and she he was very influenced by ghandi nonviolence. after getting out of law school writing a memo to thurgood marshall saying you thought do it. marshall twhawnt sympathetic. so lots of people in the book were influenced. some people in the book were influenced by began i -- ghandi and ideas and others were not. who is next? >> hell -- hello what are the current civil rights issues facing african-americans today? >> i think civil rights -- i actually have a new book about this it's called "the new black; what is changing what is not, race of america." in the book i and a bunch of other people argue the civil rights issue of today are not the civil rights ideas of a generation -- excuse me the civil rights issues are not the civil rights issues are those of generation ago. in some ways they are, some ways they are not. i would think the biggest civil rights issue right now is the fact that an entire generation of african-american men are essentially being sent to prison and no one seems to care. [applause] it isn't a civil rights issue

that's the life of ghandi it wasn't president ghandi or president martin luther king. its people like phillips and i and dell who sped up and had those debates that's why we're here. they didn't wait for anyone to tap them on the shoulder. its people like kate kendall and my extraordinary staff. it's folks like this on stage that stepped up. they didn't need to do it but they did it. it wasn't just interest this was a true commitment to quality. it was chris and sandy i didn't it was the extraordinary leadership of many folks in this room so many of you out there in the audience. so i want to celebrate our wisdom and faith and your devotion to this cause and i'll close for participating in this remarkable journey. and like any journey it's not linear it's complex it's a worth journey we're on. and it's a journey that inspires we're not motivated by the cause of quality but it's the best of who we are our human dignity and self-worth interest all for your extraordinary reasoning and gragz on this special day. thank you (clapping) >> good morning. my name is kate kendall

struggled to feed its people but in a plea in the country's house of parliament last week, sonia ghandi the driving force behind the national security bill urged representives to vote for change. >> we must, together, rise to the occasion t set aside our differences and form our commitment. it is my form appeal that we, as the representatives of those very people should implement this bill in to the an act and do so unanimously. >> reporter: over the past two decades india has experienced rapid economic growth but despite country's good fortune, hundreds of millions of people have not had enough to eat. from urban areas to remote villages, hunger has been a problem. right to food after the save the country's leaders have finally taken responsibility. >> i think it's a good thing. it's many things that are wrong with the system. it acknowledgeers hunger. it makes the state accountable for the hungry and it is a legal entitlement. >> reporter: the government says its food security bill will force india to% more self sufficient it claims that domestic agriculture output will increase and f

but in a plea last week ghandi the force behind a bill urged representatives to vote for change. >> wese to the occasion, set aside our differences and affirm our commitment to their welfare and well-being. it is my humble appeal that we as representative of those very people should put this bill into an act and do so unanimously. >> reporter: over the past two decades india has experienced rapid economic growth but despite the country's good fortune hundreds of millions of people have not had enough to eat. from urban areas to remote villages hunger has been a consistent problem and right to food activists say the country leaders have financially taken responsibility. >> it's a good thing and many things that are wrong with the system and that acknowledges hunger and makes the state accountable for the hungry and it is a legal entitlement so that is a positive step forward. >> reporter: the government says the food security bill will force india to be more self sufficient and says domestic out put will increase and food delivery systems will be improved. those who champion the bill de

. -- ghandi's steps. it was nonviolent only to those advocating equal rights.here was a lot of violence directed at them. as on this day in birmingham, the families, martin luther king, john lewis chose not to return good with evil. not to return hate with more hatred. the civil rights movement in america know that because of the current of people like john lewis, it will remain a nonviolent movement. what we are seeing in syria, what linda and i saw in belfast when a bomb went off, we are not experiencing that today. because of the commitment to peaceful settling of our grievances. peaceful resistance. standing up and fighting and going to jail, but not resorting to violence. that is a legacy that we ought to thank everyone who produce a paid it in this movement. thank you. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen majority leader of the united states house of representatives, eric cantor. [applause] >> it is a great honor to be here today. it was a great honor to accompany my colleagues and friend steny hoyer, the democratic whip, at the invitation of representative

melissa: and ghandi on a plane right now. thank you. >> okay. thank you for having me on. may "money" today. we will have the answer right after this. you can never have too much "money." >> whether on wall street or main street who is who made money today, anybody that owns boeing, a deal with south korea government. that project valued $7.6 billion. >> hitting all-time high. >> hit her baby, one more time, britney spears making mountains of money, signing a two year contract to perform at las vegas planet hollywood, making $15 million a year to make 48 shows, that is 310 grand a night, no word on whether she gets a bonus if she does not lip-sync. i'll see you back here tomorrow, the willis report is coming up next. the following is a paid advertisement for starvista entertainment and time life's music collection. ♪ chances are 'cause i wear a silly grin ♪ there are artists we'll always remember... ♪ mona lisa, mona lisa ♪ men have named you there are beautiful songs, words and memories that will always touch our hearts... ♪ it's impossible ♪ to tell the sun to leave the

around, and it was not until bayard rustin came down from new york that he was called the american ghandi. it was not until he came into his house, moved into his basement to live, not until he got there and he really understood not only tactics but the power of nonviolence. up till you one more thing. i love this man. the talked to a guy named floyd mckissick chair near his bother with the speaker for their congress of racial equality. the leader was in jail in louisiana at the time. so mckissick stood in for him. now a state legislator in north carolina. he told me that his image of martin luther king, jr. is this gentle father figure who would taken by the hand, walking down the street, buy him an ice-cream, played with him, tickle him. that is a sign of what people don't see. multifaceted, always, always interested in growing beyond whatever he was. anything up front? >> to use the -- to questions. our age as the ford of hair wasn't? if so, what? >> account. well, you know, it's hard to say the cynical part of me wants to say yes. i don't know that. i don't know the client needs of ha

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king, he was a student of mahatma ghandi who believed in peace and a place to make a difference nonviolentlyng 50 years, 50 years after this very thing. and i was just thinking it's amazing because i only feel like i'm about 17, but the thing about it is i just remember that i was given my first award here at the apollo 50 years ago when i was 13 years of age by paul newman and joanne woodward. >> right here at the apollo? you were given your first award. >> and i want artists to remember the dream and dream their dream. i think that, you know, we have to embrace each other. we have to embrace the artist. and parents, you have to be more aware of what your children are listening to and what they're feeling, and you have to listen to what they're saying and correct them in a place where they're wrong, encourage them in a place where they're right. >> as you look at your career and being this great force of consciousness, what mentored you? who were the ones that were important to you? what made stevie wonder stevie wonder? >> as a little kid, my mama's belt, you know. that had a lot to do wit

around, and it was not until bayard rustin came down from new york that he was called the american ghandi. it was not until he came into his house, moved into his basement to live, not until he got there and he really understood not only tactics but the power of nonviolence. up till you one more thing. i love this man. the talked to a guy named floyd mckissick chair near his bother with the speaker for their congress of racial equality. the leader was in jail in louisiana at the time. so mckissick stood in for him. now a state legislator in north carolina. he told me that his image of martin luther king, jr. is this gentle father figure who would taken by the hand, walking down the street, buy him an ice-cream, played with him, tickle him. that is a sign of what people don't see. multifaceted, always, always interested in growing beyond whatever he was. anything up front? >> to use the -- to questions. our age as the ford of hair wasn't? if so, what? >> account. well, you know, it's hard to say the cynical part of me wants to say yes. i don't know that. i don't know the client needs of ha

. >> that's not -- >> that's a picture of ghandi. >> it's been a while since i've been there. way, if the new central bank governor looks familiar to "squawk box" viewers it's because we told you about him two years ago when we made him a "squawk box" master of the market. i don't know if we can get him back now that he's running the place. but we can try. and then also in corporate news, part-time workers at home depot are no longer going to be getting medical coverage for the company. shifting coverage to the new workplace exchange. we've been talking a lot about this being created as part of the health care reform law. the move affects about 20,000 part-time workers. they'd be covered by a type of limited coverage plan that would be no longer allowed under the new law. >> radio viewer. >> we have radio viewers. >> you skipped his name. >> i say rajan. i said it. and we do have radio viewers. i hear from radio viewers, i think almost as much as -- >> i know. >> as tv viewers. >> that's why i say the boards, read the boards. >> look at that chart. we go, whoa, look at that. >