joining us now is the president and ceo of the naacp, derrick johnson. you for being on our show. whereu talk about african-american support was for the democratic ticket's four years ago and what needs to change for joe biden? derrick: we had a high percentage of voters supporting the democratic party in 2016 but we did see a drop in voter participation, about 7%, which is the first time in 20 years you have seen a drop in african-american voting. i believe as a result of the announcement of kamala harris, you will see an increase in voter turnout compared to 2016. n voter turnout compared to 2016. down i understood you set with candidate biden to talk about issues, racial equality at the top of that list. guest: we are in the midst of the george floyd controversy. there are lots of questions about structural racism. i thought it was a good opportunity to talk about how we address racism, something that has plagued to this country for decades. we must grow beyond our negative past to get to a future and perfect this union. what does a biden administratio

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and we're joined now by the president of the naacp, derrick johnson. hanks so much for doing this. we appreciate it. kamala harris's selection as joe biden's running mate is historic. let's listen to senator harris in her own words. >> by joe asking me to be his running mate, he has pushed forward something that might've otherwise taken decades if you just track the progress that we've had so far. and what it means is the significance of it is an understanding by joe and what will be, god along, our administration about the need to be conscious about the disparities that exist, be conscious about the systemic racism that exists, be conscious about the active and affirmative acts that must take place to actually get closer to an equitable and fair society. >> derrick, what's your reaction to seeing a woman of color reach this milestone? >> well, i've been getting the energy from african-american women all across the country this week. i feel a lot of energy, excitement. many of our foundational organizations that are women-led, whether it is our sororiti

joining me is the president of the naacp, derrick johnson. thank you for joining us on this busy saturday. you see postmaster general dejoy's actions as a direct and deliberate threat to people of color. tell us more about why. >> well, we are looking at a health pandemic, and now we're going to ask voters to choose between their health and their constitutional right to vote. our goal is to prevent the horrific scenes we've seen in milwaukee during the primary elections, where you had a dispurporoportionate impact of number of precincts not open, forcing african-americans who we learned had a disparate impact as a result of covid, standing in line putting their health at risk to exercise their right to vote. that should not be the case in a democracy. and the fact that this administration would attack an american institution, an institution where so many of our veterans and seniors depend on the delivery of their medications for their survival, we're done dying. we should not continue with this type of approach. it's almost treasonous in my o

then, naacp president and ceo derrick johnson on black voters and the important issues in campaign 2020. "washington journal" is next. i am pleased to announce that vice president joe biden has officially been nominated by the democratic party as our candidate for president of the united states. vice president biden is hereby invited to deliver an acceptance speech. ♪ thank you very, very much, from the bottom of my heart. it means the world to me and my family, and i will see you on thursday. ♪ that took place after a first ever virtual rollcall vote officiallyn is selected as the nominee for the democratic party. just some of the activities on night two of the democratic national convention. watch our coverage of night three starting at 9:00 tonight on c-span, c-span.org, and follow along on our c-span radio app. in the first hour bang, you can give us your impressions of the activities. -- in the first hour, you can give us your impressions of the activities. if you support joe biden, (202) 748-8000. if you support president trump, (202) 748-8001. if you are undecided, (202) 748-8002

our goal is only to open up the access >> okay, the naacp president and ceo derrick johnson.g with us. >> thank you for the opportunity. >> our thanks to kelly, of course, for the help on this hour after doing "squawk this morning. >>> it is 8:00 at lyft and uber headquarters "squawk alley" is live ♪

well derrick johnson is the president and c.e.o. of the national association of the advancement of colored people he says friday's speech is one of resonated with people across the united states it was a call to action the reality that our constitution guarantee that everyone was created equal that it dad was certain it inevitable rights when it came to african-americans we could not take that commitment to the bank of justice and so we are seeing that same reality today 65 years ago we had a young man who was lynched in money mississippi many people who gathered in 1983 recognized the beautiful murder of the material it was one of the sparks that started the civil rights movement as we know it and here we are 65 years later still calling on the same level of equity to ensure equal protection under the law is afforded to all citizens citizens but particularly african-americans in this moment for african-americans we understand and we've seen this before in our history and that's why you see so many people taking to the streets and p

somber message of the grief that they still live with and will always live with so let's bring in derrick johnson he's the president and c.e.o. of the national association of the advancement of colored people and. johnson good to have you on the program this was a march to commemorate the 57th anniversary of martin luther king's famous speech but given the social injustice and huge racial divide that many say has ripped apart the social fabric of america does that speech still resonate today and is the dream still alive do you think. oh absolutely the speech resonate in that speech with some more than that much more than a dream it was a call to action the reality that our constitution guarantee that everyone was created equal that it doubtless certain it in a local rights when it came to african-americans we could not take that commitment to the bank of justice and so we are seeing that same reality today 65 years ago we had a young man who was lynched in money mississippi many people who gathered in 1953 recognize the beautiful murder of emmett till it was one of the sparks that started the civ

our goal is only to open up the access >> okay, the naacp president and ceo derrick johnson. thank you for being with us. >> thank you for the opportunity. >> our thanks to kelly, of course, for the help on this hour after doing "squawk this morning. >>> it is 8:00 at lyft and uber headquarters "squawk alley" is live ♪ >>> good morning, what a friday morning. no lack of news today. home sales, the biggest quarterly jump in history. management changing for some of jeff bezos's and it is a 4% gain today. they added nearly half a trillion in the market cap this month. >> it is staggering, because apple right now is about $62 billion plus above the $2 princip trillion mark. that is like adding vm wear. that is your oef raj over the two tril mark. i don't know how history will judge that when skail has taken on new meaning >> i'm crashing my ahead because i'm not wrong, right it is remarkable but it raises questions about the breadth of this rally, right? we continue to see the big tech mega cap names push higher and investors saying can it continue, you're leaving a lot of names

host: derrick johnson, president of the naacp. available wherever books are sold. host: the democratic national convention and what you are saying come from it, that is our topic until 9:00. biden, you support joe (202) 748-2001. fromwould prevent it taking place on the scale. you believe the money ought to be in the budget for mail-in voting. maybe you can help us establish some clarity about the president was trying to say. ♪ let me be clear. we have already passed the cares bill, which provides money for the post office. i have watched all the commissioners. there is plenty of money. the difference between mail ballots and absentees. this is a legitimate argument. what happens if you are changing because of covid -- in california, we have half the people voting absentee. you can sign up to be a permanent absentee. they have had problems because when you apply by absentee it means you are already registered. you are filling out an application. they know what -- they know it is going to you. l.a. county got sued when they had a million more people on the roles and

. >> derrick johnson, president of the naacp. appreciate you coming on and sharing your perspective of all of this. always great to catch up with you. >> thank you for the opportunity. >> you've got it. >>> as students in counties across florida are attempting to return to their classrooms amid the pandemic, the teachers unions are in court today for its lawsuit against the governor and the state challenging the state's mandate to resume in-person instruction. >>> plus, a look at the innovative technologies some florida teachers are using to make virtual learning a bit more engaging. you're watching msnbc. ♪ come on in, we're open. ♪ all we do is hand you the bag. simple. done. we adapt and we change. you know, you just figure it out. we've just been finding a way to keep on pushing. ♪ ...to soccer practices... ...and new adventures. you hope the more you give the less they'll miss. but even if your teen was vaccinated against meningitis in the past... they may be missing vaccination for meningitis b. let's help protect them toge

joining us now, president and ceo of the naacp, derrick johnson.ting on steve mnuchin's role in the post matter's appointment. it was a strange process. also with us, former senior adviser for the house oversight and government reform county kurt bardella. >> derrick johnson, tell us about your lawsuit against the post office. >> well, we filed this lawsuit so the postmaster general and trust don't steal the election. they followed their own internal procedures process, unplugging the machines and did all the things to disrupt this election. we did this as part of the legal defense fund and public citizens. we must fight back. >> heidi, you were doing some new reporting about how louis dejoy ended up in this job to begin with. he just assumed the role in june of this year. who is he besides a big donor to the rnc and a supporter of donald trump and how did he get where he is because he wasn't just dropped in there by president trump. he did have to go through the approve of the usps board and he was voted in unanimously. how did it happen? >> nbc n