i want you to see all the things i collected are signed martin l. king, jr., yours just said martin. i wanted to bring it out, just to show thank you for this, it's a piece of history. thank you for bringing that from cleveland with you. you made the point that powell sent you all out with this mandate to turn your life into a mission which you have done and you have not stopped. but what do you make of where we are as a nation, 50 years after, king raised this notion of a triple threat facing our democracy, racism, poverty and militarism. >> immediately following dr. king's assassination, i maintained that the movement went into a period, some would even say an era of bereavement. many things happen in bereavement, tears, silence, irrational behavior sometimes, anger and hostility. and if you do not work through that bereavement with a spiritual undergirding and the kind -- a special kind of emptiness and reassessment of who you are, where you are and what you must do the disciples locked themselves up in a room. and waited and something special happene

leave you with a tune -- >> we were on our way back to america at the time when we heard about martin luther king>> tribute to dr. martin luther king. >> it was as though a truck, a mack truck had drove a hole right through our hearts. all 18 wheels of it. out of that was born "the king of love is dead." ♪ a man of noble birth teaching love and freedom for his fellow man ♪ >> we thank god for giving us the leader who was willing to die, but not willing to kill. >> simone has always been committed to the movement. she expressed the pain that the african-american community felt. she was devastated, angry. >> "mississippi goddam," that's yours isn't it? >> it's my song. i composed it through anger. >> you don't look like you can be angry at all. >> all the time. >> nina simone was a jazz musician. she was born in the segregated south. her mississippi goddamn is one of the, if not the most racially critique of the american sound book. ♪ alabama's got me so upset ♪ ♪ tennessee got me so upset. ♪ everybody knows about mississippi goddamn ♪ >> dr. king will buffer the lives between the black people and

but i got to keep a camera on martin luther king.picture of it, i'll lose my job. >> he knew there were rifles in the bushes. there were. there were people out there looking to kill hem. >> we will build a brotherhood overarched by love! >> that kind of courage changed how i viewed human beings. they can do acts of exemplary humanity that has a resonance and ripples spread throughout society and people are inspired by them. that's dr. king. >> this is why i can still sing "we shall overcome. we shall overcome because all of the moral universe is long but it bends toward justice. >> he used to say the movement was a collection of people, and he included himself, who was certifiably insane. he said nobody in their right mind would think they were going to take on the federal government, and the world, and all of these state courts, and police, and everybody else with no money, no guns, no political power, nothing but an idea in your head and a song in your heart. and he said, you've got to be crazy. to think you're going oh change the

martin luther king jr. delivered his speech, "beyond vietnam" at the riverside church minutes away from this studio. it was a call to conscience, detailing the countries ideals and mapping an alternative future, one based on justice and compassion. tonight, we continue the week long discussion commemorating dr. king's speech. speaking with a special guest about the anti-war, projustice theme and gauging where america falls 50 years later on racism, poverty and militarism. tonight's guest, jeremy scahill. we are glad you joined us. jeremy scahill, in just a moment. >>> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >>> joined tonight by jeremy scahill, investigative reporter, war correspondent, author and editor of the online news, the intercept. good to have you here. >> thank you. >> before i jump into particulars about the speech, you had a chance to read it, of course, over the years. what do you make of the parallels of the remarks king made 50 years ago and where we are now?

martin luther king jr. fact is -- >> i agree. >> and the fact is from february 1, 1960, when the students at north carolina decided they were going to sit in and they started something amazing with the sit-in movement to ella baker and samuel hamlin and all the many heroes and sheros that we lost along the way on this struggle, the fact that you want to compare donald trump, who was trying to find -- to meet some political promise. >> i didn't do that, bakari. >> to meet some political promise is astounding and even more astoundingly absurd. the fact is this, jeffery. in our political discourse, we have to remove these hitler and nazi comparisons. donald trump is not martin luther king jr. we have taken this to a place where it doesn't need to be. and i hope that you're empathetic enough to see how disrespectful this. >> jeffery, i just don't understand the intellectual idea in the comparison. again, the whole manufacturing a crisis thing. i don't see how they're the same. >> that's because they're not. >>

martin luther king jr.i want to say something here i know will probably drive some people crazy. think of president trump as the martin luther king jr. of health care. >> oh, jeffry, jeffrey. >> when i was a kid, kennedy did not want to introduce the civil rights bill because he said it was not popular. he didn't have the votes for it, et cetera. dr. king kept putting people in the street's in harm's way to put the pressure on so the bill would be introduced. >> jeffrey, you do understand that dr. king was marching for civil rights because people who look like me were being beaten. basic human rights were being with held from these people merely because of the color of their skin. so let's not equate. >> i agree. >> dr. martin luther king jr., humanitarian, nobel prize winner, to vagina-grabbing president trump. >> all right, jeff, i want to give you a chance to explain exactly what you meant by your earlier comments. >> sure, i was not comparing president trump and dr. king. who by the way, is a hero of mi

martin luther king jr. and president trump, a comparison. here it is. >> i want to say something here i know i will probably drive someone crazy. but think of president trump as the martin luther king of health care. >> oh jeffrey. jeffrey. >> when i was a kid president kennedy did not introduce the civil rights bill because he said it wasn't popular he didn't have the votes for it et cetera. dr. king kept people putting people in the streets in harm's way to put the pressure on so that the bill would be introduced. >> jeffly are you do under you do understand that dr. king was marching for civil rights because people that looked like me were being beaten dogs 16 on them basic human rights being withhold from the people. >> imgts lot in equate dr. martin lugtser king jr. a nobel peace price dine to vagina grabbing president donald trump. >> wow. >> never forget. never forget. >> that was morning tv so simeon hey i got to commend you underjeffrey dr. martin luther king jr. is a civil rights hero did you realize what you were saying. >> dr. kin

martin luther king changed this country. her king put laws on the book that changed the very nature of what this country was about, but we are not where martin luther king wanted us when he died 49 years ago. we even see them threatening to take away some of the laws he made possible. that we can't stand by and allow to happen. that does it for me. thanks for watching. to keep the conversation going, like u uus @facebook.com/politic us @facebook.com/politicsnation and follow us on twitter at politician nation. i'll see you back here next sunday. termites. we're on the move. hey rick, all good? oh yeah, we're good. we're good. terminix. defenders of home. knows how it feels to seees your numbers go up, despite your best efforts. but what if you could turn things around? what if you could love your numbers? discover once-daily invokana®. it's the #1 prescribed sglt2 inhibitor that works to lower a1c. invokana® is a pill used along with diet and exercise to significantly lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. and in m

martin luther king delivered his speech, "beyond vietnam" minutes from this studio. it was a call to where the country was mapping an alternative future, based on justice and compassion. tonight, we kick off a week long discussion commemorating the anniversary of his speech. projustice theme, engage where we are, 50 years later on what king used racism, poverty and militarism. tonight's guest, bryan stevenson, glad you joined us, a look at dr. king's beyond vietnam speech,

martin luther king delivered his speech, "beyond vietnam" at the riverside church, minutes away from this studio. it was a courageous speech. one based on justice and compassion. tonight, we continue our week long discussion commemorating the anniversary of dr. king's speech, speaking with special guest about his anti-war, projustice theme, and gauging where america falls on the triple evil of militarism. our friend, harry belafonte. we are glad you joined us. this is coming up in a moment. >>> hands by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >>> harry belafonte is an icon whose albums solidified him in music, but also known for his commitment to civil rights issues. he joins us as we continue our week long discussion of dr. king's beyond vietnam speech. glad to have you in your neck of the woods this time. >> it's a good moment for me. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> back with smiley. >> i'm getting big in new york with you. since i last saw you, you turned 90. as you know, we did an entire show dedicated to a celebration of your 90th birthday with the best clips

martin luther king jr. and president trump, a comparison. something here that i know will probably drive some people crazy. think of president trump as the martin luther king of health care. >> oh, jeffrey. jeffrey. >> when i was a kid, president kennedy did not introduce the civil rights bill because he said it wasn't popular. he didn't have the votes for it, et cetera. dr. king kept putting people in the streets in harm's way to put the pressure on so that the bill would be introduced. >> jeffrey, do you understand that dr. king was marching for civil rights because people that look like me were being beaten. dogs were sicked on them because of the color of their skin. let's not equate dr. mort artin luther king jr. to donald trump. >> wow. >> never forget. >> okay. listen, that was morning tv. so you know, hey, i got to commend you. you understand, jeffrey that, dr. martin luther king jr. is a civil rights hero. did you realize what you were saying there? >> sure. dr. king is a hero of mine and has been sibs i wnce i was a ki. don, look, i

this is one of the most powerful takedowns, bernice king, daughter of martin luther king junior commented on the tone de deafness, she tweeted if only daddy would have known about the power of #pepsi. >>> to that point a digital marketing company studied this. they said 77% of the digital content centered on one phrase, "tone deaf." perhaps kendall jenner should join nfc. >>> new day starts right now. . >>> when you kill many children that crosses the line. >> how many more children have to die before russia cares? >>> north korea's capacity is increasing. you have to communicate your willingness to take action. >>> be strong. don't let china take advantage of us. >> i think the national security adviser thinks things will get better when mr. bannon returns to a more appropriate role. >>> what has gone on here that's lawful, appropriate and routine? >>> this is "new day" with chris cuomo and alisyn camerota. >> welcome viewers in the united states and around the world. this is "new day." thursday, april 6th. 6:00 in new york. up first, america first policy for donald trump is facing sever

he reached out to martin luther king, and made friend with martin luther king a good friend of jackie robinson, he attended black southern events in washington, dc. the first american vice president to visit a black family in their home. there's a wonderful letter. in whittier, the barber shop had a shoe shine man and the shoe shine man had a tower, and she went to howard university and colombia law school and pass led to washington and dix nixon took her to lunch in the senate dining room, and that must have been a shock just by itself there in the early 1950s and then he writes a wonderful letter to a friend of his back in whittier, saying it really just is so affirms my faith in this country that the daughter of the shoe shine boy from whittier is now graduating from columbia law school, a person of such grace and intelligence, and now has a positive future ahead of her. so the feelings were general win if took the quaker abolitionism and -- of from his mother, his grandfather had died at gettysburg fighting for the union army and there was a rumor in the family that the quakers ha

martin luther king drive still closed this morning until about 5:00. doing some water work repairs, cleaning the drains out, getting ready for we have a regata in town over the weekends, along the kelly drive. the martin luther king drive will be closed for recreational activity, then of course the set up of the staging for the nfl draft. good news for the gang at rittenhouse square, come on down, 17th street open this morning, between walnut and locust. and mass transit off to good start. lauren, back over to you. >> in chester count a mother charged in the beating death of her three year old son makes a plea deal to avoid possible death sentence. in exchange for lesser charges, jillian tate has agreed testify against her ex-boyfriends in his capitol murder trial. the couple tortured little scott mcmillan in their coatesville trail or home eventually killing him back in 2014. tate previously pled guilty to third degree murder. >> popular geneology website helps lead to the arrest of lansdale man for identity theft. but this is no ordinary case. in oct

martin luther king drive closed last night until 6:00 this morning, all due to water department work. they are actually making repairs to the roadway and cleaning the drains out here getting ready again, i think a lot of the times are stam wind that draft that is coming with the mlk drive closed, you will want to use kelly drive, but then you have to come into play there with that closure near the art museum circle, your best bet, stick with the schuylkill expressway. another closure from last night 17th street blocked walnut to locust we will have more on that in a moment, that will impact our entire day here in center city. northbound lanes of route 55, crews working heading in toward 42 and that 295 interchange, lane restrictions begin today. big one yesterday was that kelly drive income down to one lane coming in behind the art museum circle. septa has three bus routes on detour so be ready for that and get readied for penndot crews coming again today, they will work westbound today between gladwynn and the blue route down to one lane, they should be setting up shop sometime aroun

when i first arrived at martin luther king i was overwhelmed by the challenges of classroom management helped to coach me and improve my techniques in addition to individual coaching the martin luther king instructional leadership team to having help the school wide vision where to design the pd to help the teacher capacity to address instructional challenges there are structural in helping to drive the process of had you amenities department every week, we motto plan the departments meeting this work has helped the department become more vertically aligned so the students build they're reading and writing improvements they led to real growth in the categories as a classroom teacher i have lots of ideas how to improve the instruction, however, the arraignment after preps i don't have the capacity to engage in long term thinking if we lose the earth instruction will suffer the students will suffer please reconsider cutting this valuable position. >> (clapping.) >> i'm of grade special educator and deeply concerned about owl 3 cuts to the school i'll tell a specific story about our earth

kron four's lydia pantazes reports from martin luther king - civic center park, where the demonstrations are set to take place. the protests are expected to take place here in the martin luther king jr. civic park. right wing groups announced a protest here at noon.a left wing group is having a bloc party and cookout here at 10-am.(pkg) this bank in downtown berkeley isn't taking any chances.... they've boarded up the entire perimeter of their business to prepare for pro and anti trump protests planned in martin luther king junior civic park in berkeley on saturday.this bank is just one of the businesses damaged in february when a protest at uc berkeley spilled out into the downtown area causing about a half a million dollars in damage. "when they started the protest, it was on campus and very peaceful, it was only when they got out here that a couple of guys came in and just were ramshaking the place and i think it was just a couple of bad actors."another protest in march also resulted in violence...but no businesses were damaged during that protest."one of my greatest concerns is even

i am not martin luther king. i never will be martin luther king. i cannot play a leadership role. so how can we show people that they can fit into the leadership ?oles elaine jones: there is one standard with how we are living. [laughter] elaine jones: and -- and look at the university of virginia when he died. and so in your own time, you do not get what you are entitled to. but you know, we see martin's characteristics. they do not define leadership. his characteristics defined what martin brought to the leadership table. but just like martin brought his characteristics, jane doe out there can bring her characteristics. and so we have to define them for ourselves. and it depends on the time that you are in. so i just think this whole thing of trying to -- the leadership development has to be making sure that we have the schools for our kids and help our kids to dream. too often their dreams are dashed. kids are inquisitive and creative. way -- that is beaten out of them. in several circumstances, it beats them down. we are on the right track when we stick with this whole questio

martin luther king drive closed at sweet briar, kelly drive pushed off at fairmount. spring garden street close on both side, there is no cross traffic, from 20th up to the art museum. no parking signs up and full force around the neighborhood. p pa will be enforcing those no parking signs as well. today i think will be a rough one. the first day of the closures, plus we have the rain, and interest is really going to wear on everybody patients level here. weather delays expect at philly international, going down to pick up or folks coming into town for the draft , expect delays and starting at 9:00 that water department crew is setting up shop on wissohickon avenue closed between roberts and mid veil, so far, so good at the airport and in problems on mass transit but how long will this rain hang out? sue has that answer in 15 seconds >>> looking at our doppler radar we have a lot of rain, in carolinas, where center of the low pressure system is, moving northward and will dump rain later in the day but as you saw bob kelly's traffic cameras we have seen a bit in the li

players from martin king, jr.'s school will join us for the announcement. >>> also happening today, on the annual relay begins this 20,000 college and high school athletes will be competing the next few days. dozens of olympic gold medalists will be on the track for international competition. the relace are the oldest in the world. >>> well, jurors in the high profile chapters will leave the courtroom today. >>> we will tell you where they are going in a trial accused of killing his three-year-old son. >>> of course, it is comedy comeback. we will show what you bill cosby is saying about a return to the stage after his sex assault case plays out. the case for commuters, we will make sure people are using a new payment option. good morning, we are watching the roads, we are out in belmont, new jersey, watching a fuel spill. we are headed to the northbound side of 295. right around that 42 freeway, 76 mark, right before you can split off in that direction and head to 295 northbound that ramp, exit 26 is block blocked

mart martin luther king's daughter tweeted that only if daddy could have done this.y people think they are going for the coca-cola ad, the kind of bonding now they are admitting they missed the mark. the bottom line they did get a lot of advertising out of this. >> they say, bad advertising is good. we're tracking a super soaker heading to the delaware valley. an airline tries to make up for a long delay caused by the weather. >>> a classic chester county diner that was open 60 years ago is on the move. find out where when "action news" comes right back. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. maybe that's why we've been ranked highest in customer satisfaction by jd power 4 years in a row. and now you can love fios too. get 150 meg internet, tv and phone. all for $79.99 per month, for the first year with a two-year agreement. it's the only internet with equal upload and download speeds. cable only offers upload speeds that are a fraction of the download speeds. plus get hbo for a year and free multi-room dvr service for two years. and verizon wireless customers c

martin luther king drive closed off at sweet briar.oming in on the kelly drive that is push off at fairmount. you will no longer be able to go up, around the front of the art museum and spring garden street closed at 31st street coming from university city. most importantly, pay attention to the new no parking signs that are up all over that area, and they are up, and they are ready to be enforced, karen and thomas, back to you. >>> thanks, bob. >>> we need to tell but a story of a 86 year-old war veteran shaken up. police say he was beat and robbed inside of his own home. this is some video of him on the left, of it all happening. the suspect followed that korean war veteran after he left his neighborhood convenient store and new search is on for guy responsible. steve keeley has more of the video and what we know, steve. >> reporter: he got shot in the leg so he got a purple heart in korea and then got black and blue in this attack 65 years later after the war. when you see him in surveillance you will notice he walk with the kaine a

the first took place on april 4th, 1969, one year after the assassination of martin king junior. members of the community shared what freedom means to them and personal stories. >>> we're almost there, we're heading toward the weekend. we got a major system to get through. heavy rain and a chilly friday but then we try out for the weekend. just in time for your saturday and sunday plans, more sunshine on wait. it will be chilly saturday morning start off in the 30's in many spots sunny and mild temperatures moving from the 50's to 60's and >>> morning crew back from 4:30 to seven, i'm ukee washington, the late show is up next, thanks so much for watching, have a great night family and sleep well. great night family and sleep well. >> michael: there he is! great day for a wedding. >> kevin: the best. thanks for hosting my bachelor party last night. >> michael: yeah, well, my pleasure except for the part where scott crushed us at poker. >> kevin: right? where did he learn how to play like that? >> michael: it's part of being a reporter, knowing when to bluff. how was chloe's bachel

martin luther king drive, kelly drive, spring garden. 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th near the parkway. we have penn relays today, more people will be heading to the penn relays. expect heavier volume to begin this morning. i have to say it wasn't too bad on the schuylkill expressway we expect a mess of a ride because it had been heavier with the draft, penn relay started, i think some people were working from home. pottstown, williams street at adams street partially blocking the roads of we had a handful of early morning accidents, roads are wet. with the big nfl draft and matt o'donnell is there in the center of it all, matt. >> reporter: thanks, karen, the eagles say they found their man in first round pick daric barnett they used 14th overall selection to bring the defensive end from tennessee to philadelphia. barnett tweeted he is ready to fly eagles fly. he thanked philadelphia said it was a moment he will never forget. the eagles will formally introduce barnett at 4:15 p.m. today. fans are perplexed by the eagles choice, katherine scott is live on the parkway with that part of t

martin luther king jr. delivered a speech that some say sealed his fate exactly one area later. >> we look back 50 years ago to that turning point and the man behind dr. king's words. >>> the latest teachable moment in >>> there is shock and outrage across the world tonight in the after math of a suspected chemical attack on civilians in northern syria. at least 58 people died including 11 children. >> dozens of other people were hurt with injuries that may be difficult to see and hear about. the state department calls the attack a war crime and now we're learning the u.n. security council is having an emergency meeting tomorrow morning to discuss the attack. >> on twitter tonight, u.n. ambassador nikki haley said that assad must be held accountable for these barbaric attacks on his own people. >> reporter: a deadly chemical attack, children and babies on ventilators, doctors and nurses tending to injured people brought in by ambulances. the head of syria's opposition describes the symptoms, suffocation, re

king was assassinated exactly one year later. across the country many are remembering the speech that was the beginning of the end. >> reporter: it was inside the riverside church in new york city that martin the country by declaring hisition to the war in vietnam. it was april 4, 1967. dr. king delivered a bold speech called beyond vietnam, a time to break silence. dr. clarence jones was his attorney and his speechy writer. >> the greatest deterrent of violence today, my own government. >> he had come up with a more palatable version which was immediately rejected by dr. king. in that speech dr. king went on to attack the country, and linden johnson who had been a defender of the civil rights movement. >> his interest as an american-based civil rights leader were to go i don't understa understand -- beyond the confines of his own country. >> reporter: within 48 hours of delivering that speech, two senators wanted him indicted. the press and even other civil rights leaders turned on him. after that speech, jones jones n king's days were numbered. >> i got word of his assassination, my first reaction was they finally got them. i wasn't surprised. my first reaction was they finally got him.

martin luther king speaking at riverside church april 4, 1967. more about the speech we are still joined by dr. william arber president and senior lecturer for pairers of the breach. e delivered a sermon at riverside church sunday commemorating the 50th dr. kiking's beyondd vietnam speech. the severalen he delivered was is not an option. can you talk about the significance of what dr. king he said it, even is inner circle, reverend barber, saying don't speak against the war in vietnam. you have the president of the united states lyndon johnson your figure and simple and voting rights act passed. sing is not your war but said know -- but king said no and gave the speech. >> yes, he gave the speech, i a prophetic sermon and was killed exactly one year later. ut he was very clear that you tri-un er separate the everyone of racism. militarism. e knew that the prophetic role of the preacher or religious eader or moral leader is to challenge the soul and the heart of the nation. if you listen to his voice and words, he is very clear. vincent harding, w

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people in philadelphia are commemorating the assassination of doctor martin luther king, jr. he was assassinate in the memphis, tennessee, 49 years ago today. >> this morning group walked across the ben franklin bridge to remember dr. king. reference david brown says it is a day to promote peace throughout the sit. >> i actually good time to kind of connect with other people, all of the neighbors in philadelphia, and given some of the polarizing times which we live it, gives us opportunity to really to renew our equipment to work for peace in our neighborhoods. >> and the annual bridge walk for peace is the longest running commemoration of the assassination of doctor martin luther king, jr., today also marks the 50th anniversary of dr. king's famous speech beyond viet nam where he denounced america's presence in viet nam. philadelphia mayor jim kenney recognizing volunteers today for their positive impact on the community. the event at city hall this morning, sort of the fifth annual mayors day of service recognition. that's the day shared by cities across the count troy hono

parkway closes from the art museum, to 20th street, and kelly drive, closes at fairmount, and martin luther king drive and spring garden street close at 24th street. and, now admit night tonight, martin luther king drive close s at sweet briar and it will open for morning commute thursday and friday. and kelly drive will be closed from the art museum to fairmount, and the westbound ramp from the vine street expressway, to 22nd street will be closed. that is almost as busy and complicated as an nfl play book. just in case you didn't absorb all that get more of the road closures and restrictions anytime at cbs philly.com. >>> our team coverage continues now with sports director don bell. he is along the parkway as well, don. >> reporter: i don't to have follow that play book regarding the traffic. that is very involved. but listen we are talking about the philadelphia eagles speaking of involved. they have the 14th selection here in the first round n years past howie roseman has been aggressive in moving up. earlier today i spoke to daniel jeremiah, former scout with the baltimore ravens and eagle

martin luther king jr. memorial. >> it was really a fun family friendly service project. that was the best part about it. it didn't feel like work. people just jumped in like where do you need me? and that was the beauty of this project. >> obviously, this monument is related to one of our members, dr. martin luther king jr. we came in, we swept, and, we did what we needed to do to make sure the monument was clean. >> it was a more than 60 fraternity and sorority members participated. >>> but we heard a rumble of thunder. so what's going on? >> a couple of showers coming through. these are not anything close to severe. but, a little lightning. rain, some folks are happy to clean out the pollen in a few areas because it is very high. >> i can tell, allergies. >> not the fun time of year. so let's talk three degree guarantee time. high of 74 we forecast. i upped it. good thing i upped it because we hit 77. so barely a hit. but it's a hit nonetheless. 85. 85 is my three degree guarantee temperature for sunday.

martin luther king delivered his speech, "beyond vietnam" minutes from this studio. it was a call to where the country was mapping an alternative future, based on justice and compassion. tonight, we kick off a week long discussion commemorating the anniversary of his speech. projustice theme, engage where we are, 50 years later on what king used racism, poverty and militarism. tonight's guest, bryan stevenson, glad you joined us, a look at dr. king's beyond vietnam speech, along with bryan stevenson in a moment. >>> contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >>> i'm joined tonight by bryan stevenson, the founder and director of the equal justice and author of "just mercy." it's about to become a film starring michael b. jordan. congratulations on that. >> thank you. thank you. >> let me start by asking when you first became aware of this "beyond vietnam" speech given in this city 50 years ago tomorrow. >> it's interesting, i wasn't aware of it, i didn't read it until i started practicing in montgomery, alabama. my office was down the street f

one that shows respect to martin luther king, a martin luther not let usry to remember, a martin lutherd about militarism, .aterialism, and racism in his memory, i offer the following. on militarism and protecting the planet we must call for an end obsession with's war. we must call for an end to this country's obsession with making war on the world. to the call to an end harmful military activity that this country carries out globally. not only does it lead to the loss of lives and the exacerbation of poverty but has , alicted harm on the planet silent and ignore casualty. on capitalism, materialism, and the planet, we must challenge capitalism, decisions made by this administration and those it for it to grow the wealth of the wealthy and the power of multinational corporations and their use of fossil fuels at the expense of the earth must be vigorously confronted. vigorously confronted. radicalg such calls for redistribution of wealth and power. it means stripping away what has been stolen from us by the very rich and their corporations. and finally there is no justice without racial

>>> good evening from new york, i'm tavis smiley. 50 years ago martin luther king jr. delivered his prescient, beyond vietnam, just 30 minutes away from this studio, a courageous and singular call to conscience, a map for the future based on justice. tonight, we conclude our meeting on dr. king, speaking with our anti-war and social justice theme and what is called the triple racism of poverty. glad you have joined us, a look back at dr. king's vietnam speech, with a panel of activists who were not even born 50 years ago coming up in just a moment. >>> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. so pleased to be joined tonight by professor and author, mark lamont, and director of change, rashad robinson, closing out a powerful week, speaking of powerful when you first came to know this speech what did you make of it? you went to moorehouse, where king went to school, what did you make of it and how did you compare it in contrast with vietn vietnam, and what i'm sure you knew about, the i have a dream speech. >> it changed the way i unders

she's worked with martin luther king and has sung everywhere that's anywhere.nce she even shot at someone who threatened to cheat her in a business deal. still a huge star and as powerful as ever, she is our guest today on hardtalk. # i love you, porgy, # don't let him take me, # don't let them handle me, # and drive me mad. # if you can keep me, # i wants to stay here with you forever, # two days after forever, # with you forever... # ‘cause i got my man. nina simone, dr simone, a very warm welcome to the programme. thank you tim sebastian, you have the same name as bach, my first love. i can't lose with that, can i? no, you can't. you can but i can't. tell me about music as a political weapon which you've used it as. 0h, now. that's a hard one. um, as a political weapon. it has helped me for 30 years defend the rights of american blacks and third world people all over the world and to defend them with protest songs. and it helps to change the world. when you get up on the stage and you sing, what's in your mind? just the singing, or... no, to move the audienc

including martin luther king jr.'s own daughter.'s david wright on the apology now. >> reporter: pepsi's edgy new ad stars kendall jenner disarming racial tensions with a sugary beverage. the similar image with this image trif liezing black lives matter. the daughter of martin luther king jr. tweeted if only daddy would have known the power of pepsi. this afternoon, pepsi pulled the ad and apologized to bernice king. pepsi ultimately pulled this mountain dew ad featuring a goat in a police lineup with black men. today, paparazzi caught up with kendall jenner in paris. >> do you have any regrets. >> reporter: pepsi does have regrets. saying it was trying to project a global message of unity, peace and understanding, clearly we missed the mark. david wright, abc news, new york. >>> tonight, the jailbreak the man hunt. also the f-16 crash. the special delivery, the whole world waiting on one giraffe in america. but the other giraffe that beat us to the punch. and markets continue to rise and fall... predictable is one thing you need in

martin luther king and malcolm x., but you say that comparison does not exactly translate for blm.xplain what you mean. guest: on one hand, it is in the tradition of what i call the heroic period of the civil rights movement, between may 17, 1950 four, and august 6, 1965, the passing of the voting rights act, and the different things that happened in between, dr. nation of emmett till in 1955, the montgomery bus boycott, little rock central high school oopsis where federal tr had to protect black students trying to desegregate, the sit-in movement, the freedom rides from may of 1961 to december of 1961, james meredith as the first black student at the university of mississippi, the birmingham crisis, the march on washington, the four little girls being assassinated -- movement -- the blm are we still seeing those kind of benchmarks? how is it different? guest: the way in which it is different is this -- when we think about blm, it parallels the black power movement, the structural criticism of institutional racism. 1967 and the book "black power" coined the phrase institutional rac

she has worked with martin luther king and has sung everywhere. once she even shot at somebody. huge star and as powerful as at all, she is a guest today on hardtalk. —— as powerful as ever. # i love you, porgy # i love you, porgy # don't let him take me. # don't let him take me. # don't let them handle me. # don't let them handle me. # and drive me mad. # and drive me mad. #if # and drive me mad. # if you can keep me, i want to stay here with you forever, two days after forever, # with you forever... # with you forever... # ‘cause i got my man. nina simone, doctor simone, a very warm welcome to the programme. thank you tim sebastian, you have the same name as my first love. i can't lose with that, can i? no, you can't. tell me about music as a political weapon. 0h, about music as a political weapon. oh, now. that is a hard one. as a political weapon. it has helped me for 30 years defend the rights of american blacks and third world people all over the world and to defend them with protest songs. and it helps to change the world. when you get up on the stage and you sing what‘s

he reached out to martin luther king, jr. de flippedded with martin luther king, a good friend of jackie robinson, he attended black social events in washington, dc when -- the first american vice president to visit a black family in their home. a wonderful letter he -- in whittier, she barber shop had a shoe shine mon -- man and he had a daughters' passed through washington, and dix nixon took her to lunch in the senate dining room, and that must have been a shock just by itself in the 1950s, and then he writes this wonderful letter to a friend of his back in whittier, saying it really just is so a's affirm mist faith is in country that the daughter of a shoe-shine boy in whittier is now graduating from columbia law school, a person of such grace and intelligence, and now has a positive future ahead of her. so the feelings were genuine. he really did take the quicker -- the quaker abolitionism from his mother. is father died at get gettysburg and and there was word the quakers were helping the underground railroad them joined

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