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there aren't many joe lewis type people that have an arena name in the city of detroit. overall, a situation like that, next thing you know, you no longer need it on jefferson. you got rid of the arena. what would be next? we can't even go and work anymore in jefferson. what's happened here? who speaks for the little man? it was free. it costs to go there now. but we've got this big development downtown. all this money, private money, not private enough for the citizens to walk to a plaza this they were allowed to walk for, what, 30, years? -- 30, 40 years? >> so i hope i have been true with what you've entrusted me with. let me tell you about the other five people in the book, quickly. one is robin who has opportunities from the bankruptcy. he has been in the past a filmmaker in los angeles, but has looked for opportunities in the real estate market and come to detroit and begun investing in detroit really right before the financial crisis hit. he used the bankruptcy to spin a narrative to investors, but ultimately he is someone who is trying to do good in the city of d
there aren't many joe lewis type people that have an arena name in the city of detroit. overall, a situation like that, next thing you know, you no longer need it on jefferson. you got rid of the arena. what would be next? we can't even go and work anymore in jefferson. what's happened here? who speaks for the little man? it was free. it costs to go there now. but we've got this big development downtown. all this money, private money, not private enough for the citizens to walk to a plaza this...
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there aren't many joe lewis type of people that have an arena named in the city of detroit.overall, in a situation like that, next thing you know, his - - will be down. what would be next. we can't even go to - - anymore in jefferson. who speaks for the little man? - - we've got this big development downtown. this money, is private money. not private enough for the citizens to walk to a plaza that they were allowed to walk for 30-40 years. >> i hope i have been true with what you entrusted me with. let me tell you about the other five people in the book. one is robin who has opportunities from the bankruptcy. he has been in the past a filmmaker in los angeles but has looked for opportunities in the real estate market. and began investing in detroit right before the financial crisis hit. use the bankruptcy to spin and narrative to investors. but ultimately, he is someone was trying to do good in the city of detroit. wants to be doing meaningful projects and ultimately has a hard time bringing abandoned buildings back into productive use. he tells the story of it being harder
there aren't many joe lewis type of people that have an arena named in the city of detroit.overall, in a situation like that, next thing you know, his - - will be down. what would be next. we can't even go to - - anymore in jefferson. who speaks for the little man? - - we've got this big development downtown. this money, is private money. not private enough for the citizens to walk to a plaza that they were allowed to walk for 30-40 years. >> i hope i have been true with what you...
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museum to be honest we have them i was not there every day but the black mcdonald's with portraits of joe lewis and the march in washington. but all of this is to say this relationship increasingly has little to do as a mode of address. and it is substantive. and then doing people's behavior. it gets lost. >> and with those artifacts it brings to mind talk about the pizzeria. so this gets to another quote i want to read very quickly to say fast food rent franchises learn of racial authenticity and control. and they could never provide these things. and all of these conflicts and to be a good citizen or a symbol of black america. so they are trying to create the capital. black citizens are appreciative of that. and then to the extent so you talk in the book how government incentivize the franchise model in the black communities but for those corporations to be a better citizen. so what is the future when all the government programs and opportunities provided to black male democrats in the senate? it's very much a black way. but also whether there is a living wage being paid. so does the attentio
museum to be honest we have them i was not there every day but the black mcdonald's with portraits of joe lewis and the march in washington. but all of this is to say this relationship increasingly has little to do as a mode of address. and it is substantive. and then doing people's behavior. it gets lost. >> and with those artifacts it brings to mind talk about the pizzeria. so this gets to another quote i want to read very quickly to say fast food rent franchises learn of racial...
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went on a speaking tour and became a black celebrity in the same league as heavyweight champion joe lewisorn. >> some considered him just as important, just as aspirational, drew just as much hope from him. >> reporter: is he comfortable with his celebrity? >> no, not at all. his goal really was to get to his next ship. >> reporter: he was assigned to aircraft carrier liscomb bay, which less than a year after pearl harbor was sunk by a japanese torpedo. dori miller was never seen again. >> it's hard thinking of my grandmother, her hurt. she used to say "had i been a white woman, they would have treated me better." but i'm a black woman, and my son is a hero." >> reporter: over the years, his legacy has been honored, including with this larger than life statue in his hometown of waco, but that's nothing like having an aircraft carrier named of him. how many carriers are there right now? >> right now we have 11. >> reporter: so this is an honor reserved for very few americans. >> absolutely. >> reporter: the last carrier to be christened was the john f. kennedy by his daughter carol e carol
went on a speaking tour and became a black celebrity in the same league as heavyweight champion joe lewisorn. >> some considered him just as important, just as aspirational, drew just as much hope from him. >> reporter: is he comfortable with his celebrity? >> no, not at all. his goal really was to get to his next ship. >> reporter: he was assigned to aircraft carrier liscomb bay, which less than a year after pearl harbor was sunk by a japanese torpedo. dori miller was...
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my panel is joe madison, jennifer rubin, and joining us, tiffany cross. jennifer rubin, who won the week? >> john lewisrights movement tragically announced he had been diagnosed with stage iv pancreatic cancer. but as is his style, he faced this bravely, he faced this with dignity, saying he had never quite faced a fight like this but that he was prepared to fight. he's a giant. we just appreciated and extol his record, take this as a reminder that individuals matter, individuals matter in civil rights and in the united states congress. >> absolutely, an absolute hero, he always wins the week. joe madison, who won the week? >> i'm going to give it to 11,000 people who were pardoned for low level marijuana crimes in the state of illinois. and now i hope that they've been pardoned that their records can be expunged and that they can also have the right to vote. and that would be my winner of the week. but i would also agree that the name of edmond pettus ought to be taken off the bridge and john lew lewis' name should be put on it. >> hear, hear. if your going to allow people to sell weed legally you can
my panel is joe madison, jennifer rubin, and joining us, tiffany cross. jennifer rubin, who won the week? >> john lewisrights movement tragically announced he had been diagnosed with stage iv pancreatic cancer. but as is his style, he faced this bravely, he faced this with dignity, saying he had never quite faced a fight like this but that he was prepared to fight. he's a giant. we just appreciated and extol his record, take this as a reminder that individuals matter, individuals matter...
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joe biden was the key architect of ukraine policy for the obama administration, does that factor into the thinking? actually, joed biden didn't visit ukraine while hunter biden was there. host: let's go to lewisin illinois. hello. caller: hello. , i'm curious as to why don't you ask the scholars -- these callers what radio they listen to? havenk that those places great influence and prejudice. host: did you call before? caller: yes, we have a 30 day call policy in place, --host: did you call before. caller: yes. host: were going to ask you not to do that because we have a 30 day call policy in place. let's go back to greta. collinsenator susan said that she was offended by representative adam schiff's reference to the heads on pikes comments that he made during his concluding remarks of the oral arguments last night. but she said, let me make clear that it's not going to have an influence, one way or another. hissing it is not going to have an influence when way or the decision-making -- his saying it will not have an influence one way or the other on my decision-making. and another reporter notes that this is the sign that senators are seeing, a man outside with a poster reading, senators, h
joe biden was the key architect of ukraine policy for the obama administration, does that factor into the thinking? actually, joed biden didn't visit ukraine while hunter biden was there. host: let's go to lewisin illinois. hello. caller: hello. , i'm curious as to why don't you ask the scholars -- these callers what radio they listen to? havenk that those places great influence and prejudice. host: did you call before? caller: yes, we have a 30 day call policy in place, --host: did you call...
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joe troy? are you john lewis? i said i am john robert lewis. i give him my whole name. he still called me who boyfriend her eye. over the years, i have the opportunity to meet rosa parks and speak with her. she was so wonderful. so kind she kept saying to each one of us, you too can do something. she inspired us to participate in the citizens. the way of. love the philosophy. non violence. again, i want to thank you. montgomery, i want to thank you for what you are doing. to help educate and sensitize another generation. to stand up. to be brave. but. hold courageous. and when people see something that is not right, not, fair not just, do something. we cannot afford to plea blind. we live in a time where we must save our democracy. save our planet. rod we must do what rosa parks stead. when it comes time to sit in, sit down. speak speak out. from a time to get away, necessary trouble. do it. be brave. he bolts. be courageous. rosa parks believed as i believe. we have a right to know, we have a right to know what is in the water we drink, the air we breathe. each one of
joe troy? are you john lewis? i said i am john robert lewis. i give him my whole name. he still called me who boyfriend her eye. over the years, i have the opportunity to meet rosa parks and speak with her. she was so wonderful. so kind she kept saying to each one of us, you too can do something. she inspired us to participate in the citizens. the way of. love the philosophy. non violence. again, i want to thank you. montgomery, i want to thank you for what you are doing. to help educate and...