. >> this week, i went to memphis, tenn., where i spoke to the graduating class of booker t. washington high school. this commencement was especially hopeful because of just how much the kids at booker t. washington high school had overcome. this is a school and in the middle of a tough neighborhood. there's a lot of crime. there's a lot of poverty. and just a few years ago, only about half the students graduated from the school. just a handful went to college each year. folks came together to change all that. under the leadership of dynamic principal and devoted teachers, they started an academy for ninth graders, because they found that was when a lot of kids were lost. they made it possible for a lot of students to take vocational courses or advanced placement classes. more importantly, they did not just change the curriculum. they provided a culture that creates hard work and discipline and they showed it every student can matter. today four out of five students at the school earn a diploma. 70% continue their education, many the first time in their family to go to college. so booke

today at booker t. washington high school in memphis, it was really big. first of all, they worked hard for today. they took a failing school in an impoverished neighborhood and turned it around, and they were richly rewarded with a visit from the president himself. so we'll close here tonight with his message to them. >> congratulations to the class of 2011. we're here today because every single one of you stood tall. and said yes, we can. yes, we can learn. yes, we can succeed. i'm standing here as president because of the education i received. i was raised by a single mom. and sometimes she struggled to provide for me and my sister. but my mother, my grandparents, they pushed me to excel. i'm so blessed that they kept pushing. i'm so lucky that my teachers kept pushing. because education made all the difference in my life. and it's going to make an even greater difference in your lives. not just for your own success but for the success of the united states of america. some people say that schools like btw just aren't supposed to succeed in america. so t

congratulations to them. >> a real uplifting story, booker t. washington high school. good work. ng that. >>> a real life sex scandal for a global financial tighten. dominic strauss kahn is behind bars now. ♪ [ male announcer ] in 2011, at&t is at work, building up our wireless network all across america. we're adding new cell sites... increasing network capacity, and investing billions of dollars to improve your wireless network experience. from a single phone call to the most advanced data download, we're covering more people in more places than ever before in an effort to give you the best network possible. at&t. rethink possible. >>> jack's back with the cafferty file. >> question this hour, should congress vote to raise the debt ceiling? today's the day we hit it. $14.3 trillion worth. carol in maryland says to do otherwise would be to tell our creditors we will not honor our debts. the whole kabuki theater going on in congress is ridiculous. the republicans have admitted that they recognize that we have to and they will. in the meantime, congress acts in a manner that's not

. >> because if success can happen here at booker t. washington, it can happen anywhere in memphis. and if it can happen in memphis it can happen in tennessee. if it can happen anywhere in tennessee it can happen all across america. >> the presidency commencement address after he met with families affected by flooding along the mississippi river. >>> we're getting official word this morning celebrity donald trump has decided not to run for president. he is not ready to leave the private sector. he made headlines after raising questions where president obama was born. he released his long form birth certificate to the public. >> one of the most powerful men in the world is in jail facing criminal charges, he faces a judge today on sexual charges. >> and witnessing history, the shuttle endeavour's final launch extra special between gabrielle why do we choose coppertone sport? it works great on wet or dry skin because it's seriously waterproof and ultra sweat-proof. coppertone protects across 100% of the uva/uvb spectrum. coppertone sport. embrace the sun. >> closed captioning brought

obama was at booker t washington high school where he gave the commencement address and praise tennesseansor their tenacity and resilience. >>> in over an hour here a big project will be getting under way. caltrans will close lanes on interstate 580 between north livermore avenue and airway boulevard. the work will be done each weekday between a at night and 4:00 in the morning until mid july. >>> san francisco could become the most expensive city in the country to take a cab ride. they recommended big fare hikes today. getting into a cab to go from $3.10 to $3.50 and for each mile the cost goes up one dime. >>> football fans will have to put up with the nfl lockout for a few more weeks. the eighth circuit court said that owners can keep locking out players until a ruling is heard. the ruling came as owners and players met in minneapolis. the appeal is scheduled to be heard on june 3rd. >>> police are calling it a sophisticated crime. as rita williams reports, most of the victims do not yet know there identities have been stolen. >> reporter: john birdsong says just after midnight, oakland

. >> today booker t. washingtons a place that is proven that we cannot accept excuses, and the excuses when it comes to education. any excuses when it comes to education--and in the united states we should not accept anything but the best that our children has to offer. a >>pam: the children is in a difficult memphis neighborhood is of the graduation rate drastically improve within three years of implementing education reform and adding variety to its curriculum. >>pam: donald trump will not be running for president. the real-estate mogul announced that he will not seek the republican nomination. his chance received was jeopardized when he questioned the citizenship of president barack obama. >> mayor daley has been replaced. after 22 years in office. declining to seek a sevseventh term. rahm emanual, was sworn in today. >> the international monetary fund has been accused of sexually attacking a meet at this high and exclusive posh $3,000 prehnite new york city hotel room. the york city--posh-- >>pam taking a look a

. >> because if success can happen here at booker t. washington, it can happen anywhere in memphis. and if it can happen in memphis it can happen in tennessee. if it can happen anywhere in tennessee it can happen all across america. >> the presidency commencement address after he met with families affected by flooding along the mississippi river. >>> we're getting official word this morning celebrity donald trump has decided not to run for president. he is not ready to leave the private sector. he made headlines after raising questions where president obama was born. he released his long form birth certificate to the public. >> one of the most powerful men in the world is in jail facing criminal charges, he faces a judge today on sexual charges. >> and witnessing history, the shuttle endeavour's final launch extra special between gabrielle giffords a i work at the cable company, and i get to wear a hard hat... a question already! my mom says cable can't bundle cell phones. you mean wireless voice service? nobody does that. mom says at&t does, so... uh...uh... [ female announcer ] ge

he stopped by to chat with the booker t. washington seniors before delivering his speech at their graduation. the surprise moved some to tears, but the president said they were the inspiration after winning the second annual commencement challenge for their stellar improvement in scholastics. lucky kids there. i'm lynn berry and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> while one ship wreck didn't yield any gold, experts say it is a jackpot. after 30 years of searching, divers in romania have tracked down a soviet ship that sang in 1941 in the black sea. they were finally successful in their hunt with the help of modern sonar and gps. experts believe a torpedo hit the ship and call it the most important world war ii military ship wreck in that part of the world. >>> well, some students are looking for new ways to tackle the most dangerous situations. rescue robots proved most innovative at this competition in china. a firefighting bottom includes an electric drill and flame sensors to reduce

news in memphis this week, but they got some last night when the white house told the city's booker t. washington high school they won the nationwide race to the top challenge. they showcased their accomplishments including increasing their graduation rate from 55% to 82% in just three years. now, wait until you hear their reward. president obama will speak at commencement there this coming monday. >>> the head of philip morris is getting a lot of attention tonight for saying cigarettes are not that hard to quit. while he conceded they are harmful and addictive, he might get an argument from the millions of folks wearing patches and chewing nicotine gum to try to stop the cravings that have been compared to coming off of heroin. the ceo made the annual remarks at the annual shareholder meeting in response to a cancer nurse who is also an anti-tobacco activist. >>> it was the hat seen around the world, the one atop the head of princess beatrice at the royal wedding right there on the right. the brits call this a fascinator. in this case, it's a front mount. as you may have seen, it quickly made it

. >> this week, i went to memphis, tenn., where i spoke to the graduating class of booker t. washingtonh school. this commencement was especially the kids at booker t. washington high school had overcome. this is a school and in the middle of a tough neighborhood. there's a lot of crime. there's a lot of poverty. and just a few years ago, only about half the students graduated from the school. just a handful went to college each year. folks came together to change all that. under the leadership of dynamic principal and devoted teachers, they started an academy for ninth graders, because they found that was when a lot of kids were lost. they made it possible for a lot of students to take vocational courses or advanced placement classes. more importantly, they did not just change the curriculum. they provided a culture that creates hard work and discipline and they showed it every student can matter. today four out of five students at the school earn a diploma. 70% continue their education, many the first time in their family to go to college. so booker t. washington high school is no lon

> let's talk about school performance for a minute because i want to introduce you guys to booker t. washington high school, this school, it's students, it's parents, it's teachers, they took matters into their own hands and increased graduation rates to almost 81%. they won the president's race to the top competition, what you're saying is the video that they put together to try to win this race to the top commencement competition so the president's going to come there and give a commencement address. all of the stake holders in this community, what they were doing right, there are places where we are seeing public schools despite the odds managing to raise their graduation rates. >> you know, the one word that you rarely hear when politicians and educators and the teachers unions all get together, you rarely hear the word parents. that to me is the number one. i know what the research says, the research says if you have better teachers and better quality of teachers the kids will succeed and i'm not going to argue with the numbers, but if that child goes home and education is a priority in th

only two names were in the encyclopedia, and that was booker t. washington and george washington carver, but she lectured about the contribution of frederick douglass, w.e.b. dubois, and how jackie robinson had broken the baseball barrier. and we remembered the opera singer who was not allowed to sing in the hall and had to sing in lincoln center. all the discrimination and the local in justices. like, everything was separate and unequal. the school was inadequate. we could not go to the hospitals. they built a house adjacent to the main hospital. the white people were not supposed to be in the same room with an n-person. you know the n-word? i said to myself at the end of the day that i love my country and i'm glad that that day, i took a stand. i saw through the supreme court that the flaws that america had tried to correct them by removing those horrible signs -- "white" and "colored." i said when i testified at the trial, i went through how we were treated, and the lady dramatize it, so i do not have to go through that, but it is the whole system of sepa

the president shook the hands of all 155 graduates today at booker t. washington high in memphis, tennessee. they knew the president would give a speech but were surprised when they met with him before the ceremony. some of the students you can see cheering, others just crying. the president revealed a surprise that the principal's own daughter didn't attend her mom's school. >> she was worried that the boys would be afraid to talk to her if her mom was lurking in the hallways. which is why my next job will be principal at sasha and malia's high school. and then i'll be president of their college. >> the president went on to tell the students they'd shown more determination than many adults by boosting the school's graduation rate from 55% to more than 81%. >>> here's a story that a lot of people are talking about around the country and especially here in the bay area. a woman who went on national tv claimed to be from the bay area and explained how she injected her 8-year-old daughter with botox. well, now, looks like she might be losing custody of her daughter.

. >> because if success can happen here at booker t. washington, it can happen anywhere in memphis.f it can happen in memphis, it can happen anywhere in tennessee, and if it can happen anywhere in tennessee, it can happen all across america. >> the school's graduation rate jumped from 35% in 2007 to nearly 82% in 2010. congratulations to them. >>> straight ahead, your tuesday morning weather. >>> and in sports, a royal pitcher ends up in the record books, but, not in a good way. in the record books, but, not in a good way. use the hand towel analyzer at kleenex.com and find out what could be on your cloth hand towel. [ ribbits ] upgrade to kleenex hand towels for a clean, fresh towel every time. now use the best suncare recommended most by dermatologists. neutrogena®, with technologies like helioplex... it provides the highest average spf and unsurpassed uva protection. get the best. neutrogena®. with being fed on. we demand k9 advantix ii. it not only kills fleas and ticks, it repels most ticks before they can attach and snack on us. frontline plus kills but doesn't repel. any tick

booker t. washington, one of t great black educators made sure that the people going to the black colleges were both educat and had a skill. every n came out and every woman came out with a skill. i met teacher of autism. without college, i would not be where i am. without a college education, you are really nothing in our society. host: more of your calls coming up here. some more facts and statistics as pew research center released with its poll. is college more affordable? 22% of digital public says that it is more affordable. college presidents have a different and you. . -- have a different view. how which you rate the jobs of higher ecation? how're they doing in providing value for the money spent? >> we leave this now to head to atlanta, georgia, the hometown of herman cane to announce he is in the running for the g.o.p. presidential nomination. and he is introduced by martha zoler. >> it is great to see all of you here to welcome herman cain into the race for president. there are three thing that

we have another transitional youth house in the booker t. washington center over by the muniart close to the old mervyn's builting, sears building. all i will say, we are working very hard with the mayor's office of housing to do outreach to the community now to see if that's even a project the community will support. i will tell you that the community ultimately will have my support in that. what i would ask is that everyone has open eyes and open ears about it. i do think we need to do this. we need to provide these housing projects. however -- and we need to do them throughout san francisco. however, i'm open to the fact that king edward ii may not be the right oneful. as our told -- as i told our mayor's office of housing who i am working closely with and respect a great deal, it has gone so far down the road where the community may be past the point of no return in terms of support. i want to let that process play itself out. i know it's been a big deal. it's not necessarily a budget issue right now. i'm happy to take it offline. >> [inaudible] >>

you would think a lot from his rhetoric here he is delivering this year's commencement at booker t. washington high school the success of our economy will depend on your skills but the success of our community will depend on your ability to follow the golden rule treat others as you would like to be tree in the fall of the golden rule mr president how would you like to be forced into a system that you don't want to be a part of just the receiver the plumber that can't get you a job anyway the corners to find molyneux in the premier issue of the freedoms phoenix easily nearly half of all students in major cities drop out of high school every day an average of seventy two hundred students drop out of school that is thirteen million children fully in state schools every year forty two million american adults can't read at all fifty million can only read a fourth or fifth grade level and the number of adults classified as functionally illiterate increases by about two and a quarter million each year twenty percent of high school seniors can be classified as mean functionally illiterate at the time

at booker t. washingtonigh school in memphis, tennessee, alexis wilson had to give the speech this week to welcome the other speaker, waiting in the wings. >> just in case you have not heard, we have a very special commencement speaker. >> reporter: their high school won a competition, and the president was waiting to go on. >> once i got the first part down, the rest of it just kind of flowed. >> reporter: when we asked who she was trying to impress, it wasn't the president. she was trying to get her father to smile. >> to my parents, i thank you the most. to my father, i thank you for having the same blank expression on your face as the day was born. >> reporter: did she finally get that smile? >> just a little, but i wouldn't say he did a lot of expression. >> reporter: and that pressure of speaking before a home crowd -- i can relate to that. asked back to my alma mater, just today. ithaca college. that college tv studio. yes, i was the freshman anchor with braces. and there have been so many lessons lea

. >>> and at noon eastern, president obama gives the commencement address at booker t. washingtone school won the race to the top challenge. >>> let's check in with richard roth in new york. >> reporter: one the world's most powerful business figures stands ready for personally face the charges here at a new york state courthouse. i'm richard roth, we'll have details at the top of the hour. >> reporter: i'm ed lavandera in butte la rose, louisiana. behind us is the river where waters are starting to swell and making their painful process through. we'll have that story. >> reporter: i'm dan loathian at the white house. with gas prices continuing to go up. president obama responds by tweaking his energy policy. we'll have that story at the top of the hour. >>> also next hour, you will meet a man who catches baseballs better than anybody off the field. zack hample snagged three foul balls at a baltimore orioles game. but that's nothing. he's caught nearly 5,000 balls at major league parks. he'll disclose his secrets if you want to catch a foul ball, he'll tell you how. with sports ca

many of the students at booker t. washington came from -- lived in housing projects, homes which were recently demolished to make way for a hope vi project, the six -- for a hope project. those student sauce their homes destroyed but they've worked hard in their school and stayed at booker t. washington with high school and are honored by the president's visit. they, like everybody else in memphis, cheer for the memphis grizzlies and the grizzlies' cheer towel is one that i bring you today. believe memphis, believe memphis has carried the grizzlies, an eight seeded team, to championship games, the city believes, the city is strong, we urge you to come to memphis, have some ribs, have some music and enjoy or hospitality. thank you, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from california, mrs. chu, for five minutes. ms. chu: thank you, madam chair. i rise today in celebration of the 60th anrers -- anniversary of the 1951 donential -- convention related to the status of refugees. the convention

booker t. washington high school in memphis won the honor.is video we're showing you here is of the president arriving today in el paso. >>> new information is out tonight and reveals one thing many mothers can do to possibly keep their child from having behavioral problems. >>> plus -- how apple and google are fighting back against some serious accusations in washington. >>> if you diet you know them all. south beach, adkins, weight watchers. tonight the one diet that's on the top of the list when it comes to getting the weight off. >>> the highway patrol is investigating a terrible accident in the north bay that killed a child and left a family distrout tonight. a 5-year-old boy was hit by a pickup truck in unincorporated sonoma county. this video here just came into our newsroom. the child was riding his bike when he collided with a truck. you can see there deputies on the scene of the accident. at this point the identities of the kyle child or the driver have not been released. authorities have not established if the driver of the truck w

it is booker t. washington high in memphis, tennessee.ts dropout rate, all the while preparing its students for the future. we're joined by the principal and two students. good morning and congratulations to you guys. has it sunk in yet? >> good morning. thank you. >> as i understand it, alicia, you took the phone call. are you on a first name basis with the vice president? >> oh, yes. i'm sure we're friends. he definitely called me alicia. it was great. >> this is something i know you've been working really diligently towards. part of this race to the top is showing why your high school is deserving of bringing the president in by showing how you've improved the education for your students, how you've improved your preparation, in terms of sending them out to the world, to college or a job. tell us what you think convinced the president that this is where he should come and speak? >> well, yeah, i'm excited. i'm actually excited that he chose us. i'm hoping that he chose us because we're representative of all schools. i think that everyb

president obama you see there in memphis, tennessee right now to address graduates of booker t. washingtonhool. these are live pictures from the event. the school won the honor of having the president speak by winning this year's race to the top commencement challenge. the school boosted its graduation rate from 55% to 81%. over the last three years. while in the memphis area, the president will also take a look at the flood damage from last week. now a very special graduation moment. we don't usually spend time showing graduates walking across the stage, but one guy really caught our eye. his name is austin whitney. here he is getting his degree this weekend at the university of california at berkeley. austin is a paraplegic who wore a pair of mechanical legs to help him get out of his wheelchair so he could walk up and get his own diploma. but he didn't walk alone. all 15,000 people there cheered him on. an amazing sight and very special story but we're not done. austin whitney joins me now from berkeley, california. austin, so great to have you on the show today. you said it was the gre

. >> as an example, he mentioned his visit this week to booker t. washingtonol in memphis. he says he was inspired by the young people he met who overcame difficulties and worked hard to earn their diplomas. one of the front men of the popular group black eyed peas was in the bay area last night. he wasn't here to perform. but to motivate young people to succeed. and he's even offering to pay for it. abc 7's lisa amin gulezian has more. >> will i am is an entertainer, entrepreneur and an education advocate. >> i'm so proud of you. >> he's here to support these college-bound students. recent grads of the college track program. >> pride fills this room because these students are all considered at risk. they go to centers in oakland, east palo alto and san francisco. >> where are you going to college? >> i will be attending mit this fall. >> i didn't know what the a.c.t. was and things like that. so i didn't even know i needed it to apply to the university. >> he arrived in the u.s. from el salvador four years ago and immediately found college track. his father s

. >> as an example, he mentioned his visit this week to booker t. washingtonl in memphis. he says he was inspired by the young people he met who overcame difficulties and worked hard to earn their diplomas. one of the front men of the popular group black eyed peas was in the bay area last night. he wasn't here to perform. but to motivate young people to succeed. and he's even offering to pay for it. abc 7's lisa amin gulezian has more. >> will i am is an entertainer, entrepreneur and an education advocate. >> i'm so proud of you. >> he's here to support these college-bound students. recent grads of the college track program. >> ♪ i got a feeling >> pride fills this room because these students are all considered at risk. they go to centers in oakland, east palo alto and san francisco. >> where are you going to college? >> i will be attending mit this fall. >> i didn't know what the a.c.t. was and things like that. so i didn't even know i needed it to apply to the university. >> he arrived in the u.s. from el salvador four years ago and immediately found college

i know that armed with the skills and experience and the love that you've gained at booker t. washington ready to make your mark on the world. so thank you, thanks for inspiring me. >> the president was inspirational to them as well when he shook the hands of all 155 graduates as he handed them dip pllomas and special recognition, too. >>> loren scott is here. there were tears from sharks fans last night. >> just a bit of a meltdown in game one. head coach todd mcclellan with a unique critique of his team saying the team were like can e canines running through traffic. they had just enough time to get out of the middle of the road. the a's host the an gems toenlts. while the tarpts are down, we talk about rainy day blues and we bring you a sit-down with bay area native pete carroll talking about jim harbaugh following him into the nfc west. that and more in sports. >>> a little bit more of the rainy day blues action right now. in oakland, the athletics hit the field foent. we're talking about rain and wind. we'll have details about how long this lasts coming up. >>> it is the american wa

it with the practices were trying to do is reconcile the theory, philosophy is a voice and booker t. washington while battling white supremacists. moreover, i think it's very notable that the criticisms of school desegregation in particular that waldman offered came to be shared by lots and lots of people in the rights movement, all of whom thought something more complicated than integration. so of course people came to understand that one needed nurturing teachers with good curriculum and representation of school boards, for instance. above all else, i would argue that a bottom-up perspective on constitutional history shows that a whole range of people, not only these unsung lawyers, but organizers, demonstrators, women and men in interaction with national institutions helped to shape and give meaning to the constitution. there were people on the ground yet every law shapers come a lot, even lawmakers if you begin to consider their role in the passage of the landmark solar rights legislation. now i talked about a few people are public figures and there are be familiar with them. john lewis and

>> justine: president barack obama of delivering the commencement address to seniors that booker t. washington listen. >> broaden their ideas about what is possible. parents, politicians and the media at to see how success is possible. how is happening every day. that's why came today. because its success can happen here it can happen anywhere memphis. (applause & cheering) >> if it can happen in my office again happened and tennessee, if it happened in tennessee it can happen across america. (applause & cheering) ever since i became president my administration has been working hard to build on the progress taking place in schools like the spirit we have to encourage the change that led not by politicians, not by washington d.c., but by teachers and principals, parents, entire communities. by ordinary people standing up and demanding a better future for their children. we have more work to do, so every child can for fell his or her god-given potential here in tennessee we have seen progress tennessee has been a leader one of the first winners of the nationwide race to the top to reward the res

this booker t. washington managed to improve their graduation rate. we've seen the sandra bullock school. in new orleans, they graduated all these kids. the booker t. washington school, they separate out girls and boys in ninth grade. almost into like academies so they can get used -- be prepared for what the high school appearance is going to be. they have a.p. classes. they do lots of other things to really engage the children. >> that's exactly what you do. one of the reasons why every morning i'm standing outside, rain, sleet or snow, greeting the children, because i want them to know, good morning, son, good morning, young lady, it's a pleasure to see you. glad you decided to come back. when the child understands somebody to greet them and love them and have the highest expectations of them, that's what they want. that's why kids join gangs, children at the teenage years in particular are looking for a group to belong to. so if it's the football team, it's the football team. it's got to be a group. they'r

the school is booker t. washington high. it won the president's race to the top competition.sident obama will meet with first responders and families affected along the mississippi river and hundreds of memphis residents were forced into shelters when the river crested at an all it time high. >> the high school went from 50% graduation rate to the 80s. >> a new era in chicago. rahm emanuel, the president's former chief of staff will be sworn in today as chicago' mayor. the first transition of power in 22 years in the windy city. vice president biden is expected to be on hand for it. imagine those two off the cuff talking in front of the cameras. a lot of work on emanuel's desk. he's inheriting a $587 million budget gap. >> 22 years for this daily, almost half a century with a daly in charge of chicago. >>> the heart says no, that's what republican mike huckabee said over the weekend about why he has chosen to stay out of the 2012 presidential race. some polls had him leading the pack among the likely gop conit tenders, especially in southern states. so who is he supporting in

. >>> anticipation building now in memphis at booker t. washington high school.t barack obama. the school won the race to the challenge, its graduation rate has soared almost 30 percentage points since 2007. live coverage from memphis is coming up. >>> also, we talked last week to the principal and a student from the school where the president's going to be speaking and we asked the principal what the school did to turn things around. >> look. just treat each kid as an individual. it's not about tests. it's about meeting the kid where they are. parents send the best kids they have to school every day. it's our job to meet them there. >> graduating senior kenneth roberson talked about his reaction to the news that the president is going to be speaking at his commencement. >> i was shocked. i was very shocked. and i was willing to do whatever it was and whatever it takes to see the president. and i'm just looking forward to shaking his hand and hoping that i say the proper things to the president. >> we're sure he will. the president is the only one who's giving wo

booker t. washingtonone of the great black educators made sure that the people going to the black colleges were both educated and had a skill. every man came out and every woman came out with a skill. i met teacher of autism. without college, i would not be where i am. without a college education, you are really nothing in our society. host: more of your calls coming up here. some more facts and statistics as pew research center released with its poll. is college more affordable? 22% of digital public says that it is more affordable. college presidents have a different and you. . -- have a different view. how which you rate the jobs of higher education? how're they doing in providing value for the money spent? this is based on the pew research. if you're looking at income levels, a lot of talk about college costs, but once you are out of college, how much do you earn? the bureau of labor statistics have some details. if you have some college but no degree, your average earnings per week is about $712. if

famous photographer named johnston who took pictures of many actually famous african-americans, booker t. washington, people like that. and this is from 1898. the easter egg hunt started under president hayes, and initially it was on -- it was at the capitol, but then congressman started complaining about the kids tearing at the grass and wood so they moved into the white house. and it became one of the few venues by 1898 where you had integrated public events. and so that's what we have a black child and a white shell together, because outside of this easter egg hunt on the grass, in that period segregation was like pretty rigid. this was two years after the plessy v. ferguson decision, which basically said segregation is legal across the country. what anybody wants to implement it. and two years before the last black member of congress was going out of office and would not be another one for another three decades. so are there any other questions or comments? yes. >> this is a personal question to you. i notice that you are wearing your wedding band. how did your family deal with you through the p