and directing them. plus, a report on the new wave of black stories and black characters that have been moving into cinemas. i think black panther changed the equation because it made e

written very powerfully and written it's a op-eds and wrote it's a die j dangerous time to be black in americaa license to kill young black people or black men. we operate now in a state of highly divisive tension in the united states of america. why is this stand your ground law so powerful and particularly in florida and is it the same case across the country? it is, christiane. remember, as we head into the midterm elections, this is going to be a critical issue especially to communities of color because these are our children who people are picking fights with, starting confrontations and then they kill our children and they get to go home and sleep in their bed at night and just like with trayvon, benjamin martin just like in 2012 and zimmerman shot trayvon martin who was walking home and minding his business and all he had was a can of skittels and all he had was a can of iced tea and a bag of skittels and he was on the telephone and they profiled, pursued and shot this unarmed teenager in his heart. he got go home and sleep in his bed at night. >> mr. crump, let me play the clip you wer

writing this story is a song that became known as the black national anthem is to get a sense of how black america has created institutions and culture to not simply with state and the history of racial violence and exclusion in jim crow but actually to build the kind of robust civic and social culture that could produce young people in the civil rights revolution in the 1960s. and so in the book i write about what historians have referred to as american race relations the period in which which jim crow was established in the late 19th century and the songs being written in 1900 the pic of it and not simply a song written in that period but all kinds of black institutions were being bored in that period. it was quite extraordinary really and a song which tells the story of these epic beautiful terms with gravitas, with dignity in the face of the society that was consistently claiming black people had a history. it was a refusal of the lie of racial inferiority and it became a touch point for organizations so people began to sing it at graduations and assemblies and at political programs as a way o

thank you, president trump for what you are doing for black america.: and thank you, president trump for what you are doing for america and all americans. >> that's correct. lou: i want to say again. great job on that other channel. do you think nell invite you back? >> they have invited me back. lou: how many people are they going to put up against you this time? >> i don't know, but i'm not going to be silenced, that's for sure. lou: the best they can do is lose grace any. >> thanks for having me. lou: espn caving into the forces of political correctness or left-wing madness. ♪ you shouldn't be rushed into booking a hotel. with expedia's add-on advantage, booking a flight unlocks discounts on select hotels until the day you leave for your trip. add-on advantage. only when you book with expedia. gentlemen, i have just received word! the louisiana purchase, is complete! instant purchase notifications from capital one . technology this helpful... could make history. what's in your wallet? when it's too cold for camping, we go camping. when it's too hot

thank you, president trump for what you are doing for black america.ank you, president trump for what you are doing for america and all americans. >> that's correct. lou: i want to say again. great job on that other channel. do you think nell invite you back? >> they have invited me back. lou: how many people are they going to put up against you this time? >> i don't know, but i'm not going to be silenced, that's for sure. lou: the best they can do is lose grace any. >> thanks for having me. lou: espn caving into the forces of political correctness or left-wing madness. i'll take it up how do you win at business? stay at laquinta. where we're changing with contemporary make-overs. then, use the ultimate power handshake, the upper hander with a double palm grab. who has the upper hand now? start winning today. book now at lq.com. i just want to find a used car without getting ripped off. you could start your search at the all-new carfax.com that might help. show me the carfax. now the car you want and the history you need are easy to find. show me used

she has proclaimed internationally of the voice of civil rights movement and the voice of black americaly uplifting voice was heard around the world singing at the funeral of civil rights icon, dr. martin luther king, jr. and the queen gospel, jackson. her voice is a natural resource of the state, in 1985 by the department of natural resources of the state of michigan. she will later reached a milestone by singing of the first inauguration of president barack obama. aretha's powerful, gospel vocal sound as influenced countless singers across multiple generations and earning her number one position on "rolling stone" magazines list of the greatest singers of all time. aretha lewis franklin was born on march 25, 1942, in memphis tennessee. she was raised in destrotroidet. >> her father served at the baptist church in detroit of michigan. nationally recognized american baptist minister and civil rights activists who marched with martin luther king noticeably in the 1963 detroit walk of freedom. reverend franklin was known as the man with the million dollar voice. one of the first baptist m

a new generation of leadership to realize self-determination, self-respect and self-defense in black america. and called for a broad experimentation and black liberation and political autonomy. black power was the most successful agitation slogan since marcus garvey's 1920's charge, up you mighty race, you can accomplish what you will. as harry hayward wrote, the emergence of black power marked a fundamental turning point in the modern african-american liberation struggle. carrying it to a threshold of a new phase. it marked a basic shift in the content and direction of the movement, from civil rights to national liberation. in the great uprising, race riots in urban america during the 1960's, peter leiby writes that between 1920 -- i'm sorry, 1963 and 1972 america experienced over 750 urban revolts, affecting more than 500 cities. during the first wave of unrest in the 1960s, there were more than 300 major rebellions unfolding in more than 200 different cities. after dr. king's assassination on april 4, 1968, there was another 200 uprisings in 172 cities. in that context, wave after wave of

of wound up in the fact of how recent history is when it comes to the realities of black and brown people. in americaing about why don't black people donate more? we haven't been rich that long. oprah's only been wealthy for about ten years, only been rich for 20 years. >> with all due respect, people call it new money, right? it's not generational. >> it's not generational wealth. when you start talking about why, number one, there are people of color who want to see something like this, it's because of the fact that the scars are so recent. and so part of the messaging issue that we've had with this administration is dealing with the fact that people need to understand that what happened didn't happen too long ago. i think that's something we can focus on moving forward and seeing how we can have something that makes sense moving forward. >> symone, remember roy moore? he was defeated because black women showed up. in alabama. should their influence be recognized in congress? >> absolutely. but i think the problem, don, has been that black women have continually had to make their case to not just t

for black america from the 19605, yourself.as from a background of gospel music. there will be some wonderful music. there will be some wonderful music at the service. singing the aretha franklin syllable server is rocking already as you can see with some wonderful music from the aretha franklin celebration choir. it is going to be a five or six hour service, really quite an extravagant service, really quite an extravagant service celebrating an extravagant life. we are told that aretha even in death will be winning some extravagant outfits. it is an extraordinary moment,. it is everything that makes the black church in america an amazing experience. long services are part of life for many people. she was born and brought up in this church. she was singing as a child. great gospel artists with family friends, martin luther king was a family friend. it was arsenal which lay in her blood. it is absolutely about getting a show as much of anything else. her performance in front of barack 0bama in tears, when she falls down or court

thank you, president trump for what you are doing for black america.hank you, president trump for what you are doing for america and all americans. >> that's correct. lou: i want to say again. great job on that other channel. do you think nell invite you back? >> they have invited me back. lou: how many people are they going to put up against you this time? >> i don't know, but i'm not going to be silenced, that's for sure. lou: the best they can do is lose grace any. >> thanks for having me. lou: espn caving into the forces of political correctness or left-wing madness. i'll take it up with pastor robert jeffress. -morning. -morning. -what do we got? -keep an eye on that branch. might get windy. have a good shift. fire pit. last use -- 0600. i'd stay close. morning. ♪ get ready to switch. protected by flo. should say, "protected by alan and jamie." -right? -should it? when you bundle home and auto... run, alan! ...you get more than just savings. you get 'round-the-clock protection. where we're changing withs? contemporary make-overs. then, use the ult

america. i love being a black man in america with the ability to watch c-span and engage in the political sphere. --ondly, the ignorance of the ignorance out there, the lack of intelligence coupled with the volume that social media and mainstream media has given to different opinions that people have about people, and it is not the good, decent people who are saying these things. it is the ignorant people, or the people who have no sympathy or empathy for anyone else. and my third point, bill -- i don't think the president is the problem. the president is a reflection of those same individuals i talked about. those ignorant, and compassionate people with that volume behind them where they can put their ideas out there. is aport trump because he behavior that he has displayed is what negroes are doing being loud come across, and unapologetic. anyone upset with his antics are those middle-class people who have respectability. who have some semblance of intelligence. and they are following blindly behind this negro in the white house. host: back it up for a second. you say you support president tru

challenged the new leadership to realize self- determination, self respect and self-respect in black america. called for a broad experimentation in black liberation. black power was the most successful slogan since the 1920 charge you can accomplish what you will. the emergence of black power as a mass slogan singled a fundamental turning point in the modern african-american liberation struggle pairing it to a threshold of a new face that mark the shift in the direction of the movement from civil rights to national liberation. the great uprising, race riots and armada -- urban america in the 1960s. between 1920, i'm sorry, 1963 and 1972, america experienced over 750 urban revolts. affecting more than 500 cities. during the first wave in the 1960s there was more than 300 major brilliance -- rebellions unfolding. after doctor king's assassination on april 4, 1968, there was another 200 uprisings and 172 cities. that is wave after wave of black youth demanding local economy galvanized by the black slogan. one sociology teacher said it was not just a slogan but a practice of an excluded communit

, penthouse on what south and started, look, i'm trying to figure out what rage is going on in black america that you're listening to thee black muslims and not martn luther king, jr., even though he didn't particularly like martin luther king, jr. necessarily but was forced to work him h. e didn't want king there, he didn't want whitney young, head of urbanwo league. he wanted figures on the cutting edge who he felt could tell the truth and not who were behold to their organizations, he wanted people to tell from the gut what and kennedy begins and jarome smith rips into him, we are not here for pity party and all this celebration, people are out here tieing and i'm tired of all of this maddens and they go back and forth and kennedy is appalledle because he used the wordis bs on bobby kennedy and bobby kennedy is expecting the negroes to be grateful for what he has done, his brother has done for black americans, we ain't grateful, sorry, not reality is this man interjected some serious rhetoric that this white man never heard about black people. he wanted to talk about rage but didn't want

aretha has been proclaimed internationally as the voice of the civil rights movement, the voice of black americang voice was heard around the world singing at the funeral of civil rights icon dr. martin luther king jr., and in 1972 at the funeral of queen of gospel mahalia jackson. her voice was declared a natural resource of the state by the department of natural resources of the state of michigan. arooe th aretha would reach a milestone by singing at the first inauguration of president barack obama. aretha's powerful, distinctive gospel vocal style has influenced countless singers across multiple generations and musical genres. justifiably earning her the number one position on "rolling stone" magazine's list of the greatest singers of all time. aretha louise franklin was born on march 25th, 1942, in memphis, tennessee, the fourth of five children born to reverend clarence c.l. franklin, and barbara and was raised in detroit. aretha's father served as pastor of new bethel baptist church in detroit, michigan, from 1946 to 1979. a nationally recognized american baptist minister and civil rights