that is why we are talking about when we talk about martin luther king. he is the product of a tradition, comes out of a rich tradition, brother moses is in arizona somewhere. he understands that. what happens to martin luther king jr.? he gets sanitized and sterilized because that much black glove and fire is always a threat to america. americas misunderstands black rage as always being connected to revenge. it can be connected to black love. this is what love looks like in public tenderness is what feels like in private. he was a tender man too just like malcolm. he was a sweet man. but he had a deep commitment to justice. when he died 72% of americans disapproved of him. 55% of black people disapprove of martin when he died. everybody loves him now that the worms got him. the fbi said he was the most dangerous man in america. how come? so much love. so much fire. why was that he was unpopular at the end? a critique of empire, the greatest purveyor of violence in the world he was telling the truth, vietnam, trying to organize all poor people beyond civil

it's martin luther king day 2015. marching bands perform men walk on stilts. peek walk, arm in arm singing. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> rewind just a few months earlier. a very different image. fires raging in ferguson missouri. protests over a grand jury decision not to indict darren wilson a white officer who shot and killed a black teen. conflictingconflicting images of peace and protest that make up the fabric of what its it means to be black in america. fires after the assassination of martin luther king. gathered in the capitol to hear dr. king's iconic speech. >> i have a dream that one day this nation will rise up live out the true meaning of its creed, we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal. >> the long march towards desegregation in america often one step forward two steps back. >> you are not effective for segregation. >> october ordered immediate desegregation in mississippi. >> different than the children today and with it the notion of black history month has changed as well. >> people hope to gain by pressing the desegregation mo

the public figure malcolm x is compared to is martin luther king. it is tempting. both family me, both 39 when cut down by assassins, when king throng the king memorial, hits birthday is a national holiday, and products associate themselves with his memory. no one uses malcolm x to sell hamburgers. when both were alive and active, there was less. martin luther king led a group of preacher past source, voter identification, political pressure. malcolm x looked at black people, enslavement, and concluded through much of his life that being a push over would project weakness to aggressors. their treatment at the hands of white america gave black people every right to be angry. >> this force, that is visible in the community, creates a spirit of esentiment in every -- resentment in every negro. they think that the policeman is there against them and protect them, and these thoughts, frustrations, apprehensions are sufficient to make this - maying the negros form means and ways to protect themselves in case the police themselves get too far out of line. >> in the last ye

>> well, first of all i think it's interesting that martin luther king is always quoted. specifically there were a lot of things during martin luther king's time that people were not excited about. martin luther king wasn't seen as bringing together a unified force, he was seen as a rabble rousing militant. this gentle light and all of the things he did for his people is something of an emask laition emass cue emass emasc rvetionlation of his legacy it also pretends that everything has been okay sings 1968 most of which are lies. >> eventually john lewis was replaced by stokeley carmichael and snccc. don't you need leaders in a movement? >> need? do you need leaders yes. do you need a leader, no. you do need leaders because you need point people. unfortunately in places like twitter and facebook everybody has a voice. sometimes it's so noisy that nobody is able to hear what's being said. yes you need point people. i think that's dangerous both for the movement and the leader. >> we just watched jon stewart step down from his position on the daily show. as a comedians parod

keneth clark that martin luther king is at the end of his rope. concerning the poll taken by "newsweek" magazine, i think he said it's the leaders who went with king and gave mr. muhammad around 90%. i just told you a while ago, these so-called leaders included lena horne, dick gregory comics, trumpet players, baseball players. show me in the white community where a comedian is a white leader or a singer or dancer or a trumpet player. these aren't leaders. these are puppets and clowns that have been set up over the white community, or over the black community by the white community and has been made celebrities and usually say exactly what they know the white man wants to hear and it is an honor, actually that they endorse dr. martin luther king and were against the honorable elijah muhammad. that's actually an honor. now, when you say they also in the same "newsweek" poll, i think the pollsters say he went into the negro community and asked about the muslims and many negroes whom he asked said i never heard of the muslims, who are they? >> this i

it means loving martin luther king, amean says it is one for two, it means black history has been disconnected from american history. >> call it just iffy case, and it is no coincidence, thes the shortest month, and he has a # conspiracy, and i am old enough to know that, the intersection in light of what has happened in the past year, eric garner, ferguson, mike brown. >> how should we acknowledge this. >> that's why it is so critically important. and for many young folks this is something that is unprecedented. i grew up in an era where i rebel know. i remember black plus brutality, in new york city, and we know there's even a longer history so black history month helps us to be able to connect the dots. and particularly this moment where we have access to archives visual archives audio archives that's unprecedented in terms of what kind of access we have. we can literally do black history month every day, more than 28 days, why simply decide to roll out the marketing plan. on january 15th instead of thinking about rolling out the marketing plan for the whole year, and i think part of it has

we have been well rewarded for that focus, having such distinguished graduates as martin luther king junior, obviously, my classmate, j johnson, secretary of homeland security. martin luther king the third, my classmate. the former secretary of commerce in my class. so we have a number of distinguished men who have made an impact across the world. morehouse's value proposition cannot be more clear, and on my watch, it is going to be a lot better. host: the president of morehouse college joining us as we take a look at historically black colleges and universities. he is on our c-span bus, which is in atlanta today. if you want to ask them questions, we have divided the light. (202) 748-8000 for if you have attended in hbcu. (202) 748-8001 for all others. if you want to send us an e-mail, you can do so at journal@c-span.org. over the last several series, we have been talking about the majors offered. tell us a little bit about your majors. do you see a shift in what can of majors you offer? guest: well, we have three -- three main divisions. one is the business division. and we have a n

martin luther king came to selma to join the marchers. in 1965, led by dr. king and many clergy from across this nation, the foot soldiers once again left from the historic brown chapel church and walked to the edmund pettus bridge. dr. king's stopped while a sea of state troopers stepped aside. on bending knees, dr. king began to pray. as thousands of marchers join him. as if moved by the spirit, dr. king turned around and walked back to the church. tuesday was not to be the day to complete the 54-mile journey. the second march was known as turnaround tuesday. the fight for voting rights with white both on the streets and in the courtroom. attorney fred gray helped pave the way for the final selma to montgomery march get he was a member of the legal team who represented williams, john lewis, and a million boynton robinson in williams versus wallace. because of his work and the courage of an alabama federal judge, federal judge frank johnson ruled that the foot soldiers had a first amendment right to petition the government through peaceful protests and order

martin luther king, why we can't wait. this is the clarion call to my colleagues, democrats and republicans. that in fact this year, of all years, calls for us to act. it calls for us to be able to understand why the nation cannot wait, who is going to lift up the moral standard? the walk from selma to montgomery turned into bloody sunday. it was where a young man by the name of john lewis stood bravely stood bravely alongside of names like josea williams. and it was of course a place where the world watched and it became the stair steps of which the voting rights act was passed. today we realize that on the shoulders of that tragic time, where violence claimed the life of jimmy lee jackson beaten by state troopers as he was attempting to protect his mother and others, violence that claimed the lives of reverend james re, ve of boston -- reeve of boston and another of detroit as she returned from the selma march. a time when 25,000 strong or more marched across the montgomery bridge. we understand that our job is yet not d

martin luther king day. >> if reverend dr. martin luther king was here today, what would dr. ring took place on the courthouse steps within a few feet of a civil war monument honoring those who defended the values of the confederacy. >> mississippi is still a very segregated society. a lot of people like to put blinders on and act like it does not exist. >> reporter: kamal karriem is a local preacher who helped organize the event. >> in mississippi there is a psychosis of poverty. in other words, i've been poor for so long, until i think that that's the way that it's supposed to be. >> reporter: the counties around columbus include some of the poorest people in the poorest state in the nation. in some areas, one-third of the people live in poverty. the columbus public school system has been largely abandoned by its white residents. 40% of the city is white yet only 10% of the city's school system is white. mississippi public schools are poorly funded and the worst performing schools in the nation. >> this school district traditionally has always had a failing grade, a "d." thi

martin luther king sent a telegram to martin luther king's widow, expressing sadness, saying of malcolmhe had a great ability to put his finger on the existence and the root of the race problem. three years later, king was assassinated. neither man reached his 40th birthday. randall pinkston al jazeera. >> joining us now to talk about malcolm x and his effect on the civil rights movement is herb boyd, an author activist and he spent time with malcolm x on several occasions and co-edited the diary of malcolm x. >> thank you. >> we heard so many voices in randall pinkston's package from this latest generation. how do you think the average american citizen remembers him today? >> i think it's important you have this kind of inter generational context. so many people are discovering him in snippets. the 23i78, selma, for example, a lot of my students are saying wow. that's malcolm x, you know. because they don't remember spike lee's film you know. that's like back in the '90s. so, it's all very new for them. it's good to know that they have that interest. some of it growing out, stemming fr

>> martin luther king's birthday, what are we doing? we are trying to get back the voting rights act. the voting rights act was essentially dismembered. they said, well, i think everything is all right now. we see all kinds of evidence in states, just to name two, north carolina and texas, where we still see not only the need, but we see voter intimidation, so once you got the 1965 voting rights act, the notion that you would be trying to save its central core function would have been unthinkable, but that is what we approach now as martin luther king's birthday comes forward, and this is not like mississippi where you see the injustice screen out at you. this is more technical. that one section of the act that they took out. it happens that the southern states have to go through the justice department to make sure that any voting laws they pass are not discriminatory. the supreme court says you do not have to do that. and then we have to use the usual route, and by the time you get that to a court, the election has already occurred. se

people have mentioned the martin luther king act. but i just wanted to mention four other things that are law because of john conyers and some of the other members of congress you have just heard from. the jazz preservation act of 1987. [applause] the motor voter bill of 1993. [applause] and some of you who don't know these, google these. acts. they have made your life better. they have made a stronger democracy. the violence against women act of 1994. [applause] and the help america vote act of 2002. [applause] one other thing i want to say is this is a year where many of us have lost some of our greatest champions in the congress with the retirement of george miller and tom harkin, after 40 years extraordinary careers. to have the people you just heard from and have john conyers committed despite a republican house and senate, he is dedicated. he will stay here. he will be here. i don't know about 50 years, but he will be here for the anniversary in nine years and 22 days, and it makes us all breathe easier. we in the nonprofit and

april 4th is the anniversary of martin luther king assassination. now the subject of economic empowerment in the african-american community. willing will talked to -- sharrie williams talked to entrepreneurs keeping in touch with loved ones behind bars. it's called connect inmate where families can send letters and pictures to family members who are incarcerated. this was a person mission for pink elephant. why did you start it. i dealt with my father and my he has been in prison basically his whole life. he wasn't released until i was 17. it was a big push for us to communicate. so her partners collaborated on a system to sending a letter of convenient digital process right on your smart phone. you would write write a letter e how you send a text message to your friends. connect inmate will handle all the fulfillment the printing and handling of the letters to the prison. letters are a 1.50, pictures were not 50. this app has brought appeal. >> kids on cell phones and hitech there's no reason not to be connected with their loved ones in prison. we

>> i approached martin luther king, what are we doing? the voting rights act was dismembered by the supreme court. they said, i think everything is all right now. [laughter] we see all kinds of evidence in states where we still see not only the need for it, but we see voting intimidation and all the rest of it. once you got to 1965, the notion that you would be trying to save its central core function would have been unthinkable, but that's what we approach now is martin luther king's birthday comes forward. i'm not sure how the media can help us on that. this is not like selma. this is not like mississippi where you see literally that the injustice screams out at you. this is more technical. they took back one section of the act. it happened to be the section that says southern states have to go through the justice department to make sure that any voting laws they pass are not discriminatory. the supreme court says you don't have to do that. without that, we have to use the usual route. by the time you get that through a court, the elect

it omits martin luther king. d at the -- as a result -- >> what you're telling me amp p. american history omits -- a.p. american history omits martin luther king? >> yes, it's not in this framework. the result is you have a disoregon to of american history -- a distortion of american history that portrays the american people as motivated by greed and a desire for dominion and control over others as opposed to what was really the -- one of the great driving forces of american history which is the principles in the declaration of independence. and for instance those principles really unleashed the abolition movement and really served as a prophet to hold america accountable to its founding principles. >> okay what i think i'm hearing and what i read, it feels like it's cast more of a negative light on american history, not enough of the founding fathers and the constitution and what was positive. my question to you, rob, as a teacher, is i imagine, you know you want to teach a full picture of american history. what

martin luther king jr.. the action of rosa parks to the people of montgomery and teaching the leadership of dr. king inspired me to get in the way to get in trouble so for more than 50 years i've been in trouble, good trouble, necessary trouble. [applause] so, across that bridge is a lesson about getting in trouble, good trouble. and that's what i think, in america today, we need for people to get in trouble, good trouble. [applause] to believe in something that is so right, so dear, so necessary we have to get in trouble. but before we got in any trouble as students and young people we studied. we didn't wake up one morning and say we are going to sit in. we didn't just dream monday we -- one day that we were going to come to washington and go on a freedom ride, to march on washington as we did in 1963 from selma to montgomery as we did in 1965. we studied, we prepared ourselves as college students, as high school students in the city of nashville. every tuesday night for an entire year a group of us would m

happened here, there was frederick reese, the teacher and voting rights activist who invited martin luther king6 this year, the same age king would be, had he lived. >> legend: ♪ we'll cry glory glory, glory >> common: ♪ to god be the..." ♪ ♪ ♪ >> whitaker: now, an update on a nobody told us to expect it... intercourse that's painful due to menopausal changes it's not likely to go away on its own. so let's do something about it. premarin vaginal cream can help it provides estrogens to help rebuild vaginal tissue and make intercourse more comfortable. premarin vaginal cream treats vaginal changes due to menopause and moderate-to-severe painful intercourse caused by these changes. don't use it if you've had unusual bleeding breast or uterine cancer blood clots, liver problems, stroke or heart attack, are allergic to any of its ingredients or think you're pregnant. side effects may include headache pelvic pain, breast pain vaginal bleeding and vaginitis. estrogens may increase your chances of getting cancer of the uterus, strokes, blood clots or dementia so use it for the shortest time based on go

martin luther king jr. and we have seen unsuccessful attempts by african-americanes to become president. i have heard from many people right now in this town who may not want to say that they have said this but they said barack obama had a special type of juice and he must have. for so many years, we thought that maybe a white woman would get the position first before a black man and to be able to say that i have covered the first black president it is just amazing time something everything is in life. and i think that first you met him when he was a senator. you were covering the white house? what happened the bush years. there was a thing called stakeout and all of the reporters gathered outside after the meetings with the president and the principals and they come out of the west wing front entrance of the west wing x they stand at a bank of mike phones and the person to the meeting with the president. and at this time it happened to be the congressional black caucus that had just obtained the newest mem

now if i stand in the a parking lot at northern station and throw a rock across the street to martin luther king that is not our district that's the park district when we are looking at responding to calls for service many of us know where park station is located at 8th and for the officers to get to this area didn't make sense to the chief and a lot of of us us one the positive things behind that we will be adding two housing developments to the area that is important currently have 4 housing police officers police officers that are 10i7bd to the housing win the northern district by addressing martin luther king and marcus scaring i didn't my officers will distract with the youth to have a quick responses and alleviate delays in responses because our station is so close one of the other positive the chief and i went to the grabbed opening that was a boys and girls club that opened up on you fulsome street it's a beautiful venue swimming pool a baseball courts an unethical place the presentation all at children in the tenderloin and western edition will have a place to feel safe and be involved

these marchers led by civil rights leaders such as reverend martin luther king jr. and my colleague from georgia, representative john lewis, changed the course ever our nation's history. ultimately their fearless efforts led to the enactment of the voting rights act of 1965. the congressional gold medal is the highest civilian award presented by congress and i can think of no better time than the 50th anniversary of this moment in our nation's history to honor and recognize the civil rights leaders who sacrificed so greatly to bring equality to the voiceless across the united states. may their sacrifice diligence, and dedication to this cause stand as an example to all of us as we continue to serve in this chamber and in every aspect of our lives. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from florida yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from michigan reserves. the gentlewoman from alabama is recognized. ms. sewell: i yield one minute to mrs. adams, the gentlelady from north carolina. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from north carol

c, he made provocative comments about martin luther king junior, or d, all of the above. >> yes, it is, all of the above. >> putting presidential candidates already in political danger. >> 16 candidates trying to hire a lot of people for their pacs and a responsible campaign was in vetting operations. you do not bring on somebody to the campaign unless you vet them. this is an amateurish move. this is an example. they are trying to hire new people. not just the old, but new people who have not been in politics, and new people and politics have not worried about what their twitter feed says. greg's things like axelrod are on twitter, but these younger people have been on twitter. they have been blogging. they have been living their lives in public. so vetting them is all the harder, but this new age of technology is just going to be really complicated and will require more scrutiny. >> we asked the bush administration about the latest things that came over, that martin luther king gives you pause, and we have not heard back yet. again, i will say it is expensive and time-consuming. elle

martin luther king, jr. sent a telegram to his widow betty shabaz. e years later king was assassinated. neither man reached his 40th birthday. >> iliat ofssa al shabaz is the daughter ever malcolm. what do you consider your father's legacy? >> whoa, that's a big one. gosh, let's say that my father was only in his 20s when the world learned of him. and he was assassinated martyred, you know at 39. and 12 short years he made a significant impact around the world. nelson mandela said, when a man has served his country and his people he can then rest in peace. and so i would say my daughter did a pretty good job about representing his people and his country. >> your father initially encouraged blacks to overcome racism by any means necessary. dr. cornell west says that your father was then demonized in comparison to dr. martin luther king who advocated nonviolence. do you think that your father and his legacy perhaps got a bad rap as a result? >> absolutely, absolutely got abad rap. my father was one to address a problem and then solve it. and so i think

martin luther king jr. holiday. abc 7 news reporter alyssa harrington reported about how lgbt groups and supporters were standing in solidarity with the black lives matters campaign. a march in east oakland. a civil rights slide show, a rally in san francisco's castro district. these are just a few of several demonstrations happening in the bay area over the martin luther king jr. holiday weekend. protests against police violence involving black men and other minorities. the movement is also to take back mlk's legacy and support nonviolence civil disobedience. >> until we get justice, there will be no peace. >> in oakland a group marched from the eastmont police substation. four were arrested on the way. >> how do you not care? >> among the demonstrators, her son was shot and killed by police when he was 16 and she has traveled to rallies all over the country to demand justice. >> new york, chicago, all around oakland, everywhere that we're not going to go anywhere and we're trying to educate mothers to get off the

martin luther king jr. and the movement that he lead. i talked with two civil rights veterans who would unpact the pieces nearly left in time to offer lessons to a new generation. >> and i'm convinced that these documents, that they would have adapted that all over it. >> reporter: and they were swept in to the movement for social change. and racial equality back in the 60s. along the way as they would work to make history that they also preserved history. >> and they would be collecting from the first day they arrived. >> reporter: two young volunteers who found hope in the struck eventually became the guardians of the documents, photos, other treasures that were destined at one point to be lost in time. including this condolence letter that the brother gave her. a letter from president lindenb. johnson written april 5, 1968. one day after dr. martin luther king jr. was assassinated. >> it is timely that you would see that gentle side. that most people didn't realize. they are being sold through the auction galleries. the starting bid i

expected to take two years to complete the project. >>> and plans are in the works to turn martin luther king jr.'s former home in camden into a historical site. this word is from our partners at news works. this house is on walnut street. a social activist discovered that dr. king stay there had in the 1950s. the activist wants to make the home a headquarters for civil rights information. >>> of course february is black history month. today another thing happening in the area two tuskegee airmen are visiting penn charter school to talk about their part in world war ii. we hope to get a camera there to listen in on the living history lesson. >> there are two available at that school, that's terrific. thank you, chris. >>> you're watching "nbc 10 news." "nbc 10 news" at 6:00 a.m. starts right now. >>> take a really good look at this picture. this guy police say beat up and sexually assaulted a woman at a busy center city train station. and this attack is leaving riders on edge. >>> and 24 hours later. a broken water main is still causing problems on the boulevard. this is what it looked like y

demands for civil rights changes in the '60s grew, he spoke of black power, he challenged martin luther king'sange would come only through nonviolence, this is whether he was shot dead. now it's a community center which bears his name. the center piece a pural which covers the significant moments in his life including a trip to mecca. here his views mellowed and he returned to the u.s. with a new name and spoke about how black lives matter a message resonating 50 years after his sudden death. >> the recent events of our police killings black men you look tell black lives matter campaign malcolm's platform was an affirmation of black life. he may not have said black lives mat he have. but that was his reason for being. >> reporter: there was shock at his assassination, he was about to speak at a meeting and gunmen rushed the stage. he had more than 20 bullet wounds. on mall comeon malcolm x boulevard many knew his story. do you think enough people know about him. >> there is never enough if one doesn't know. >> he's not one dimensional like none of us are. he became a very loving person in the

there has to be more dialogue with martin luther king high school and shaw. i want to go even deeper and say that when we talk about racism the worst part about racism is it creates self-hatred. where some of you truly look into the mirror and you do not like what you see. because you have been told for so long that you are too dark or too light or too slim or this or that and it has begun to affect you and some people play into the perception that people have about us. my current generation -- like your generation are some chumps. you are afraid to fight to better your school, you are afraid to fight and stand up for your community. when they shot down tamir rice where were you? you could've wrote letter. not you, your cousins and them. what are you doing? you can talk about who hate you all day but what are you doing? some of you are afraid to be different. you go back to school and you are just following the crowd. you are going throughout school talking how everybody talk and what happens to the school? there are some people who need to go to jail. some p

this is martin luther king drive. as you can see, it is still raining in philadelphia right now. just a light rain. the real concern today is ice. meteorologist brittney shipp is calling this dangerous ice. we've seen people slipping and falling as they've been heading out their doors early this morning. also, it's been tricky in some spots on the road. so when you do get up and head out, keep that in mind. >>> in washington some possible white house candidates are offering mixed reactions to a controversial remark made by a prominent republican this week. those potential hopefuls fielded questions yesterday at the annual meeting of nation's governors. republican scott walker punted when he was asked about rudy giuliani and his statement that president obama does not love america. new jersey governor chris christie and other gop headliners also kept their distance. giuliani, though, is still talking about it. >> he may love america. i don't know. in his own way. when i listen to his language i hear language of a man who is never talking about the greatness of america. >> sad to s

on >> on martin luther king day, this year, as many as 7000 people marched on the cityhands up! don't' shoot! >> it was the launch of a local coalition called m-l-k >> 50 years later after selma, we're still marching for justice, still marching for jobs, still marching for education. >> and it's the goal of mlk dare to fight for improvements in all three areas calling for equity in state education funding. >> the budget cuts over the last four years have disproportionately affected black students across the >> a doubling of the minimum wage to $15 an hour, an end to the police stop and frisk policy and an independent police review board. >> the police are not going to police themselves. they don't tell on one another and they're sworn to protect but they're more interested and vested in protecting one another than they are in protecting the community that pays them, and that's a >> we have to deal with this whole question of mistrust. >> rebuilding trust between police and community is the goal of president obama's 21st century task force on policing >> we need to talk about use

i want to wish everyone a happy martin luther king day. martin luther king day. [ cheers and applause ] thank you for being here. most people celebrate it by taking the day off of work. except for the indianapolis colts, who did that yesterday. [ laughter ] they did not have a good game. they did not have a good game last night. they lost to the new england patriots, who will go on to play in super bowl xlix. [ cheers and applause ] [ boos ] there's actually a little controversy over the game. check this out. >> the league is investigating the new england patriots for allegedly deflating the balls during the game. [ laughter ] which is interesting. what i thought was is that they're deflating the colts' balls. quite the contrary. possibly -- the edge would be to deflate the balls so it's easier to grip. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i'm not sure whose balls were deflated. >> steve: colts balls. >> jimmy: it's very cold in boston. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] january. middle of january in boston, your balls are probably getting deflated. i'

finally have a movie that has turned out to be a commercial success about the life of doctor martin luther king? >> guest: i think the movie was magnificent and i mean it. it brought me to tears. i felt like i was in a black church somewhere. it was amazing to see. i knew when i saw the little girl i knew i was going to happen and it brought tears to my eyes. just talking about it brings tears to my eyes. it's very graphic to see them go back and forth on a bridge and understand that i'm an african-american and if they had done this we wouldn't be able to talk today and i wouldn't be able to question american citizens. this book wouldn't be here. so that's movie i don't believe that it showed everything. it was very graphic but it was much more brutal. but it touched the end i commend oprah and brad pitt and everyone because i every one because i think it was a wonderful movie and you have to remember people that want to preserve history people died. this wasn't an easy struggle. people want to believe it was so sanitized. people died. that was some of the emphasis. people died for the right fo