moten to do. dr. king was able to effectively express in eloquent prose the struggle of african americans 100 years after lincoln issued the emancipation proclamation. they were still according to dr. king. they were still they still bore the burden of segregation and discrimination and poverty and they remained marginalized in their own country. yet standing before the lincoln memorial king remained optimistic. he envisioned a future america in which lincoln's beliefs that everyone should have a quote fair chance in the race of life would be realized. social justice groups continue to gather at this memorial because it is a reminder that change is possible even when the circumstances appear hopeless. the challenges the nation faced a century and a half ago seemed formidable, but the union endured because of strong leadership and the will of enough people to secure its survival. our challenge our challenges are no less daunting. but they can be met successfully. as a nation founded on the principal th

guest: that's how the continuity and if you are so egonoodle rod moten not cal -- egomy nautical andemen' didn't starlet with you and not going to end when you're finished. host: building on that, one of fthe questions from the audience is is there a favorite story or person that didn't make it into the book? guest: that's a good question. i probably, auditory systems have to think about that one and probably two or three people but that's a great question. host: b folks across the board d uncover or unpack or share with us i think the polly murrey story and as you tell the story without telling it, there's so much people can read and go through some additional research because we have been -- i do believe we still are -- i was able to seek a glide on sunday and have been talking about affirming humanity for the intersectionalty and we are the people talking about black folks and challenges in the lgbtq+. guest: my sister was gay and we grew up with the judgment because we grew up in thehe chuh and i understood the hypocrisy in the church and we knew it was like don't act like we kno

this is an odd move to re-luis the motenive i have in the same year was originally gnat released and why did you decide to do it this way? >> well, given the nature of the r rated movie, lots of families didn't feel comfortable with their children seeing it, but they really wanted them to get the message so because the arch bishop thomas of nevada who was actually ordained father stu in helena, montana, came to me and said, mark, i understand why the language is there but it would be a sin and a shame for young people not to see this movie and to really understand the importance of this story. so we wanted to make sure that we could share with that children of all ages so we recut the film and took out all 200 some odd swears and the film is still powerful and impactful and seeing stu's struck and will journey to go through and find his calling we felt was really important for people of all ages to see. >> raymond: rosyln ross was your director here and told me she cut out about 200 explicits and took her a few weeks and now like a 20 minute movie? is this double time, stu, mark? wha

investigators saying president trump wasn't hording the nuclear codes or paperwork to profit and was keeping moten mmen toes. momentos. rachel: jack smith is the prosecutor and says i intend to conduct the signed investigations and any prostitutions that may result from -- prosecutions that may result independently and in the department of justice i'll exercise independent justice and move the investigations forward expeditiously and thoroughly with the facts and law dictate. why wasn't this guy put on the hunter biden case? this is a smoking gun if we've ever seen one, you know, that actually has national security implications because joe is the big guy. everything is pointing in that direction and that means he's compromised by the chinese. pete: they're not interested in that one bit. here's what former president trump had to say about this investigation. >> i've been going through these investigations and hoaxes and scams from the day i came down the escalator at trump tower and you say enough is enough. this will not be a fair investigation but i thought it was all done or very close to being

doctor robert russa moten, principal of the tuskegee institute and lincoln second -- recognizing that america had fallen short of the great emancipator's vision of a nation of equality. with malice towards non-, with charity for all, i somehow believe that all of us are going to strive and finish the work which he so nobly began to make american examples for the world of equal justice and equal opportunity for all. those words depend almost 100 years ago range route today in the u.s. struggling to create a nation where all people are actually created equal. the sacred national space of this space has become a focal point for the struggle. for marion anderson in 1939 to dr. king in 1963 to the black lives matter protest of two summers ago, the lincoln memorial has created the preeminent stage for first amendment demonstrations, particularly with regards to civil rights. therein lies the power and importance of our national parks. yes, the site to preserve the past and enshrined the memories of the famous, but they also serve as important forums. they are places where we cannot only dis