cornel west? just want to affirm what my dear sister dolores said about the deportation out of control. it goes beyond political parties. it was under the obama administration as well. we have to be very candid about that. it is very difficult to have a robust and candid conversation about a number of these structural issues that have to ,o with misery and depression without somehow being open to the ways in which both parties to noten complicit staying in contact with the rich humanity of our precious mexican .rothers and sisters, chicanos it also relates to this larger issue of how does the democratic party come to terms with obama and his legacy? because it is clear hardly anyone wants to critically examine it. you cannot say too much about the wall street bailout explicitly, cannot say too much about the drones, about the moors in libya and somalia, the bombs in yemen, cannot say too much about the very ugly israeli occupation, cannot say too much about the ugly egyptian authoritarianism. thou

cornel west and dr. drew pinsky are also here. first, radical renegades gone wild, that's the focus of tonight's first angle. just last week, nancy pelosi assured us that any disagreement in her own party was just a family squabble. >> i have some level of confidence and joy in seeing diversity in our caucus. in a family you have a difference but you're still family. >> laura: more like the corleone's or the manson's -- watching the debate it didn't have a feel of a family reunion to me. a majority of the democrats on stage trashed the recent standard-bearer barack obama. he's one of the most beloved political figures on the planet but he is written off as a cautious technocrat who was unable to deliver the fundamental change, the radicals really wanted and still want. now aoc plus three have led to the reappraisal of their leftist activism. remember when i said back in january, conservatives ignoring her leadership in the democratic party do so at their own peril. >> i think it's a mistake to not take her seriously, to brush her

this is a next served him a conversation between toni morrison and cornel west at the new york society for the goal culture in 2004. isthis melancholy i feel now about a country like this with the best shot in the world, the best shot in the world at this moment, at this time with a certain kind of plenitude and intelligence and a ambition and generosity and some history from which to learn could, indeed, become the worst part of its own self. amy: after the headlines, we will spend the hour taking a closer look at toni morrison's legacy. we will continue to hear her in her own words and speak to her friends and colleagues, dr. angela davis and the great writers nikki giovanni and sonia sanchez. human rights groups are demanding the nigerian government release nigerian journalist omoyele sowore after he was arrested sunday. authorities are claiming sowore's call for nationwide protests under the banner "revolution now" is an attempt to take over the government. sowore is a human rights activist and the publisher of the online news site sahara reporters. he ran against president muhamma

this evening we have a conversation with cornell west at the commonwealth club. tomorrow we have a sim pymposiu 12 to 5 at the war memorial. on wednesday evening, 6:00 at the stf jass jazz center we wil te secelebrate 55 year s, recognii some of our leaders and having a little bit of music. then on thursday, the young people part of mayor bried -- breed's opportunity for all will share their presentations at the pal aace of art s. if you have additional questio questions, please feel free to talk to us or ask questions. i also want to recognize a form er director of the commission, mayor vic ban mba. he served as the executive director of the human rights commission and is now a proud support er he eer during her wo clark construction. final words from our shachair sn christian. [ applause ]. >> thank you, director davis, form er commissioner davis. i had the privilege of working with sheryl for several years as commissioners on the human rights commission before we convinced her to take on in -- this role that we are thrilled she is in and has done so much for t

cornell west had an article called the deniggerization of people where you want to make black people're doing this because they're not solving the other issues of health care. this is not about having open borders, it's about having just borders. it's about having borders that are rooted in justice and love and not the kind of hellish situations we're seeing in our name. that's why, joy, black and white and brown and native people came together. i want folks to understand that it's not this broad evangelicalism. we had blacks and whites together, many of them together saying no. religious leaders are going back because we cannot let this stand. >> indeed. nine out of ten of the poor states in the united states are red states that voted for donald trump. among them are mitch mcconnell's state, lindsey graham's state and texas is one that has big problems. >> he can fix this and that's why we're going to the border. we're putting a lot of pressure on him. >> thank you, william barber and wilson-hartgrove. >>> don't miss "politics nation" today at 5:00 eastern when al sharpton will inte