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right and that's speaks to allture a culture in black america that needs to be fibsed and broken and ot created by black american bus democrats and created by democrats by lyndon johnson held as a hero and he was anything but he was a racist fought to make sure black americans were pramged that their families were destroyed and that they turned to government for every single answer that is why we have a white in culture in black america today orchestrated by people that always were the racist and that today continues to be the racist and that is the democrat party. mark: we'll be right back. ♪ ♪i've got the brains you've got the looks♪ ♪let's make lots of money♪ ♪you've got the brawn♪ ♪i've got the brains♪ ♪let's make lots of♪ ♪uh uh uh♪ ♪oohhh there's a lot of opportunities♪ with allstate, drivers who switched saved over $700. saving is easy when you're in good hands. allstate click or call to switch today. nicorette knows, quitting smoking is freaking hard. you get advice like: just stop. get a hobby. you should meditate. eat crunchy foods. go for a run. go for 10 runs! run a marath

. >> america has a long history of systemic racism. black men have been treated throughout the course of our history as less than human. here's the truth about racial injustice. it is not just a black america problem. or a people of color problem. it is a problem for every american. >> today a jury in minnesota found former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin guilty on all counts in the murder of george floyd last may and it

where we cover the issues that are especially important to black america. please rise as roy wood, jr. delivers "the daily show's" annual state of black shut address. good evening, black people, african-americans and chet hanks. i'm coming to you from one of the blackest locations in america, the backyard where meghan markle spilled the tea to oprah. tonight we black people are gathered here to once again ask ourselves the question, where were at, 2020 was one of the mischallenging years in recent history for the black community. beginning with covid which frankly is a racist virus as it accomplished what the criminal justice has been trying to do for years. lock up every black person in america. and covid was especially hard for black people. did you know we love to get together. i'm talking about churches, cookouts and secret black people meetings where we decide which dumb viral dance to trick white people into doing next. the next one up, the gupie. but if the ronna wasn't bad enough this past year we also had to deal with the ongoing pandemic of police

america, that means all of us, that means black people, hispanic people, native people, asian people, that means all of us, america. we frame this moment for all of us, not just for george floyd. this is a victory for those who champion humanity over inhumanity. those who champion justice over injustice. those who champion morals over immorality. america, let's lean into this moment. and let's make sure that this moment will be documented for our children yet unborn, and they continue on the journey to justice knowing that the blood of george floyd will give them a trail to a more just america. a more just america where breonna taylor gets the opportunity to sleep in peace at night without the police busting in her front door. a more just america where ahmaud arbery gets to run free and not be lynched for jogging while black. a more just america where jacob blake and anthony maclean and walter scott and laquan mcdonald and all these other black men, terence crutcher, who was shot in the back while running away like daunte wright was just a week ago. because for some reason, black men

america, that means all of us, that means black people, hispanic people, native people, asian people, that means all of us, america. we frame this moment for all of us, not just for george floyd. this is a victory for those who champion humanity over inhumanity. those who champion justice over injustice. those who champion morals over immorality. america, let's lean into this moment. and let's make sure that this moment will be documented for our children yet unborn, and they continue on the journey to justice knowing that the blood of george floyd will give them a trail to a more just america. a more just america where breonna taylor gets the opportunity to sleep in peace at night without the police busting in her front door. a more just america where ahmaud arbery gets to run free and not be lynched for jogging while black. a more just america where jacob blake and anthony maclean and walter scott and laquan mcdonald and all these other black men, terence crutcher, who was shot in the back while running away like daunte wright was just a week ago. because for some reason, black men

it was such a tense moment because america, not just black america, but america have become so used to there being injustice when black unarmed citizens were killed by the police that when we have this rare victory where a police officer was convicted of murder and second-degree, third-degree, as well as manslaughter, guilty guilty guilty, everybody who had been holding their breath since may 25th 2020 could take a collective sigh and exhale. however, as you know, at the same time that we were receiving the verdict, there was the killing of the 16-year-old young black girl in columbus, ohio. since then, drew brown was killed in north carolina. and the enemies of quality in florida passed anti-protest legislation, which is a direct affront to the chauvin victory that we achieved because they relate, reverend al and joy reid, what those activists were doing in the street like national action network and others to convict this police officer. just like with the voter suppression, they're saying we're not going to have another georgia. they're saying we're not going to have another derek c

america. where mahabharat gets to run free ob and not be lynched for jogging while black. a more just america where jacob blake and i had to mclean and walter scott and the kwame donald and all these other black men terence correction who was shot in the back while running away like dante wright was just a week ago the cost of some reason black mirror running away from the police is more dangerous then young white men who commit mass murders and while towards dippin least wolf an assault weapon ribbon brat like rittenhouse it could know she wisconsin why america let this be the president. let this be the president where we live up to the how deals in the promises when we say liberty and justice for all no sun kiss children are included and all those children who overcame slavery the middle passage the dress got decision cles it be ferguson jim crow and his much smarter wows as jim crow jr esquire. let this be the precedents what we owe because. systematic racism and all precious and that we are a better people and we will leave out children a better world a better world for

america, that means all of us. that means black people. that means hispanic people. that means native people. that means asian people. that means all of us, america. we frame this moment for all of us, not just for george floyd. this is a victory for those who champion humanity over inhumanity, those who champion justice over injustice, those who champion morals over immorality. america, let's lean into this moment and let's make sure, reverend al, that this moment will be documented for our children yet unborn as they continue on the journey to justice, knowing that the blood of george floyd will give them a trail to find a way to a better america, a more just america, a more just america where breonna taylor gets an opportunity to sleep in peace at night without the police busting in her front door, a more just america where ahmaud arbery gets to run free and not be lynched for jogging while black, a more just america where jacob blake and anthony mclean and walter scott and laquan mcdonald and all these other black men, terrence crutcher, who was shot in the back w

america, that means all of us. that means black people. that means hispanic people. that means native people. that means asian people. that means all of us, america. we frame this moment for all of us, not just for george floyd. this is a victory for those who champion humanity over inhumanity. those who champion justice over injustice. those who champion morals over immorality. america, let's lean into this moment and let's make sure, reverend al, that this moment will be documented for our children yet unborn as they continue on the journey to justice knowing that the blood of george floyd will give them a trail to find a way to a better america, a more just america, a more just america where breonna taylor gets an opportunity to sleep in peace at night without the police busting in her front door. a more just america where ahmaud arbery gets to run free and not be lynched for jogging while black. a more just america where jacob blake and anthony mcclain and walter scott and all these other black men, terrence who was shot in the back while running away like daunte

a more just america where ahmaud arbery gets to run free and not get lynched for jogging while black. a more just america where jacob blake and anthony mcclain and walter scott and laquan mcdonald and all these other black men, terrance who were shot in the back while running away like daunte wright was just a week ago because for some reason, black men running away from the police is more dangerous than young white men who commit mass hurters and walk towards the police with an assault weapon like kyle rittenhouse in kenosha, wisconsin america, let this be the precedent. let this be the precedent where west live up to the high ideals and promises when we say liberty and justice for all. those sun kissed children are included in all. those children who overcame slavery, the middle passage, the dread scott decision, ferguson, jim crow and his much smarter son jim crow junior esquire. let this be the precedent where we overcome sisystem racism and oppression and we're a better people and will leave our children a better world, a better world for us all. at this time we'll hear from a gr

america -- black americans and black men in particular have been treated throughout our history as less than human. black men are fathers and sons and brothers and uncles and grandfathers and friends and neighbors. their lives must be valued, in our education system, and our health care system, and our housing system, and our economic system, in our criminal justice system, in our nation. full stop. because of smart phones, so many americans have now seen the racial injustice that black americans have known for generations. the racial injustice that we have fought for generations, that my parents protested in the 1960's, that millions of us, americans of every race, protested last summer. here is the truth about racial injustice. it is not just a black america problem or a people of color problem, it is a problem for every american. it is keeping us from fulfilling the promise of liberty and justice for all. and it is holding our nation back from realizing our full potential. we are all a part of george floyd's legacy. and our job now is to honor it and to honor him. thank you. now, it

general for black america, ben crum -. , crump.only for— thank you, reverend al sharpton, not only for your— thank you, reverend al sharpton, not only for your mentorship, not only for being _ only for your mentorship, not only for being a — only for your mentorship, not only for being a great civil rights leader_ for being a great civil rights leader but for being a moral authority, especially making sure no matter_ authority, especially making sure no matter what happened that we always maintain _ matter what happened that we always maintain the moral high ground, knowing — maintain the moral high ground, knowing that we were on the right side of— knowing that we were on the right side of history, as we fight for justice — side of history, as we fight for justice for— side of history, as we fight for justice for george perry floyd junior! — justice for george perry floyd junior! say his name!- justice for george perry floyd junior! say his name! george floyd! i am but a member— junior! say his name! george floyd! i am but a membe

_ what it is like being black in america.america. two young women told me they fear people will look at this around — they fear people will look at this around the world and say the justice system _ around the world and say the justice system in _ around the world and say the justice system in america works, and as far as they— system in america works, and as far as they are — system in america works, and as far as they are concerned when it comes to black— as they are concerned when it comes to black and — as they are concerned when it comes to black and brown people it is still failing. there are still a number— still failing. there are still a number of activists camped out here and they— number of activists camped out here and they have a list of 24 demands for systemic change they want to see _ for systemic change they want to see they— for systemic change they want to see. they say they will remain here until that _ see. they say they will remain here until that happens. tomorrow this city will— until that happens. tomo

larry: al sharpton is black america' as pastor and benjamin crump has now become black america's lawyer there is an experience of a lack family dealing with the trauma and pain of losing a family member, it is al sharpton praying with them and it is often been crump -- benjamin crump trying to represent them in court and get a civil settlement. their combined attention to these cases helped raise the national platform and galvanize some action. the problem and issues that lack lives matter protesters raised last summer are the exact same at the trial of derek chauvin in the death of daunte wright. they think there is systemic racism and america needs to confront the racial bias in policing and other aspects of daily life. anchor: stay with us on "outside source," still to come, denmark comes the first country in europe to abandon the astrazeneca coronavirus vaccine, even though european regulators say benefits outweigh the risks. ♪ anchor: the jailed financier beie made off has died in a u.s. prison. -- bernie madoff has died in u.s. prison, where he was serving a 150 year sentence for

his poetry conveys the frustration of black america.ring nightmare made worse with every protest following the death of another black person after an encounter with police. >> we did not ask to be part of your america. are we not america? i am sick of standing this ground. i will not call your recklessness the law. >> what does black exhaustion mean to you? >> black exhaustion for me is the tiredness you feel when the answer feel so simple and right there. and your country has a long history of pretending like it does not exist. it seems to me like america's new project is to always keep black liberation in the future. >> thiis kind of like ground zero of where all the protests turned into the uprising and turned into destruction. >> local activists and a filmmaker has lived through and documented many disappointments for this community. >> we have been here before. we have been here where police have been charged, like philando castile's case and they got away with it. we've been there where they have not been charged of all. we've wal

and americans feel really happy with that because you know who needs you know heaven and other black america you know more or less the allies itself and 20th century by the end of what a century is a kick a gemini huge amount of power and they want to continue this way so if there is a weight to weaken the european allies they will do it if there is a way to weaken something was going on in the age that they will do that but i think it's again it's a proposition which goes 'd against your will to free it means history against calls out so sooner or later you know what we called it will so it is always so without major bloodshed but was a reason americans kennet acknowledge the fact that this is a change miles deep follow miles the central war exactly it exactly they they say you know these blinken xeno they live in the the you know polar moment still and that's a long long over and that's really the fundamental problem here you know can i. well my 1st question to you on this program was about nato it has got to be another one about it i mean a nato doesn't continue to expand and it doesn't h

want to protect your sovereignty you've got to be kidding me go ahead jeremy i'm sorry black hair black america and i think. oh what we see here in front of us is more lies a lowly playable famous situation in france in our often a border town run that border grounds there was a mr a should is there a shot of the 2nd level kind of royalty aboard once came back and one wise a guy with a peanut said they didn't forget anything nor did they learn it and that's exactly what we have this is the people who have still caught up with a grudge against russia for interfering in their ukrainian plans they didn't learn anything new situation change their wall change their arses different chinese different so they continue to pursue this faith in policies again and he says this is a crisis not just that can only place you know jeremy and density just that but i think it's a cultural crisis the culture of the country which can as we go tonight has its limitations and keep on pushing this kind of 2nd rate us into public light delivering some kind of silliness like you know good bronze after that illusion ther

is it safe to be black in america. a: this is the in the graham angle, is it safe to be black in america, ben carson has a can't miss response to a shocking claim by influential media members and democratic leaders. raymond arroyo breaks down how the biden administration used fauci and hollywood to sell you on the vaccine last night. seen and unseen has the details but first a bit of a follow-on from what we did friday night, reading, writing and inciting, that is the focus of tonight's angle. what it does it mean to be in educated person in the united states? a place like mit where the premium mines in mathematics and science, they teach, they learn, they study would naturally think we would find speakers, thinkers and innovators, but then antifa and blm showed up. >> demilitarization. disarmament of the police and demand dismantling all police departments, necessitates the destruction of the political economic system of capitalism and imperialism as well as patriarchy. >> no liberation. >> you could hear the mit commu

this is a big accomplishment and a big step to getting justice for black america. >> did you expect this? >> i can't say i expected it but i know the team for myself and the team that was around, witnesses, we all went out there and we told the truth, we told what we seen, and if the world didn't see what we seen, then it was blinders still on, and i believe the blinders are off now because the verdict that was made today. >> what has this meant to you in your life that you were there that day, that you did the right thing, that you knew it was wrong, and that you felt powerless to stop it? do you feel more powerful now? >> i wouldn't say i feel powerful, i just feel that me as a human being and the people i grew up around, my personality, what i stand for, sticking up for people and what i'm teaching my kids have been shown to the world as a black man, you know? it just means a lot to me. a lot of weight has been lifted off my shoulders. it's been some really long nights, really long days and a really long year to have a weight lifted off my shoulder. today there is a lot of weight off

.- is to be black in america. embers of the jury and the murder trial of derek chauvin. theirformer police jury and the murder trial of derek chauvin. their former police officer accused of killing george floyd last may. let's speak to professor rachel paul—osey from the university of st thomas school of law. professor paulose served as united states attorney for the district of minnesota. you are there in minneapolis, it is a small town, i'm sure you are not very far away from the courtroom. what are you thinking right now as you watch and wait for this verdict? given the speed with which this jury has come _ given the speed with which this jury has come to a unanimous verdict i think— has come to a unanimous verdict i think i_ has come to a unanimous verdict i think i can — has come to a unanimous verdict i think i can only mean monthly which is that— think i can only mean monthly which is that the _ think i can only mean monthly which is that the jury has decided to convict — is that the jury has decided to conv

unalienable rights. >> that amounts to life and liberty and the pursuit of where america that love last. that means black people that means hispanic people. that means made people that many asian people that locus america. we frame this moment for all of last not just for part, this is a victory for who champion inhumanity don't champion justice over injustice dollars to chapel with more rolls over. more. allan. america. leslie, an end to this moment. and let's make sure. we're now that this moment we'll be documented. well children yet unborn. as they continue. the journey to justice. no on that the blood of joints floor. we'll give them a trail. to find a way to. a better america, a more just america more just america. where breonna taylor gives an opportunity to. sleep in peace night without the police best in her front door. a more just america. we're arbery just to run free all and not be for jogging while a more just america. where jacob and after the mclean and walter scott and the choir and all these other black men turn who was shot in the back. well, running away like dante wright was just a we

speaking out in addition to benjamin crump will make a difference with yellow al sharpton is black america'snce of a black family having to deal with a trauma and the pain of losing their family having to deal with a trauma and the pain of losing theirfamily member is always al sharpton prep praying with them and calling forjustice. and often met with her representing them in court or get a civil settlement and call forjustice. and i think their combined attention of these cases it helps raise the national platform and help galvanise some action. the problem and issues that the black lives matter protesters last summer raised are the exact same. that the trial of derek chauvin and the death of daunte wright have brought up again. the think there is systemic racism and american needs to confront the racial bias of police of and also other aspects of american life. i've the uk opposition labour party has lost a vote to set up a parliamentary inquiry into former prime minister david cameron's lobbying of ministers on behalf of the now failed financial services firm greensill capital. labour lea

there is no one way to be black in america. but there is one way we live while black in america. tress of it all. but every black person you know goes through some form of mental calculus before they leave home and that calculus is adjusted depends on the locations and circumstances in which we find ourselves. my mother taught me the first pieces of this calculus when i was a kid. don't run in public. don't run in public with anything in your hands. don't talk back to the police. as i got older, that calculus grew in length and psychological weight. in 1999, amadou diallo was killed by plain clothes morning city police officers in a hail of bullets. they thought he had a gun. instead it was a wallet. i switched from a silver money clip to a regular wall the immediately after that for fear of reaction to a glint of metal by police. my cellphone color is always a vibrant color so no one thinks i'm carrying a gun. i never pull out my keys in public until i have to. some might think i'm carrying a knife. at night i always walk down a well-lit street with lots of foot traffic. for far

is it safe to be black in america. carson has a response made by democratic leaders and raymond arroyo breaking news down how the biden administration used dr. fauci and hollywood to sell you on the vaccine. why the hard sell? "seen and unseen" has all the details. first a follow on from friday night that caused such a stir. reading, writing and inciting. that's the focus of tonight's "angle." what does it mean to be an educated person in the united states? in mi t, they teacher and learn and study. would think that they would find top flight speakers and thinkers and inohivators. but then antifa and blm showed up. -->> disarment of the police and -- [muffled audio]. >> no liberation. >> no revolution. >> laura: you could hear the mit community members cheering them on. not aware that without capitalism many would not have scholarships and the campus would want exist. they were funded by funded by rich alumnis who made money as capitalists on. in oakland how many grads were smashing? the hateful desire to destroy your

i want them to be understood as a black human being in america.be able to have justice if their rights are broken. this means a lot. in history. i'm not understanding how much history i am. listening to the people around me and the different feed back. this is really huge. again, it means a lot. >> when you were in court, you were ready. you were ready to be challenged. you were ready to be painted a certain way. what did it feel like to be in the seat and to feel the questions coming and how much the answers meant and what you wanted to convey? >> it meant a lot. it was a championship fight for me. that's what i kept telling myself. stay mentally focussed. this is a whole year. you have to be able to stay in the zone. don't lose yourself with all the riffraff going on. or the different rumors or trying to make me out as an expert or certain things. i was just telling the truth. >> the defense strategy, you know the real deal with george floyd right? what he was really about? what he was doing? and then when you got on the stand, they wanted you t

you've written about which i found so interesting and brave to a degree to say we've had black leaders in america that are also culpable that that participate. in over incarcerating particularly men in the black community you know creating a culture that destroyed families and that kind of ripped the fabric apart where we're at so i'd love to give you an opportunity to talk not just about this enduring problem but how both the those that have been part of it have been there but how things like the global war on terror backlashed you know in some of these issues as well. well i think that's right and and i think when you think about what happened in this country in terms of building mass incarceration and building these this incredibly repressive set of police forces that operate in a lot of cities right in those really go hand in hand that there are a lot of people who played a role in helping develop that it was really a national it was bipartisan in many ways to even as you point out in my book is about is it crossed racial lines i do think that the black leaders and the black politicians who a

. >> this racialized violence always seems to occur at a moment where perhaps black america has maden advancement of some time, and the racialized violence reminds black america of its place in this nation. >> bennie hays' motive was basically to cover his backside and to protect his son. >> henry's father, bennie hays has denied it all and asserts that his son has been framed by the communist. >> because the communist don't pick only if you're not in their way. right now i'm in their way. i'm the one they're picking on. to get to me, they got my son. >> how could a klansman living on a rundown farm in a rural part of mobile county come up with the money to hire one of the best defense attorneys around? >> when these two klansmen were identified as killers, the old man, bennie "jack" hays, he hired a klansman to burn his house down so he could hire a prominent attorney to defend his son in the state trial. >> he did burn the house. he got an insurance settlement. he used that to pay the lawyer for his son, henry hays. >> bennie "jack" hays raised enough money to hire one of the best

one knee because he was so joyful, but that joy came with wariness because he knows justice for black america, at large, for black families across america is still tenuous and fragile at best, lester. >> trymaine, thank you joining me now is "washington post" columnist and msnbc political analyst eugene robinson eugene, talk about this moment and what it means not just for the floyd's family but for the nation >> lester, i think this is an inflection point this does not mean that we have completed some sort of reckoning with racial justice, we have solved all the problems of policing in this country prob in this country. we've got a lot of work to do. but this feels we've got a lot of work to do. but this feels like a beginning rather than an ending to me. it feels like a very important day, an important result from the moment we learned we would have a verdict to the minute that verdict was announced, i think i held my breath, because we've been -- we've been disappointed and devastated so many times before when it seemed that juries simply did not value black life, did not value the lives o

america has a long history of systemic racism. blackike many in particular have been treated throughout the course of our history as less than human —— black men. black men are fathers and brothers and sons and grandfathers and friends and neighbours. their lives must be valued in our education system, in our healthcare system, in our housing system, in our economic system, in our criminaljustice system, in our nation full stop. because of smart phones, so many americans have now seen the racial injustice that black americans have known for generations. the racial injustice that we have fought for generations. that my parents protested in the 1960s. that millions of us, americans of every race, protested last summer. here is the truth about racial injustice. it is notjust a black america problem, or a people of colour problem. it is a problem for every american. it is keeping us from fulfilling the promise of liberty and justice for all. and it is holding our nation back from realising our full potential. we are all a part of george flo

it is notjust a black america problem, or a people of colour problem. every american. it is keeping us from fulfilling the promise of liberty and justice for all. thenjoe biden said the verdict could be a giant step in that quest forjustice. "i can't breathe. i can't breathe. " those were george floyd's last words. we can't let those words die with him. but there was a sense of celebration and relief. relief, relief, absolutely relief. i can exhale now and breathe. overwhelmed, overwhelmed. the site where george floyd was murdered has become a landmark of racial injustice, and last night it became a focal point for a swirl of emotions. at times, it felt like a street party. at times, it felt like a vigil. and amidst it all, the haunting iconography of george floyd, whose violent death and desperate final words personified america's systemic racism. this is a milestone moment in the ongoing struggle for black equality. but it's farfrom being an end point. and, while the murder of george floyd has brought about something of a racial reckoning, that's a ve

exhaled not only for black america but for america.f the advocates and the legislatures and the people of minneapolis and of this great nation. we still have to continue to be in the fight for justice. >> and yesterday you were with george floyd's family. what did they tell you about what they have been experiencing so far through that trial as of yesterday? >> the family is amazing. they are very spiritual. they were very calm, they have been prayer-full. they were concerned of the advocates and the legislatures who were there as themselves. what for me was the most amazing was i asked his young daughter, gianna, if i can just hold her hand and say thank you to her for her courage and you know what, lawrence, she leaned over and she said "thank you for being here." her daddy would change the world and today, this verdict helps us begin to change the world. we certainly going to need it. i am headed back home soon and unfortunately at the time of the verdict, a 16-years-old in my district was shot by the police and killed today. >> the

i call him the attorney general of black america. and lori lightfoot, mayor of chicago, where video was released of police fatally shooting a 13-year-old. later in the show, congresswoman sheila jackson lee, democrat of texas, who is part of a delegation of the congressional black caucus who met with president biden earlier this week. i want to start with you, attorney crump. closing arguments in the trial of derek chauvin are slated for monday. you and i have been here so many times before. so i want to ask you to predict the verdict. but i will ask to you predict the impact that this case will have on policing and how misconduct trials are handled. given that, if nothing else, we saw most police in minneapolis that testified rejected chauvin's actions when they were on the stand, something we don't often, if ever, have seen. >> reverend al, i want to thank you publicly as we have thanked you privately for coming and praying with the family of george floyd every day as they had to endure this trial of watching george be killed over

it is notjust a black america problem, or a people of colour problem.em for every american. it is keeping us from fulfilling the promise of liberty and justice for all. thenjoe biden said the verdict could be a giant step in that quest forjustice. "i can't breathe. i can't breathe. " those were george floyd's last words. we can't let those words die with him. but there was a sense of celebration and relief. relief, relief, absolutely relief. i can exhale now and breathe. overwhelmed, overwhelmed. the site where george floyd was murdered has become a landmark of racial injustice, and last night it became a focal point for a swirl of emotions. at times, it felt like a street party. at times, it felt like a vigil. and amidst it all, the haunting iconography of george floyd, whose violent death and desperate final words personified america's systemic racism. this is a milestone moment in the ongoing struggle for black equality. but it's farfrom being an end point. and, while the murder of george floyd has brought about something of a racial reckoning, that'

-- as a black man in america. have seen the reaction on social media. we have seen so many outpourings through the black lives matter movement. i wonder how that power of that strikes you, for better and for worse. andre: whenever there is a medium for people to express themselves, generally speaking it is positive. that can be used to propagate negative sentiment or mistruths or other things that can end up being negative, but generally speaking i believe that is positive. one of the things you see online but also immediate is the narrative where they talk about the black lives matter movement being anti-police. i believe that should be corrected. when you murder somebody and pretty much strangled them to death while handcuffed on the floor -- the people that serve and protect their communities should be admired and respected, but at the same time the people that misuse their power should be held accountable. it is not black lives matter versus police, there is civilian and citizenship and humanity versus the peo

black people in this country. and so, yes derek chauvin was on trial but so is policing of four in america. and the reason this moment is so important, is because there's finally an acknowledgment, of of what has been like for black people in this country there's finally a recognition that our lives matter to. >> paul, i don't know what my first thoughts were when i got the call today. that after ten plus hours of deliberations, there was a verdict. i'm curious as to what your and initial reaction was that were you surprised that is that short of deliberation ended up nicking him on all three >> i was surprised. the conventional wisdom among lawyers is that a quick verdict, is a good sign for the defense. but in this case, with overwhelming evidence, i could not imagine that was actually true. and so when i heard the verdict, i did not react as a former prosecutor, or law professor, or legal analyst. i reacted as a black man. and so i cried. this does not make up for breonna taylor, or any others, but in our criminal legal system, one black man's life mattered. when he was killed by a police