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malcolm evans was shot on his way to work back on july 9 and. now this case had grown cold until how. newcastle police wrapped up a news conference and trish hartman was there. and there are details on this big break on the case. >> reporter: alicia police announced just an hour ago. 46-year-old cheryl jennings, is charged with the murder of 26-year-old malcolm evans, tips led him to the accused killer. >> the last knew weeks my family and friends spent so many sleepless nights wondering who and why some one would speak such an unspeakable crime against such an amazing young man. >> terry evans tearfully spoke after the announcement in the arrest of her son's death. cheryl jennings is charged with first degree murder and two weapons charges. malcolm evans was shot on the morning of july 9th, the delaware university student was on his way to work at fedex and jennings fired a bullet into his car and hit him in the chest. they found malcolm's vehicle crashed in rut ledge, he died that day in a hospital. this comes a month after police and the evan
malcolm evans was shot on his way to work back on july 9 and. now this case had grown cold until how. newcastle police wrapped up a news conference and trish hartman was there. and there are details on this big break on the case. >> reporter: alicia police announced just an hour ago. 46-year-old cheryl jennings, is charged with the murder of 26-year-old malcolm evans, tips led him to the accused killer. >> the last knew weeks my family and friends spent so many sleepless nights...
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police say she lives in the rutledge community where malcolm evans was driving to work on the morning of july 9th. a single shot was fired into his car and struck evans in the chest. >> throughout this whole situation we had the undivided attention and support and love of everybody in this community and as a family we can't thank you enough. >> reporter: jennings lives on terry court just off the road where police say the shooting and crash happened. a neighbor who doesn't want to be named says she saw investigators collectorring evidence at the house a few weeks ago. >> first time they came they he took two cars. they towed two cars. >> reporter: this week she saw authorities return to make the arrest. >> they were out just kind of walking around and then they looked like they were leaving and all of a sudden before you know the s.w.a.t. team was here and then you heard a sound that sounded like a cannon and obviously that was the front door. >> reporter: now, police say the investigation is not over and that's why they're not releasing the affidavit of probable cause so we still don
police say she lives in the rutledge community where malcolm evans was driving to work on the morning of july 9th. a single shot was fired into his car and struck evans in the chest. >> throughout this whole situation we had the undivided attention and support and love of everybody in this community and as a family we can't thank you enough. >> reporter: jennings lives on terry court just off the road where police say the shooting and crash happened. a neighbor who doesn't want to...
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jennings' family would not answer our questions today, but malcolm evans' family did speak with nbc 10. >> why? why someone would commit such an unspeakable crime against such an amazing young man. >> police are still investigating, so they're not releasing a possible motive in the case. they say jennings does have a prior criminal record. they also tell us that once the county doubled the reward money, a number of tips flooded in that led them to jennings. >>> new at 6:00 from montgomery county, police want you to take a good look at these surveillance pictures of a bank robber holding up a pnc today. the man was wearing a phillies hat and black bandanna when he walked into the branch and handed a note to the teller. he got away with some cash and was last seen on montgomery avenue. >>> switching gears now. the newest st. joe's students have touched down on hawk hill. they're settling in this afternoon after some heavy lifting. more than 1,250 freshmen make up the class of 2020. they'll head to class for the first time on monday. meanwhile, faculty at pennsylvania's 14 state universit
jennings' family would not answer our questions today, but malcolm evans' family did speak with nbc 10. >> why? why someone would commit such an unspeakable crime against such an amazing young man. >> police are still investigating, so they're not releasing a possible motive in the case. they say jennings does have a prior criminal record. they also tell us that once the county doubled the reward money, a number of tips flooded in that led them to jennings. >>> new at 6:00...
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. >> reporter: police say dpel a wear state university student malcolm evans didn't know cheryl jennings. they say on july 9th at 4:00 a.m., she fired a bullet into malcolm's car as he went to work at fed ex. the aspiring doctor was pronounced dead a short time later. >> why? someone would commit such an unspeakable crime against such an amazing young man? >> reporter: jennings family members wouldn't respond to my questions today. >> this is everything that happened -- >> reporter: they said police were here a couple of weeks ago gathering evidence in jennings' house on wednesday. they came back with a s.w.a.t. team. she showed me the pictures. they broke down the front door. >> in 15 minutes you saw them bring her out. >> reporter: they didn't know each other, but charging her with first-degree murder means police believe she meant to kill them. the affidavit on the case is sealed. from my dash cam all that's clear is from malcolm's house, he would pass her house. he was shot as he drove this stretch of baywatch road. >> this was a tragic case, extremely sad for the evans family. a bri
. >> reporter: police say dpel a wear state university student malcolm evans didn't know cheryl jennings. they say on july 9th at 4:00 a.m., she fired a bullet into malcolm's car as he went to work at fed ex. the aspiring doctor was pronounced dead a short time later. >> why? someone would commit such an unspeakable crime against such an amazing young man? >> reporter: jennings family members wouldn't respond to my questions today. >> this is everything that happened --...
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cheryl jennings is charged with first degree murder for the death of 19-year-old malcolm evans. don't know is a motive behind the killing. >> i can't begin to explain how much it means to us that this case became so personal to so many people. >> reporter: the evans family choked back tears as they spoke at a press conference announcing an arrest in their son and brother's death. >> with this arrest the residents of rutledge and our family can sleep better knowing o a murderer isn't roaming our streets. >> reporter: the 19-year-old delaware state university. student was shot as he was driving through his neighborhood on his way to work on july 9th. police responded to reports of a crash at the entrance of the rutledge community where both evans and jennings lived. officers discovered that a single shot had been fired into his car hitting evans in the chest. he died at a hospital that day. now police say 46-year-old cheryl jennings is responsible and charged with first degree murder and weapons charges. >> i was shocked. i mean, i don't know the lady very well. i've only spoke to
cheryl jennings is charged with first degree murder for the death of 19-year-old malcolm evans. don't know is a motive behind the killing. >> i can't begin to explain how much it means to us that this case became so personal to so many people. >> reporter: the evans family choked back tears as they spoke at a press conference announcing an arrest in their son and brother's death. >> with this arrest the residents of rutledge and our family can sleep better knowing o a murderer...
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student last month. 46-year-old cheryl vince new castle is charged with murdering 19-year-old malcolm evansjennings shot the student near the entrance of the rutledge community in bear while he was driving to his part-time job. police say evidence shows the victim and jennings did not know each other. the family of the victim gave emotional speeches at a news conference today. >> my family and friends have spent so many sleepless nights wondering who and why someone would commit such an unspeakabse crime against such an amazing young man. >> with this arrest, um, the residents of rutledge and our family can sleep better knowing that a murderer isn't roaming our streets. >> police credit tips from the public with helping to find the teen's alleged killer. so far though police have no motive for the shooting back on july 9th. >>> police say unsuspecting mom out to lunch with her children fell victim to a pickpocket and they say another woman was helping make sure that he didn't get caught. police say the pair sitting close to the woman behind this. investigatoinvestigators is he e big purchas
student last month. 46-year-old cheryl vince new castle is charged with murdering 19-year-old malcolm evansjennings shot the student near the entrance of the rutledge community in bear while he was driving to his part-time job. police say evidence shows the victim and jennings did not know each other. the family of the victim gave emotional speeches at a news conference today. >> my family and friends have spent so many sleepless nights wondering who and why someone would commit such an...
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. >> reporter: ukee, police telling us who they believe shot 19 year-old malcolm evans but not telling us why they think that this crime occur. now earlier today new castle county police told thaws by increasing the reward for information about evans death to $40,000, they are able to get some pivotal tips. they have arrested 46 year-old cheryl jennings and charged her with murder. she lives on the treat police believe he have a answer was shot. police don't think evans and jennings knew each other even though they live in the same neighborhood. evans was killed in july, and his mother says since then mystery surrounding her son's death has been tormented. >> over the last six weeks my family and friends have spent so many sleep lets nights, wondering how and why someone could commit such a unthinkable crime against such an amazing young man. >> reporter: evans family says that he was a student at delaware state university, wanted to be a doctor and in that regard he did make a contributions in his death, donating vital organs. reporting live, i'm cleve bryan, cbs-3 "eyewitness news".
. >> reporter: ukee, police telling us who they believe shot 19 year-old malcolm evans but not telling us why they think that this crime occur. now earlier today new castle county police told thaws by increasing the reward for information about evans death to $40,000, they are able to get some pivotal tips. they have arrested 46 year-old cheryl jennings and charged her with murder. she lives on the treat police believe he have a answer was shot. police don't think evans and jennings knew...
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cheryl jennings is charged with murdering, 19-year-old malcolm evans, shot near the entrance of the rutledge community in bear. he was on his way to work at fedex when jennings fired a bullet into his car. investigators have not released a motive and evans and jennings apparently did not know each other. >> the last six weeks my family and friends, have spent so many sleepless nights, wondering who and why someone would commit such an unspeakable crime. against such an amazing young man. >> police say that tips from the community helped lead to jennings arrest. >>> police say they do suspect foul play, officials were called around 8:00 a.m. to the parking lot of a business on the 500 block of south market street. the man is between 40 and 50 years old and may have tried to climb or jump the fence, the man's identity has not been released . >>> a would be robber with a knife was no match for a cane carrying shop owner. he entered home of the steak on wednesday and she ordered a drink and refused to pay and police say bruhner demanded money from an owner while wielding a steak knife and the op
cheryl jennings is charged with murdering, 19-year-old malcolm evans, shot near the entrance of the rutledge community in bear. he was on his way to work at fedex when jennings fired a bullet into his car. investigators have not released a motive and evans and jennings apparently did not know each other. >> the last six weeks my family and friends, have spent so many sleepless nights, wondering who and why someone would commit such an unspeakable crime. against such an amazing young man....
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they say the morning of july 9th she fired into the car of 19-year-old malcolm evans. the aspiring doctor was on his way to work. police say there is no known association between evans and jennings. his family spoke about what it's been like these past few weeks without an arrest. >> wondering who and why someone would commit such an unspeakable crime against such an amazing young man. >> police are still investigating so they are not releasing a possible motive in this case right now. a first degree furd charge does imply that this was not random, that police believe jennings intended to shoot the victim. >>> police in montgomery county want your help. the man was wearing a phillies hat and black ban dan nguyen he held up the pnc bank yesterday. >>> faculty at pennsylvania's 14 state universities could hit the pickett line in a few weeks, the faculty members will vote whether or not to strike beginning on september 7th. the impact would trickle down to all 14 universities including cookstown and west chester university. the union working without a contract for 14 mont
they say the morning of july 9th she fired into the car of 19-year-old malcolm evans. the aspiring doctor was on his way to work. police say there is no known association between evans and jennings. his family spoke about what it's been like these past few weeks without an arrest. >> wondering who and why someone would commit such an unspeakable crime against such an amazing young man. >> police are still investigating so they are not releasing a possible motive in this case right...
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student last month. 46-year-old cheryl jennings of new castle is charged with murdering 19-year-old malcolm evans. police say jennings shot the student near the entrance of the rutledge community in bare while he was driving to his part-time job. police say evidence shows the victim and jennings did not know each other. the victim's family spoke at a press conference thanking law enforcement for their hard work. >> great job to everyone involved in the apprehension of the person involved in malcolm's murder. we'll never forget it as long as we live. >> police credit tips from the public with helping find the killer. so far police have no motive for the shooting on july 9th. >>> a georgia man sentenced to prison for stealing $100,000 from a new jersey investor. authorities in trenton say this man, 62-year-old maurice johnson a cued of promising the victim a million dollar return on fraudulent investment in a gold importing business called land view gold. authorities say johnson never paid the victim back any money that he had promised. he pleaded guilty in may to a charge of second degree theft by
student last month. 46-year-old cheryl jennings of new castle is charged with murdering 19-year-old malcolm evans. police say jennings shot the student near the entrance of the rutledge community in bare while he was driving to his part-time job. police say evidence shows the victim and jennings did not know each other. the victim's family spoke at a press conference thanking law enforcement for their hard work. >> great job to everyone involved in the apprehension of the person involved...
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. >> reporter: police say 19-year-old college student malcolm evans was on his way to work at the fedex. >> we've had the undivided attention and support and love of everybody in the community. >> reporter: malcolm's family has gotten plenty of love. on wednesday they got an arrest. >> they were sitting in the street out front. >> reporter: a neighbor shared her photos with me. detectives showed up and brought backup. >> before you know, the s.w.a.t. team was here. and then you heard a sound that sounded like a cannon. and obviously that was the front door. >> reporter: a few minutes later they walked out with 46-year-old cheryl jennings. police say she killed malcolm. they live a few blocks apart but they didn't know each other. with a felony on her record, she shouldn't even have had a gun. she drove right past her house. that's right about when he was shot. her family members wouldn't talk on camera with me today. once the county doubled the reward for information, a number of tips led them to jennings. >> we need the information from our community. in this case the community came th
. >> reporter: police say 19-year-old college student malcolm evans was on his way to work at the fedex. >> we've had the undivided attention and support and love of everybody in the community. >> reporter: malcolm's family has gotten plenty of love. on wednesday they got an arrest. >> they were sitting in the street out front. >> reporter: a neighbor shared her photos with me. detectives showed up and brought backup. >> before you know, the s.w.a.t. team was...
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. >> reporter: no explanation coming from police, why they believe that this women, shot, malcolm evans but they say help from the community played a pivotal toll role in catching her. >> had happened here is the epitome of a tragedy. >> reporter: for more than a month police in new castle county delaware have been trying to make the sense of the shooting death of mal conn evans from rutledge. 4:00 in the morning july 9th evans was found near entrance to his neighborhood with the gunshot wound in the upper body. police believe he was struck while driving to work causing him to crash and then later died at the hospital. >> for the last six weeks, my family and friends have been spending so many sleepless nights wondering who and why someone would commit such an unspeakable crime against such an amazing young man. >> reporter: evans was a student at delaware state university and families say he dream of becoming a doctor. recent weeks authorities increased reward for information animal come's death for $40,000 and it has paid off. thanks to the tips they have received they were able to id
. >> reporter: no explanation coming from police, why they believe that this women, shot, malcolm evans but they say help from the community played a pivotal toll role in catching her. >> had happened here is the epitome of a tragedy. >> reporter: for more than a month police in new castle county delaware have been trying to make the sense of the shooting death of mal conn evans from rutledge. 4:00 in the morning july 9th evans was found near entrance to his neighborhood with...
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they say on the morning of july 9th she fired into the car of 19-year-old malcolm evans.aspiring doctor was on his way to work. police say there is no known association between evans and jennings. his family spoke about what it's been like these last weeks without an arrest. >> wondering who and why someone would commit such an unspeakable crime against such an amazing young man. >> police are still investigating, so they are not releasing a possible motive in this case. a first degree murder charge does imply that this was not random, that police believe jennings intended to shoot the victim. >>> this evening a candlelight vigil will be held for two-year-old jamille baskerville, jr., he died at the hands of his mother's boyfriend zacharay tricoche. he is accused of beating jamille to death inside their apartment last weekend. prosecutors say he shoved his girlfriend during an argument over groceries then attacked the toddler when he started crying. >>> police in montgomery county want your help. take a look at these surveillance pictures of a bank robber. the man was wea
they say on the morning of july 9th she fired into the car of 19-year-old malcolm evans.aspiring doctor was on his way to work. police say there is no known association between evans and jennings. his family spoke about what it's been like these last weeks without an arrest. >> wondering who and why someone would commit such an unspeakable crime against such an amazing young man. >> police are still investigating, so they are not releasing a possible motive in this case. a first...
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student last month. 46-year-old cheryl jennings of new castle is charged with murdering 19-year-old malcolm evanspolice say jennings shot the student near the entrance of the rutledge community in bear. while he was driving to his part-time job. police say evidence shows the victim and jennings did not know each other. the victim's family gave emotional speeches at a news conference today. >> my family and friends have spent so many sleepless nights wondering who and why someone would commit such an unspeakable crime against such an mazing young man. >> with this arrest, um, the residents of rutledge and our familiar confidential sleep better knowing that a murderer isn't roaming our streets. >> police credit tips from the public with helping to find the teen's 11 killer. so far police say they have no motive for that shooting back on july 9th. >>> on your radar now, it feels like the start of another heat wave out there. you can still feel the humidity in the air tonight as we take a live look at south philly but there will be break hopefully in the humidity just in time for your weekend plans.
student last month. 46-year-old cheryl jennings of new castle is charged with murdering 19-year-old malcolm evanspolice say jennings shot the student near the entrance of the rutledge community in bear. while he was driving to his part-time job. police say evidence shows the victim and jennings did not know each other. the victim's family gave emotional speeches at a news conference today. >> my family and friends have spent so many sleepless nights wondering who and why someone would...
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student last month. 46-year-old cheryl jennings of new castle charged with murdering 19-year-old malcolm evans. police say jennings shot the student near the entrance of the rutledge community in bare while he was driving to his part-time job. he lost control of his car and crashed. police say evidence shows the victim and jennings did not know each other. they credit the public with helping find the killer. >> throughout the investigation detectives in conjunction with delaware crime stoppers received tips from the public regarding this case. on august 24th, the investigation continued with the arrest of cheryl jennings. >> so far police have no motive for the shooting. jennings is also facing two weapons charges from the jul july 9th incident. >>> to a developing story out of chester county. the search for the murderer or murderers of a homeless man. police found the victim this morning in backyard off an all alley. he was shot several times. fox 29's karen hepp is in coatesville with the very latest on this senseless act of violence. karen? >> reporter: 911 call came in here to the coatesvi
student last month. 46-year-old cheryl jennings of new castle charged with murdering 19-year-old malcolm evans. police say jennings shot the student near the entrance of the rutledge community in bare while he was driving to his part-time job. he lost control of his car and crashed. police say evidence shows the victim and jennings did not know each other. they credit the public with helping find the killer. >> throughout the investigation detectives in conjunction with delaware crime...
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which led to the arrest of the 46 career old cheryl jennings in the shooting death of 19 year-old malcolm evans. july 9th evans was shot while driving in his black bmw near his bear delaware neighborhood. after getting shot evans lost control and crashed. authorities say it appears jennings and evans did not know each other and law enforcement did not talk about a possible motive. we did hear from the victim's moth ther. >> over the last six weeks my family or friends have spent so many sleepless nights wondering who and why someone would commit such an unspeakable crime against such an amazing young man. >> jennings lives in the corner of the road where authorities believe evans was shot, the arrest comes about a month after investigators offered a $40,000 reward for any information in this case. evans was a student at delaware state university in dover, delaware and hoped to be one day a doctor. >>> a west department toward man is in custody this morning accuse of murdering his own parents in their home on pens field drive. bodies of 58 year-old edward coals junior and his five five-year old
which led to the arrest of the 46 career old cheryl jennings in the shooting death of 19 year-old malcolm evans. july 9th evans was shot while driving in his black bmw near his bear delaware neighborhood. after getting shot evans lost control and crashed. authorities say it appears jennings and evans did not know each other and law enforcement did not talk about a possible motive. we did hear from the victim's moth ther. >> over the last six weeks my family or friends have spent so many...
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woman in the murder of a delaware college student, gunned down on his way to work. 19-year-old malcolm evansas shot last month as he drove his car to his job at fedex. police say evans was an innocent victim. they arrested 46-year-old cheryl jennings for the murder. the victim's mother just spoke. >> my family and friends have spent so many sleepless nights, wondering who and why someone would commit such an unspeakable crime against such an amazing young man. >> police say the suspect and the victim did not know each other. the motive is still unclear. you can get more information on this breaking news on the nbc 10 app. >>> well, football season is just getting started. and you may be looking to upgrade your tv to get the best action. nbc 10 national reporter chris clackum tries to simplify that process for you. >> reporter: when it comes to size, you can get more tv for your dollar these days. >> we're seeing 65-inch tvs now for around $900 in our ratings. so the prices have considerably come down. >> reporter: consider your space, though, when shopping for size. seating distance should b
woman in the murder of a delaware college student, gunned down on his way to work. 19-year-old malcolm evansas shot last month as he drove his car to his job at fedex. police say evans was an innocent victim. they arrested 46-year-old cheryl jennings for the murder. the victim's mother just spoke. >> my family and friends have spent so many sleepless nights, wondering who and why someone would commit such an unspeakable crime against such an amazing young man. >> police say the...
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calls led to the arrest of the 46 year-old cheryl jennings in the shooting death of 19 year-old malcolm evansly 9th evans was shot while driving in his black bmw near his bear delaware neighborhood. after getting shot evans lost control and crash. authorities say it appears jennings and evans did not the know each other and law enforcement did not talk about a possible motive. we did hear from the victim's mother. >> over the last few weeks family and friend spent so many sleepless nights wondering who, and why someone would commit such a unspeakable crime against such an amazing young man. >> jennings lives on the corner of the road where authorities believe evans was shot, at rest comes a month after investigators offered a $40,000 reward for any information in this case. evans was a student at delaware state university in dover delaware and hoped to one day become a doctor. >>> a west deptford hand is in custody this morning accused of murdering his own parents in his home on pennsville drive. bodies of the 58 year-old edward coals junior and his five five-year old wife rose marie was foun
calls led to the arrest of the 46 year-old cheryl jennings in the shooting death of 19 year-old malcolm evansly 9th evans was shot while driving in his black bmw near his bear delaware neighborhood. after getting shot evans lost control and crash. authorities say it appears jennings and evans did not the know each other and law enforcement did not talk about a possible motive. we did hear from the victim's mother. >> over the last few weeks family and friend spent so many sleepless nights...
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. >> evan, stand by, i want to bring in malcolm nance, also a terrorism analyst.malcolm, wha evan was talking about, lone wolf inspiration, does this do anything to change the operation of isis or as we've seen over the years, someone just rises up to fulfill the post of the person latest kill. >> that's the supposition that's often made in the media, we go around and kill off some of these top leaders and somebody just rises to his post and everything goes business as usual. evan made have good points earlier about al adnani, he's one of the senior members of isis. he was in 2005 to 2010, the place we called jihadi war college, where future leadership of isis got all their experie e experience. however, there's something to be said about killing leadership. it forces a low grade lieutenant who doesn't have the knowledge and can't fill the shoes of someone like al adnani. he had a large quantity of corporate knowledge of isis simply because we were killing off most of the leadership the last two years. we've degraded about 70% of all the original senior leaders of
. >> evan, stand by, i want to bring in malcolm nance, also a terrorism analyst.malcolm, wha evan was talking about, lone wolf inspiration, does this do anything to change the operation of isis or as we've seen over the years, someone just rises up to fulfill the post of the person latest kill. >> that's the supposition that's often made in the media, we go around and kill off some of these top leaders and somebody just rises to his post and everything goes business as usual. evan...
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malcolm x woke up? - and they came right here and said evan. - how's it going? - what's happened? - right. oh my god, they'd be miserable. they would be so unhappy at what they'd see, right? - yeah and when you think about it, it's paradoxical. there's a narrative now - [evan] yeah of course. - a narrative that obtains that this is the most racist time in american history or there are 42 million african americans who are all suffering from racism. - [evan] yeah. - in an equal way. but that's not true. it's, to paraphrase dickens, it's probably the best of times and - [both] the worst of times. - right. - why would i say that? because the black upper-middle class, if we measure that by the percentage of black people making over a hundred thousand dollars a year, has quadrupled since the day mlk died. and the percentage of black people making over 75,000 dollars a year has doubled. - yeah. - since 1970, 1970, two years after mlk. - so there has become a black middle class as a fact of life in america. - a black middle class but at the same time the percentage of black children living at the
malcolm x woke up? - and they came right here and said evan. - how's it going? - what's happened? - right. oh my god, they'd be miserable. they would be so unhappy at what they'd see, right? - yeah and when you think about it, it's paradoxical. there's a narrative now - [evan] yeah of course. - a narrative that obtains that this is the most racist time in american history or there are 42 million african americans who are all suffering from racism. - [evan] yeah. - in an equal way. but that's...