he later joined the naacp.ld characterize him as a man of great courage, a lot of common sense, and a sense of destiny in knowing that he wanted to go to a certain place, he wanted to bring his people to a certain place, and he seemed to have a sense of certainty about what he was doing. >> roy wilkins was born in st. louis, missouri in 1901. his mother died when he was five, and he and his brother and sister went to live with an aunt and uncle in st. paul, minnesota. he grew up in a community with only a handful of blacks. he attended mostly white public schools and spent his time mostly with white friends. wilkins was an excellent student and from early on, his writing was powerful and clear. when he went to the university of minnesota in 1919, he joined the staff of the student newspaper. after graduating, wilkins owned and edited a black newspaper in kansas city, missouri. he stayed there until he joined mr. kane: the staff of the naacp 1931. since then, he has had an influence on every major step forward o

hyde was the co-sponsor of the naacp resolution. e naacp is celebrating its 110th anniversary. this is probably the nation's oldest and best known civil rights organization. founded on february 12, 1909, the date of the sen tinial of president lincoln's birth. interesting to note that black history month was considered because of abraham lincoln's birth as well. the two have this in common in black history month and naacp being recognized today. it was founded by a diverse group of persons who were outstanding citizens and i would also add that it was not founded by a group of persons, all of whom were african-american. i'll call off the names for you and give you some indication. duboises.barnett, mary white, oswald garrett, all persons who were founders of the naacp. the naacp for the early part of its history had minority of minorities, meaning african-americans were not the dominant force within its leadership. they had persons who were carrying the torch of freedom. such that african-americans could be part of it. but it's interesting to note that early on, the leadership

toy worked with the naacp say this is no longer allowed in schools.here was a lot of pushback ,o these black mothers especially from the men in the civil rights movement, to focus on voting and anti-lynching. and these mothers said, no, my son was lynched because of blackface. this is the seed of the seed that allows racism to thrive in america, and it needs to be stopped. they were successful. because of that success, blackface has become so taboo that most immigrants do not know how and why these stereotypes were transmitted to us. but we all know the song "o susanna" and the joke "why did road?"cken cross the which is central to blackface. amy: explain. --f. barnes: stephen foster songs and the american public "omain, "o susanna, actually races." are violent. slaveanna" is about a desperately trying to get back to his family. we think of this song as a piece everyssic americana that american should know, and this is coming out of the idea in the mid-20th century that blackface was the up enemy of american culture that every american ought to know,

the naacp is nonpartisan. i stand on the value system that at african-americans, with other ethnic minorities, we should be afforded dignity and equal protection under the law and move beyond the sad racial past and look toward a more productive future. >> i hear you, but african-americans reliably vote democrat. do you think the democratic party deserves that support, that they've earned african-american support? >> you have to understand, political parties are vehicles for agenda. naacp, we establish an agenda. it is up to the political parties to determine whether or not they want to add our political agenda into their platforms. there have been times in history when african-americans support the republican party or the republican party and the democratic party. we should stop conflating racism with partisanship. those two things are not the same. >> what does this incident tell you about the state of race in america today? >> we have a long way to go. we've seen a rise in hate crimes since 2016. we have a

. >> when he joined the naacp in 1931, it must be remembered that this was two years after the great depression had descended on this country. there was tremendous unemployment among blacks, far, far higher than that among -- than among whites in the country. there was also a tendency to try to blame the blacks for various kinds of things that were happening. it was not necessary for an individual to actually commit a crime. all he had to do was be suspected and he could be lynched. the theory was that you could maintain a special place for black people, a special place for when people. this would satisfy the constitution of the united states. that was a spurious doctrine, but it had a great power in those days. for example, all of the public schools of the south and in some cities of the north were segregated on the basis of race. roy wilkins was a part of the team which was made up of walter white, who was then the secretary of the naacp, roy wilkins, and thurgood marshall, now a justice of the united states supreme court. it was their objective to try to eradicate these kinds of u

teamns was a part of the which was made up of walter white, who was then the secretary of the naacp, roy wilkins, and thurgood marshall, now a supreme court justice. try totheir objective to eradicate these kinds of unjust things. 1948, there was a sharp, upward revision in the way black people felt that they would come out. , but anhopeful improvement over what had been. postwar period left us with a lot of unemployment in this country. it left us with returning military people who would have been off fighting a war for democracy, and it was very clear that those who had been fighting for human justice around the world were in no mood to come back to their own country and find such things such as segregation based on race. it was then that the naacp, which had been following a program of attacking segregation on a kind of piecemeal basis, decided that there had to be a frontal attack on the so-called separate but equal doctrine. ♪ it would take a landmark decision by the united states supreme court to overturn the laws that kept black separate in schools. roy wilkins worked with thu

he is one of the founders of the naacp and had edited the journal, the crisis. he had broken with the naacp in the 1930's because dubois became increasingly radical. by dearly 1940's the naacp resuscitates dubois and really brings him back into the fold because dubois becomes part and parcel of the movements in the united states that attempts to connect anticolonialism are brought with antiraises some domestically. sometimes political leaders such as a philip randolph are going to call it a double v campaign, victory against racism at home and victory against fascism abroad. what is really interesting about the 1940's and 1930's is that the move to defeat fascism abroad really provides for some of the most robust the democratic rhetoric and alliances in american history, so we are going to see the liberal naacp align itself with the more radical council on african affairs, which is a proafrica lobbying group led by paul robeson. we are going to c w eighth dubois back in the fold of the naacp that had discarded him as to militant, all the decade before. two words

i stand with the naacp. i'm a life member of the naacp. from back in the mid-80s. i stand with the naacp and their call for him to resign and the legislators from virginia. >> what do you think? melanie? this hasn't been 24 hours, but this is blistering. >> it is a matter of if, not when. i'm sorry. when, not if. i think a lot of democrats were waiting to see how he would respond and if he would own up to it or whether he would step aside on his own. after he did issue his statement, you know, he did not clarify which of those costumes he was in, not that it shows. members of his own delegation in virginia and the naacp and i just think there's a lot of different politics under pinning all of this. democrats scrutinized brett kavanaugh his yearbooks heavily. number two, democrats are gearing up for 2020. his morals and his ethics. it is difficult to do that when you have a leader of your own party in the neighboring state of virginia who has these racist photos and questionable past. >> what is interesting, kevin. how did this not get picked up? melanie makes a poi

lest babyidentified as members of the naacp . but on the morning of may 28 1951 as the sun rose in charleston, african americans lined up at the federal courthouse and down broad street as far as the eye could see, hoping to observe what many thought might be the most massive case in american history. judge waring later described the scene as a breath of freedom and my dear friend has painted a beautiful picture of that day titled breath of freedom. those in attendance in the courtroom were not disappointed with the performance of thurgood marshall and his trial team. the trial included testimony of doctor kenneth brown, the social psychologist who had done research on the effects of black children using black and white dolls. the crowd was entertained by marshall's cross examination of the state key witness who ironically his last name was crowe. thurgood marshall quoted sure loves eating crow and one observer bob biggs stated mister fagan got his law degree when he finished school but he just got his baccalaureateaddress to thu

roy wilkins, executive secretary of naacp, cochairman of the pilgrimage.eedom train. may 17, a friday. a workday. took time off to come. left the children with grandma. got up early in the morning. our church hired buses. are coming from detroit, chicago, st. louis, north and south, and there are college students, lawyers, teachers, all kinds of folks, thousands and thousands. some are losing a day's pay to come. some are risking their jobs. , better noten told go if you know what's good for you. but we are here. we are coming. we want to be a part of this great day. ♪ [singing] ♪ >> listen to us. this is why we have come here. >> personally i am going on it because i am a negro in the united states, and i feel that it is time for the governing body of this country to make a stand on the issue of equality for the negro in the united states. we have petitioned, petition, and petition. this pilgrimage will show progress that we are tired of being second-class citizens. our people have come from all parts of the nation to impress congress that we want civil r

the church and labor and the duck -- naacp, all working together.ether to bury jim crow. today, the city of washington takes notice. our leaders, "reel america --mahalia jackson --a. philip , roy wilkins, reverend king, received the keys to the city. this day has been coming a long time. operations have been going on for months all over the south. in the big cities of north, just about all over the country. you might say this date has been 300 years in coming ever since the first black woman taught her child this is our country to. -- country too. ever since the first black man said to himself, i am going to be free, never stop working for freedom. never stop praying and hoping and fighting. ♪ [singing] ♪ >> the leaders are spreading the word around. they are explaining about the prayer print image. and putting folks -- prayer pilgrimage. inviting folks to come to washington. kilgore, directive of the grand pilgrimage. >> church leaders recognize that through the years, the church has been a citadel of hope. it has given birth to many movements come

the church, the labor and naacp are all working together. working together to bury jim crow. city of washington takes notice, our leaders received the keys to the city. yes this day has been a long time coming. preparations have been going on for months all over the south in all of the big cities of north, just about all over the country. you might say this day has been 300 years and coming. ever since the first black woman told her child, this is our country too. ever since the first black man said to himself, i am going to be free. never stopped working for freedom, never stopped praying and hoping and fighting. >> ♪ >> harry belafonte. >> all my life i believe that as an artist and human being, i cannot isolate myself from the struggles of my people. their victories are my victories and their defeats are my defeats. >> everywhere people are talking about the pilgrimage, a street rally in harlem. [ music ] >> the reverend martin luther king of montgomery alabama, cochairman of the prayer pilgrimage. [ music ] >> roy wilkins, executive secretary of the naacp, cochairman of t

he is the president of the naacp nationwide. mr.really appreciate you making time to be with us tonight. thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you for the opportunity. >> so this obviously is a still evolving scandal that you and your organization is one of many calling on governor northam to resign. you released a statement calling governor northam's failure to take accountability sickening, which is a word that stuck with me from your statement. it's part of the reason i want to talk with you about this today. as this evolved over the last few day, do you feel like this has just gotten worse as it has strung out, or do you feel like it's evolving in a way that's made you change your thoughts on it at all? >> it's bizarre. you know, first the governor took accountability on friday evening, and then on saturday, in what i must say was an unusual press conference where he retracted whether or not that was him, he then stated that he in fact was in blackface. he then talked about the fact that it's hard to give shoe polish off th

the best thing, of course, that happened from the race riot was the formation of the naacp. and that occurred because at the time of the riot there was a writer for -- folks call him a socialist or a communist, whatever, who happened to be in chicago and he heard about the -- the uprising all the activity that was going on in springfield, and he wrote an article for a magazine called the independent. and his name was william english. william english walling. in it, his final -- who can step forward to right the wrongs that happened to the black residents of springfield? and the culmination of that was the founding of the naacp. >> in the years following, what did springfield do? nothing. nothing was done. >> why do you think it wasn't? >> shame. shame. shame. a race riot in the home of springfield, illinois, the home of abraham lincoln. we don't want anybody to know about that. >> i'm sure that's why. you know. it's a black spot, a black spot on springfield's history. whoever would have thought, that there would be a race riot in the home of mr. lincoln? that would be the la

anhe loudon naacp president iths she has been in talks parents here at madison's trust, as well as the principal. >> principal, to be honest with the you, mr. stewart, is doing a good a job as anybody can do, given trc stances. he understands the gravity of it. he understands the racism behind it. >> she goes s on to that, as well. this will take some time to work through, for not onl the students but also parents, as well, and the greater community. the principal here, principal stewart, says going forward, he wants s ts to create a cultura force to tackle issues like these before they come up like this. >> justin, thank you. >>> lawyers for the coast guard office accused of planning a terror attack say the case is being blown out of proportion. fter his first court appearance, no new charges. christopher hasson faces gun ang drug c right now. the fbi arrested him after the coast guard found suspicious rkinternet searchs on his computer. he had made quotes onlineng descriimself as a white nationalist and saying he wanted to kill almost every last pern on earth. prosecutors say hasson

some parents and the naacp don't trusthe school's judgement.hird, fourth and fifth graders were instructed during p.e. class to play a game that involved students acting as runaway slaves. an obstacle course meant to represent the underground railroad. michelle thomas says some african- designated slaves. e >> it's awful, to be honest with you. it's really insulting. it makes me feel unsafe because i have kid in loudoun county public schools. >> reporter: loudoun county public schools' spokesperson says all students in the exercise, including minorities, were members of the underground railroad. principal david stewart sent this letter home to parents on february 12th apologizing for wh he says was a culturally insensitive exercise. pa the prin to be honest with you, mr. stewart, is doing as goods a job anybody can do, given these circumstances. he understands the gravity of it. he understands the racm behind it. >> reporter: he also says, quote, in this instance the content will be retaught to st tents. howeves incident has revealed a need for

. >>> the oakland naacp is weighing in on the attack. abc7 news caught up with the organization during a rin-eranuseum and oakland. >> wasn't shocked because he is a black gay man in america. it is sad that in 2019 that you can't live in a world where you can live the way you want to live. people are still saying that he's lying about the fact that he was beaten. >> yesterday the group celebrated the 110th anniversary of the nation's oldest civil rights organization. the theme was looking back to move forward. they said equality must still be fought for and that even a successful and well-known actor isn't above the horrors of racism. >>> ayesha curry's latest business venture drew a big crowd in the east bay. yesterday abc7 news was oakland as her pop-up homemade opened its doors. it features items including bedding and cookware. curry's ventures have allowed her to build up her own fan club. >> and just think the world of what she does for the community and all of the great products that she creates. it's just been amazing. so i couldn

it caused serious backlash, and tonight the naacp fired back bo before a schood meeting. news 4's shomari stone with the effort to stop this from ever happening again. it's been a rou black history month. >> reporter: loudoun county naacp president michelle thomas faith bers of the community stand against what they describe as racism in the loudoun countyl public sch system. >> it's been a black history month filled with deep hurt and orpain. >> repter: it came to light last week when ns 4 reported some teachers at madison's trust elemenucry school instrted students tpretend to be runaway slaves during an activity in gym glass for black history month. the naacp says the parents of a black studentne compl >> we come to dismantleut instnal historical racism that isnt rampa at lcps. >> reporter: in a written statement, loudoun county public school's superintendent eric williams admits, quote, loudoun county is also a place where equity has proven a challeade for many d. we have struggled with inequities in student achievement gaps, dcipline disproportionately, underrepresent

new tonight, the president of the naacp is weighing in. >> first of all, the naacp, we denounce sexualssault under any circumstance. we're going to watch that t scenar see how it plays out. >> reporter: also new tonight, theational organization for women has called on fairfax to resign.ac doreen, to you. >> leon, thank you. hip should top leade resign? there is a line of succession under the virginia state constitution. news 4's aaron gilchrist has been monitoring this storye fro tate capitol. he joins us now to talk to us about possibilities. s >> reporter: ts something that has stirred a lot of conversation about the line of succession here. what were to happen if one of these men were forced to resign as a result of everything that's been going on here. governor northam said he's going to continueerng as long as he can govern. if he did step down, lieutenant governor justin fairfax would plac him. if fairfax is not able to serve, attorney general mark herring. if all three are forced out, then it falls to the speaker of the house, in this case the republican, kirk cox from the hampt

. >> we're spoke with the naacp about the photos. the president said the governor of virginia must resign. >> i was shocked to see that in 1984 in a medical school year book. he has no choice but to resign. he can't deny he had the racist tendencies then and now. he needs to go. >> as we mentioned earlier, the naacp celebrated the 110th anniversary and said younger generations need to remember their history so they are held accountable for their actions. >> tulsi gabbard entered the 2020 presidential race today in honolulu after last month saying she intended to make a run. gabbard made history in 2012 when she became the first hindu elected to congress. she made headlines in 2016 when she left the democratic national committee and backed bernie sanders. she pitched a message of unity. >> we are being torn apart by powerful, self serving po politicians and greedy corporations. people tomenting hatred, bigotry and fear and insighting conflict because of the color of our skip. >> her campaign has taken heat for past efforts to block sa

the naacp was committed to an agenda of integration and they did not think that was good enough. the boycott started to take off and they joined him. that was the original demand, it was not that naacp so much, but the boycotters in montgomery said look, parks is a dream come true for us because she is such a sympathetic figure. there were other people, jackie robinson, for example, great baseball player in the 40s that refused to give up his seat. >> with the question up in the front here. one more in the back. >> you have been in the business a very long time now, historian and writing in this area, before today, bombarded with the lenses of victimization and racial things, that is the way we look at the world. what is your assessment of your scholarship and others, is it taking hold that all? about talking about black entrepreneurs that refused to be victims or just approach the role differently like the >> there are very good scholars out there like jonathan being, that did a book published by the institute, independent institute, he has written about this subject. there some

has the naacp reached out to the governor or have you received any response from him? >> well, he's spoken with our state president of virginia, but our position is clear. we are a non-partisan organization that fights against racism and discrimination. because we will do this if it was a republican governor, if it was donald trump in the white house, we do it across the board. it is important for the naacp to set the tone of higher morality because we must have a standard where all individuals are treated equally, fairly, with equal protection under the law, and have caricatures of black face and in klan uniform is not something that should be tolerated. >> when you talk about having sort of a standard across the board, many instances in which people in the last election cycle, for instance, were accused of doing things that were racist, there were excuses given, there were denials about whether or not they believed it was the case. the difference in this particular case -- and i will read this again from the video statement that the governor issued. he said, i cannot

how local naacp leaders are responding to his refusal to resign. >>> it's super bowl sunday. we get a peek at the security plan in place in atlanta more than two years in the making. >> announcer: good morning south bay. let's get up and get going. this is "abc 7 mornings". >>> thanks for starting your day with abc 7 news. we'll chris nguyen. meteorologist lisa argen is tracking conditions where you live. hi, lisa. >> hey, chris. it's certainly feeling wintry out, with one storm system after another. today a 1 on our storm impact scale with scattered light showers. most cities seeing less than half an inch. as we look at live doppler 7 going in closer, there are scattered showers around the bay, very light in nature. but most of them have been falling south of the golden gate, from woodside, 280, down through cupertino and the santa cruz mountains. a mixed bag, some sunshine. the possibility of a thunderstorm today. 57 right now, mild in san jose. and a look at sfo, no delays. we've got cooler numbers in the north bay, 50 in santa rosa. we're also dealing with the gusty winds

naacp then that the which has been attacking segregation on a piecemeal basis decided that there had to be a frontal attack on the so-called separate but equal doctrine. ♪ it would take a landmark decision by the united states supreme court to overthrow the laws that kept like children separate from white children in schools. thurgood marshall devised a strategy for the supreme court. they lifted expert witnesses that testified about the social power of segregation to black children. they argued racial segregation violated the united states constitution. on may 17, 1950 four the court handed down a momentous decision. the doctrine of separate but equal in education has no place. separate educational facilities are inherently unequal. then instrumental in winning the most significant civil rights victory since the end of slavery. you can watch archival films on public affairs in their entirety on "reel america." announcer: next on american history tv lincoln group of the , a district of columbia program titled "the devil versus the hummingbird," the midnight confrontation on capitol h

the best thing that happened was the formation of the naacp. because at the time of the riot, there was a -- folks call him a socialist or a communist. it happened to be in chicago and uprising, all the the activity that was going on in springfield. for ate an article magazine called the independent. was william english walling. who canl question was step forward to help right the black to happen to the residents of springfield. nothing was done. shame, shame. the home of abraham lincoln. i'm sure that is why. spot onblack springfield's history. who would have thought there would be a race riot in the home of mr. lincoln? usually associate race riots in the south and lynchings in the south, but, no. this was in the north. it said we should remember our or we are condemned to repeat it. get to theill never wherein springfield something like that would happen again. are staff recently traveled to springfield illinois to learn about its rich history. learn more about spring field at sea spend at work. you are watching american history tv all weeke

you know, the naacp was involved. thurgood marshall was a young attorney, the counsel for the naacp, he came out to assist with the trial. and so there was a lot of publicity and a lot of attention aftesowards. but a the navy realized that if they segregated black sailors into black uy ts, tre creating black unity. and they realized that was going to be a problem if they kept doing that. >> is that why, by splitting them up and desegregating, that would actually weheir resolve on a lot of things. >> yes. >> and what happened to the sailors who were convied of mutiny afterwards? how did that affect their lives later on? >> well, they received about seven-year prison sentencem, most of t after the war those were reduced to about two years, and they wereur rd to service, and discharged. >> were they able to find work? were they able to live normal lives after that? >> not really. i believe they were receiv they received general discharges and it was a black mark on their records that fo most of their lives. which is one

the naacp responding saying black face in any manner is always racist. no matter the party affiliation we can't stand for this behavior. the president of pro-choice america. vocal in her support of the democrats. she was vocal earlier in the week over the abortion controversy now calling on the governor to step down. several of the democratic presidential primary candidates. kamala harris saying leaders are called to a higher standard and the stain of racism should have no place in the halls of government. an editorial that richmond times dispatch saying that he is by all accounts a decent and considerate man. his poor judgment underminds his standard in a way that we think will effect his ability to be governor. the virginia the black legislative caucus, they too put out a statement saying that the caucus has no permanent friends, no permanent enemies, only permanent interests. they are saying we are still processing what we have seen but we feel complete betrayal. so a couple of things to watch this weekend as this unfolds. look to the virginia naacp p

and i'm not saying -- >> naacp does not do polling like that.ut let's -- >> look at the column. >> you talk about who he invites to a reception. >> no, i'm talking about the policies which were -- >> none of which were directed toward dealing with inequality, which i cited from the commission. now, where is his specific policy, not that if the rest of the country moves up, you just happen to move up with everybody else. what is the specific policies he will deal with in terms of racial inequality? >> absolutely. so opportunity zones. in particular, are targeting areas, whether it's urban or high poverty minority areas and rural areas. >> major corporations can invest in these zones. how many of them are black-owned. >> he doesn't even have any black people working in the white house! this is tiresome. >> omarosa called him a racist. >> come on, rev. >> who called him a racist. >> completely unqualified to be there. >> jill, let me ask you this. you talked about values. what does it do to the american public and to our -- the way we're perceived

in the meantime, the naacp president is usually busy during black history month.erek, i assume that this is not what you would expect to be talking about, at least not in this era. >> it's unfortunate that the governor first took the position friday night and then changed that position on saturday with that bizarre press conference. i think, you know, his advisers need to make a decision, are we going to live in the united states or divided states? will we take a position for virginia to move forward or stay stuck in the old confederate south? this is not a partisan issue. this is a values issue. so for naacp, we're very clear that racial hatred, whether it's in images, whether it's in performances, whether it's in policy should not exist and when it does, it's our mission to go after those individuals who are involved when ever we can. >> yeah. you guys got out there ahead of a lot of people. i'll show you the tweet you sent friday night, very early, saying black face in any manner is always racist and never okay. no matter the party affiliation, we cannot stand

and the naacp in agreement that he needs to go.ossibly say that slavery is indentured servitude? it's just unbelievable. i'm just beside myself. >> harris: he's now still learning. i'm only answering what he said. >> capri: how can you still be learning when you are 59 years old and the governor of a state that was the previous capital of the confederacy? >> harris: i've only had one question, charlie, for the governor. only one. it wouldn't matter that he took responsibility and then took it back. if you had the nickname "coonman underneath your name, how much did you dress up in bigoted curative have people see that way customer gives us civil question. if you took response building for the original photo, was also because you have done it more than once? >> charlie: i grew up in virginia during the '80s. the idea that somehow that was acceptable or that people didn't know in the '80s that that was something offensive, it doesn't pass. it's not like he was in high school or something like that. he was in medical school. it sort o

supreme court and the supreme court ruled against the naacp use of a boycott. when we talk about the broader case it ended the case that was represented by fred gray ended that case. so it wasn't the protest that ended the case. it was the case before the u.s. supreme court. so i just want you to know that the economic push and pull and what we have been through, talking about perseverance, and even starting a business is so difficult to the point where we know now that the bank -- bank of america, countrywide and other banks, during the obama administration, under attorney general eric holder, they paid millions upon millions of dollars of types because as soon as we bought a home, we found out we were given these horrible rates. we were given these balloon payments. and then ended up in foreclosure. and so they found out later it was racial discrimination that led to these horrible term that's were given to us and we had the same collateral or even more in the bank than other people. once again, each time that we make economic progress, that progress is under

the naacp had previously called for -- excuse me, for governor ralph northam to resign. the national president of naacp tonight extending that tonight to the attorney general of virginia mark herring, saying that he too should step down from office. that does it for us tonight. we'll see you again tomorrow. now it's time for "the last word" with lawrence o'donnell. good evening, lawrence. >> good evening, rachel. now i have to wonder what is going to develop on that story during this hour. it is just extraordinary. every day you look up and it changes dramatically. >> the fact that there are now different scandals enveloping all three of those top statewide officials, each of those scandals in its own right would be a story that is national news, but they're all cross-infecting one another, right? the winds of each of those are buffeting each other and they're all developing together. >> it's impossible to make sense of it as it's happening. you have to take in each one and remember how they relate to each other. >> exactly. >> in that whole line of succession, you can i

and this from the president of live the naacp, and we quote "blackface in any manner is always racist and never okay. no matter the party affiliation. we cannot stand for such behavior which is why the naacp is calling for the resignation of ralph northam." with us to talk about all of it, ben gellis, former president of the naacp, candidate for governor of the state of north carolina. ben, i would like to begin with you. this comes to us from the seat of the confederacy, but this is not from a long ago era of lester maddox. making this almost worse is the time frame of these photos. you have doug wilder running for lieutenant governor, ultimately governor of the commonwealth of virginia. you had jesse jackson running as president as a national candidate. what do you think should happen here? >> he just has to step down and he should go into churches on sunday morning. and he should apologize to the people of the state. he should apologize to black people very clearly. this is a profound lack of judgment. this posing as he did. you go beyond that. you say, wait i second, if we had cha

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. >> abc news spoke with the local naacp about the controversy. the president of the oakland chapter says the governor of virginia must resign. >> first i was shocked to see that in 1984 and in a medical school yearbook, the governor. so, he has no choice but to resign, because he can't deny that he had those racial tendencies then and how do we know he doesn't have them now? so we need to start new, fresh in virginia. he needs to go. >> as we mentioned earlier, the naacp celebrated its 110th anniversary yesterday. the president said younger generations need to remember their history so that people like the governor of virginia are held accountable for their actions. coming up on "this week," the national president of the naacp will make an appearance. derrick johnson is calling for the governor's resignation. you can watch the full interview on "this week with george stephanopoulos" at 8:00 right here on abc7. >>> happening now, it's all hands on deck as final preparations are under way for super bowl liii. here's a live look right now at mercede

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the reason i say that is that by 1930, the naacp shifts its focus from human rights to civil and part of that shift was, in some ways, an attack on black education, and looking at the dual system saying these black institutions are not properly funded which means they are not properly prepared to train african-americans, which means they are getting second class education, which means that, it violates ferguson. on one hand everything they are saying is true but on the other hand it's attacking these black . -- black institutions. so what he was arguing, in many ways, without overtly arguing, that if these black institutions go away, the number of african-americans that had the opportunity to receive higher education, to go on to become black professionals, would decrease. so i think in the 21st, century,if shepard were here today i think he would make the same argument in the 21st century, and possibly use some of the similar tactics that he in the 1920's and 1930's. we see that during the great depression, post great depression, funding for his institution actually increased. he rec

overall 12", russian river, naacp and marin counties.king at our rain totals elsewhere across the bay area with behm lomond in the santa cruz mountains, decent rain totals, 4.5", richmond 3", san rommon, 1", palo alto close to .5 inch. in san jose .25" of rain. maybe a few peaks of sunshine here and there. our next storm arrives early on saturday morning and continues to bring us some off and on brain throughout the fall. but it crested at 10:30 last night at a little over 45 feet, which is well over flood stage, which is at 32 feet. that's the reason why we're seeing some of those conditions we're seeing now in those areas. all that flooding and evacuations. going into the day today, a mix of sun and clouds. we're also going to see clouds rolling by tomorrow. then by saturday, once again starting early in the morning, that rain will be here off and on throughout sunday as well. kind of tapering off on sunday into monday. we'll have another potentially very strong atmospheric river moving in next tuesday into wednesday. i'll haveor that.

she was active in the naacp, she founded a black woman's sorority, she supported a woman who was running for president at brooklyn college and she was active in the harriet tubman society. she began her political activism as a college student. she got a job working in a daycare center but politics was her passion. she got involved in brooklyn politics which at that time was all white and all mail male and she worked with a number of local officials to transform the local democratic party so that it was led by african- americans . it was all mail male and that included the immigrant organizations, the church organizations, she knew central brooklyn like the back of her hand and have the support of the women. in 1960 she gets elected and goes to albany and she is very effective a very effective legislator. the legislation she is most proud of what's called the seek program seek education power and this provided resources for high school students going to the university of new york so they could attend college and get the resources needed to stay in college and graduate. that transformed th

she is a lifetime meeting of the haynes city naacp. her love of advocating for the people in seeking justice has afforded her the opportunity to serve on social and economic panels. she is most proud of instituting the black history month program es a progress, the scholarship program and the drum major for justice award. serving in this capacity allows her to bring new initiatives to her community. e always had a passion for people reaching their own potential and started as a trainer and coach. she assists with vocational rehabilitation with job placement. she is active in many ministries of her church. she serves as a subpoenaed school teacher, newsletter editor and president of the shepard's care ministry and lives by the quote her dad repeated, to whom much is given, uch is required. cynthia downing, we honor you. in honor of plaque history month, i would like to recognize anthony gordon. anthony gordon was born and raised in afeon park, florida. he attended polk state college on a baseball scholarship and began his professional b

naacp tweeting black face in any manner is racist. no matter the party affiliation, we cannot stand for that behavior. the president for voice america who is vocal in her part in america democrats saying he has to go. along with planned parenthood and the mayor of richmond, virginia. several democratic primary candidates as well. this from kamala harris saying leaders are called to a higher standard and racism has no place in the halls of government. he is, by all accounts a decent and considerate man. holding off, however, virginia's two powerful senators, mark warner and tim kaine calling for him to reflect on how to move forward, giving him more time. the big question, will he heed the calls if this grows louder over the next 24 hours? will he survive? suzanne malveaux, cnn, washington. >> thank you. the core is certainly growing. among the groups calling for him to resign, the virginia legislative caucus. we just finished meeting with the governor. we appreciate all he has contributed to the commonwealth. given what was revealed,

. >> hillary shelton is director of the naacp's washington bureau. he's with us now.d you think, mr. shelton, as you saw this? >> it was such a distraction. the issues going on at the time was testimony from the president's former lawyer, someone that's been close to the president and his family for years and years. >> you mean congressman meadows having lynn patton, that that was a distraction, or -- >> yes. the back and forth with lynn meadows and so forth. i appreciate what the congressman said in response to those issues. she's right on target in so many ways. lifting someone up to say that because you knew one black person that worked for the organization that somehow or another you're not racist even after looking at other evidence more specifically to the issue. quite frankly, perhaps we need to begin a conversation of what is exactly the definition of racism. we think about racial prejudice plus power being one of the most effective definitions. when you speak to someone who worked for him at the level she did, when we talk about the woman who stood behind him