dr. martin luther king day. >> if reverend dr. martin luther king was here today, what would dr. ring took place on the courthouse steps within a few feet of a civil war monument honoring those who defended the values of the confederacy. >> mississippi is still a very segregated society. a lot of people like to put blinders on and act like it does not exist. >> reporter: kamal karriem is a local preacher who helped organize the event. >> in mississippi there is a psychosis of poverty. in other words, i've been poor for so long, until i think that that's the way that it's supposed to be. >> reporter: the counties around columbus include some of the poorest people in the poorest state in the nation. in some areas, one-third of the people live in poverty. the columbus public school system has been largely abandoned by its white residents. 40% of the city is white yet only 10% of the city's school system is white. mississippi public schools are poorly funded and the worst performing schools in the nation. >> this school district traditionally has always had a failing grade, a "d." thi

dr. martin luther king came to selma to join the marchers. in 1965, led by dr. king and many clergy from across this nation, the foot soldiers once again left from the historic brown chapel church and walked to the edmund pettus bridge. dr. king's stopped while a sea of state troopers stepped aside. on bending knees, dr. king began to pray. as thousands of marchers join him. as if moved by the spirit, dr. king turned around and walked back to the church. tuesday was not to be the day to complete the 54-mile journey. the second march was known as turnaround tuesday. the fight for voting rights with white both on the streets and in the courtroom. attorney fred gray helped pave the way for the final selma to montgomery march get he was a member of the legal team who represented williams, john lewis, and a million boynton robinson in williams versus wallace. because of his work and the courage of an alabama federal judge, federal judge frank johnson ruled that the foot soldiers had a first amendment right to petition the government through peaceful protests and orde

dr. martin luther king jr. and the movement that he lead. i talked with two civil rights veterans who would unpact the pieces nearly left in time to offer lessons to a new generation. >> and i'm convinced that these documents, that they would have adapted that all over it. >> reporter: and they were swept in to the movement for social change. and racial equality back in the 60s. along the way as they would work to make history that they also preserved history. >> and they would be collecting from the first day they arrived. >> reporter: two young volunteers who found hope in the struck eventually became the guardians of the documents, photos, other treasures that were destined at one point to be lost in time. including this condolence letter that the brother gave her. a letter from president lindenb. johnson written april 5, 1968. one day after dr. martin luther king jr. was assassinated. >> it is timely that you would see that gentle side. that most people didn't realize. they are being sold through the auction galleries. the starting bid i

dr. martin luther king jr. had received a peace prize in december, 1964 after president johnson found -- had signed the civil rights act in 1964, dr. king had a meeting with the president when he returned from europe and told him we needed a voting rights act and president lyndon johnson told dr. king, we don't have enough votes in congress to get it passed. i just signed the civil rights act. dr. martin luther king junior came back to atlanta and met with a group of us have is that we will write that act. my organization sncc was already involved in selma, the heart of the black belt. the only time a person could even attempt to register to vote was the first and third mondays of each month. you had to go through a set of steps through a set of double doors and get a copy of the so-called literacy test. and very few people were able to pass that test. late february, 1963 1965, there was a protest in marion, alabama, about 30 miles from selma. marion alabama is the hometown of mrs. martin luther king jr.. an inc

dr. martin luther king sent a telegram to martin luther king's widow, expressing sadness, saying of malcolmhe had a great ability to put his finger on the existence and the root of the race problem. three years later, king was assassinated. neither man reached his 40th birthday. randall pinkston al jazeera. >> joining us now to talk about malcolm x and his effect on the civil rights movement is herb boyd, an author activist and he spent time with malcolm x on several occasions and co-edited the diary of malcolm x. >> thank you. >> we heard so many voices in randall pinkston's package from this latest generation. how do you think the average american citizen remembers him today? >> i think it's important you have this kind of inter generational context. so many people are discovering him in snippets. the 23i78, selma, for example, a lot of my students are saying wow. that's malcolm x, you know. because they don't remember spike lee's film you know. that's like back in the '90s. so, it's all very new for them. it's good to know that they have that interest. some of it growing out, stemming fr

dr. martin luther king, jr. sent a telegram to his widow betty shabaz. e years later king was assassinated. neither man reached his 40th birthday. >> iliat ofssa al shabaz is the daughter ever malcolm. what do you consider your father's legacy? >> whoa, that's a big one. gosh, let's say that my father was only in his 20s when the world learned of him. and he was assassinated martyred, you know at 39. and 12 short years he made a significant impact around the world. nelson mandela said, when a man has served his country and his people he can then rest in peace. and so i would say my daughter did a pretty good job about representing his people and his country. >> your father initially encouraged blacks to overcome racism by any means necessary. dr. cornell west says that your father was then demonized in comparison to dr. martin luther king who advocated nonviolence. do you think that your father and his legacy perhaps got a bad rap as a result? >> absolutely, absolutely got abad rap. my father was one to address a problem and then solve it. and so i think

dr. martin luther king, why we can't wait. this is the clarion call to my colleagues, democrats and republicans. that in fact this year, of all years, calls for us to act. it calls for us to be able to understand why the nation cannot wait, who is going to lift up the moral standard? the walk from selma to montgomery turned into bloody sunday. it was where a young man by the name of john lewis stood bravely stood bravely alongside of names like josea williams. and it was of course a place where the world watched and it became the stair steps of which the voting rights act was passed. today we realize that on the shoulders of that tragic time, where violence claimed the life of jimmy lee jackson beaten by state troopers as he was attempting to protect his mother and others, violence that claimed the lives of reverend james re, ve of boston -- reeve of boston and another of detroit as she returned from the selma march. a time when 25,000 strong or more marched across the montgomery bridge. we understand that our job is yet not d

dr. martin luther king jr. also reverend jesse jackson who is one of the lieutenant that's are in the book on the record. and talking about this. there are audio recordings yes of that former secretary. joseph wrote about i believe using the tran scripts of the recordings held up for the stud east presidency of the university of virginia so. it should be a well documented fact you are surprised by the type of reaction that the movie has brought? is it progress to finally have a movie that has turned out to be a commercial success about the life of dr. martin luther king jr.? well i think that the movie was magnificent when i say magnificent it brought me to tears. and i felt like i was in a black church somewhere. it was an amazing movie to see when you saw i knew had a when i saw the four little girls. i into you what would happen. tears to my eyes and just to talk about it brings tears to my eyes it. is very graphic to see them going back and forth on the bridge to understand that i am an african-american if

dr. martin luther king. to kill him that night. and they drove up to a house and bill and king were staying in the house together with a group of other people. bill told the story that people were petrified that night. i mean, they thought that the house was going to be bombed and they darkened the house so there were no lights at all. and he was afraid for his life. and king must have sensed this fear in the room. and he walked over to a piano and started to play "this little light of mine," and the whole group just started to sing this song and they sang songs all through the night. and bill said at the end of this time it was like there was nothing to be afraid of. i mean, he himself a non-religious person was moved by this music and himself strengthened by it. [light piano music] [explosion] [folk guitar strumming] ♪ it was back in 1942, ♪ ♪ i was a member of a good platoon. ♪ (seeger) plato was supposed to have said, "it's very dangerous for the wrong kind of music to be allowed in the republic." there'

dr. martin luther king also reverend jesse jackson was one of his lieutenants. in the book on the record talking about this. >> host: there are audio recordings of that former secretary joseph alfano wrote about that. i believe using the transcripts or recordings held at the miller center for the study of the presidency at the university of virginia. so they should be a pretty well documented fact. are you surprised at the kind of reaction the movie has brought? is that progress to finally have a movie that has turned out to be a commercial success about the life of dr. martin luther king? >> guest: i think the movie was magnificent. it brought me to tears. i felt like i was in a black church somewhere. it was an amazing movie to see. i knew when i saw the little girl, i knew what was going to have been. i had tears in my eyes, just talking about it. it was very graphic to see them go back and forth on the bridge, to understand that i'm an african-american, if they had not done this you and i wouldn't build a talk today. i would go to question three american pre

dr. martin luther king speech but giving the clip of the sprn that is appropriate, however not appropriate to show the entire two hour documentary of the march if it's not within the context of the development of the process so show clips that will allow the principles and teachers to actually have conversation about the structure of the clips and the additional resources we're anticipating that basis if the board approvals this policy to have some conversations between site administrators and teachers as they are planning their instruction there will be principle exemptions around the policy which is referenced around the appropriate use and above all thank you commissioner norton for your writing this policy below all no zealousness one way or other banning clips in the classrooms but not have the attitude you're showing something from the lion king and pressure port to be part of the biological to tie the instructional clips to the curriculum so what will come from this a series of guidelines and principles will be included in what the guidelines will look like and then dialog between t

dr. martin luther king jr. holiday. abc 7 news reporter alyssa harrington reported about how lgbt groups and supporters were standing in solidarity with the black lives matters campaign. a march in east oakland. a civil rights slide show, a rally in san francisco's castro district. these are just a few of several demonstrations happening in the bay area over the martin luther king jr. holiday weekend. protests against police violence involving black men and other minorities. the movement is also to take back mlk's legacy and support nonviolence civil disobedience. >> until we get justice, there will be no peace. >> in oakland a group marched from the eastmont police substation. four were arrested on the way. >> how do you not care? >> among the demonstrators, her son was shot and killed by police when he was 16 and she has traveled to rallies all over the country to demand justice. >> new york, chicago, all around oakland, everywhere that we're not going to go anywhere and we're trying to educate mothers to get off the

dr. martin luther king jr.. they sang a tribute called living the dream, sinking i go dream.y also presented civil rights icon and baptist minister vivian with the 2015 humanitarian award. incredible gathering there. >>> stay with us. "news 4 today" continues now at 5:00 a.m.. >>> your temperatures still above freezing this morning. take a look at the thermometer on our weather deck. but don't get too comfortable. we are on our way back down. tom tells us how cold it will get and whether we're going to see spring anytime soon. >>> and we're watching a developing story right now. d.c. police investigating a shooting. meg apan mcgrath is on the scene there. first good morning, it is 5:00 a.m.. >> welcome to "news 4 today" for this monday february 23. we'll check your forecast in a moment. but first, we want to check in with melissa mollet. >> breaking news in virginia 95 north totally shut down right now at lorton road because of this car fire. you can see the big fire response here on the scene. your alter that the going to be route 1 over to fairfax county parkway if you're t

dr. martin luther king jr. for not speaking gibberish or wearing "pants sagged to his ankles."or tweeted "i only hope that my recent news won't dissuade future techies from entering politics regardless of political affiliations backgrounds, and i've resigned my role at right to rise. best of luck to everyone there and i apologize in advance to whoever fills my position." a bush spokesperson said in part, "while ethan has apologized for regrettable and intensetive comments, they do not reflect the views of governor bush or his organization, and it is appropriate for him to step aside." >>> okay let's turn our attention to business news now and a huge milestone for apple. that company continuing to ascend. cnbc's geoff cutmore joins us live from london. geoff, talk to us about what tim cook and apple accomplished on tuesday. the company is just gangbusters. >> reporter: yeah, absolutely. if apple were a country, it would be on the top 20 list in gdp terms. apple at $700 billion now overtakes the annual gdp of switzerland. >> wow! >> reporter: go figure. this is one, large busines

dr. martin luther king jr. concert was held tonight at the kennedy center.ral arts society of washington and the washington performing arts sponsored the event. he sang spirituals and h.i.m.s about the triumph of the human spirit. and civil rights icon and baptist minister reverend ct vivien was presented with the 20 >>> today chinatown came alive at the sound of firecrackers as the chinese new year parade made its way through d.c. this year's sign represents homeownered animals like sheep, rams and goats. some chinese families try avoid having children in the year of the sheep because they consider it bad luck. others love it because, well they're just downright considered cuddly. >>> coming up a scary moment for number two virginia. we'll show you how they overcame this frightening collision to pu this... is the best part of the day. when we sit down together and talk. more and more, we're having conversations about the food itself: how good it is for us. how good it is for the planet. at monsanto, we're working with farmers to make balanced meals accessib

dr. martin luther king organize the voting right march from selma to montgomery alabama. old students the treat he suffered made him take a stand. >> the words and leadership of dr. king inspired me to find a way to get in trouble, good trouble, necessary trouble. and i've been getting in trouble ever since. >> he is now a georgia congressman, co-writing a series of graphic novels about his life. >> in campbell leaders think interest there may be too much of a good thing. number of restaurants and bars increased by 27% to 40%. and the city considering making new restaurants pay for parking spaces but none of the business owners are complaining about the crowds. >> my fear is that it would add competition but it helped the business. >> we stay open because there are many people in the streets so restaurants have been good for us. >> the stoups hopes to present recommendations >> you may have to pay a tax if you haven't signed up for obamacare. >> also, president obama launches a new war of words against isis. >> >>> michael finney explained why some covered california parti

dr. martin luther king organize the voting right march from selma to montgomery alabama. students the treat he suffered made him take a stand. >> the words and leadership of dr. king inspired me to find a way to get in trouble, good trouble, necessary trouble. and i've been getting in trouble ever since. >> he is now a georgia congressman, co-writing a series of graphic novels about his life. >> in campbell leaders think interest there may be too much of a good thing. number of restaurants and bars increased by 27% to 40%. and the city considering making new restaurants pay for parking spaces but none of the business owners are complaining about the crowds. >> my fear is that it would add competition but it helped the business. >> we stay open because there are many people in the streets so restaurants have been good for us. >> the stoups hopes to present recommendations >> you may have to pay a tax if you haven't signed up for obamacare. >> also, president obama launches a new war of words against isis. >> you can find a new frontier. there's nothing stopping you and a lo

dr. martin luther king, jr. much of that material will be available to researchers starting tomorrow which would have been parks' 102nd birthday. other material will go on display in march. >>> classic novel fans will want to mark july 14th because that is when author harper lee's long lost sequel to to kill a mockingbird will be released. >> the announcement set off a buzz of excitement today on both neighbor and twitter of the title go set a watchman. the novel chronicles an adult scout's return home to macon, alabama, in the 1950s. lee wrote watchman before the pulitzer prize to kill a mockingbird which until now is the famous author's only novel. >> it will be so wonderful to see the voice of this young writer. >> the 88-year-old lee released a statement about the new book. she says she had not realized it survived and she's humbled and amazed it will be published after all these years. >>> always watching always tracking wusa9 first alert weather. >> getting a little rough out there, sir. >> it is, but no w

dr. keneth clark that martin luther king is at the end of his rope. concerning the poll taken by "newsweek" magazine, i think he said it's the leaders who went with king and gave mr. muhammad around 90%. i just told you a while ago, these so-called leaders included lena horne, dick gregory comics, trumpet players, baseball players. show me in the white community where a comedian is a white leader or a singer or dancer or a trumpet player. these aren't leaders. these are puppets and clowns that have been set up over the white community, or over the black community by the white community and has been made celebrities and usually say exactly what they know the white man wants to hear and it is an honor, actually that they endorse dr. martin luther king and were against the honorable elijah muhammad. that's actually an honor. now, when you say they also in the same "newsweek" poll, i think the pollsters say he went into the negro community and asked about the muslims and many negroes whom he asked said i never heard of the muslims, who are they? >> this i

dr. martin luther king and how to support each other for the community around them and though the women of spellman and the brothers and sisters at clark atlanta of the committee of the west and. >>guest: that is a great question. i will say three things about that. first and foremost, i have a great relationship with spellman. in fact, that was on the board of trustees for a couple of years working with beverly and she advised me on that board. and the only reason i step down is to take the job at the white house. spellman is a great institution and i am so sad that beverly will be stepping down as president after 13 wonderful years and i applaud her and wish spellman well. the second response i have is safety is the number one concern for all the institutions we all work together with the more powerful people in the city to make the surrounding environment a lot safer when you do not feel safe you cannot learn. we understand that. the third response i have is i am quite proud about the offense is we will make in the area of security because we just hired a new police chief. and her name

dr. martin luther king. living the dream, singing the dream event, c.t.ve the 2015 human taryn award. it happens tonight at 7:00 p.m. and tickets are still available. >>> georgetown students are crying today. a long-time georgetown institution closing its doors. today the rhino bar and pump house is holding a farewell party. the bar shuts its doors for good next weekend. the current owners are not renewing their lease ton property. the bar opened back in 1988. on thursday, the owners will hold an auction to sell off furniture and other items. >> those were good times, the college days. >>> all right. when you're done watching news 4 on your phone, we know netflix is a common stop. >> you might have your own account or you could be using someone else's password too. news 4's consumer reporter erika gonzalez tells us why they're not track cracking down on it. >> reporter: hulu plus netflix, amazon prime, instant video, hbo go or watch espn. it seems just as easy to give your log in to someone else a new survey shows 46% of those asked share their passwords

dr. martin luther king's birthday a national holiday. [applause] this is bob saying this. at the time as a young radical at i.p.s., i thought this quaint at best. now i realize what an achievement it was. each year across america, every family and child in school pay tribute to extraordinary movement leader. an african american who never held office, never amassed a fortune, never picked up a gun but roused people to march in the streets, was arrested and harassed for his beliefs, and transformed the country. the king holiday was and is a brilliant, enduring contribution to making america better. it is an incredible achievement we will celebrate next week. john conyers, of movement leader, a savvy legislator, a smart politician, a pragmatic visionary dedicated to making america better. let us celebrate john conyers. his life, to quote langston hughes, "ain't been no crystal stair" -- but he surely has climbed it to the very top." karen and i will turn to several distinguished guests some of you have met on your way in to offer brief tributes to congressman conyers. we will

dr. martin luther king. >> there was a working relationship between dr. king and the president, and it was one of i need you and you need me. >> reporter: stony cooks, a college student in indiana at the ti jumped in a car with three quite classmates and headed south in march of 1965 to join the movement. >> we were lucky we made it. >> reporter: along the way, he and his wife saved mementos and throughout the years they were given more gifts like this letter written from president johnson to mlk's widow, greta scott king, the day after king was assassinated he brought in a collection of stuff, a flash drive with pictures and said take a look at this and let me know what you think. >> reporter: enter quinn's auction house. feeling the momentum of the anniversary and the movie, the couple decided to sell the letter and other items that might shed new light on the relationship between the two men who helped shape our country's history. >> an estimate of $120,000 to $180,000 is certainly appropriate. >> who are other people who have similar junk in their gar

dr. martin luther king would be texting a lot of smiley faces today. meanwhile, we have a brand new crop of dancing stars. ten years, 20 [cheers and applause] i didn't expect you to applaud. i can't believe it either. among the stars, patti labelle , nastia liukin, the guy from shark tank, some somers. she's the thigh master, for god's sake. the first openly gay nfl player, michael sam, will be dancing this year. rumer willis is one of the stars this season, you may her from such work as her father being bruce willis. i don't know. there are a couple names you probably won't recognize, noah galloway. he left his arm above the elbow and leg above the knee during the war in iraq. and charlotte mckinney did a top louse carl's jr. commercial. both inspirational stories. you'd have to be a real pervert to vote for her over him, wouldn't you? and they will be announcing one more surprise contestant before the season starts. i happen to know who it is, but i'm not supposed to say, no, it's actually pope francis. yeah. he's really loosening things up at the va

dr. martin luther king jr. dvocate viss as communist. comey said he keeps a copy of the order to wiretap dr. king in his office to remind himself every today of the bureau's past mistakes. decades later, comey says we must recognize the long history of injustice in the country, and the problems that still exist today. >> there is a disconnect between police agencies and the citizens they serve, predominantly in communities of color. serious debates are taking place about how law enforcement personnel relate to the communities they serve, about the appropriate use of force. many people in our white majority culture have unconscious racial biases and react differently to a white face than a black fate. in fact we all, white and black, carry various biases around with us. >> that's true and recognizing and overcoming this bias is the challenge we all face. comey talked about his personal experience growing up as a descendant of irish immigrants. >> i am descended from irish immigrants. a century ago the irish knew

dr. bernice king, part of one billion rising atlanta -- >> dr. martin lutherg's daughter. >> she was quoting her father and set a social movement that changes people's a revolt. a social movement the changes people and institutions is a revolution. this year we're seeing the deepening of one billion rising. we're seeing restaurant workers who are rising to raise the minimum wage and and sexual-harassment. we're seeing people throughout the world rising against poverty and contractual labor. farmworkers rising against sexual harassment. one of the great things happening this year is the risings are vast and 200 countries, but also multiple within countries. i got an e-mail this morning there are 100 cities in italy alone rising. 34 provinces of afghanistan rising. i think what we're seeing is a tipping point in our movement where the diversity, children older people men -- we're seeing the coming together of issues, whether it is rising against the desecration of the earth, looking at the connection between extraction of oil and sexual abuse. i think we are beg

dr. martin luther king jr.m but in a news conference in berlin yesterday, the director talked open by will the fact that the film received no acting nods from the academy, saying quote, i was hurt by the fact that david wasn't nominated because i know what it took to get that performance. he goes on to say, i don't need anyone to tell me that it is one of the best performances of 2014. no one needs to even say that to me because i already know. now over all selma did get two sos car nominations for best picture and best original song. and joining me now is spike lee has another movie called the sweet blood of jesus that will be released on friday. congratulations on that. and i would be remiss if i didn't ask you on your thoughts of this huge turn around of 12 years a slave being celebrated and one year later having no black actors nominated. you are a member of the academy, what do you think is going on there? >> the ten-year cycle. every ten years we get rediscovered and there is a nine-year drought. it has b

dr. martin luther king comes to mind. you know the president trying to sort of link back all of these atrocities in history to the christians who he thinks were acting out of their faith in christ. >> right. you go back to the abolitionist movement that was led by evangelical christian pastors. you know, the sad thing about this megyn, is today's prayer breakfast was really a great event. darryl walt walt tlop, that was overshadowed by the president talking about how faith is a weapon. faith is not a weapon. what we see is isis is using weapons to kill christians and other religious minorities in the middle east. and as marc was saying the president cannot bring himself to say that. >> harkening back to slavery and horrible, horrible things were committed as slavery was going on, slavery itself and subjected to it. do you think it's fair for him to bring that up to get americans understand what isis is, what it is doing? >> right. i don't think there's a comparison. are there things that have been done in the past under t

dr. martin luther king as a reminder of the agency's past misdeeds. and "the new york times" media columnist david carr has died. carr collapsed at the "times'" offices thursday night and was pronounced dead shortly after. hours before, he had moderated a panel discussion on the documentary "citizenfour" along with director laura poitras and the film's lead subjects, edward snowden and glenn greenwald. carr overcame a major addition to crack cocaine in the late 1980's and went on to become a celebrated writer on media and culture. he was 58 years old. and those are some of the headlines, this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we are broadcasting from denver, colorado, from denver open media. the fbi has opened an inquiry into this week's killings of three muslim students in chapel hill north carolina. in a statement, the agency said it had launched "a parallel preliminary inquiry to determine whether or not any federal laws were violated related." on thursday, over 5,000 people gathered for the funerals of

dr. martin luther king a christian. the point he's making -- >> christianity reformed itself is what i'm saying. and the issue here the president refuses to talk about the need for islam to reform itself. >> go ahead. >> my point is it's not islam. and that was not christianity. it's not about reforming -- it's not -- that was never islam in the first place. and that was never christianity in the first place. >> but no one is condemning all of islam. i mean that whole argument is just a strawman. >> so many people are saying this is what islam is. >> that is a minority. the main criticism is of radical islam. >> the president went to the national prayer breakfast a christian gathering, and what he did was to say to the extent that you are all worried about the threat of radical islam. and he in the talk acknowledges the danger. he says, but whoa, don't get on your high horse. we've got to take account of the crusades inquisition and slavery. this is happening in 2015. >> right. >> anybody in that room has no relation, b

dr. martin luther king, junior a commitment to peace in the freedom of racialized minorities.e was the first prominent american to attack and criticize the u.s. role in southeast asia. he came out foursquare against the vietnam war in 1964, long before the vast majority of americans did. so malcolm x. represents the cutting edge of a kind of critique of globalization and the 21st century. in fact, malcolm, if anything, was far ahead of the curve in so many ways. >> that was colletti university professor manning marable speaking to democracy now! in 2005. his nearly 600 page biography on welcome x took approximately two decades to write. the book was published in 2011 and is called, "malcolm x: a life of reinvention." just days before his publications marable died of convocations from pneumonia. he was posthumously awarded the 2012 fillets apprise her history for the book. >> this weekend, commemorations for malcolm x. are scheduled across the country. in new york on saturday, a memorial will be jolly sponsored by the malcolm x. museum, the malcolm x. and dr. betty shabazz memo

dr. martin luther king, jr. >> which turned her from a republican to a democrat. >> let's turn to -- speakingpublicans. we have to talk about rand paul. he has liabilities and clearly what he has his is -- has is his dad. and let's listen -- which is a liability. listen to him talk to lou rockwell in february about the congressional black caucus and the subject of war. >> i was always annoyed with it in congress because we had an anti-war unofficial group, a few libertarian republicans an then generally the black caucus and others did not -- they are really against war because they want the money to go to food stamps or to people here. >> i don't have a question. i think you should just does that. >> barbara lee is not anti-war she carried it on her back. last time i checked she was a member of the cbc. it is so racist and i'm sorry, rand paul will have to answer for it. he worked on his dad's campaigns and that is where he cut his teeth. he needs to tell us he thinks this is not just i don't believe it, but my dad had a moment. because that is disgusting. >> i'm annoyed as heaven and i know

dr. martin luther king.ed the show with a moving version of "glory" from the movie "selma." joy, i saw james brown make statements through his music. what's your reaction to last night? >> i think it was important, and, you know, there has been a fair amount of criticism of black artists, particularly hip hop artists for not getting out ahead further on things like the black lives matter movement. i think it does show that these artists are willing to use their celebrity. i especially thought prince's words were poignant to put that in. to show that they are part of this movement. and the hoodies obviously coming out of trayvon martin. it is important to people that artists make a stand on these issues that are so important to substantial shares of their fans. >> domestic violence was a big issue last night as well. you hear people that you are fans of speaking out about it or talking about their own personal experiences and relates to people. to your point, joy, it can be so controversial they think about t

dr. martin luther king jr.. my colleagues, emanuel cleaver, danny davis, chaka fatah, al green, gregory meeks, charles rangel and bobby scott. olympic gold medalist owens, and legal pioneers charles hamilton houston and thurgood marshall. and they are led by graham president mark s. tillman. kappa cy fraternity founded in indiana university. the reverend ralph abernathy and my colleague sanford bishop william lacy clay the dean of the house, john conyers, alcee hastings, benny thompson and hakeem jeffries. general daniel james, the first african-american four-star general. attorney johnny cochran. and also the first black astronaut. and a special shoutout to a proud kappa brace klemoned of seattle, washington. they're land by william randy bates. alpha kappa alpha sorority founded in 1908 at howard university, a sisterhood who proudly boasts of congresswoman sheila jackson lee, eddie bernice johnson, terri sewell, alma adams and bonnie watson coleman. astronaut mae jenson, maya angelou, rosa parks and coretta sc

dr. martin luther king jr. and to visit his memorial in washington as part of their training. and there is a reason. i keep on my desk a copy of attorney general robert kennedy's approval j. edgar hoover's request to wiretap dr. king. it is a single page. the entire application is five sentences long. it is without fact or substance. and it is predicated on the naked assertion that there is "communist influence in the racial situation." the reason i do those things is to ensure that we remember our mistakes and that we learn from them. one reason we cannot forget our law enforcement legacy is that the people we serve and protect cannot forget it either. so we must talk about our history. it is a hard truth that lives on. a second hard truth -- much research points to the widespread existence of unconscious bias. many people in our white majority culture have unconscious racial biases and react differently to a white face than a black face. in fact, we all, white and black, carry various biases around with us. i am reminded of the song from the broadway hit "avenue q," "everyon

dr. martin luther king jr. and rosa parks saw a little light, a little hope in me. the boy from troy, a young student from rural alabama, they gave me hope and opened doors. their actions taught me how important it is to tear down barriers and invest in the potential of each and every american child. mr. speaker, we have the responsibility to learn from my experiences and provide a quality foundation for the next generation. but this bill turns back the clock on progress. h.r. 5 puts the hardest hit, those most in need on the chopping block. we don't want to go back. we want to go forward. it cuts funding pushes down standards and rolls back protection for our future, our youth, our precious children. i urge each and every one of my colleagues to vote no. let us come together and do what is right, what is just to help students realize the american dream. that is the 1-2-3 inning to do -- that is the thing to do and we must do it. i yield back. the spear o mpe:he gen yba t balaofim theenemanco iizt america nid. mr. polis: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentl

dr. martin luther king jr., the active work today of john lewis and so many others across united states of america, because we know that when we vote, we win. as democrats. when we vote, we win. we need to make sure that everyone is not only registered to vote, that's a great part but if you're registered and don't go to the polls, it just doesn't matter. we will give folks something to vote for. we will give folks something to be excited about. we have demonstrated what we can do when were active, when were energized, engaged we get things done. regardless of our status in the congress, we will fight these fights because they are the right fights to fight for americans all across the united states of america. and so i city you the democratic party has made history time and time and time again. we are expecting history to be made one more time in philadelphia in 2016. it is our full expectation that not only will the democratic nominee come out of philadelphia, but that nominee will create history by having 12 straight years of democrats in the white house because -- [applause] -- because

dr. martin luther king who was a tremendous practitioner of civil disobedience, but he understood it for what it was. he learned from gandhi he learned from samuel adams that civil disobedience is a mechanism of goading your opponents into being violent. and once they become violent you can call on your friends to be even more violent against them. so dr. king knew that he could goad sheriff jim clark into behaving violently and stupidly and then the fbi would descend on them. if you don't have friends then you have tiananmen square where nonviolence simply results in your death. so we always want to delude ourselves that war is not the answer. it would be good if that was true but, unfortunately, it is. very often the key answer, the only answer. president obama, i think, when he came into office thought war was not the answer. we were going to have peace. peace was going to reign throughout earth. now he seems to be launching drone strikes at everyone. war teaches you, you have to be rational. you can't delude yourself into thinking that if i'm peaceful oh, everyone will love me, and t

dr. melina uncapher martin luther king middle school him here as the vice president of the you think united administrator we're asking you support the hard work off our labor relations and mr. carr do that will move our unit members closer to a competitive salaries we'll be bringing into the city not only the vision for the students and the vision who work for those in the city thank you so much hopefully for this positive obsolete e vote and voep e hope you have a wonderful evening thank you very much. >> thank you very much seeing no other speakers comments from the board? commissioner mendoza-mcdonnell >> i want to thank everyone for the harrowed work into the new york city they're changing and sir, your doing good thank you. >> (laughter). >> i just want to say i'm so pleased we offer pay increases to our parishes it is well deserved and we've come through some tough tough times together i too want to recognize mr. scar lot to who is the veteran after negotiating those agreement, sir any comments. >> thank you you commissioner president murase thank you to the agreements we've hopefully