plus an interview on marion jones. about the olympic triumph and the doping scandal that sent her to prison. >> i realized laws in prison, in solitary in particular, that being number one and marion jones meant nothing in there. >> and only in america. robin gibb with a moment that changed his and hollywood's history. >>> we begin tonight with our big story. joining me now a man with a fascinating view of the campaign, formered the newt gingrich. mr. speaker, welcome back. >> good to be with you. >> i'm gripped in fact by what you're about to tell me of what you make of the bain capital fury given you hammered mitt romney in the ground over this. what do you think of what cory booker said? >> well, i think booker is telling the truth about how the american people feel. i'm very surprised that president obama went down this road for two reasons. first, we found out when we got in a fight with mitt romney over this that it didn't work. that people understand free enterprise. people understand sometimes you succeed, somet

answers. >>> marion jones is back with me now.he night that your husband drives you 2008 to this prison and you get dropped off, and you walk in, and they take you to a cell. and the door shuts. >> right. >> what are you thinking? >> like how did this happen? how in the world is my worst nightmare actually happening? >> you had gone from $80,000 a race, and i don't know what that is per inch, but it is a lot, right? and then suddenly, you are in a tiny cell and you are a felon. >> well, i think to put things in perspective, when i was a child i used to always want so bad for my name to be written in the paper for my accomplishments, of course. and my reality is now that i don't want it written in the paper, and sometimes it is tough being a celebrity, because when i walked into prison unlike most people who go to prison, i will tell you, because i don't think that you have any history of that, most people go unknown. i walked in, and everybody knew who i was, and there were helicopters circling, and there were photographers trying

x marion barry's apology and his newest remark let us live and in hd, this is abc 7 news at 11:00, on your side. >> up first at 11:00 an apology and a new controversy about polish americans, within seconds it of each other courtesy of marion barry. this all started several weeks ago when he made disparaging remarks about the cleanliness of asian businesses. then he criticized d.c. hospitals for hiring filipino nurses. today, while apologizing to the asian community for those comments, he referred to those of polish descent. >> as marion barry without apologizing today, trying to make amends to those he has offended recent weeks, he started talking about the history of racism in america. during that time he is a slur that many say is racist. it is an apology that has many calling for yet another. attempting to smooth things over the -- over for remarks he made weeks ago, his loose lips offended another nationality. it struck a nerve with many in the polish community, including a first generation pole who says barrie should know better. >> i do believe that marion barry made a slip, but

marion supported him. and i said, marion, why do you support robert kennedy after all the stuff we've had with him? she said, roger, we were down in a very poor place, a poor black place in mississippi. the black people were so poor, and the kids were dirty and they were -- they just kind of were gooey. and he came in there, and he walked around and he picked up those children and he patted their heads and he gave them water and he held them to his chest. she said, i wouldn't do that. she said, and that's why i'm for him. and when marion said that, that's a good thing. >> is there not a dichotomy between those who have many responsibilities and who must be elected, i.e., presidents, and those who are pushing the issues, i.e., the ghandis, as those championing as those you would want them to? >> the answer is yes. i was present when kennedy -- you know the joke about franklin roosevelt being persuaded, some big move needed to be made, and he said, i agree with you completely. now go out and force me to do i

council and marion barry. he held a press conference to apologize for comments that he made about asian business owners only to offend another group. what is prompting some to demand an apology. >> if you are thinking of taking metro on the weekend, plan extra time. there's a lot of track work. >> captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> finally friday morning. but now, about 70 degrees. a warm and a mild start to the day. you'll notice the humidity. 68 in fort washington, montgomery village, 68. 71 in adelphi along with arlington. the hourly forecast. we have a little patchy far to star -- patchy fog to start the day. then we will have sunshine. 76 and sunny by lunchtime,, warm and muggy this afternoon. 85 degrees for the high temperature with the slight chance of a straight thundershower in mainly west of the blue ridge later on today. for the beaches this weekend we will be in the '70s from atlantic city down to hatteras with sunshine especially for the eastern shore and new jers

marion supported him. and i said, marion, why do you support robert kennedy after all the stuff we've had with him? she said, roger, we were down in a very poor place, a poor black place in mississippi. the black people were so poor, and the kids were dirty and they were -- they just kind of were gooey. and he came in there, and he walked around and he picked up those children and he patted their heads and he gave them water and he held them to his chest. she said, i wouldn't do that. she said, and that's why i'm for him. and when marion said that, that's a good thing.

it had a picture of marion barry and the caption -- crack one open d.c. the ceo of the brewery told abc 7 that the company meant no harm. at this bar in ward 8, his constituents were not laughing. >> this is absolutely outrageous. this is a new low in terms of advertising. d.c. does not deserve this. >> he has done what he has done, it is over. >> it was not popular either in adams morgan. a bar patrons said the company should have known better. >> that may be pushing the line a little bit. crack one open d.c. -- it seems a little more political than most of the beers i have seen in the past. >> i love flying dog beers but that was a low blow. >> after a request from mr. barry's lawyer said they had no right to use his image without permission. a lot of folks said they like the beer, they are disappointed in the company. that launch party is set to go on tomorrow afternoon. >> a couple more details. the company was founded in colorado, but flying dog is well known in this region because they produce most of their beer in frederick county, maryland. >> we

inmate marion dent has been sent to the hospital for hitting on the wrong man. >> i had it in my minde street no more, so i might as well get me a friend. then i started messing with homosexuals and things because they were taking the place of a female. >> marion's attempts at making contacts with perspective partners hasn't always gone according to plan. >> i heard he was offering the homosexual activity, so i wanted to talk to him about that, you know what i'm saying? the man took one blow and knocked me out. and then i -- in an incident down there, in one cell i got stabbed up down there. oh, yeah. another inmate hit me in the head with a lock. when the fellow hit me in the head with the lock, i was stabbed in one cell. the good lord woke me up and told me and said, hey, don't you think that's enough? if you give the lord just one minute -- you don't give one second of your time, you don't know what you might be missing. let's give the lord some time. so i started going to church and started getting into christian studying, bible studies, and stuff like that, and i kind of started

councilman, marion barry is out of a las vegas hospital tonight. he was treated for blood clots that were found after a flight from memphis. barry sent a series of tweets about this whole situation overnight. he says taking blood thinner, i thank god it was caught. i also thank outstanding medical staff, including kind professional phil apino staff. being sick brings religion as much as i need to fight for the need of my community, i certainly don't want to offend or hurt anyone in the process. he was referring to comments about local hospitals hiring nurses instead of d.c. residents. now we just spoke with him about this moments ago. >> it was a -- in my groin area, and he recommend for dna and take some medicine that is in my blood. but i'm fine physically. psychologically, i'm fine. >> would you ever bring any danger? >> no. no immediate danger. >> now that is good. but the condition that put marion barry in the hospital is called deep train thrombosis. it can be deadly if untreated. in a deep vein in the lower leg. if part of that clot breaks f

councilman marion barry. he met with american-asian leaders to try too diffuse the fallout from racially charged comments he made. he slipped up again while talking about another group. bob barnard explains. >> reporter: they met at a baptist church in southeast. d.c. council member marion barry and members of the asian community still reeling from controversial comments calling some asian american owned businesses in the city, quote, dirty shops. >> i mean plain and simple, it is racism. racism has existed in this country for many, many years. it tends to pit people of color communities against each other and i think that what would be really too bad here is if we continue to per pit wait that. >> reporter: the meeting itself was off limits to reporters. we could hear raised voices from the hallway. this woman left and said she was sympathetic to what mr. barry had said. >> these dirty stores, inside and out, they are filthy. >> reporter: mr. barry said he has asked for more inspects. >> i apologized profuse

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marion barry just arriving. still waiting on the mayor to arrive and several others. we'll check in on it later in the newscast. go to wjla.com to see pictures from his career and feel free to leave comments. we are following breaking news from the university of maryland baltimore county as the search for a gun on campus is now over. now there is strong evidence that the gunman is no longer in the area. nobody was injured. the campus is resuming its normal activities. breaking news from northwest washington where a water main break has shut down several lanes of traffic on connecticut avenue. >> that section along connecticut avenue still closed during this hour. water officials say they have about 400 water main breaks per year but most are during the winter. they are considering this unusual and an inconvenience for the businesses along this block. a 12-inch pipe burst. >> the office manager already texted everyone that there was a water main break. >> d.c. water officials believe the source is a 65-year-old line beneath n street. the water to dupont circle was cut

. >> tell us what you think of marion barry's latest gaffe on our website. >> a member of gray's campaign team has pled guilty to lying to the fbi about payments to suleman brown the campaign treasurer pleaded guilty on tuesday to destroying evidence of payments. we'll have more on the story coming up at 6:00. >> a man and his two teenage sons died in a farming accident in kent county, maryland. they fell into a huge manure plant in kennedyville. >> it all happened on the sprawling farm back here just on the other side of those red barns with the silver medal ruth's back there. what happened was, they were working, but nobody noticed that had fallen into trouble. the family became worried and it came down and found a pickup truck and tractor running but no sign of the men and boys. they realize they were in the manure. the pit was filled with the waste of hundreds of dairy cows. the father and son had been hired to pump it out and spread the liquid manure on fields. >> it was raining on and off. i am sure the grass or concrete was slippery and probably one of them just slip then, and the

start here. >>> it was the second stop on councilman marion barry's apology tour. he met with asian leaders today to try and defuse the fallout from racially charged comments he made, but barry slipped up again while talking about another group. fox 5's bob barnard explains. >> reporter: they met at a baptist church in southeast. d.c. councilman marion barry and members of the asian american community still reeling from controversial comments the ward 8 councilman made recently calling some asian american owned businesses in the city "dirty shops." >> plain and simple it's racism. racism has existed in this country for many, many years. it tends to pit people color communities against each other and i think that what would be really too bad here is if we continue to perpetuate that. >> reporter: the meeting itself was off limits to reporters. we could hear raised voices from the hallway. when this woman left, she said she was sympathetic to what mr. barry had said. >> these 30 stores inside and out, they are filthy. >> reporter: mr. barry says he's asked for more i

i said to marion who was a black woman who was doing her civil rights work in mississippi. and when robert kennedy started running for senate, i don't know what he was running for. but, she supported it. and i said marion, why did you support robert kennedy after the stuff you have had with it? she said roger, we were down in a poor place in mississippi that black people were so poor and the kids were dirty and they dim up and gave them water and she said i wouldn't do that and she said that is why i'm for him. and that is a good thing. >> is there not a dichotomy between those who are elected and people

marion let me start with you. best theory about what can be done about obesity. >> eat less. >> that's pretty simple but how do you get people to do that? >> change the food environment, because one of the reasons people are eating so much more now is because the environment has changed. we live in a food environment where food is everywhere, it is sold in extremely large portions, it has become socially acceptable to eat where it never used to be. i like to ask the question when did it become okay to eat in a bookstore? >> you are exactly right. >> it has become a grocery store. >> how do you change that and the response that comes from some schools of thoughts. but shouldn't people know when they step on the scale they are getting heavier and heavier? >> everybody has personal responsibility it's just very hard to exercise that personal responsibility in an environment that pushes food. as hard as food -- let me just say one thing about it. personal responsibility hasn't changed since 1980 -- >> but we're gettin

did marion barry make it right today? >> he did make it right. he had a lot of guts. he met with us, didn't want to retract his statement but he wanted to apologize for it. i think there's truth to his words. they weren't just contrived and it takes a lot of guts to face than and the best thing to do is how to move forward and understand those words and how to make positive out of a negative. >> the city is now coordinating and working on health codes and inspections with the business leaders in ward 8 and both sides again say they took a step positive toward mending these racial tensions. >> you had a rather interesting exchange with councilman barry today. tell us a bit more. >> well, i did. after the meeting i wanted to ask how marion barry was feeling pause he just got out of the hospital -- because he just got out of the hospital. he said he was doing great but then the comment he said afterward, he said, you know, you had asked me that yesterday. the problem was it wasn't me who asked. it was my colleague anny hong who said how are you feeling and that's how it

councilman marion barry, hospitalized during a trip to las vegas. his message to the hospital workers. >> to the market here since the deadliest tornado in the u.s. in six decades. hear what president obama had to say during yesterday's commencement at joplin high school. >> lisa baden and [ female announcer ] with xfinity you can always expect more. like more on demand shows and movies than ever. and more ways to discover them too. plus more speed from america's fastest internet provider. so you can run more devices at the same time. ♪ feel a firework ♪ [ female announcer ] and best of all, it keeps getting better. no wonder more people choose xfinity over any other provider. ♪ love can be so mystical ♪ ♪ ♪ " today marks a year since a tornado devastated the town of joplin, missouri, killing 161 people. the town has shown some signs of recovery. construction in full swing and rebuilding under way. last night the president was there to deliver the commencement address to the high school which reopened in part of a shopping wheel after the twister --

>>> tonight a new controversy from marion barry. after misspeaking during an apology to the asian community. >>> chuck brown's family announces plans for d.c. to remember the godfather of go-go. >>> we'll tell you what new research suggests about c-sections and the potential impact on the weight of the child. >>> good evening. i'm jim vance. >> and i'm doreen gentzler. thank you for joining us for news 4 at 11:00. >>> several students got sick at the roslyn metro station. they were part of a 200 person tour group that had just finished a walking tour in d.c. they were on the metro heading toward arlington when several kids started feeling ill. three of them were taken to a hospital to get fluids. it appears they may have been overwhelmed by walking in the heat 37 temperatures made it into the 80s today. could be even hotter tomorrow. veronica's in for doug tonight. veronica? >> it will be plenty steamy this weekend. it certainly is going to feel like summer has arrived. as far as those storms out there this evening, once again they

yvette alexander, marion barry, earlier today fox 5's matt ackland sat down with council member alexander to see if she has changed her mind. [ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: it was a historic vote. the nation's capital making gay marriage legal. >> it was really a really difficult decision for me. >> reporter: ward 7 council member yvette alexander says she had to vote no because so many of her constituents demanded it. she even threatened to vote already out of office if she didn't. >> in my personal view, which i always have to keep separate from my council vote, i really never had a problem with it. >> reporter: alexander watched president obama's comments wednesday. >> it was bold for him to do that. >> reporter: and she wonders if his words will change the minds of many she represents. >> because i know wholeheartedly ward 7 supports president obama, the ward 7 democrats, so i would still like to see what their views are now that the president has made this bold statement. >> reporter: we went to one church that put the pressure on alexander to vote no in 2009. >> i'm sort of

council member marion barry recovering in a las vegas hospital.tures of him with nurses. barry told tom sherwood he developed a blood clot in his leg while waiting on a flight to nevada. the 76-year-old tweeted that he's doing better and isn't sure when the hospital will release him. he traveled to las vegas with mayor gray and council members for a convention. >>> a 16-year-old charged with shooting another teen at the rockville metro station told police he was angry because the victim threatened to rob him. kevin winn and 17-year-old tavares harris are being held without bond. both are charged with attempted first-degree murder. prosecutors believe winn hired -- fired four shots inside the station last friday. hair sis accused of supplying the gun. one victim was shot in the lelg. an innocent bystander was also grazed. both are expected to be okay. >>> 4:49. this morning a new york man still facing charges after police mistakenly arrest him. we have video showing d.c. police arresting 42-year-old craig wilson. this happened saturday at the capit

owner marion thompson collected her exotic animals from the columbus zoo. the wildcat and the bear in these large crates. monkeys in the smaller ones. then she drove off, cameras following her every move. zoo officials could do nothing to stop her. >> they're going off to somewhere where we'll never see them again and we're concerned for their welfare. >> reporter: seven months ago, thompson's husband terry terrorized the community when he released his 56 wild animals. then killed himself. leaving lions and tigers and bears on the loose. >> there's a lion on mount perry road. >> reporter: police were forced to shoot and kill 48 of the 56 animals. jack hanna, director emeritus of the columbus zoo, called it a tragic loss of life. this week, he took to twitter. it breaks my heart, he wrote, to think these animals could be returned to the horrid conditions in which we found them. but ohio still has no law against owning wild animals. so when marion thompson came for the survivors, officials had to hand them over. she told them she has such a close bond with th

&p reverend marion bascom spent his llff advocating for racial equality.stee in the 66's, in an effort to deeegregate &pbaltimore pprks and rrstaurants...ofteetiieee succeeding.janice park tells us,,today hundreds remembered the ivil rights giint, whose influence went far beyond the walls of his church. church. in 1949, reverend marion bascom, began is firsttsermon at the douglas community memorial church...saying life can be beautiful: beautiiul:"he was the kind of person, speaaing in a way sommhow god was present in his this white man and black man friends.at 87 thursday, bascom attack.it as that same - front linee of civil rights in the 60's... 60's... he marched next to martin &phis most important work may have been here innbaltimore. and restaurants. restaurants."this fire station oo liberty heights avenue bears bascom's name, becaase commissioner in this city" former mayor kurt sshmoke describes bascom as aamma who affected the lives of schmoke's memories of bascom date back to when the former payor waa attending church as a boy aad doing mischievvus

. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> tonight, marion jones and the doping scandal that sent herson. >> i truly hope that people will learn from my mistakes. >> i made the unfortunate choice to try to cover it up, and i made things worse. >> marion jones, intensely personal and honest interview. >> i realized in prison and in solitary in particular that being number one and being marion jones meant nothing in there. >> the prime time exclusive of how she has rebuilt her life. >>> and a primetime world wide exclusive with the jacksons,

council member marion barry made another.ry met with leaders of the asian community yesterday to address disparaging comment he made last month while discussing racial tensions in the u.s. he used a term for polish glamts is also considered offensive. the comment comes as barry pledged to be more careful in choosing his words. he said he wants to work with groups from all backgrounds to make ward 8 a model for diversity. >>> a warning now this morning from prince george's county police. if someone calls you claiming that you just won $1 million in a sweepstakes, it may be a scam. they say con artist just schemed a 70-year-old out of thousands of dollars. they told her she'd won $2.5 million and a new mercedes if she gave them $8,000 in gift cards to cover the costs for taxes. fortunately the woman's bank became suspicious when she withdrew $8,000 in cash. they alerted police who then froze payments on 11 of 16 gift cards she had bought. >> we have a good police force. it was pure luck, maybe the good lord was on our side. >>

why they're poking fun at marion barry's cocaine arrest to try to get people through the doors. >> hekills on and off the football field. rg iii reveals a different side to the public on leno last night. >>> real close calls with metro buses. the transit system says it happens all the time. >> it is putting the lives of drivers and riders in danger. news 4's richard jordan is live from freedom plaza with videos showing the near accidents. >> hi, windy and jim. this is the time of day when things start getting hectic. it's rush hour. a lot of people are anxious to get home. metro bus drivers say some of the drivers try to get in their way. that makes it difficult for them to get around. metro buses having to pull some fast moves. the drivers repeatedly get cut off by other drivers. >> i can encounter that all day every day. >> lester saucer has been behind the wheel of d.c.'s public transportation vehicles for 27 years. he says he has seen more than his fair share of daring drivers who hit the gas forcing him to slam on the brakes. >> well, i wouldn't say slam on brakes. i would say we

the state of michigan there are a hazard that needs to be disposed of well take you to the town of marion where farmers are being forced to slaughter their swine. it's thursday may tenth i'm liz wahl in washington d.c. and you're watching our t.v. . while more surveillance please that's what the f.b.i. is asking for yesterday the f.b.i. director urged congress to give the agency extensive surveillance powers the justification the latest terrorism plot here's f.b.i. director robert mueller pleading before congress yesterday meanwhile al qaeda affiliates especially al qaida in the arabian peninsula represent the top counter terrorism threat to the nation. a.q. a.p. has attempted several attacks on the united states including disabled christmas day airline bombing in two thousand and nine and the attempted bombing of u.s. bound cargo planes in two thousand and ten and of course we are currently we in the bureau are currently exploiting an i.e.d. improvised explosive device seized overseas which is similar to the devices used by a.q. a.p. in the past now he says this is a good reason to expan

the state of michigan they're a hazard that needs to be disposed of well take you to the town of marion where farmers are being forced to slaughter their swine. and just when you thought long lines and t.s.a. pat downs go way too far away just failed bomb plot has given f.b.i. officials reason to ask for more surveillance power in cyberspace. it's thursday may tenth four pm here in washington d.c. i'm liz of all you're watching arts. well imagine being forced to open fire on your own animals some farmers in michigan say they had no choice but to do just that they say the pig carnage in the state was at the demand of the mit of the michigan department of natural resources it's all deal with due to a law that went into effect on april first a law aimed at getting rid of pigs michigan d.n.r. is now calling an invasive species the government agency says the pigs can become dangerous carry diseases and cause problems to the environment but farmers aren't are saying that this doesn't describe the pigs they've been raising for years to find out what's really going on i ventured out to western

councilman marion barry says he is recovering from a blood clot that he received while he was on a planehe also take the time to tweet and say that he wasappreciating asian nurses. remember, last week, he said that we should grow our own nurses instead of hiring them from somewhere else. >>> and a boy with a big heart. >>> we'll have the details after the break. [ female announcer ] with xfinity, you can always expect more. like more on demand shows and movies than ever. and more ways to discover them too. plus more speed from america's fastest internet provider. so you can run more devices at the same time. ♪ feel a firework [ female announcer ] and best of all, it keeps getting better. no wonder more people choose xfinity over any other provider. ♪ love can be so mystical ♪ >>> we had a very nice day today, plenty of sunshine and temperatures were above seizeal. right now, we have 70 degrees at regan nationalairport, 70 in baltimore. winchester at 64. martinsburg at 65. to the south, 70 degrees at fredericksburg. the clouds are starting to roll in tonight. that's what we'll start to se

and then you have the marion barry barrys, saying the money should go back to the furloughed employees. >> the politics is that these are voters and has families that are voters, and that's the politics of it. >> they are still deadlocked -- >> marion barry broke the deadlock. >> and the mayor said extending alcohol sales would help raise a few million dollars. >> flags go up for graham, and he said no, we are not going to extend ours in his committee and that's why it was dropped. people in the neighborhoods are very happy. we are not talking about neighborhoods like georgetown only, but we are talking about capitol hill and columbia heights where these bars are within neighborhoods, and if they extended the hours it would be a total catastrophe. >> this is contributors versus voters. this is exactly what it turns out. i think in this case the voters want out because there is probably more of them then they are contributors. and this issue is not dead. >> it comes back with the budget p . >> this is like the third rail of politics. and jerry is close to this in his neighborhood. those

council it member marion issue a newrced to apology this week. yesterday, he released a saying -- he is a derogatory term to describe polish people. did while apologizing for another incident in april when he insults and asian-americans. of asianth a group american business leaders on thursday to demand that relationship. montgomery county is taking sure dispatchers asleep at the switch again. >> could you send an ambulance? >> a dispatcher was caught as ang the last month help ford asked for choking has been. the call taker was 17 hours into 24-hour overtime shifts. experts say stang of ballet could lead to dire consequences. -- state up that late could lead to dire consequences. >> it is operating as though intoxicated by alcohol. council -- the wasping dispatcher disciplined. unusual overtime shift is review the layout is being so supervisors can see dispatchers. a federal appeals court has the owner of a dog day care in arlington. they forced her to cover at the square foot mural. it violated an ordinance limited of -- limiting the of commerc

councilman marion barry is in trouble with another ethnic group. yesterday publicly apologized about comments he made about asian businesses and filipino nurses. but during apology he said something that struck a nerve with many in the polish community. >> the italians caught, the irish caught, the jews caught the pullout scott delaware -- polacks caught. >> he said that he meant to say poles. it is 69 degrees. >> new details in the murder case against george zimmerman. the evidence that attorneys on both sides don't want the public to see until the trial. >> and another reason to watch the place is most likely giving speeding tickets. >> a check on the forecast as we >> officials start to hurricane season is around the corner. they predict nine to 15 named storms in the atlantic. up to eight are expected to become hurricanes. up to three are expected to become major hurricanes. the season begins officially on june 1. tropical storm alberto want off the south carolina coastal last week but did not turn out to be a major event. >> let's look at the

. >> another gaffe by city councilman marion barry. he said this during an apology. >> the irish, italian, the jews the polacks caught hell. he was meeting with asian american residents to apologize for an earlier, offensive comment. >> army private bradley manning who is charged with a massive breach of government secrets his attorney is seeking dismissal of 10 of the 22 counts he faces. a military judge will hear all arguments at a pretrial hearing next month at fort meade. manning faces life in prison if convicted of the most serious charge, aiding the enemy. >> you information in the trayvon martin shooting investigation. the man accused of shooting him had a mixed relationship with sanford police. he had accused the department of corruption. scott has the latest development. >> we learned a lot more tonight about a bit of a love-hate relationship between george zimmerman and police in the year leading up to the shooting. some wonder if it played role in why he was not initially charge in the death of trayvon martin, and how much e

i remember when marion anderson would sing, my grandmother made us be quiet and respectful before greatness. every once in a while a neighbor would come by and would excuse herself and come out with a pitcher of lemonade or ice tea. she had those tea cakes that i loved. most of the time children would say go on and play. you wouldn't listen to grown up's conversation. at that point we were all welcome. the stories were layered. seniors got something that the young parents and fathers learned, then teenagers and little ones. we all got something out of the story. they were layered. i try to do that in my writing. i try to layer so that the reader who is sharing the story with the young person will get something out of it or see something they can learn from as well. my mother loved to do poetry. i would sit in the hallow of her arm and begin resiting dunbar poetry. [inaudible] you as dirty as me. look at that mouth. him being so sweet and sticky, goodness. i would say momma, do it again, please. i would beg her to do it again, she would say, no, go to bed, now. i grew up listening to dunbar