julius garvey, the youngest son of marcus garvey. during the proceedings 30 years since the congressional hearing on the matter, garvey has been honored internationally as the leader and thinker in the field of human rights. the organization of american states has designated a halt at its main building quote marcus garvey hall. additionally, his country of birth jamaica barbie has been named the countries first national hero. garvey's likeness is imprinted on the country's currency. in recognition of marcus garvey's lifelong contribution to society, his effort to uplift people of african descent and his work to promote economic independence, marcus garvey should be exonerated. by way of a posthumous pardon. president obama should take the appropriate measures to clear marcus garvey's name, showing that it is never too late to right a wrong. it is time to exonerate marcus garvey and let history reflect the true nature of his legacy. god bless the united states of america. god bless jamaica, and god bless the memory of marcus garvey. on

the youngest son of marcus garvey. during the proceedings, 30 years since the congressional hearing garvey has been honored internationally as a leader and thinker in the field of human rights. the organization of american states has designated a hall in its main building. marcus garvey hall. additionally, garvey has been named as the first national hero. recognition of marcus garvey's lifelong contribution to society. marcus garvey should be exonerated. by way of a posthumous pardon. president obama should take appropriate measures to clear marcus garvey's name. showing it is never too late to write a wrong. right a wrong. it is time to exonerate marcus garvey, and let history reflect the true nature of his legacy. god bless the united states of america, god bless jamaica, and god bless the memory of marcus garvey, one love that honorable pp the -- one. love. clark,orable yvette d. representing new york's ninth congressional district. i would also like to acknowledge this happens to be the birthday of marcus garvey, au

to honor marcus garvey. two months ago we were in south africa and caribbean and the whole place turned out for marcus darby. though many of us don't know, many of us have forgotten, the rest of the black world knows and they admire marcus garvey. over me, she called me a few weeks ago and said i want to get this done and said mel, can you organize washington? i'm getting ready for my own conference next month and everybody lays up on me so i said, what are you putting on me now? so when i want to say, sometimeswhen i came here i saw what this was really about, what we really are talking about .i told him i will organize, i will take a shot at this going forward so i'm going to help to get this pardon done. it's a matter of, i don't know why it hasn't been done. barack obama would endorse what you're talking about here today. we haven't pushed the right buttons. he is trying to save the world and trying to keep donald trump from taking over and all those kind of things that he does in the course of a day but

what.ter marcus garvey is 120 ninth birthday. yesterday was dr. julius garvey's birthday.ears.not say how many >> i no longer have birthdays. i am here in a matter of hours just returning a in standing here in honor of his father is like standing here in honor of my own. in honor like standing of all the fathers who dared to walk and climb that trajectory that is always put beforth. we do get there. even if it is afterlife. our presence is that rains about us that we wish her because it seems to be more humble. we cannot allow our royalty to be hampered. if we are speaking about marcus garvey 90 years -- 80 years after he has passed, it means there is something in the a are, something in the spirit, the generations later, where the magnificence of that time that thatg on those plantation hounded the nurturing lullabies that assured that our freedom would be what it was. thatss on to our children we would have a backbone of strength as an example to our children. aboute to talk a bit -- it so our young kids don't have to advocate lives better. this, tojust say see connect t

on the shoulders of what marcus garvey started. this notion of a black president or black leader signaling progress comes from the energy of marcus darby. i applaud this effort as much as i have doubts about obama doting it but i will still it for that strong reason. amy, -- who wrote definitive works on her and her .mportant influence regardinguestion is the obama administration did reply to this issue last year and they said time had expired. i wonder if justin could respond to this. how do we in light of knowing that, the obama administration two years earlier set the time has expired. if that legal argument comes up what will you respond? that ourod news is time has not expired. what happened in 2011, another attorney unconnected to the family submitted a number of letters and got a response from a former pardon attorney saying there was no opportunity for a posthumous pardon at that time. that attorney has been fired and he is no longer enough is. that application did not come from the family. the pardon is not a legal document

the youngest son of marcus garvey. during the preceding 30 years since the congressional hearing on the matter, garvey has been honored internationally as a leader and thinker in the field of human rights. the organization of americans designated a hall at its main building, marcus garvey hall. additionally, in jamaica, his country of birth, garvey has been named as the first national hero. he is printed on the currency. in recognition of marcus garvey's lifelong contribution to society, marcus garvey should be populousd, by way of a pardon. president obama should take the appropriate measures to clear marcus garvey's name. showing it is never too late to right a wrong. it is time to exonerate marcus garvey, and let history reflect the true nature of his legacy. god bless the united states of america, god bless jamaica, and god bless the memory of marcus garvey. one love, honorable yvette d. clark, representing new york's ninth congressional district. i would also like to acknowledge this happens to be the birthday of m

it was at marcus garvey came to america. so what lesson are we going to learn from that 100 years after marcus garvey, after his philosophy and the organizational skills to bring us together as a people? you know what my father said? the knowledge of their origins, culture and history is like a two -- tree without roots. that's one of our problems. own origin andur culture. we have been disconnected. into a slave in the process continued in terms of , and itducation continues for young men in the streets don't know their history . they don't know where they come from. they don't even connect with martin advocating and brother malcolm. everyone stands on the shoulders of those who have gone before. president be no black if it was not from civil rights movement. and dr.ot from malcolm martin luther king. names.e without the civil rights movement started with marcus garvey. a man met my father in england and who proclaimed himself --. he talked about the negro -- rising in kenya. people stood around and listen -- they memorize

i want to begin by reading you an excerpt from the legal case against marcus garvey. an opinion authored by the second circuit court of appeals in 1925.

i want to begin by reading you an excerpt from the legal case against marcus garvey, an opinion authored by the second

marcus garvey is famous for his philosophy

away from crenshaw boulevard >> who was marcus garvey? he was to begin by birth and he simply believes he wanted to uplift people of african descent they had to believe in themselves with that economical approach. if they let get galvanizing millions in the caribbean. . . >> i was on the continental airline flight from lake charles to los angeles. >> what kind of neighborhood did you go up in and what you remember about your schooling there. i know you went to a community college what you remember from your early days in school? >> guest: i came of age in the 1970s in los angeles. my area off of -- avenue. there are transplants from louisiana, arkansas and texas. many of them were part of post-world war ii boom. those were african americans who lost several states. they moved to los angeles to get a good job and good benefits. crop with my stepdad as well was a member of a union first 47 years. in my neighborhood hard-working people who wanted to see their children to radically different economically than they did. >> c-span: can you reme

it reminds me of a transport connection in harlem in jamaica much like marcus garvey. [inaudible] and it's hard to reconcile and the only time she's critical of the u.s. and the railway is when she sees that engaging in a form of colonialism that it doesn't want to call colonialism. but she's never looking outside of the united states >> i want to thank the panel is because what you thought don is to galvanize me to go home and read one of hurston's book i've had a high and the bad forever. got one? that's the one i want to go home and read. i think is something she said. they out all the pot. and then thinking, we say toni morrison has said language must not select, but i like the way hurston mixer language sweat. i love the way she does that. i have a bottle tree in my front yard. it's not a real rooster, but it's a ceramic rooster. she said keeper rooster in your yard because i got a ceramic rooster. i am thinking of folks who had done a lot of research early on. and then and that shabby. you are bringing back my interest further than her. she was working on a biogr

reporter: we checked out the marcus garvey park, and i got to say it should have the same acclaim astral park. it's massive. it has olympic size pool, and right there, we found more art, shakespeare in the park. ♪. >> you can be like the understudy. >> i could be the main part. cleopatra. watch out. >> it was purposeful to not only try to provide jobs for people of color, you know, back stage, on stage, our audiences are diverse. we love being able to produce things within a diverse diaspora. that's the core of who we are. reporter: bill, what we learned is art is an essential part of keeping the authenticity of harlem and also great for the local economy. bill: between your trips -- i'm learning more about harlem than i ever knew. what's the next one. reporter: the 125th street, the heart beat of harlem. bill: nicely done. reporter: saving sandy, a baby born with a tumor, now a parent's fight to save their little girl. could this miracle surgery save her life? next "chasing news." i approve this message. donald trump: i could stand in the middle of 5th avenue and shoot somebody and

marcus garvey park. a.j. ross will be up there. she is the master. the sheep meadow, blue skies. 81 the high temperature. morning lows were the coolest since june 28th. we had 40s to the north and west. five warmer than tonight. 82 the average high. sunset at 7:42. a gorgeous evening. the september preview coming to an end as things heat up and humidity climbs above average the next seven days. spotty storms late in the week. not everyone will see those. we are tracking gaston. probably a hurric that -- hermine form? that will be the one we would be concerned about. whitestone 83. 82 in oakwood. inland numbers are around 80. coastal numbers in the mid-70s. comfortable evening. not as windy as last night. sunshine early, clear skies overnight. mostly sunny skies. we get in the mid- to upper- 80s, especially away from the coast. it's about the high pressure. a lot of clear real estate. great day coming up. as the high moves offshore, a mix on thursday, especially north and west. there could be a late day storm catskills, poconos, north west. not talkin

. >> sergio, we are back at marcus garvey park in harlem.time i challenge you to shake what your mama gave you. we are taking a dance class. i hope you have your tights ready, it's going to be a blast. >> first things i am not am not wearing tights. i have one dance move and it works in every song you just have to modify. >> can you just expand your repertoire? she actually has an entire following. i'm not even sure, were only doing a small little dance class. so this is what is known as 2016 at 16 at the theater in harlem. we have music. of course we have dance. >> we are in for a special treat. we get to learn what is known as calvin our graffiti with dance instructor extraordinaire, calvin -- calvin this is a mixture of things so that everyone gets what they like. >> will have one move. >> signal ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> i'm here to inspire the neighborhood and community to dance and use it as exercise, therapy, and arts. >> most impressive thing of what it means to harlem. not only to get to learn from some of the best but you also get a free danc

according to investigators, the man in this video shot two men morning near the corner of marcus garvey boulevard and monroe street in bedford-stuyvesant. the victims were critically wounded. >>> friends and family held a benefit concert for a teen who lost his leg in an explosion at central park. the family did not allow cameras to record him. golden was visiting central park for the 4th of july holiday when he stepped on a hom made explosive. his d strength since being released from the hospital. >> his strength and composure and positivity through this is just amazing to me. so he's helping me. he's helping me get through this as well. >> police are still investigating how that explosive ended up in central park. >>> demonstrators are back on the streets of chicago protesting the fatal police shooting of an african-american teenager. the city has released nine dash handcuffing that suspected car thief last month. none of this footage shows the moment that 18-year-old paul o'neill was fatally shot in the back. the officer involved turned on his camera after the shooting. an investigat

marcus garvey park tonight and they'll introduce the school of rock near 124th street. i'll be out there late they are week. very an a nice evening shaping up. temperatures at 76, but the humidity is nice and low. pressure on the rise. high pressure over us the next couple of days and the high only and it's base side queens at 79. hollis at 81. bronx in the mid-70s. look at the cat scales. monticello at 68. 80 in islip and 80 in bell more. 88-degree numbers down to the shorelines. a sharp in the -- 30 miles-an-hour wind at jfk. you'll notice the breeze through the early evening hours, but it the dew points in the low and middle 50s. we've spent so many time in the 70s. and now we're in this really comfortable invigorating stretch where lows through wednesday. here's your planner through the evening hours. sunshine early sky overnight. coolest night in a while, 63, 64 in new york city. 75 by noon time. not as breezy and a high around the 80-degree mark. and clear. there's the rain maker from last night. got good rain showers over the cat scales and the water sheds so our

. >> reporter: marcus garvey village, not far from where we are today, is as far from yachting as it gets. >> i've been shot twice, stabbed, all that, karate, everything. >> reporter: the low life says they became known and stood out in the neighborhood steeped in poverty. >> we wore it and made it what it was. he didn't make >> we didn't have no stylist. we did it. we had a vision and we knew howe to put it together. >> reporter: how did you afford the clothes? >> we didn't. >> it was permanently borrowed. >> five finger discount. >> reporter: to them, it was family despite brushes with the law. their new book, bury me with the low one, is a nod to the ones who became casualties to the the photographer and documentary filmmaker has been working on a book for five years with low life founder thurston howell iii who joined us from skype. >> people in japan started collecting this fashion because it was something that they wanted to attain because they'd seen it in the hip-hop videos and they've seen it within these magazines. >> reporter: their fashion traveled the globe. their poloi

in the afternoon, julius garvey, son of marcus garvey, announces he's seeking a presidential pardon for his father's 1923 mail fraud conviction. we have it live at 1:00 p.m. activism andeastern. journal,'s washington day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up this morning, the overturned part of the voting rights act, courts across the country have struck down a number of state laws, saying they discriminate against specific groups of voters. saturday night, voting rights and the impact on the 2016 election. we will feature part of the 2013 supreme court oral argument in shelby versus holder.

active and respected chapters in the universal negro improvement association that was started by marcus garvey and others. he didn't do it alone of course. i began to understand this in a different kind of way, there are interpretations at the court, the uplift of people all over the planet and connected to that and 73 hours in, coming to where i am now, and the application of those types of history and experiences to the community i am from. in new jersey, tampa, florida and those places, and distressed but beautiful part of that area and the initial college and continued with subsequent degrees, like the rest of my family, remain grounded and connected on that community. and maintained the community, and the active part of efforts to address the challenges in those communities. those in the contents, in an effort to understand and eradicate everything that makes life difficult for human beings to be human is really a part of the fabric and i can't take credit for it. >> good afternoon. 2007, i saw the article in our local newspaper that said the selling of atlanta's children. it could have s

later, an event calling for a presidential pardon for marcus garvey, who was convicted of mail fraud in 1923. run the national press club, that starts at 1:00 eastern. institute hosted a conversation on the mortgage market. that will be live at 6:00 p.m. eastern. to thews from the road white house this morning, republican nominee donald trump once again has shaken up his campaign team and what he is calling an expansion. has been named as the new ceo. paul manafort, the campaign chair will retain his title. the staffing change hammered out on sunday and said to be formally announced this morning. some will see it as a demotion for mr. manna. for completeg election coverage. >> we need serious leadership. this is not a reality tv show. this is as real as it gets. >> we will make america great again. live coverage of the presidential and live presidential debates on c-span, c-span radio app, and www.c-span.org. monday, september 26 is the first debate from hofstra university. tuesday, october 4, vice presidential candidates mike pence and tim kaine debate at longwood university. sunday

later, an event calling for a presidential pardon for marcus garvey, who was convicted of mail fraudn 1923. run the national press club, that starts at 1:00 eastern.