and all this took place days after jonestown. the assassinations were ten days after jonestown, and it was the darkest, gloomiest time in the history of san francisco. i just can't imagine -- maybe the fire, of course. a bright light. , i mean, first johnstown. you know, most of the people died in jonestown as we all know, people around here. almost everybody knew somebody or knew somebody who knew somebody who had been lost in jonestown. ten days later this happened. it seemed impossible. i remember on the night of the assassinations after i filed my stories and was taking that j. church home from the building where time magazine was housed in the financial district out to know we valley, and it was silent in the city. the trolley rolled. a lot of people out, and no noise. people were beyond words. they could not speak. it was just too much, too awful. >> and jim jones was part of the coalition. >> well, yes. in fact, the reason that john jones fled is a couple of very good reporters were preparing an article in which they had g

blacks have gotten nothing from this administration showing that kind of sport brings memories of jonestown are strong words i'm sorry, i was raised to speak truth to power. and-- >> we should mention you're the son of legendary congressman, anti-apart tide activist you've been around this all your life. >> i have he i've been around this, had my dad still been in congress, i would have been in the audience when president obama told us to stop whining. >> alisyn: talking about the black congressional caucus, he he said stop your whining, stop your complaining, take off your slippers and get more change. >> i don't understand we seem to be existing in two separate worlds. who was he talking to, about three different people? this sort of a conspiracy of silence. we as black people are emotionally invested in this man and i'll always love him for his courage, but we have to assert our citizenship at all costs. and that means we have to speak truth to power, even when power looks like us. >> alisyn: so you're saying that most progressives or blacks are not comfortable speaking out, as you are r