martin luther king jr. loved him like a little brother but stokely was one of those young people who disagreed with him. stokely was not in awe of anybody so that was the kind of representation yet. >> host: congressman clyburn would you agree with that? >> guest: yes. we never became fast friends. i remember i was in south carolina. we went through raleigh north carolina for weekend. i guess it was easter weekend in 1960. later that year we went down to the morehouse college for the weekend but every time i went back to south carolina. part of that, i talk about it in my book, because you take rosa parks. rosa parks became a phenomenal person in the movement but the court case that integrated or desegregated public accommodations in transit. there was a footnote in the rosa parks case that said we did not have to determine a rule on this issue. we have already made that determination in that case of sara fleming versus the south carolina electric and gas company in columbia south carolina. now i point that

track and boys and girls club and okay middle school over the past few weeks i've gone down to martin luther king jr. middle school to speak to the eight grade advisors before potentially coming to san francisco flex academy the options are the great thing about the unified school district and we are a great option for the students we've made serious efforts to make sure that the local communities know we're a viable option for the education of their young it citizens like posters throughout the bayer in the most of july and agree we're the talk of the bayview thank you so much for your time (clapping.) >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> hi good evening i am service as a academic coach at san francisco flex academy part of our job is to provide the students with the enrichment time this time for the students to get involved and step away from the curriculum and build relationships with a lot of folks and build the relationships outside of the classroom environment i think it's a times for that people to build some of the skills like teamwork and commitment it has become one of the highlights of

you just alluded to martin luther king jr. take a look at my book. and make a big deal of this because again, martin luther king jr. is often cited as a person whose ideas were against affirmative-action. martin luther king jr. said expressly that reparative justice demands the special efforts be made on those who have been kept out of american life. the fact of the matter is across america, i could give you many instances of people who occupy positions in government, who occupy positions in educational whatsit tuitions, high and low, who would not have occupied those positions but for affirmative-action. they got in because of affirmative because of affirmative-action and they have been important, positive contributors to american life. >> caller: yes, thank you for taking my call. it's been affected as you see berkeley after high school. my question to dr. kennedy is not far i think i got his name right, who understand is totally against affirmative-action. >> in my book i talk about a leading anti-affirmative activist. i dis

dentist location to a a school that is putting a lot of effort into coming o connecting with martin luther king jr. and the stud

dentist location to a a school that is putting a lot of effort into coming o connecting with martin luther king jr. and the students that took me on the tour talked about the campus creating a community and spaces for the students to interact there are a lot of diversity in the classroom equality in action and my visit made me rethink the online education it is very much online education as well as a classroom i'm not in support of one hundred percent of the education but clearly product based learning and goals for our vision 2025 there was virtuosa college going culture to be honest having small high schools is a challenge financially and i think flex academy offers one option in terms of a smaller environment and what expressed me at flex academy the standards have an individualized learning plan and how every student needs to have an i dp they've finally just moved their location was in the sustainable from a finland prospective pouring money into rents from the downtown location now like a weak prant we need to give the school an opportunity to grow they lost a lot of families in that move we

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 rights, adding human-rights, and talked about in 64 going to the united nations, bringing america to try for the violation of human rights of black people. tha

it was the most transformational thing until i let martin luther king, jr. in october of 1960 and setting up with him until 4:30 in the morning was transformational. those two experiences shaped me more than anything else. >> host: peniel joseph was just talking about his recent book, "stokely: a life." here is the cover. what is improgression of the first generation of the civil rights movement? >> guest: very important. congressman clyburn and senator lewis were activist and shaped by jim crowe seg -- segregation and they shift from political organizer to electoral politics and they did it successfully and maintained an understanding with grassroots. congressman clyburn and congressman lewis represent accountability. once they achieved political power they remembered their backgrounds as civil rights activist. it is an extrordinary situations. >> host: peniel joseph, what was stokely carmichael's reputation among those on the ground? >> guest: before becoming a black power activist he is well known. before he is an icon and in the front page of the new yor

martin luther king jr.'s final year." it explores the tumultuous and difficult final year of dr. king's life as he clashed with the press, the president, and leaders of the civil rights movement. >> tavis smiley, your book, "death of the king," it says there is a story hidden about mr. king. what is it? >> from april 1967 to april 1968, it shifted against him because of his opposition to the vietnam war. i have seen three biographers on here before. without the heavy lifting by the historians, i cannot have written a death of a king. no one has ever focused on the text. they have not focused on the last year of his life april 4, 1967 to 1968, one year to the date. what is the last year like? how does he navigate? how is america treating him? he left five years after i have a dream. he involved in the five-year period. >> into the back, you say you didn't 19 interviews for this book. which one did you learn the most? >> good question. i suspect there is nothing like talking to correct coretta scott king. i talked to coretta scott king many times. mr. hardy passed away who wrote the

that's what you want and what martin luther king jr. would have wanted, we clearly heard that from his son, martin luther king iii. >> congresswoman, thanks for joining us. >> thank you having us. martin's position on violence is still strong. >> i hope that message resonates with a lot of the young people who are clearly frustrated and not happy with this decision. we'll continue tour conversation, congresswoman. thanks very much. >>> up next, what's next for ferguson, missouri, as it tries to pick up the pieces? our coverage from ferguson continues right after the break. hello... i'm an idaho potato farmer and our big idaho potato truck is still missing. so my buddy here is going to help me find it. here we go. woo who, woah, woah, woah. it's out there somewhere spreading the word about americas favorite potatoes: heart healthy idaho potatoes and the american heart association's go red for women campaign. if you see it i hope you'll let us know. always look for the grown in idaho seal. >>> let's take a closer look now at some of the st

martin luther king jr. was a human being, but he was a praying man, i am asking you to be peaceful to pray, and we'll see how this is resolved. ashley: thank you so much alvida king for joining us, we appreciate it. thank you. >> thank you. ashley: now to quotation of the evening from alvida king's late uncle. quote, we must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools, we're coming right back. shake up at the pu' pentagon, defense secretary resigns, or was he fired by commander in was he fired by commander in chief?ion four-star general jack keane on the president's maneuver, next. and the use of medical technology in the u.s.? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, global economy. it's just one reason over 70% of r mutual funds beat their 10-year lipper average. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. request a prospectus or summary prospectus with investment information, risks, fees and expenses to read and consider carefully before investing. ♪ (holiday mhey! is p

and we're back now with bernice king, the daughter of martin luther king jr. she's the ceo of the king center and she also helped lead nonviolence workshops in ferguson. bernice, what do you think your father would have said? how would he have reacted to what we're seeing in ferguson, missouri? >> well, first, let me say, i think my father certainly would be saddened by all that occurred in terms of the looting and the burning of buildings. however, he foresaw all of this. in 1967, he wrote a book "where do we go from here." and he challenged us to have a revolution of values in america, that we had to begin to shift from being a thing-oriented society to a people-oriented society and that we began to embrace this whole notion of the interrelatedness of all life and recognizing the sacredness of human personality. and i think we didn't make those shifts and now we are experiencing a lot of the rage and the frustration and the anger and the bitterness that comes out of not making those changes to address those conditions that lead to this frustration. >> what's

students are asked to compare him to martin luther king jr. in an on-line assignment.ls under pressure to put the crim -- curriculum back in. he is accused of murdering a philadelphia police officer. >>> one eight-year-old girl kicked out of a school offense a vaccination. the school requires a booster shot that her doctor says she is too young to get. it is not just the doctor's opinion. the f.d.a. says the t-dap booster vaccine is for children ten years and older. the school will not budge on its requirement meaning the girl will be home schooled for now. >>> texting destroying your spine. researchers say bending down to look at our cell phones equals a 60 pound weight put around our necks. over time it will give you back problems. to give your back a break they say look at the phone at eye level rather than sloachg to look at the -- lowchg to look at the screen. >> is wi-fi making you sick? radio waves causing nausea and paralysis. some skeptics say there is no evidence that wi-fi cause illnesses. >>> do you want to have dinner with prince william and kate? it will

the incident happened at martin luther king jr. park library in northwest. randolph filmed a woman using the bathroom with his cell phone. >> more information about an investigation. we told you about a smartphone stepgenie. the ceo pleaded guilty to running spyware. this is the first-ever criminal conviction targeted at a spyware app. he was ordered to pay a $500,000 fine. >> troubling accusations against a fraternity at the university of virginia. >> how the schoo >> on the campus of the university of virginia, active investigation into a legend sexual assault involving a fraternity. >> the university held in a metered and see -- an emergency meeting to address the allegations. >> the board of visitors approved a zero-tolerance property -- policy for sexual assault on campus, and they might even extend the suspension of activity for fraternities if changes are not seen. on peabody hall, posted notes honoring survivors of sexual abuse and criticizing the university for ignoring this problem for too long. the board of visitors and student leaders discussed t

and in particular martin luther king jr.wiretapped him and smeared him as a communist, and worse. the letters were sent anonymously, and written as if it were from a disgruntled former supporter but really was written by the fbi. they called him an ignorant, abnormal beast. there is one way out for you, you better take it before your dirty, abnormal self is banned from the nation. one way out, the clear suggestion is that dr. king commit suicide. the director of the fbi, jay hoover, made no secret that he hated king. he fought harder than ever and hit back at hoover directly. when the fbi director called him a liar in public he hit back. >> well, i was quite shocked and surprised to learn of this statement from mr. hoover questioning my integrity. and very frankly, i don't understand what motivated the statement. the only thing that i can see is that mr. hoover is probably faltering under the awesome responsibilities, complexities and demands of his very important office. >> i remember discussing the letter with martin luthe

martin luther king jr.'s final year." you very much. >> thank you, brian. >> for free transcripts or to give us your comments, visit us at q-and-a.org. "q&a" programs are also available as c-span podcasts. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] >>, coming up next, "washington journal." will speak at the center for american progress. >> tonight on "the communicators," the professor at the university of pennsylvania law school and director for the center of technology innovation and competition. they should take a look at the internet header. it is the magic that makes the internetwork. isre is something there that called the type of service flag. people say that is an old artifact. they not only kept that field, they included another field to do another form of quality service. if you suggest that this was iver intended to be allowed, think a little engineering knowledge goes a long way. talk to the way people are actually using the network today, fo

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 rights, adding human-rights, and talked about in 64 going to the united nations, bringing america to try for the violation of human rights of black people. tha

association paid tribute to the today.rion barry close to a dozen road courses up and down martin luther king jr. avenue in southeast. the men say that marion barry was an honorary member of their group and loved horses. did love us, and we loved him. and he supported us and has always been a friend. he was like a father to me. vision,is heart and his and we will keep pushing to make sure that we have history in the making east of the river. >> one horse did not carry a to symbolize marion barry as a fallen cowboy. there will be a funeral saturday at the washington convention center. after a cold start to the weekend, it will feel almost like spring tomorrow. eileen whelan explains how long the roller coaster temperatures will last. be briefed-up will before we cooldown midweek, but right now not too bad. national, at reagan just two degrees lower than the daytime high. a breeze out of the south making it feel cooler, but predominantly in the 40's across the area. baltimore, 36 culpeper. 35 to 44, but nearing 60 degrees, 60 degrees on monday as well. much colder tuesday. also tuesday, the possib

in 1965 martin luther king, jr. led a march that led to federal legislation on eekal voting rights.2014, civil rights accuracy y vitts hope their march from the site of the killing of unarmed teenager in ferguson to the governor's mansion in missouri. will lead to a change in the law. >> looking to a legislation a bill called end profile. putting body armor on police officers. >> reporter: it's an ambitious goal particularly as polls show a majority of white people in the u.s. don't know what all the fuss is about. >> don't you get the sense sometimes that actually the white communities, effluent community wants to keep black communities restricted? >> here is the question i would pose, how good has this michael brown tragedy been for business in the greater st. louis area? it cannot be reasonably argued that children losing their lives as a consequence of the most under whelmingly minor of offenses is good for anybody. >> reporter: later in the afternoon, a meeting has been convened bringing together the numerous activist groups that have come together since michael brown's death.

in 1965 martin luther king, jr.arch that led to legislation on equal voting flight 2014 civil rights activists hope their 193-kilometer, 7-day march from ferguson to the governor of missouri's mansion will also lead to a change in the law. >> looking for legislation to end racial profiling. it's a bill called end the racial profiling act that we are looking to pass. putting body cameras on police officers. >> reporter: it's an ambitious goal particularly as polls show a majority of white people in the u.s. don't know what all the fuss is about. don't you get the sense sometimes that the white effluent communities this is what they want. they want to keep black communities restricted? >> well, here is the question that i would pose. how good has this michael brown tragedy been for business in the greater st. louis area? it cannot be reasonably argued that children losing their lives as a consequence of the most under whelmingly of minor offense is his good for anybody. >> reporter: later in the afternoon, a meeting h

a daughter of the late reverend martin luther king, jr., says more must be done to protect young black people. >> this is about everybody and especially law enforcement. we've got to find a way to create a better relationship between our law enforcement officials and the community, but more importantly, you've got to stop this death culture where so many young people are losing their lives. >> popular singer katy perry said in a tweet that she's praying for an equal america. >> former nba star magic johnson wrote in a tweet that people must work together to stop the unnecessary loss of young men of color. justice was not served in ferguson. >>> another singer pharrell williams expressed sorrow over the incident. he asked that everyone pray for peace. >>> leaders of the european union are trying to figure out how to stimulate the flagging economy. the head of the european commission has announced a new plan to encourage investors. tell us more about this. >> a lot of people are concerned about growth in the eurozone especially since gdp grew only 0.2% in the july to september period. no

are making their way through neighborhoods and started the march on martin luther king jr. boulevard. police officers helped block streets and traffic was backed up for miles. eric drew is a 30-year-old musician in los angeles and said brown's death and the grand jury's ruling have ignited racial tensions. >> it seems like our judicial system is sending a message to young people that minorities are not going to see justice actualized in their lifetime. it's just really sad and disappointing. >> reporter: civil rights leader jesse jackson encouraged demonstrators to protest in peace. >> lawlessness isn't sanction for justice. we want justice. we want a peace that's driven by a sense of fairness. >> reporter: hundreds in had chicago and cleveland took to the streets even before the grand jury's announcement. chanting what's become a rallying cry since brown's death. many protesters say they'll continue to rally until justice is served for brown and his family. bigad shaban, cbs news, los angeles. >> we'll have much more on the unrest in ferguson and the grand jury's decision

mourners walked down martin luther king jr. avenue chanting -- [ mayor for life ] .o new barry before he came to d.c. >> i met barry in mississippi delta in 1962. >> smith compared barry to another political giant. >> he is the washington, d.c. version of bill clinton. bill clinton was respected because he knew what he was doing. he had his wartds too, just like barry did. >> this man came to pay his respects as friends and supporters gathered to watch barry's interview oprah winfrey. >> he lived his life up until the end the way that he wanted to live it. >> reporter: up until the end, coleman says barry was doing what he had done for generati s generations, offering encouragement to a y man he di know. >> i'm trying to take as much as i can from the last words he gave me and make the best out of it. >> reporter: coleman happened to run into barry late saturday night. barry was coming home from the hospital and stopped at a neighborhood bar for something to eat.

martin luther king jr.: we hold these truths to be self-evident -- that all men are created equal.nnedy: the torch has been passed to a new generation of americans. barbara jordan: the american dream need not forever be deferred. lyndon johnson: this is the richest and the most powerful country... >>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good morning, everyone. >>> thank you forgetting up early and coming in this morning. >> my pleasure. >> most would want to sleep in after all the turkey. it is friday. november 28. also known as black friday. >> a lot people are shopping right now. now a quick check of the weather of the. >> get your comfortable shoes on. be careful. look at this fog. the atmosphere is already getting moist for the big rain. they coming later in the evening. through wednesday. threat than quarter-mile at fairfield. livermore is eight miles so that is better. three-quarters of a mile at half moon bay. in downtown san francisco on the embarcadero we are mostly in the 40's and we will top out in the mid-50's to 60's transitioning to haze. low-t

martin luther king jr.'s "poor people's campaign," african-american into -- and chicano activist came to washington, d.c. but it is largely remembered as an african-american movement. this event is part of the american folklife center at the library of congress to mark national hispanic -- heritage month. >> i should say that my name is steve winick, a writer at the american folklife center. we are presenting this symposium entitled "organizing across the boundaries, strategies and coalitions in the struggle for civil rights and social justice."

made so much accomplishments through the reasonable rhetoric and leadership of people like martin luther king jr. i think it would be disappointed with what he saw in ferguson. inconvenient truth is spot on. look at icon john lewis for him to compare what's going on in ferguson with selma is such a disgrace. gives a voice to people who say this is an icon from the civil rights movement. we are right. we need to go out and burn and protest which is absolutely wrong. i just wish the congressman isn't said that wherever do we go from here. move beyond folks who are rioting and looting. we can move beyond this because we are americans and believe in the rule of law. >> rebuild communities, work with the police. police, you know, community policing, i think i have seen it work so well. los angeles and gang ravaged neighborhoods. people want safe neighborhoods for their children, for the schools and for the businesses. i hope we can move forward. certainly been a pleasure to spend time with you tonight. >> straight ahead, you are going to hear much more from officer darren wilson. plus, ferguson mayor

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martin luther king jr.'s final year." it explores the tumultuous and difficult final year of dr. ng's life as he clashed with the press, the president, and leaders of the civil rights movement. >> tavis smiley, your book, "death of the king," it says there is a story hidden about mr. king. what is it? >> from april 1967 to april 1968, it shifted against him because of his opposition to the vietnam war. i have seen three biographers on here before. without the heavy lifting by the historians, i cannot have written a death of a king. no one has ever focused on the text. they have not focused on the last year of his life april 4, 1967 to 1968, one year to the date. what is the last year like? how does he navigate? how is america treating him? he left five years after i have a dream. he involved in the five-year period. >> into the back, you say you didn't 19 interviews for this book. which one did you learn the most? >> good question. i suspect there is nothing like talking to correct coretta scott king. i talked to coretta scott king many times. mr. hardy passed away who wrote the v

martin luther king jr.'s final year." it explores the tumultuous and difficult final year of dr. king's life as he clashed with the press, the president, and leaders of the civil rights movement. >> tavmi

he's accused of secretly videotaping a woman on a cell phone inside the martin luther king jr. public library. > how secure am i, really? i could never think of that happening and in this library. >> usually they keep things tight. they make sure nothing's going on in the men's room. but how did somebody infiltrate the women's room? >> he was arrested last week. during a search of his home, rerepeatedly set to officers that he had a problem. officers ran to the woman's side who was yelling and pointing at randolph telling them he was videotaping her as she was using the toilet. library police arrested him after he reportedly gave them a written station confessing he had done it. >> we bot to be more safe and more cautious wherever we are. >> and you see this one library police officer, every time we walk through the front door of the library here in downtown d.c. police sources getting pack to the search of randolph's home, police sources tell us that they went through his only last week in search of other possible recording devices and computer equipment. we'll keep you posted

. >> you were talking about martin luther king jr. and your family, i don't think he would be in support of all of this kind of chaos and race bating and what's going on, it's very disrespectful to the judicial process, to the will of juries, i would like to see someone step forward and say, sure, protest if you want, but do it in a way that other lives aren't put in danger. >> the problem is you dofblt have a martin luther king anymore. and you have a lot of people that do profit off of this. this is like what martin luther king had to do with the pa panthers, and king was constantly in this pressure fight back and forth, but he was big enough and strong enough and respected enough that he got away with it. now i don't see that happening. there are a lot of people in ferguson who believe, no matter what this decision is, they have firmly set in their minds that this kid was kimmed by a police officer. you're not going to change their mind by -- >> by facts? >> no, greg, they won't, it won't happen that way. >> and you believe in your

you just alluded to martin luther king jr. take a look at my book. and make a big deal of this because again, martin luther king jr. is often cited as a person whose ideas were against affirmative-action. martin luther king jr. said expressly that reparative justice demands the special efforts be made on those who have been kept out of american life. the fact of the matter is across america, i could give you many instances of people who occupy positions in government, who occupy positions in educational whatsit tuitions, high and low, who would not have occupied those positions but for affirmative-action. they got in because of affirmative because of affirmative-action and they have been important, positive contributors to american life. >> caller: yes, thank you for taking my call. it's been affected as you see berkeley after high school. my question to dr. kennedy is not far i think i got his name right, who understand is totally against affirmative-action. >> in my book i talk about a leading anti-affirmative activist. i dis

martin luther king, junior, in school. one school in california reinstating a controversial curriculum involving convicted cop killer mumia abu-jamal. the objective lesson asks to compare him to martin luther king, jrvernment. abu-jamal killed philadelphia police officer daniel faulkner back in 1981. faulkner's wife says it is hurtful to compare the two and wants the lesson dropped. the events in ferguson last night also tough for her to watch. >> rioting that went on when my husband was shot in the back and then shot in the head. abu-jamal is a cold, convicted murderer who shot my husband in the back and then between the eyes. martin luther king, in my eye, was a good man. he was a man that tried to bring people together, to lift people up. and he was a peaceful man. and he was far from this murderer. >> abu-jamal supporters argue his trial was unfair. >>> texas woman once blamed for causing a crash that killed her fiance, now clear of any criminal charges. general motors now taking the blame for that crash that killed gene ericcson ten years ago. the auto maker stays its faulty ignition switches caused candace anderson to lose control of her car and crash into a tree. her record now wiped of any

martin luther king, jr., was, "the most notorious and a danger to the american way of life. two days later, king was asked about being called a notorious liar by the head of the f.b.i. >> dr. king, what is your reaction to the comments made by j. edgar hooverer. >> i was quite surprised by mr. hoover questioning my integrity. quite frankly, i don't know what motivated this. >> well, we now know a lot more. one year earlier, dr. king has delivered his i have a dream speech and the f.b.i. has named the most dangerous negro of communist influence does exist in the negro movement and can influence large masses of people. it seems hoover and the f.b.i. were convinced that martin luther king were trying to bring about a communist overthrow of the united states. and their attempts to discredit king went far beyond just calling him a liar. the f.b.i. placed bugs in king's hotel room, tapped his phones, bugged his apartment in at lan that. while hoover found out very little about subterfuge, he did begin to learn about king's extramarital affairs. and that brings us to one of the mos