naacp is one of 400 groups.eople on the hill, our representatives will notice that we have concerns and we have something to say and that we want them to refocus on what's going on in the country. >> you said upset about what happened. you also mentioned what's been happening the past couple of years. is this rally meant to send a message directly to president obama that some of you all, you maybe in particular not happy with what you've been seeing the past couple of years? >> i'm not going to say me in particular. i do think there are people that are just concerned would probably be the right word. other people are frustrated. for me it's an opportunity to say hey we still -- there's still things that need to be done. i think two years is a short amount of time. i'll give the administration a little bit of credit. i think they did a lot of great things. but i think the administration knows themselves there's still work to be done. i think this is geared more towards the hill, though, not necessarily the admini

we're joined on the telephone from sacramento by california naacp president alice huffman.elcome to "democracy now!" >> thank you for allowing me to be on the show today. my position and the naacp position is that we have a drug war and the penalties and implementation of action by police on the drug war has caused a disproportionate number of african-americans and lanos to be arrested for this low-level crime, which come in my opinion, when you have a law that is not applied evenly across the board, then you have discrimination and it is legal discrimination. it is destroying our families and community. >> how much support do you have in this, ali huffman? >> all of the various official bodies of the naacp in california voted afterward that the data and saw the disproportionate number of our community young people being arrested for this low-level crime, we voted overwhelmingly in all of our official groups in california to support proposition 19. it probably surprises many people because, yes, marijuana is a narcotic and, yes, we're not advocating for increased use of mar

so does the california council of churches and the california naacp, where alice huffman is president>> i would like to see it approved across the country. i believe prohibition has failed us, and it is failing us now. >> i have called constantly for the resignation of alice huffman as the state president of the naacp for this one reason. if you want to be a civil rights leader, you have to understand this one thing. what causes the devastation in the colored community? it's not rocket science, lucky, we all know it's drugs. >> marijuana should be a different classification of a drug. it should not lead to any criminal arrests. it should not destroy our families. >> reporter: there's another reason the california naacp supports prop 19, and it was underscored in a recent study of marijuana possession arrests in california. >> statewide, african americans are arrested at more than triple the rate of whites, typically double, triple, quadruple in all of the 25 major counties. >> reporter: according to the study, if, as a case in point, you lived here in south central los angeles, and yo

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the supreme court agreed with the naacp.f you're a wealthy guy giving money to defeat barack obama's party and you got a business, do you want all the people on the hill to know exactly who you are so they can come and do a they want to do to you? >> well, i don't think the naacp is giving any money to sharron angle. >> i don't think they are. but they're doing something to basically save their businesses, save what they're trying to doond not have hostile attacks on them just like the naacp in days of yore. >> do you think that the democrats would be complaining if they were getting any type of secret money or big donations in the coffers? >> well, look, it seems to me that you haven't had, on this score, nearly the level of money that's come in, that's come in this year for the republicans secretly. but my point on this is i think it's important for democrats and republicans to say, look, there should be transparency. if you're buying influence, fine, voters can make a decision about that. but if they don't know about it,

several big unions in there, of course, the naacp.ganization for women, what's the purpose and was this a real concerted effort to get this cross section of organizations. >> oh, definitely. >> youth organizations next to senior citizens organizations and religious institutions working with institutions that focus on gay marriage. so, we have a very diverse coalition. because america is diverse. one nation working together really represents the best of america. which is really all americans who are focused on democracy in this country. and making sure we have jobs, justice and education for all. >> when we talk about groups, long-standing powerful groups like the naacp and we hear a rally, the picture that comes to most people's mind is this is going to be a lot of people fighting for sort of the same issues that we've been fighting for. but this is going to look very different. >> yes. >> is there power in that in your estimation? when people look at that and they can't sort of pigeonhole it? black people on the mall again. is there

arnold townsend, representing san francisco naacp today. let me be cautious because if i talk too much and too fast about mr. king, i will get emotional. there is an overwhelming amount of things that we could say, but let me just -- one story i remember him telling me -- i do not know if you all know it or not, but there was a time when people look like the three of us were not even welcome in the supervisors' chambers until mr. king and some other longshoreman kick in some doors, and i mean that literally. the supervisor chamber doors, because of those kinds of policies. he is a hero, a mentor, a father figure for so many of us. for thousands. he was walking home one night about 11:00, and i was with a friend of mine, and he was walking down the street towards his home, and she asked about him walking down the street by himself, and i said that nobody would bother him. that would be suicide in this community. right now, we are running over to turk street because a project that mr. king spearheaded an may happen, where we took money that t

. >> the topics at this naacp conference in oakland. many of the attendies are diabetic.often in families. she shares the disease with her sister. >> she stopped taking her medicine, she dropped dead. i have no clue there was a tie between diabetes and heart disease. >> one street over, a farmer's market, unheard of in most neighborhoods. >> it's tough. i mean everything that's good is bad for you, everything that tastes bad is good for you. >> doctors say one part of beating diabetes is eating 3-5 servings of fresh fruits and vegetables every day. >> eating differently and exercising. exercising is going to get you more bang for your buck in determines of diabetes and obesity. >> it's estimated the cost of diabetes will soar to more than $5 billion a year. lawmakers urge restoring activity programs in schools. >> it brings relief to the budget by taking care of early health problems. >> i believe we can turn it around if everyone would teach one, we could turn it around. >> no change in behavior, one thing we can change, health and science editor, ktvu channel 2 news. >>

. >> the topics at this naacp conference in oakland. many of the attendies are diabetic. it's often in families. she shares the disease with her sister. >> she stopped taking her medicine, she dropped dead. i have no clue there was a tie between diabetes and heart disease. >> one street over, a farmer's market, unheard of in most neighborhoods. >> it's tough. i mean everything that's good is bad for you, everything that tastes bad is good for you. >> doctors say one part of beating diabetes is eating 3-5 servings of fresh fruits and vegetables every day. >> eating differently and exercising. exercising is going to get you more bang for your buck in determines of diabetes and obesity. >> it's estimated the cost of diabetes will soar to more than $5 billion a year. lawmakers urge restoring activity programs in schools. >> it brings relief to the budget by taking care of early health problems. >> i believe we can turn it around if everyone would teach one, we could turn it around. >> no change in behavior, one thing we can change, health and science editor, ktvu channel 2 ne

the state chapter of the naacp is endorsing proposition 19.ys that it's a matter of civil rights. the group claims current marijuana laws unfairly target minority use. this weekend, the n-double-a-c-p will r at show >> it is in fact is no longer a crime then i believe the underground market will begin to dissipate, i believe some of the violence in my community from gangbangers who use drugs for their cash crop will be minimized. >> this weekend the naacp will reveal some studies that show the arrest rates for young black hen are often double or triple that of white suspects. >>> despite pro tests a mock documentary that depicts the kidnapping of britain's prince harry is still scheduled to air. the movie explores the ramifications if prince harry were to be abducted in average. it shows the 26-year-old behind enemy lines and being forced to appear in taliban propaganda. some brits say it is in poor taste. others say it compromises the country's military. prince harry reportedly just took it in stride and reportedly was worried about how hands

this is put on by the california legislative black caucus at the naacp conference here in oakland today. it's aimed at communities of color. they are disproportionately affected by diabetes. the american diabetes association said one in four african-american women over 55 has diabetes and nearly 15% of african-american adults have it too. today this is wellness and good management and reducing your risk and connecting you to the resources. if you want information, it's at the marriott and starts at 10:00 this morning. live in oakland, today in the bay. >> always good to be informed. >> facebook and other social networks mean we know what our friends are doing. it does not mean we actually talk to them. >> isn't that strange? kirstin was in colorado on vacation. we went to the flea market and we know from facebook, but we don't talk to anybody. a new study said we don't communicate beyond lurking. a company that monitors facebook dita said we do this sort of thing at work. 96% of the company they surveyed allowed access to facebook at work and 88% of those employees read facebook and not

the state chapter of the naacp is endorsing prop 19. it says it's a matter of civil rights. the group claims current marijuana laws unfairly target minority youth. this weekend the naacp will reveal studies that show the arrest rates for young black men are often double or triple that of white suspects. >>> "don't ask, don't tell" is still the law in the military. but the procedures are changing. commanders at the pentagon say servicemembers cannot be discharged under the policy without the approval of a high ranking civilian at the pentagon. there is so much controversy over this policy, one gay veteran is urging other gays and lesbians in the military to keep quiet. >> we're not advising them to come out at this time but to wait until there is a final decision that's concrete. >> president obama wants congress to change the law before the end of his term. defense secretary robert gates has asked for more time to decide the best way to implement a new policy. >>> it's :13. new price tag or giants tickets for the world series. >> a local city standing in the way for plans fo

that being the president and ceo of the naacp, ben jealous. i notice that the sun is shining down on you, smiling on all you gathering there. >> i know. this is a great day. this is going to be the most diverse march on washington we've ever seen. you'll see mine workers and people from across this country, firefighters, doctors, small business people, black people, brown people, jews, muslims all standing here to say let's get past the old lines and focus on getting this country back to work so we can pull it back together. >> ben, why did you and the naacp get involved in this rally specifically? because i want to know what you plan to say when you take to the podium. what's topic "a" for you? >> we've go to spend less and less on war and tax cuts for the richest 1%, and we have to spend more and more on jobs and schools for the other 99%. we know that in hard times in this country, the way that we move forward is we put our shoulders to the wheel and we push. just like we did for health care reform, just like we did to save 150,000 teachers

. >> one group that helped put together yesterday's rally was the naacp, and i spoke with the naacp presidentpeatedly if he would call this a liberal rally. he repeatedly would not. he said it was not a liberal rally, and i also just asked if it was the answer to the conservative rallies we have seen by the tea party and glenn beck. take a listen. >> we're not the answer to the tea party, we're not the alternative, but we're very much the antidote to the tea party. some people see tensions going up and prosperity going down, and they want to inflame the tensions. we're saying, let's push up on prosperity. let's create a tide that lifts all boats. >> now, i asked him, again, a follow-up about that comment about the antidote to the tea party. we're going to get a response to that comment coming up in our 8:00 eastern hour. we'll have a live interview with national tea party spokesman david webb. that's in our 8:00 eastern, 5:00 pacific hour on cnn. also coming up, it's going to be our mission here on saturday and sunday morning to bring you a couple of different voices as we lead up into the mi

may god bless the naacp and may god bless america.lause] >> ladies and gentlemen, brothers and sisters, chairman of the council for presidents, dewayne murray. >> thank you so much. [unintelligible] collectively, we represent over 1.5 million voters, educators, on to pronounce, businesses, and women. we all the lawyers, doctors, teachers, preachers, president of all the universities across this great nation. i am reminded of the words etched in the archives building. what is past is prologue. we stand on the hollow ground with the greatest chance of justice march to bring our apathetic nation to remember our nation's values. we recognize the disparity and in justice for all people. it is here in the shadows of the washington monument, in the side of the memorial of abraham lincoln, the statue of thomas jefferson, that we remember from whence we came. [unintelligible] hope springs eternal. this day becomes a prelude to a promise, a promise that jobs, justice, and education will manifest itself for all in this nation. more importantly,

young awardee and won 12 naacp image awards.the young and the restless" please welcome victoria rau. >> good afternoon. as a union member of the screen actors guild and many other unions, i bring to you a metsage, james baldwin said we must resist whatever cost the fearful pressures placed on one to lie about one's experience. and i say be unafraid of modern day terrorism in the workplace. speak out against institutionalized discrimination and disparity. know what it's like to work for the company that refuses to hire fairly. james baldwin said, it's not simply wickedness which would be easy to deal with but the apathy, the sleep to know what's going on, that the facts of habit, of power are not extremely hard to lose but are as tenacious as a incurable disease and that's discrimination. like james baldwin, i'm not afraid. i believe and that you must -- we must stand up, take notice and vote. i believe that it's not out of our hands, it's only out of our hands if we choose not to pick it up and vote as americans and keep marchin

the naacp, the new director really has made this an important issue, and that is what is going to take. we could run down the list of all the great things there are to do, but we have to push back on this kind of hysteria on crime, and it takes leadership to do it -- it takes individuals, all of us, to do it as well, to put pressure on leaders, but it takes real leadership to do that. that is how i would put it together all in one place. >> in the vein of what is hopeful, and there is a reentry coordinating council in san francisco and also one in alameda county. what has been helpful to me is i think that overwhelmingly, we have this being tough on crime problem as opposed to being smart on crime, but i think that even in places where you would not expect it, people are starting to make the connection. for example, a lieutenant from the sheriff's department in alameda county is one of the most consistent and supported participants in the coordinating council for reentry in alameda county. i would say it is an unlikely ally, and i'm sure that we are lucky in his leadership and support.

the naacp this yearsed resolution condemning this in the tea partys. tea party a motivator for black voters or have you picked up on that? >> the fact is, there have been a lot of racist incidents since president barack obama has been elected president. these are things that in the 90's, i had actually thought were going out of fashion. the first president bush certainly couldn't have con don't any of the things that have gone on during the past few years including involving the tea party and the second president bush would not have condoned those things. but now, the republican party doesn't have any leaders. absolutely none. all of the traditional leaders are running scared and the loudest and most virulent voices - are from people that are most likely racist and when, you know, this actually has a whole new generation of african-americans and i've down lot of work on generational change. there's a whole new area of african-americans exposed to conservative white people that have shown without question, that they look down on and de mean the african-

it's led by the naacp, religious groups, gay and lesbian groups, as well, are expected to come out. they'll be talking about jobs. but this is as much an answer to that glenn beck rally. the question is, can they get more people out for than were here for the glenn beck rally. the turnout will make a big difference here. the democrats have not been the ones energized. it's been republicans and tea party folks, as you mentioned. they're hoping today to show that the president campaigning and this kind of rally may actually turn the tide. the question is, we'll find out if they can hold back that republican tidal wave that's expected to come on election day. deborah? >> david, thank you. >>> join us from the mall is one of the organizers of the one nation rally. naacp president and ceo, ben jallas. >> good morning. >> i want to ask, many people are saying this is an anti-tea party rally. or an answer to the glenn beck rally, as you heard there. would you say that's a true characterization? >> we don't want to be the answer to the tea party. or the alternative to the tea party. we're v

it's led by the naacp, religiou groups, and gay les groupslto come out. they'll be talking about jobs. but this is as much an answer to that glenn beck rally. the question is, can they get they're hopiout for than were here for the glenn beck rally? the turnout will make a big difference here. the democrats have not been the ones energized. it's been republicans and tea party folks, as you mentioned. they're hoping today to show that the president campaigning and this kind of rally may actually turn the tide. the question is, we'll find out ubaave stion is, we'll find out day d >> all ridvd. >>> join us from ofganzte o ofganzte o . naacp pre nd good morning,lous ornd morning,lous >> i want to ask, pay want to ask, or an answer to the glenn rally, as you ea would you characterization? >> we don'antt answer to the tea part or the alternati for health a but we're very much the antidote to the tea party. we're a different response to the same time when pensions are going up and prosperity is going down. some want to inflame the tensions. let's push up on pros

it was upheld in in a 1958 case involving an attempt by the state of alabama to get voters to the naacpys under the law they dmot have to disclose the donors we're doing what democrat organizations like move on.org and across the left did for years and years. okay when they did it. but republicans start to do it it becomes a threat to the democracy. how hypocritical is that? and remember, this is all about hoping the american people are so stupid to think this thing trumps the failure of the administration to react jobs and control spending and get the deficit under control. and fail dwrur pass a health care bill. >> sean: strong response, we prish yait you being here. thanks for joining us. >> you bet. >> let not your heart being troubled. when we come back our great, great american panel is straight ahead. hey, guys, i know i've been bad at this in the past, so i've come up with some mnemonic devices to help me learn your nas. hello, a "penny" saved a "penny" earned. oh, that's 'cause fedex ground helps you save money. that'sht, penny. do you know ours? heavens to betsy. dwayne the ba

are they happy with la rassa and naacp vision of what the economy should be?> well, i think that most americans are concerned about the state of our economy right now and believe that we need jobs that allow us to provide for our families, a good education system that prepares the american workforce to be competitive globally, and also that we need measures that allow our families to do better. right now there is a lot of concern. >> bill: do you think ms. martinez the government can impose that? doesn't that have to arise from the private sector? do you think the government can impose it? >> our spirit for the rally tomorrow is that we all have a shared interest and a shared responsibility. >> bill: shared interest. >> there is a role for business. there is a role for government. and there is a role for each one of us. >> bill: progressive value valley which is more powerful? mr. shelton, i didn't know you were a communist. you know, look at you. you have got a snappy tie there. that doesn't look like a communist outfit for me. >> no. i'm all american and i b

joining me now is ben jealous, president of the naacp.you, tamron. >> absolutely. what do you think of the leaders who say this is to counter the tea party message mean? >> we don't want to be the tea party, we want to be the antidote to the tea party. we are. we're both responding to the samt movement of decreasing prosperity and increasing tension in the country. some see that has a a formula for a bt l grouattleground. we see it as a way to find common ground. we do that by push up on prosperity. that's what we've done from health care reform to saving 150,000 teachers' jobs last month. that's what we're doing now by saying let's make job creation job one for this country. >> who do you want to send this message to? is it the white house? not everyone sees the decisions made by the president, even though they support him in the same light? who are you sending a message to tomorrow? >> the biggest issue we have now are the obstructionists in the senate. the democrats and republicans, conservatives of both parties who have dug their heel

naacp president and ceo, ben jealous. good morning, mr. jealous. >> good morning. >> i want to ask, many people are saying this is sort of an anti-tea party rally. or an answer to the glenn beck rally, as you heard there. would you say that's a true characterization? >> we don't want to be the answer to the tea party. or the alternative to the tea party. but we're very much the antidote to the tea party. we're a different response to the same time when pensions are going up and prosperity is going down. some want to inflame the tensions. let's push up on prosperity. that's what the drive for health care reform is about. that's what saving 150,000 teachers' jobs was about. that's what creating 3 million jobs in one of the worst economies this country has ever seen is about. that's why we're pushing to create the 8 million more that we've lost. and we go beyond that. places like cincinnati and baltimore have been in recession for decades. >> glenn beck has said to some of his viewers and listeners on the radio, that among your organizers are

of the naacp held a rally. >> we are a different response. attendance is increasing and prosperity is decreasing. >> they want to get the nation to focus its attention on jobs. >> you can not only let the tea party and the right wing mobilized three or mobilizing. >> participants from environmentalists and their rights coalitions got the reality is that with tens of thousands converging on the mall, they have stepped down. >> this family knows that maneuvering a wound -- around road closures will be difficult. >> organizers say that with one month before the elections, they do not want the key party to have all last word. on top of this rally tomorrow, there is a walk tomorrow and did you have a massive emigration rally on the capital. if you are headed downtown, plan ahead. >> good deal. thank you. tomorrow's rally could lead to some traffic headaches in the area. if you need to go the two -- to the national mall, you may want to use metro and leave 1 hour early. there are numerous road closures in and around the national mall. for a complet

. >> on that point there, i was talking to the head of the naacp yesterday, head of the rally, and iant you listen now to what he told me about the rally yesterday and what it was in response to, and i do want to give you an opportunity to respond to it. let's take a listen. >> we're not the answer to the tea party, we're not the alternative to the tea party but we're very much the antidote to the tea party. we're a difference response to the same situation. some folks see tensions going up, prosperity going down and they want to inflame tension. we say let's create a tie that lifts all votes. >> you know what? i will just not even ask a question. i will let you response to what you just heard. >> well, ben jealous has little credibility with me. this is a man, at the head of an organization, there and are great local chapters of the naacp, the national chapter would not answer a lie told by them in their own press release to me on "larry king." so his credibility is shot. the problem is that we don't have a discourse going on, as you mentioned earlier, in the country about needed so

and naacp filed a lawsuit on behalf of 14 people.ey claim that they were wrongly arrested as part of aa3 policy that emphasized arrests for minor offenses. >> they have been blasting each3 other from afar for months now. ggvernor o'malley and former governor ehrlich met face-to-face today in the first john rydell joins us ith more on the bitter showdown tonight. john? >> these candidates really only agree on one thing, hat the economy is the key issue in this election year. >> in their one hour debate, -overnor o'malley and foomer governor ehrlich clash about everything. that includes the state of marylann's economy. >> we have actually creaaed over 33,000 net ew jobs. >> but ehrlich blames the o'malley administration for ssifling job growth. >> it was there becauseeof the hostile regulatory environment. largest tax increase in hiitory. >> o'malley blames ehrlich to raising taxes and fees by $3 billion. he lso said the former governnr is respoosible for a 40 % hiie in tuition at maryland colleges. increases the incumbent governor sai