like kevin henry and najeh davenport, who spoke to "nightline" earlier this year about their lawsuitgainst the fl nfl. >> i'm looked at differently and it pisss off. >> that's literally the definition of systematic race m with this race norming stuff. >> at the center of the firestorm is a controversial practice known as race norming which is coming under increased scrutiny. critics say it's discriminatory as being used in the nfl concussion settlement program because it assumes black players start at a lower cognitive level than white ones. making it harder for black players to prove enough damage to qualify for payouts. >> intentionally going about making sure that there's two set of metrics used for black players than white players is insulting. >> reporter: amid mounting pressure, nfl commissioner roger goodell faced questions from reporters ahead of this year's super bowl. >> are you guys looking into this? i know a report also surfaced on abc that some doctors actually fear discrimination is taking place. >> we'll continue to see if there are changes that need to be made. but t

>> reporter: former pittsburgh steelers defensive lineman kevin henry says after retiring from the league, he began suffering from depression, memory loss and bouts of anger. in 2017, he underwent a series of tests. a doctor determining henry was suffering from a cognitive decline consistent with mild dementia. so he submitted a claim to the nfl concussion settlement program. >> what was the result of the claim you filed? >> i was denied. >> reporter: the claims administrator stating that there were "issues related to validity" of the tests and asserted that the evaluation "used inappropriate norms." >> i'm banged up. i'm beat up. and the part that you don't see is up here. you don't see how my brain is beat up. they don't hit me less or harder because i'm black. >> reporter: in response to questions from abc news, an nfl spokesperson continued to assert there was no merit to the claim of discrimination. as the protocols were designed to stop bias in testing, not perpetrate it. but added they are committed to eliminating race-based norms in the program. david? >> eva pilgrim on a story we

however, senator henry kevin lodge, no fan of woodrow wilson, attached an amendment to the 100 million appropriation that prohibited the distribution of food to former enemies, particularly germany in austria. two of the poorest and most food deprive nations in all of europe. hoover got around lodges provision by simply giving the money to british officials, which was perfectly legal. the british officials then loaned the money to germany, which was not specifically prohibited. thus, the germans and the austrian's use the money to purchase food supplies. the british kept the blockade in place until march of 1919, and it was only fully lifted in july of 1919. would open the blockade had more to do with the rise of communist sympathies by the german people, and then with any humanitarian impulses on the side of the allies. in the united states, for example, fear of communism had given rise to the red scare and ushered in an era of hyper nationalism, which among other things, broaden rebound of the kkk and other extremist organizations in the united states. hoover wrote in his diary that,