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cornel west, and bakari sellers. his new book is out "my vanishing country." here with nermeen shaikh as we continue to bring you the voices of the rebellion around the country and it a largest nationwide uprising since the 1960's. protesters shut down cities across the country following the lice murdeder of george floyoyd, the african-american man in minneapolis. this i is activist, formrmer w's march cochair tamika mallory speaking at a rally in minneapolis. >> we are not responsible for the mental illness that has been inflicted upon our people by the american government institutions and those people who are in positions of power. i don't give a damn if theyy burnrned on target. because target should be on the streets with us calling for the justice that our people deserve. time was autozone at the went philando castile was shot in a car, which is what they actually represent? where were they? so if you're not coming to the people's defense, they don't challenge us when young people and other people who are frustrated and instigated by the people you pay --

cornell west, actor danny glover, comedian wanda sykes messing,ess debra former vice president al gore and his daughter karenna, and actress and activist jane fonda. live on saturday, 10:00 a.m. eastern, the poor people's rally against social injustice, on c-span, online at c-span.orgl, or listen life on the free c-span radio app. trump: this november we are going to take back the house, we are going to hold the senate, and we're going to keep the white house. >> president trump returns to the campaign trail saturday for a rally in tulsa. watch our live coverage starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, on-demand at c-span.org, or listen on the go with the free c-span radio app. >> the african-american community here in tulsa was started by a real-estate person from arkansas. w. gurley.e was o. in thist 40-plus acres area in early 2o century and 20began to developth -- century and he began to develop this area selling the state to individual lacks who wanted to blacksperty--individual who wanted to own property. the historic greenwood area is the area where he brought this -- bought thi

cornell west.aving taught at harvard, princeton, dartmouth and yale for starters, he's currently a professor at harvard, professor emeritus at princeton. he's the author of 20 books and in the spare time is co-host of the new podcast appropriately called "tightrope." we are as always happy to have him on our broadcast. dr. west, i had the great privilege in life starting at the age of 8 to know the late, great peter gomes, who at the time of his death was chaplain at harvard university. he was my brother's college roommate and was always in our house, and we kind of knew back then this was a wise and learned man. and one of the quotes he has left us with is "who of us would not love to have the courage to act upon our convictions as opposed to acting upon our fears?" and i'm curious is it because you see the convictions of all the people in the street that you're so convinced this is a moment of reckoning, to use your words? >> well, peter gomes was my teacher, and he was my very, very dear brother

you agree with -- cornell west. cornell west, i want to ask you aor question. let me ask you a question. okay. >> you're not a lawyer. you're not a civil rights lawyer. i'll match my credentials against you any day. >> we are not talking about credentials. you have an oak respect. we are talking about respect. >> you've got no respect for me. >> don't come out here disrespecting me. >> sean: i've got to let it go. thank you both. a little out of control, i tried. all right. we will come back and regroup. when we come back, shocking reports, violence amid the left calls to defund the police. also, the acting secretary chad wolf is here as we continue a little more quietly straight ahead. >> sean: unfortunately tonight, violent crime continues to rise in major cities and wee are also learning more about arrest in connection with arson of the minneapolis police precinct. here with the latest he was chief breaking news , correspondent trace gallagher. >> last night in brooklyn within 10 minutes, seven people were shot in three separate shootings. 10:20, two men wer

let's bring in cornell west, and professor jurisprudence at princeton robert george, they both happen to be good friends and we are glad to have you both. >> great to be on the show especially with brother cornell. >> thank you so much for having us. appreciate it. shannon: something from the american think cancel culture, what happens when everything gets canceled, it is leading us to an orwellian dystonic society, when the left wants to cancel everything that is part of the american culture and way of life there will be nothing left and perhaps that is the goal, they can remake history as they choose like writing a novel but history is important, even the bad parts. how do we decide what stays and goes and who gets to decide? >> one thing we try to exemplify in showing love without politics and audiology a strong defense of rights and the become a lifting of a voice, we have to be sure that people have a right to express themselves whether we agree or disagree. the cancellation culture allows certain power games to be played. there has to be a defense the matter how much we disagree

ben sesse: you talk t cornell west and robbie george . professors of princeton, very few political questions the same way. they viewed differently. if somebody divides in american life. played out between the two men in it, you're actually friends they believe in each other's dignity and they argue a different way in public. tell us about that and telecine you think other people are succeeding at that. arthur: cornel west is gone back and forth between harvard and princeton over the course of his career . both of them are some of the 22 most distinguished officers and recollected a not absolutely off the site in the spectrum he's a social conservative. his open about his beliefs about abortion and gay marriage which are concerned that pretty cornell west on the other hand is the honorary chairman of the democratic socialist of america. he is very open about his strong progressive use. cornell west and robbie george could not be more different. the college of the rather. they have a roadshow in the talk about their common moral principles

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cornell west. dr. west, thank you for spending time with us. it's been too long. >> love you, brother. god bless your parents, man. >> thank you. thank you very much. best to you and yours as well. while dr. west has been speaking about all the things that are going into this night we're chronicling, we've been alerted that cal perry has a development in the story from louisville, kentucky. cal, as we go to you, i just wanted to tell our viewers we'll be updating them on a situation that is sadly deteriorating in seattle right after this. but, cal, go ahead. >> reporter: yes. we heard from the mayor, who has talked about five days of violence and death here in louisville. on thursday, seven people were shot. on friday, we had those fires. saturday, at least five police officers were targeted. then late last night, david mcatee, a 53-year-old man who serves barbecue on the west side of town, was shot and killed. the circumstances of that are still very confusing. there's an investigation under way, but we do understand from the mayor that the po

this includes cornell west, actor danny glover, comedian wanda sykes, debra missing, former vice president al gore and his daughter karen and actress and activist jane fonda. the poor people's campaign rally against social injustice. on c-span, online on c-span.org and listen on the free c-span radio apps. >> we are going to take back the house, hold the senate and we are going to keep the white house. >> donald from returns to the campaign trail saturday, watch live coverage at 8:00 pm, on demand, c-span.org, or listen on the go, or listen

both professors at princeton university an and cornel west hs gone back and forth over the course of his career. both of them are two of the most distinguished philosophers in life today so i'm absolutely on opposite sides of the spectrum. bobby george is a catholic that is a good social conservative not just economic. he is open about his beliefs about of origin and marriage. cornell west however is the honorary chairman of the socialists of america and is open about his strong progressive views. they couldn't be more different. they talk about their principles into deep disagreement. i know both of them they were both friends of mine and it's incredibly inspirational. i have a partner i work with and we have a little bit of traveling, he's the former general counsel of the naacp. he is a man of the left and the progressive left. a civil rights warrior in the style of the 1960s and 1970s. i on the other hand and a big conservative for the enterprise institute. we met at a national commission on how to lift people out of poverty. i sat next to him and it was like a house on fire beca

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speakers include activist cornell west, actor danny glover, comedian wanda sykes, former vice president al gore and his daughter, and actress and activist jane fonda. live saturday at 10:00 a.m. eastern. the poor people's campaign rally against social injustice, on c-span, online at c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app app. bernard kerik

cornell west, danny glover, wanda sykes, debra messing, former vice president al gore, and his daughter, and actress and activist jane fonda. live saturday at 10:00 a.m. eastern, the poor people's rally against social injustice, on c-span, online at c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app app. journal,'s washington every day, we are taking your calls live on the air on the news of the day and discussing policy issues that impact you. saturday morning, former military infectious disease expert dr. michael lewis on the spread of the coronavirus and how it compares to previous outbreaks like sars. than a discussion about the june 19, 1921 tulsa riots that led to the killings of hundreds of african-americans with the professor of african and african-american studies at the university of oklahoma. watch c-span's washington journal, live at 7:00 eastern saturday morning and be sure to join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments, text messages, and tweets. house p

host: name a few people who do this well as i am hopeful you were getting their talking about cornell west transforming an institution with very few political questions the same way so many would be played out and get they are actually friends and believe in each other's dignity and argue a different way and public. >> guest: they are both professors at the university both of them are the most distinguished political philosophers on opposite sides of the spectrum. he's a social conservative and open about his beliefs about abortion which are conservative and cornell west is the chairman of the democratic socialists of america and is open about his progressive views. they couldn't be more different. they talk about their common principles and deep disagreement about the way. they have zero contempt for each other. the model what we really want. and i know both of them are friends of mine and it's incredibly inspirational i have a partner i work with named john powell. he is the general counsel of the naacp california ethnic studies he's a man of the progressive left and a civil rights warri

cornell west joins us, so does filmmaker spike lee. first the funeral and cnn's omar jimenez. >> reporter: george floyd called out for his mother who passed away to years ago. today he was laid to rest next to her after an emotional funeral in houston. >> all i think about is when he was yelling for momma. and i know our momma is right there. she got her hands wide open. >> reporter: the fountain church paused to promote each other and pray before the ceremony began. floyd was remembered as a man of faith, a brother, an uncle, a father, a friend. ♪ while the ceremony celebrated his life, his death and the movement it sparked was invoked time and time again. >> the assignment of george floyd and the purpose will mean there will be no more 8:46 of police brutality. >> go on and get your rest now. go on an see momma now. we're going to fight on. we're going to fight on. >> we honor him today because when he took his last breath, the rest of us will now be able to breathe. so therefore i, sylvester turner, mayor of the city of houston here

cornell west joins me when we continue. millions of men are keeping their hair thanks to proven hair loss treatments, and you can to thanks to keeps. get online access to a physician and fda-approved treatments delivered right to your door, safely and affordably. go to keeps.com/tv to learn more. >>> president trump has mostly ignored the spriike in coronavirus, he played golf and used twitter and had to delete his support for supporters in florida. one man is seen driving a golf cart with trump campaign posters chanting white power. the president does watch the video, he just didn't hear the man before he tweeted they were quote great people and the president is said to yet condemn the use of the phrase white pow eve er. he retweeted a video of a couple that with drew weapon to protesters. the white couple facing off against white and black marchers certainly says, well, speaks volumes. joining us dr. cornell west co-host of a new pod cast the tight rope. dr. west, it's great to have you on. i keep getting the feeling this

cornell west. dr. west, thank you for spending time with us. it's been too long. >> love you, brother. god bless your parents, man. >> thank you. thank you very much. best to you and yours as well. while dr. west has been speaking about all the things that are going into this night we're chronicling, we've been alerted that cal perry has a development in the story from louisville, kentucky. cal, as we go to you, i just wanted to tell our viewers we'll be updating them on a situation that is sadly deteriorating in seattle right after this. but, cal, go ahead. >> reporter: yes. we heard from the mayor, who has talked about five days of violence and death here in louisville. on thursday, seven people were shot. on friday, we had those fires. saturday, at least five police officers were targeted. then late last night, david mcatee, a 53-year-old man who serves barbecue on the west side of town, was shot and killed. the circumstances of that are still very confusing. there's an investigation under way, but we do understand from the mayor that the po

cornell west. public philosophy at harvard, professor emeritus at princeton. dr. west, it's great to have you on. i -- i keep getting the feeling, this weekend, that the president is doing everything he possibly can to amplify, promote racist language. and just division in this country. and the idea that he retweets a picture of these, you know -- this couple clutching weapons, threatening protestors, in their, you know, brooks brothers outfits. it just seems so insane that the president of the united states is doing this. >> no, you're absolutely right, my dear brother. you know, i was just talking to my beloved son cliffton. and i was saying we don't want to become obsessed with brother trump. we know, as a neofascist gangster, he recycles these kind of xenophobic recordwords. he began attacking precious mexican brothers and sisters. now, he is attacking asians with this talk about the virus. he attacks the maxine waters. and i still haven't got over he calling the sons b-i-t-c-h-e-s. you know what i mean? theresa, kaepernick, and sister heidi, they are precious

you know, there's an incredible interview with cornell west last night with brian williams on msnbc and would direct everyone to it this is one of the great poetic heart souls the world has known and he was crying out for leadership i look to leadership where i see it i see it in young people, i see it in the is volunteers on our test site and the peaceful protesters but we need -- but those strong, clear voices and the focus on the real protests and the true protesters and not on those fringe groups that are, you know, doing these ridiculous things and criminal things, is what i think the media has a great responsibility to. but i don't know that we're going to get to -- i'm waiting for these young leaders to start to tell us that, you know, older people, who are we going to boycott? are we going to boycott mount santo, boycott facebook, your previous guest talked about what a great company disney is. last i checked disney paid a minuscule settlement after an alligator ate a baby at the theme park this has got to be a brand new sense of corporate responsibility it's time that country m

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>>talking about the power of love that was doctor cornell west with that moving speech all right switching gears here for a moment, let's talk about the weather with mabrisa. >>let's take a look at your 4 zone forecast for your tuesday night live look outside golden gate bridge. very hazy out there, but clear skies but we are going to notice the return of june gloom during the overnight hours and temperatures out there right now quite a spread 57 degrees for half moon bay and 76 degrees for antioch nearly a 20 degree difference out there right now still tracking warm temperatures in the tri valleys even at this 10 o'clock hour and overnight lows, we'll be on the mild side widespread mid 50's and let's take a look at your microclimate wednesday forecast. daytime highs holding study tomorrow in downtown san francisco remaining in the mid 70's at 75 degrees. half moon bay, 72 degrees. so we're all going to be about 5 to nearly 15 degrees above average along the coast from brisbane a burlingame low to mid 70's. there fortunately, wind speeds on the breezy side around 20 miles per hour less san

speakers include activist cornell west, actor danny glover, comedian wanda sykes, actress deborah missing, former vice president out gore and his daughter and actors and activist jane fonda live saturday at 10 am eastern. the poor people's campaign rally against social injustice on c-span, online, c-span.org or listen live on the free c-span radio apps. >> this november we are going to take back the house, we are going to hold the senate and we are going to keep the white house. >> donald trump returns to the campaign trail saturday for a rally in tulsa, watch our live coverage starting at 8:00 pm eastern on c-span, on demand, c-span.org or listen on the go with the free c-span radio apps. >> next, labor secretary eugene scalia talks about the trump administration's economic recovery efforts in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. this event hosted by the heritage foundation was held by videoconference. >> i would like to introduce a great friend of the heritage foundation and wonderful member of the administration to work with. it is fitting that we have with us today secretary of labor

when we come back, our interview with cornell west. we'll also check in with chris jansing in new york on some of the trouble in the streets of gotham tonight. >>> a quick break it was. we're back with our second hour of coverage. as we've been saying, we're following some of the trouble >>> good morning, everybody. it is tuesday, june 2nd. i'm yasmin vossoughian. we have a lot to get to this morning as police brutality continued to rage across the country. we saw many peaceful demonstrations during the day evolve into chaos as the day went on. new york city went from this early yesterday evening -- i love you. let's go. let's continue marching. this way. >> to this just a couple of hours later. there was widespread looting even before the 11:00 p.m.

when we come back, our interview with cornell west. we'll also check in with chris jansing in new york on some of the trouble in the streets of gotham tonight. >>> a quick break it was. we're back with our second hour of coverage. as we've been saying, we're following some of the trouble that has proved an inevitable part of this story, of this drama that came from the initial death seven days ago of george floyd. we've had trouble in the streets of new york tonight. our own chris jansing has led off our prior hour, reporting from macy's herald square. as we showed you a few minutes ago, the empire state building is but a silhoue

speakers include cornell west, danny glover, wanda sykes, debra messing, al gore and his daughter, and jane fonda. live saturday at 10:00 a.m. eastern. the poor people's campaign rally against social injustice on c-span, online, or on the free c-span radio app. >> this november, we are going to take back the house. we are going to hold the senate and we are going to keep the white house. president trump to the campaign trail saturday for a rally in tulsa, oklahoma. watch our live coverage starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern. former deputy national security adviser ben rhodes on the rise of china's global influence. he joined the ucla center for international relations for a broad discussion on foreign policy and national security. everyone.rning, it is a pleasure to have you back for one of our webinars. today, we have the pleasure of bening as our special guest he will speak and then he and i will have a conversation. to postrage you all questions through the q&a feature. limited to the second half, i will begin to wrap up our discussion and i will start posing some of your questions. this

hello and welcome to the interview here on france twenty four our guest today is cornel west's he's a professor of philosophy at harvard university he's also a professor emeritus at princeton university and he joins us from princeton thank you very much for being with us. ththank you very m much. profesr west- weaker so go george floyd died under the knee of a police officer in minneapolis since then we've seen a wave of protests across the u. s. even beyond- we've seen that story before- but do you think it is different. this time around there's no doubt we have reached a turnrning point. you know the greatest texts ever written on american democracy is written by the great frenchman and to let elect guitar. to pointhe said ththere mightt be cecenters h how at the countervailing get state power in that if there's ever a revolutionary transformatation n america it will be off to the races legacy of white suppressed. last long chapter. well you more of his class the in america. i think it precisely the pope will with pointing. mainly that when you talk about the long history. up next l

soap cornell west, do you agree with what he is saying about the truck voters.cornel: their diverse. a slice of them who are in fact racist and sexist and homophobic. but that does not exhaust the whole group. i know there's a slice of them. robert: see these arrows sticking of me. that's only come from. cornel: that but, there's also a slice of the voters who voted for bernie and for obama. so you have to keep track of that diversity. you never want to downplay the role of the vicious legacy of white supremacy and the country. but precisely a set of dishes and you can allow it to be the only thing that you see. some black intellectuals of these days, all you can see is white supremacy. it is always linked to something else. linked to predatory capitalism. in slavery and jim crow and patriarchy, homophobia pradip is linked to lots of things. you have black and white soldiers come together and go to the philippines and treat the philippines like they are cockroaches . in the relents. because your empire. so you have to be very honest and telling the truth when th

battles of all time really it happened on hannity dr cornell west and civil rights attorney leo terrelle watch this because you know it's my turn it's my turn to try to fly you try to complain and police misconduct here and i want you you're absolutely wrong you won't drink it sure you will but you can't drink tonight she was going to tell you you're not my brother you're not my brother you're good you are if you want to get her you got people i have and if you look at where you work pretty little bit in the ransom note my brother to the bank to please no i'm claims no draft. do you know oh my god you have lost control word agree you did lose control just wow on that one now the good folks over at m s n b c doing their best to warn democrats hey you know this defund 1 the police thing might hurt you freeze defun the police madam speaker as you probably know by now. it's a phrase that is already been seized upon by by those on the other in the political spectrum they're using the phrase to paint you and some others as as radical the phrase defund the police what does that mean funding cou

speakers include activist cornell west, actor danny glover, comedian wanda sykes, former vice president al gore and his daughter, and actress and activist jane fonda. live saturday at 10:00 a.m. eastern. the poor people's campaign rally against social injustice, on c-span, online at c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app app. bernard kerik here with us. the right on crime organization. from your perspective of all policing,s working in what do you want washington no as they debate police reform? what do you think should happen? guest: first and foremost, don't to one million on a fewficers based different incidents. i think that is what is happening recently. especially with the floyd incident. anger and what happened at the floyd incident has generated talk and rhetoric that i think is harmful to the country and to the police arena. what happened to mr. floyd was a murder. it happened to happen, just so happened that the guy that murdered him was a cop. anyone think i talked to -- i did not talk to one cop, one police officer, one investigator, no one thought there was anyt

first of all i want to know whether or not leo's knuckles have healed from the beating he gave cornel west. and the fact that joe biden said to come there's only one way to be black, that's exactly why i made that documentary. you can go to see it, the trailer is on uncle tom.com. the idea is democrats have to get black people thinking like victims, like they owed something where they are oppressed. that's how they get that 95% monolithic black vote without which they cannot win. when joe biden says they are not black, that's democratic playbook 101 and a voice of that. i mentioned ayanna pressley, one of the squad, she said we don't need any more black faces. so forth, that's how they roll. all joe biden was doing was given that democratic policy 101. all i'm asking is that joe biden came out of the basement and talked without a teleprompter to the black community. in the boat. in the vote, joe. >> i believe a lot of people, there is always talk, talk. and every two or four years, and i find it raises, and throw granny over a cliff. i asked the other night, opportunity zones, and if you l

this includes cornell west, actor danny glover, comedian wanda sykes, debra missing, former vice president al gore and his daughter karen and actress and activist jane fonda. the poor people's campaign rally against social injustice. on c-span, online on c-span.org and listen on the free c-span radio apps. >> we are going to take back the house, hold the senate and we are going to keep the white house. >> donald from returns to the campaign trail saturday, watch live coverage at 8:00 pm, on demand, c-span.org, or listen on the go, or listen on the free c-span radio apps. >> a conversation with donald trump's former national security adviser hr mcmaster and bridgewater ceo david mccormick, talked about the us economy and national security hosted by the hoover institute. >> welcome to the inaugural episode of statecraft innovation and leadership and we are fortunate to have with us david mccormick, ceo of bridgewater associates responsible for overseeing strategy, governance and operation. david joined bridgewater in 2009, previously served as president and co-ceo of the forthcoming ceo this

speakers include cornell west, danny glover, wanda sykes, debra messing, al gore and his daughter, and jane fonda. live saturday at 10:00 a.m. eastern. the poor people's campaign rally against social injustice on c-span, online, or on the free c-span radio app. >> this november, we are going to take back the house. we are going to hold the senate and we are going to keep the white house. president trump to the campaign trail saturday for a rally in tulsa, oklahoma. watch our live coverage starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern. former deputy national security adviser ben rhodes on the rise of china's global influence. he joined the ucla center for international relations for a broad discussion on foreign policy and national security. everyone.rning, it is a pleasure to have you back for one of our webinars. today, we have the pleasure of bening as our special guest he will speak and then he and i will have a conversation.

speakers include activists, cornel west, actor danny glover, actress debbie messing, former vice president al gore, and actress jane fonda. live saturday at 10:00 a.m. eastern. the poor people's campaign rally against social injustice. this in live on the free c-span radio app. in new york's 14th congressional district race, incumbent alexandra ocasio-cortez and challengers caruso-cabrera and badrun khan faced off in the debate. they focused on police reform, health care. spectrum news new york 1 posted the debate. the primary is june 23. ♪ good evening and welcome. i am errol louis. after months of a devastating to crisis, the city is in the middle of days of mass protests seeking police

i debated one of those individuals, i don't want to mak mention his name, cornell west who's never beeno understand the logic of what's going on and i'll tell you right now, i'm telling your viewers, don't listen to those people. make a decision of informed information because you're getting rhetoric, you're getting kool-aid coming getting propaganda and you have only one agenda defeat donald trump and that's not good enough for me. >> have had shelby steele on this program a few times and he suffered through segregation, his parents did and so forth and he was a civil rights activist. he said i want my fellow african americans to know you are free, you are free. do whatever you want, become whatever you want just go out and live your life you are free but he says, and i see you have other people were saying the opposite, that you can't achieve, that you can become something because of your race, because of historic segregation, because of historic slavery when he said that is what kills the black community. you are free. now go out and be a free human being. what you think about that.

speakers include activists cornel west, actor danny glover, comedian wanda sykes, actress debra messing, former vice president al gore and his daughter. an actress and activist jane fonda. live saturday at 10 a.m. eastern the poor people's campaign rally against social injustice on c-span come on minus c-span.org or listen live on the free c-span radio app. >> next a discussion of the national debt with republican senators joni ernst, , ron johnn and marco rubio. posted by the millenial debt foundation, this is 45 minutes. >> the only introduction of acute to both of you come first of all grateful for your time but this effort was launched a year ago with the support of my personal political mentor dr. tom coburn. in one of my earliest conversation with him i said who among your or my colleagues should we go about trying to get involved? and he gave us three names, and two of those three names are joni ernst and ron johnson. we are grateful, but i also want you, your honor the legacy of dr. coburn on your participation today. joni, senator ernst, but start with you. open comments. senat

ask, you know, it was a question of blackness, are you going to be president for black america, cornell west and articulated. i'm not president to be president of plaque america but the president of the united states. it's fascinating the parallels. i'm asking you to become secretary of state, i think that will be a hell of a book to write. >> we will take another question, another video question [inaudible] >> my question to bakari, how can people have conversation about race and privilege and how can people acknowledge the humanity of others without letting hate and anger get in the way. >> i think that understanding other struggles, understanding where people come from allow for us to have very difficult conversations about the issue of race and had those conversations with the sense of compassion, with is sense of empathy and also giving people the benefit of their humanity. my greatest fear is that, you know, black children in this country, there's a large segment of the population that do not give them the benefit of their humanity, not only did the book come out during a pandemic wher

or as cornel west put it - >> we are witnessing america as a failed social experiment what i mean by that the history of black people for over 200 some years and in america has been looking at america's failure. its capitalist economy could not generate and deliver in such a way that people could live lives of decency the nation state, its criminal justice system, its legal system could not generate protection of rights and liberties but the question is, we must fight, even in a moment in which we have a failed social experiment >> seth: speaking of failed experiments, our president looks like something from a 1980s teen movie where two high schoolers attach electrodes to a potato and a confederate flag to make him come to life but even in the face of failure, we have to keep fighting we have to reaffirm every day that black lives matter. and we have to work to dismantle the interconnected systems of racism and injustice that devalue and disenfranchise those lives. ♪ >> seth: we'll be right back with michael che. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ how fast does dove men dry spray actually dry? dry spray drie

cornell west joins us, so does filmmaker spike lee.uneral and cnn's omar jimenez. >> reporter: george floyd called out for his mother who passed away to years ago. today he was laid to rest next to her after an emotional funeral in houston.

cornell west says. let's go make sure that love is making love. mr. president, i have seen that face many times. i know you are itching to ask a question and i will close and hand it off to you. president obama: i have been enjoying, hearing all the wisdom that has been spread by so many others. want to give eric holder his props as attorney general. he rebuilt the civil rights division within the justice department. consistently on the ground working with communities, listening to communities and coming up with practical solutions to try to make things better and i couldn't be prouder andim, blown away by felipe rashad is a consistent warrior for change. he was part of the conversations we had after ferguson. i think you know that. so as i listen, i am feeling once again inspired. and what has particularly inspired me is the degree to which folks are thinking strategicically, practically at a very detailed level about where are the places where you can make change. and what are the practical solutions backed up by research, data and experience that a

speakers include cornell west, danny glover, wanda sykes, al fonda.nd jane a.m.saturday at 10:00 easternon c-span, online at c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> "washington journal" continues. host: bernard kerik here with us. the right on crime organization. from your perspective of all policing,s working in what do you want washington no as they debate police reform? what do you think should happen? guest: first and foremost, don't to one million on a fewficers based different incidents. i think that is what is happening recently. especially with the floyd incident. anger and what happened at the floyd incident has generated talk and rhetoric that i think is harmful to the country and to the police arena. what happened to mr. floyd was a murder. it happened to happen, just so happened that the guy that murdered him was a cop. anyone think i talked to -- i did not talk to one cop, one police officer, one investigator, no one thought there was anything ok about mr. floyd's murder. i think those cops, especially the one that is on top of him should go to prison for the