mississippi did not have any naacp secretaries.is job was to come in and organize 82 counties in the state of mississippi, getting people registered to vote, taking complaints, that type of thing, and checking what was going on. selected by the national naacp office to do that after he tried to get into the university of mississippi. now ole miss. they denied him admission and this is when the national naacp ask him to be a field secretary. he had to come into jackson. maybe at first they didn't take him to serious, it was only after he came into jackson and really began to get things flowing, so to speak, and he got involved with the student movement. riders whoe freedom came in. begank that's when people to see this man is shaking things up and he will not give up. wlbt to makeenged a speech -- lacks could not blacks could not make a speech on television. when i went only away to college. he was not on television. he was not on radio. this is when people begin to see they were not going to turn people around. i called them the gr

when they denied him admission this is when the national naacp asked him to become field secretary.do that he had to come into jackson. may be at first they did not take medgar out too seriously but it was only after he came into jackson to get things flowing so to speak and then got involved with the [inaudible] movement and the freedom riders and they came in and that is when medgar, people really began to see this man is shaking things up. he will not give up. when he challenged w lvt to make a speech, blacks cannot speak. cannot speak -- i had not heard medgar before that i heard it when i went away to college. he was not on television and he was not on the radio so i think this is when people begin to seg people around but i call them the graduate people, the foot soldiers began to get involved. women, children begin to get involved and i think this is where they saw or this man is really shaking things up. >> don't shop for anything on capitol street. let the merchants down on capitol street feel the economic pinch. let me say this to you. i had one merchant follow me and said

this is about how do we -- at the naacp, we are not partisan. this is about, how do we move forward. host: on the republican line, go ahead. caller: i live in an area that is predominantly run by a democratic party. whenu see a correlation you look around where these problems are happening, and you see the party in control is a democrat with a police chief who is most likely appointed by the party in control, way don't consider mrs. in those areas -- why don't constituents in those areas want to see a different political party in control? guest: once again, this is not about political parties. both parties have not stepped up thehe plate to address structural systemic racism in this country. having a partisan argument. unfortunately, we tried to posture something as systemic and long-lasting as this as if it was a partisan conversation. let's be clear, political parties are nothing more than agendas, vehicles for agendas. political parties are nothing more than vehicles for agendas. there was a time the democrat party was the party of the segreg

that is what the naacp is focusing on. but if it's a private business is much less clear whether constitutional rights actually apply. constitutional for a private business to discriminate on race, it's a different question and most of the naacp lawyers thought the answer was most likely no. protests --he thurgood marshall thought this is not the right thing to do. they are messing around with white people's property. they are looking at it as a potential litigation campaign and he did not think it will be a strong campaign. eventually her good marshall and the naacp did come around. there was the argument that there should be constitutional limitations on private businesses when they sell withelves to the public public accommodations like a lunch counter or restaurant would do, but it was not clear to the lawyers. so the students nudged the lawyers in this direction. the tension always remains between the students and the lawyers. of tension around in students wanting to stay jail. sometimes they did not want to appeal th

stepe: what is the next for the naacp on this front?iously, it is difficult to move things along in the senate right now. what concrete action are you taking? derrick: we are engaged in the current conversation. there is still opportunity for a bill to move. we have to get past the partisanship conversation in the senate and focus on what is in the best interest of this nation. how can we maintain an accountable law enforcement presence across the country to make sure that officers are not moving from one agency to the next as bad actors? to ensure there is a conference of database. there are some tangible things we can do, if we can get past partisanship in the senate. vonnie: do you consider moves that have been made in municipalities in the past couple of weeks, days, as wins or just move the dial slightly on something that is much bigger? derrick: it is a department by department evaluation. basedou have communities in trauma, you need more social workers to address that trauma, not more officers to accelerate that trauma. when you

. —— naacp. then we will come out of this morning.ause at some of our experts and others that know the legal fields, they have outlined a legal fields, they have outlined a legal process, we must enforce. everything from residency to dealing with police backgrounds and not being hidden. italked with police backgrounds and not being hidden. i talked to governor andrew cuomo today in new york. he says we have to change 58 where the backgrounds are stopped. we need to know if they stop you, they find out everything you ever did. why don't we know when policemen have a pattern? we have to go back to consent decrees. under the obama administration, they had put certain cities with patterns and practices under consent decrees. whenjamaal bryant, pastor baltimore, they put it under consent decree wasn't one of the first things that happened in the next ministration. they stopped the next ministration. they stopped the consent decree. we have specific policies that need to happen. therefore i am glad martyn the third is here today. on august

enter jackson, mississippipi, to had derrickhe naacp johnson on president trump's white power retweet, mississippi's vote to retire its confederate state flag, and the growing boycott of facebook. it is called stop hate for profit. then we go to occupy city hall here in new york. >> we see the harm being done to our community be the instrument about police and we want to in the harm in ways that will increase healing in our community. so one of the ways we seek to do that is defund the police. we're starting with one billion. that is our minimum ask. amy: protesters have entered their eighth day camped outside new york city hall demanding a billion-dollar cut from the police department's $6 billion budget. mayor bill de blasio agreed to that monday, but activist call it a betrayal. all that and m more, c coming u. welcome to demococracy now!,!, democrcracyn.o.org, the ququarae report. i'm amy goodman. in a major r ruling, the supreme cocourt struck down a ststrictie aborortion law in louisiana thtt wowould have left the state with jujust one abobortion clinic. in a 5-4 vote, chief jus

it is my honor to introduce tiffany lawson, the youth director of the naacp. in that capacity, she works closely with over 700 different youth councils, high school naacp affiliated groups as well as college affiliated groups, young people interested in making america a better place as tiffany is doing. it is now my honor to yield to tiffany lawson for her thoughts. >> thank you, congress member jeffries. i want to first thank everyone of the speakers who spoke before me, but especially the congressional black caucus members who every day are on the front lines fighting for the protection, liberation, and safety for our people. i know there is often a binary between elected officials and community members, but i know you all personally enough to know that this work is difficult, but it is better when we work together, so i appreciate not only the opportunity to address everyone here, but i also want to acknowledge the hard dedication of our elected officials, especially our black elected officials, who care deeply about us and are facing the challenges of deal

the naacp legal defense fund, the urban league, the national action network, even been crowned, the attorney for the families of george floyd, breonna taylor, michael brown, trayvon martin, said do not go forward with this bill, it's a nonstarter. we just got a letter signed by the leadership conference of civil rights and human rights, we need a group that had the duck, 138 organizations have signed it, all the major civil rights organization, i will redo a paragraph. the justice act they write is an inadequate response to the decades of pain, hardship that the black people have and continue to endure as a result of systematic racism and lacks policies that fail to hold police accountable from misconduct. the bill falls short of the comprehensive reform needed to address the current policing crisis and achieve meaningful law enforcement accountability. it is deeply problematic to meet this moment with a menial incremental approach that offers more funding to police and few policies to effectively address the constant loss of black lives at the hands of police. we therefore urge you to oppos

paul, minnesota in rochester, new york and the president of the naacp, derrick johnson. the event was hosted by axios, about george floyd and the protest across the nation at the measures needed to reform police departments. >> good afternoon. i am the executive director of axios. welcome to our live event. many of your joining us live from wherever you are. where live streaming on facebook on youtube, twitter and you can catch us on axios.com. you can join us and join us with our handle at axios. .. as a woman is seen in the streets and cities and in states across our country over the past 11 days there's an underlying problem that is yet to be fully addressed and with adequate reform and justice. so today we bring you four speakers, two with the national perspective and two with a local perspective to begin to have a conversation about what's next and where we go from here. let me just tell you that we have coming up today. we have derrick johnson, ceo of the naacp. we have melvin carter, mayor of st. paul, minnesota. we have lovely warren, she's a rochester, new york,

i want to thank derek johnson , the ceo and president of the naacp.eived bobby rush just heard from. ofillinois, on his home in chicago and our two mayors , mayor nelson carter, of st. paul minnesota and mayor leslie warren ofrochester new york . if you so much and thank you for spending so much time with us today. on our live event on the epidemic of inequality at axioms. we appreciate your time and join us. we have more than a week, we have a lot of great information and journalism for you to followin our newsletter . that i ask you to subscribe to and you can follow along on the latest news at axios.com. >> today the congressional black caucus holds a virtual town hall on race in america following days of protests over the death of georgelloyd . watch live at 4 pm eastern on c-span, online c-span.org or listen live on the free c-span radio app. >> having lived through a loss of confidence in our institutions, a wave of cynicism that has left us unable to trust what we are told by anyone who calls themselves an expert it becomes very difficult for u

as far as the naacp was concerned.e of the people that sat on the sidelines got involved. we started working on the department stores, because they would not hire blacks. i was chair of the committee. the committee had documented everything, but even today, persons in kansas city, kansas do not like to be reminded, because there was only a handful of us got involved here. my sister was named francis haywood, who lived in california, and is still very active in the civil rights movement. host: tracy parker? make sure igoing to got this correctly because my earpiece is going out a little bit. from what i understand, there was the local naacp reluctant to participate in a protest movement against walworth -- against woolworth. that is not surprising. and i believe he was talking about the early 1950's, is that correct? host: yes. agenda was tocp's take a more litigation approach, hence why there is a brown v. board of education case and several other cases around the integration of schools. were reluctant to do anything t

she doesn't have to be an naacp plant. she was entirely inclined to do what she did on the bus that day. it didn't have to be preplanned. she was entirely inclined because of her activist self to do that. right? and then you have the supreme court ruling that ends the bus -- ends the bus boycott. and i want to point out all of these other women, just make sure, but i'll end here. you have the symbolic mythic rosa parks propping up this montgomery myth. and then the other thing that we're going to continue through the rest of next time and through several other classes, i would argue that that is at the center of this more problematic popular narrative of the civil rights movement. yeah, lauren. >> i think going back to the original question of why this isn't taught in schools or anything, one point that can't be overlooked is that not talking about the organization, not talking about the court case is just showing how when we're saying it's inspirational, it's like when you're talking to these young black kids in these sch

the naacp branch in georgia calling for the police chief to be terminated. we will bring you the press conference just as soon as it begins. stay with us. you're watching cnn. attention veterans with va loans. mortgage rates are now at all time lows. by refinancing, you can save $2000 a year -- with one call to newday usa. our team is standing by right now to take your call. and from start to finish, you can do it all without ever leaving the house. with our va streamline refi, there's no income verification. no appraisal. and no out of pocket costs. one call can save you $2000 a year. >>> welcome back as we continue to await this press conference from the george bureau of investigation. they are in atlanta. we have the podium in our shot and as soon as it begins, we'll take you there. this coming after a man was killed by police at a wendy's drive-through last night in atlanta, and again, as soon as we learn more we'll go there live. let me get to natasha chen who is on site. just moments ago the president of georgia's naacp calling for the atlanta police c

guest: the naacp agenda in the 1950's was to take a more litigation approach. hence why there's brown v. board of education and several other cases around the integration of schools. they were reluctant to do anything that would involve direct confrontation. they sort of jump on the bandwagon or become more comfortable with it, by the time they get to the student sit in movement, in part because they see how effective it is. king himself even articulated as the effectiveness of doing sit ins and direct confrontations, as long as it was nonviolent. but at that time in the 50's in the midst of the cold war, the naacp felt as though they didn't want to make any missteps whereby they might be labeled a communist. their real goal and their real agenda at that time was to approach civil rights through the courts. i want to give it to you to answer the question, the legacy of those sit-ins of 1960? guest: the sit-ins continue into the 1960's. they were employed in different ways. time you get to the mid 60's, late 60's, in washington, d.c. and maryland, we see sit-ins

i want to thank derek johnson , the ceo and president of the naacp. i received bobby rush just heard from. ofillinois, on his home in chicago and our two mayors , mayor nelson carter, of st. paul minnesota and mayor leslie warren ofrochester new york . if you so much and thank you for spending so much time with us today. on our live event on the epidemic of inequality at >> with the recent protests unfolding, watch our live unfiltered coverage with briefings from the white house, congress, governors and mayors from across the nation updating the situation. pandemic, ands campaign 2020. join in the conversation on "washington journal." if you miss any of our live coverage, watch anytime on demand at c-span.org or listen with the free c-span radio app. archbishop gregory of washington, d.c. shared his thoughts in response to the death of george floyd. he also spoke about why he criticize the president's visit

he served as president of charleston's first naacp chapter, established in 1917. he continued to paint, and in 1919, as black soldiers returned home to charlston and other communities throughout the country, he produced the soldier. it is a powerful visual representation of the new negro. he has been decorated, see the medals on his arm, officer stripes, serving his country with pride. he has also been hardened both by war and by racism as well. arms crossed, his face with grim determination he is fighting for his rights and the rights of his people at home. i liked the picture so much it became the cover of my book. [laughter] this painting reflects how the image of the black soldier operated as a powerful artistic and cultural symbol for the arrival of the new negro. in the harlem renaissance of the 1920's and the trope of the new negro as the returning lack soldier, this idea, symbol occupied center stage. it is also important, in my view, to move beyond discourse and metaphor to understand the ways in which black veterans were self-conscious historical actors

it is my honor to introduce tiffany lofton who is the youth director of the naacp. in that capacity she works closely with over 700 different high councils, school groups, as well as college groups. young people who are interested in making america a better place as tiffany is doing. it is my honor to yield to tiffany lofton for her thoughts. >> thank you very much. thank everyrst single one of the speakers who spoke before me, but especially the black caucus members who are defending and fighting for protection, liberation, and safety for all of our people. binarythere is often a between elected officials and community members, but i know -- i know have been you personally enough to know it is better when we work together. i appreciate not only the opportunity to address everyone here, but i want to acknowledge the dedication of our elected officials, especially black elected officials, who care deeply about us and are facing the challenges of dealing with a administration that does not care. your work and bravery is inspirational at this moment. me, being on a cal

kansas city became the laughingstock as far as the naacp was concerned.ome of the people that sat on the sidelines got involved. we started working on the department stores because they would not hire lacks. committee had all of the documents, but even today persons in kansas city, kansas do not like to be reminded, because there was only a handful of us got involved here. i might emphasize this. namedople, my sister was francis haywood, who lived in california. it is still very active in the civil rights movement. host: that is chester in kansas city, kansas. traci parker? guest: i'm going to make sure i got this correctly. earpieces going out a little bit. from what i understand, local naacp was reluctant to participate in a protest movement against what works? host: that sounded like what he was talking about. guest: that is not surprising. i believe he was talking about in the early 1950's? host: yes. naacp's agenda and the 1950's was to take more litigation approach. hence why the brown v. board of education case and cases around the integration of s

it's about these young men not having to experience something like this ever. >> reporter: and the naacp says it plans to come back here to city hall on friday night to once again honor those killed at the hands of police. as far as the rally behind me, some people still coming up. we're hearing some horns honking. this is just starting to build. and again a smaller presence both of protesters and police than we've seen in the last few days. live in san jose, scott budman, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, scott. >>> let's take you to the north bay where there's a protest in vallejo following a night of violence overnight there including looting and an officer-involved shooting. let's go to roz slater. she joins us live. >> reporter: indeed the march is still going on. folks gathered about 3:00 in the afternoon. they're taking the long way around, walking to city hall. they'll reconvene here. they gathered here at the waterfront. they seemed about a couple hundred or so strong, lots of young people carrying signs, lots of families with small children. the speakers say they were motivated

the naacp organized a protest parade. some 10,000 african-americans, again men, women, and children, marching down fifth avenue in new york city, protesting wilson, asking, why not make america safe for democracy? then there was houston, texas. on the night of august 24, 1917, after enduring weeks of racial abuse from racist white citizens and police officers, a battalion of black soldiers of the 24th infantry stationed at camp logan on the outskirts of the city struck back. over 100 soldiers grabbed their guns, deserted camp, marched into downtown houston. for three hours, black soldiers ignited the streets of houston in a fury of gunfire. when the smoke cleared, two black soldiers and 15 white men lay dead, including four law enforcement officials. after the first of three court-martials in which a total of 110 men were found guilty of mutiny, officials hastily executed 13 soldiers, denying them opportunity to appeal their judgment. a total of 19 black servicemen were ultimately hung, with 63 receiving life sentences in

our organizations have called this a day of mourning naacp, national urban league, legal defense fund, black woman's round table, lawyer's committee, all got together. said we're going to have a day of mourning. then we're going to come out of this day of mourning. some of our experts, others that know the legal field, they outlined a legal process that we must enforce. everything from residency to dealing with police backgrounds not being hidden. talk to governor andrew cuomo today in new york. he says we got to change where the backgrounds of stop of policemen. we know to know if they stop you, they find out everything you ever did. why don't we know when policemen have a pattern? [applause] we got to go back to consent decree. under the obama administration, they had put certain cities with patterns and practice under consent decrees. jamal brown said we were doing this in baltimore, they put it under a consent decree. the first thing that happened in the next administration, they stopped the consent decree. we have specific policies that need to happen. therefore, i'm glad martin

state senator royce west, naacp houston branch, commissioner of harris county, the church without walls, the seventh-day adventist church, h isd, louisiana state senator, texas state university, state representative ron reynolds, los angeles police department, city of los angeles, houston community college, a poem submitted by linda smallwood, houston city councilmember carolyn shabaz, county judge, and countless others. and we do hope, on behalf of pastor wright and the poundage fountainof praise church, we hoe words that have been spoken and written will bring you comfort in the days to come. and while the world has been shaken, and awakened, by three

presidentick johnson, and ceo of the naacp. our first call is from robert in massachusetts. go ahead. caller: hi, ledger and hi, derek. i have a question first about defending. i want to thank the chief. one of the caller talked about the way people were acting on the street. we cannot be focused on that because we will always blame a few people that acted a certain way. this is why she is worried about if we defund the police, where we would be. host: the last segment. this is a new guest. what is your question for the guest? defunding, people should realize that we have a lot of police that become -- that was in the military and come back. they are trained to kill. we must hire people that are mentally ready to be policing people. this doesn't mean that when we called 9-1-1 for a fire, the police come, or when we call 911 someone is in crisis or a heart attack, the ambulance comes. when we have somebody in distress, like an overdose, we don't need to call the police with a gun and a badge. we have a lot of bad apples who show up in a situation they are not ready for. host:

this morning atlanta hawks head coach joined the naacp in a downtown march calling for racial equality and voting rights and all this comes after dozens of players held a conference call to talk about issues surrounding the reasons to resume, kyrie irving and dwight howard and others say now is not the time to play. with me steven jackson. thank you so much for being here. and i haven't had a chance to say it so condolences to you losing your dear friend. but talking about the nba, you say now is not the time to resume games. why? >> thank you. thank you. for the most part we've never had this moment. i've talked to several people who is fighting for this exact moment for 50 plus years. people around way before i was around. and they say they've never -- we've never had this moment. i think we need to take advantage of it. i totally -- the nba is my family. i have a lot of respect for them

we understand from reporting that georgia naacp hired a private investigator.ay before the charges were announced. do you have reason not to trust the d.a.'s investigation? >> well, we fully support the d.a. in this case. however we do want to ensure that the information that's being shared is not only accurate but we have access to it as a public and we've seen these kind of cases happen where there's not release of information. there are certain things that happen, you know, and we're like kind of let out of the loop. we want to make sure and also want to lift up not just the georgia naacp but what georgia coalition that's work in tandem to make sure justice is for georgia. >> thank you so much. >> thank you, refer rent. >> the companies that to support the black lives matter movement, it's more complicated than just issuing a statement or tweegt out a black box. just ahead, we're going talk about what companies should do from an expert who knows this well to prove their commitment. 300 miles an hour, thats where i feel normal. having an annuity tells me my r

the localerstand is naacp was reluctant to participate in a protest movement?t: that sounded like what he was talking about. guest: that is not surprising. i believe he was talking about early 1950's, is that correct? host: yes. the naacp agenda in the 1950's was to take a more geisha and approach, hence why there's the brown versus board of education. they were reluctant to do anything that would involve direct confrontation. ory jump on the bandwagon become more comfortable with that by the time we get to the student sit in movement because they see how effective it is. articulated even the effectiveness of doing students and direct confrontation as long as it was nonviolent. but at that point in time, in the midst of the cold war, the felt that they didn't want to take any steps where they would be labeled a communist. the real agenda at that point in time was to approach civil rights through the courts. host: about a minute and a half left in the program. i want to give it to you to answer the question on the legacy of those citizens of 1960. we think about

when you think about the naacp and 1919, what was going on there and why things were happening. that is the hope. >> i think that in some ways, one of the strength of looking back in history is to realize that in many places where the country became fair, many places where the country began to live up to its state of ideals, it was because of african american experiences. and was the end of slavery, it helped redefine and expand our notions of citizenship. in essence, what you see is a community that believed in america. i think the great strength now is to draw from the strength of the past, and recognized that we can struggle together and make changes, but recognize that this is not a sprint. it is a marathon. >> in your book, you mentioned the concept of african american history being american history, and how you were really able to weave that into discussions about what that museum should be. >> i thought it was really important. when people ask if i should come back and around the museum, i thought because we have 50 years of scholarship from franklin and the boys and all

. >> 500 people gathered at city hall for a rally hosted by the naacp. religious leaders and representatives from silicon valley and naacp spoke. many of the speakers angry at what they call unfair tactics by police. they're asking for sweeping reforms and called on allies of all races. >> white people, when they kill us, they think they are making it safe for you. when they beat us and suppress us, they're doing it on your behalf. >> the naacp says they are sending a letter to governor newsom to explore issues plaguing the african-american community. >>> with so much going on, we wanted to get some perspective. many fear the message of the protests is getting lost with the looting. nbc bay area's ian cull spoke with a dr. martin luther king historian from stanford. >> reporter: many are hoping the protests across the country lead to change, and longtime professor and activist dr. claiborne carson says it needs to happen in society and policing. >> even those suspected of violating laws deserve humane treatment, the kind of treatment you would give if ge

dubois, the forerunner for the naacp, which was founded in 1909. or radical voices like hubert harrison, who associated with the socialist party. william monro tried her and his protests against "birth of a spectacularly racist 1915 blockbuster film that woodrow wilson allowed to be screened in the white house. and speaking of woodrow wilson. [crowd murmuring] perhaps he should have thought more carefully about his words spokeil 2, 1917, as he before the u.s. congress and issued a declaration of war against germany. we all know the words. in his speech, wilson proclaimed the world must be made safe for democracy. we are but one of the champions of the rights of mankind. we shall be satisfied when those rights have been made as secure and safe as the freedom of nations can make them. perhaps more than any other group, african-americans seized upon the blatant hypocrisy of pledge anddge -- appropriated micro seat as an ideological weapon in the cause for equality. by framing the war as a struggle over the future of global democracy, wilson created th

the president of the naacp in atlanta.appreciate your time, sir. >>> coming up next, as coronavirus cases rise in the south, medical experts are sounding the alarm when the risks of the president's planned campaign rally this weekend in tulsa. it's going to be inside. we'll hear from a doctor who is speaking out about the threat to public health. for what you need! [squawks] only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ laso you can enjoy it even ifst you're sensitive. se. yet some say it isn't real milk. i guess those cows must actually be big dogs. sit! i said sit! >>> welcome back. we're seeing a surge in coronavirus cases at 22 states. much of them in the south or many of them in the south. yesterday accounted for more than half of u.s. cases. as you can see in these charts, cases in the west are are also trending upwards. here's a look at states with increases over the last 72 hours. the uptick in the south is driven by states like arkansas, north and south carolina and texas recoported a record

and the president of the naacp derrick johnson. the event was posted by axios, the to focus on the death of george floyd, the ongoing protest across the nation and the measured needed to reform police departments. >> good afternoon. i'm sarah cayhill. i'm the executive editor at axios. and welcome to our live zoom event. many of us are joining us live. we are live streaming on facebook. we're on youtube on twitter. and you can catch us on axios.com. and if you are on twitter, you can join the conversation by using the hashtag ax yos events. and be sure to include our handle at axios. so let's get started. i'm coming to you live from my home in washington, d.c. and today, we have a very big conversation. our event is the epidemic of inequality. and today, we want to have an important conversation about systemic racism in our country. the reason we're here is because of the death of of george floyd in minneapolis. but as everyone has seen in cities and states across our country over the past 11 days, there's an underlying problem tha

all donating to the naacp. do companies risk looking like hypocrites if they are donating money to the naacp but don't join in and say facebook review your policies do something about this. >> brands are in a huge position to implement change, some of the brands, whether people who love the you overtime doors, going for a hike, and pitching a tent. this tends to be environmentally conscious group of people. these are brands with very, very loyal followings, brands with an opportunity to distinguish themselves not that these companies are being opportunistic, but it cements your place with your loyal customer the issue with facebook is it ha been the scale they have in the social media world there's nothing that even comes close to them so brands can architec so brands can act in the short-run, see how it goes in the long run, and for facebook it's hard to know what the conversation is going on but clearly there's been some sense to first not be the ashitor of truth and then to follow through, we will go with th

naacp our founding was both black, white, male, female we don't discriminate. we have lgbt we don't discriminate because we believe everyone should be afforded equal protection under the law so we operate that way. if you want to engage and be a volunteer it's all there naacp.org. we need your support so we can make democracy work for everyone >> i want to work with you derrick and the naacp, so if you don't mind i'd like to check in every couple of months to see what i could be doing to help is that okay >> i'm looking forward to and a historical note. the civil rights movement was entered by some entertainers and they reached across the aisle and they went and got bob dylan, and they went and got marlen brando and many others to make sure that it was the type of support necessary to move an agenda that everyone could benefit from to be anti-racist it means joining in on this army to fight against racism so join the naacp so we can fight against racism together. >> jimmy: derrick, thank you so much again. i appreciate this. again. i appreciate this. >> thank y

next we have the president and director council of naacp legal defense and educational fund. the lds seeks structural changes to expand democracy, eliminate disparities, and achieve racial justice. she is the second woman to lead the organization. she began her career as a fellow at the american civil liberties union before joining the staff of lds. in 1993, she left lds to join the faculty at the university of maryland school of law in baltimore, where she spent more than 20 years. in 2013, she was invited back to the lds, this time to lead the organization as its director council. lawrence norden is the direction of the national election reform program at the brennan center for justice. he is there to ensure that u.s. election infrastructure is secure and accessible to every voter. and to protect election from foreign interference. he is also a member of the election assistance commissions board of advisors where he currently serves as the vice chair of the election security committee. market demonstrate -- mark dimondstein is the president of the american postal workers un

. >>> also now, a massive march which is being led by the naacp all across atlanta on criminal justice reform. this comes as residents are protesting the death of rayshard brooks, a black man who was killed by the police officer who was white in a wendy's parking lot that has since been burned down. >>> also today, fda ending the emergency use authorization for hydroxychloroquine, the drug often touted by donald trump as a potential treatment for coronavirus, despite medical warnings. agency says they believe the dosing regimens are, quote, unlikely to produce an antiviral effect, end quote. >>> we have our team of reporters here to cover all of this. we begin with the breaking news. this historic ruling for lgbtq rights by the supreme court today. now, this was not a split decision. it was actually 6-3, including a vote from a recent member of the court who came from the trump administration, neil gorsuch. the court ruling of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, that is, people who may identify as trans. if you are discriminated against just for that,

right now, we're following a massive march spearheaded by the naacp in georgia. protesters there are at the state capitol. right now, they're calling on lawmakers to make changes to their criminal justice and voting laws. this morning, the death of another black man at the hands of police is also fueling that march. we'll get to that in a moment. >>> we start with the breaking news at the supreme court on this monday. a major historic ruling for lgbtq plus rights during pride month, no less, in decisions on two separate cases. the court is ruling that existing federal law forbids job discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and transgender status. justice neil gorsuch wrote that opinion. the majority opinion. we should bring in melissa murray now, law professor at nyu, and also a former law clerk to then judge sonia sotomayor. and then the opinion writer for the "washington post." melissa, i'll start with you. explain the significance of this decision for folks who are watching and listening on sirius satellite radio. >> so this decision is huge. 6-3 opi

all of this was organized by the naacp of oakland. they plan to march to the hall of justice tonight. >>> outdoor dining is now allow to resume in san francisco. many restaurants opened their doors today to hungry customers, all while maintaining the proper social distancing, of course. kpix5's andria borba joins us live at gott's roadside where customs getting their burger fix. it's been a while. >> reporter: it has. take a look. they put this into use in their saint helena facility. there are social distancing hedge to keep the picnic tables apart so people can actually sit down in a restaurant and eat a meal. outside north beach's cafe, tables are on the street. the smallest glimpse of normalcy in the very social neighborhood since coronavirus restrictions began. just up the street, the owner of tupalo says the city and state's permitting processes aren't clear or working. >> there's an additional fire permit. i went to the fire department today to try to get a permit to put some heat lamps out in the new seating area which i'm sup

. >> this is derek johnson joining us, resident and ce oh of the naacp. >> good morning. in cspan also. i like test mr. johnson, you mentioned something about qualifying. i just wondering do you think it would be easier fore a citizen particularly african-american, actually make decisions in systemic racism by the policing the area in this country. when you file, directly in the courts the judges self is allowed discretionary system allegations. the 241 and 242 . [inaudible]. >> what would you like to address . >> rain i can do that. what would it help you can talk all of you want . all kinds of legislation you want . with not being held accountable ine cou. >> thank you zach . derrick: proposed by the congressional and the speakers and agrees to is to do away with qualified immunity or according to the polls, the doctrines. but they can overcome the doctrine so that we can hold police officers accountable. in addition to that the legislation. speaker pelosi: the question of multiple district attorney spread the needcato to have independent investigations. in the authorit

and the naacp had rally that drew hundreds earlier. and the messagen t tonight, sco is? >> reporter: the message is peaceful, and the message, police, stay way. a small protest but a determined protest. these people have walked around the block a couple times already. they are holding up signs, and again, a much, much smaller police presence tonight. that is one of the themes of today's rally right here at city hall earlier today held by the naacp. many speakers are angry of the unfair tactics by the police. they are demanding reform and also calling for help from allies of all races. >> white people. when they kill us, they think they are making it safe for you. when they beat us, and suppress us, they will doing it on your behalf. >> back here live outside city hall. we have peaceful protest and really, very, very little police presence. in fact there was so much room earlier, we were able to see graffiti cleans come in in and sweep all the graffiti that was outside the wall. and people are here -- it's been peaceful and the theme again, black lives matter. a lot of ho

international association of chiefs of police, and we will talk about race relations in america with the naacp president and ceo. watch c-span's washington journal, live at 7:00 eastern tuesday morning, and join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments, text messages, and tweets. , congressional democrats unveil their police reform legislation. house speaker nancy pelosi, senate minority leader chuck schumer, and congressional black caucus chair karen bass, led a press conference to discuss the bill. >> good morning, everyone. the justice and policing act establishes a bold transformative vision of policing in america. never again should the world be subject to witnessing what we saw on the streets in minneapolis, the slow murder of an individual by a police officer.

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this is about how do we -- at the naacp, we are not partisan.s is about, how do we move forward. host: on the republican line, go ahead. caller: i live in an area that is predominantly run by a democratic party. whenu see a correlation you look around where these problems are happening, and you see the party in control is a democrat with a police chief who is most likely appointed by the party in control, way don't consider mrs. in those areas -- why don't constituents in those areas want to see a different political party in control? guest: once again, this is not about political parties. both parties have not stepped up thehe plate to address structural systemic racism in this country. having a partisan argument. unfortunately, we tried to posture something as systemic and long-lasting as this as if it was a partisan conversation. let's be clear, political parties are nothing more than agendas, vehicles for agendas. political parties are nothing more than vehicles for agendas. there was a time the democrat party was the party of the segregatio

but you wanted to talk about naacp legal fund >> yes so we've been focused on supporting the naacp legalgoing forward. it's an incredible organization you know, i highly recommend if something piques somebody's interest, that they go and research for themselves because there's so many great organizations out there that need our help. and, you know, for me right now, naacp has resonated the most they just get in there and do the work and so we've been doing what we can to raise funds and raise awareness and use our platform >> jimmy: we're going to put up a website on our screen right now so our viewers can help as well >> oh, greatmy: give whatever y give and all in the hopes that we're moving everything forward in the right direction. >> i'm going to meet you at that poker table i'm going to whip your ass at poker and then i'm going to give my money from the naacp and whatever i take from you - >> jimmy: come play with me, please i need someone to play with, please i love you so much, bud. >> i love you so much. >> jimmy: let's keep doing this and, yeah. best to the whole fam. >> thanks

let me bring in the voice of the naacp, derek johnson. mr. johnson, a pleasure, sir. you've heard us discussing the news, all four of the officers charged, the first of whom whose charge is now elevated to second-degree murder. your reaction? >> i think this is a good day. first, for all of the people who had to witness an individual, a human, a man be murdered in broad daylight by officers. with individuals standing by pleading with him as he pled for his life. but it is also a good day because the community was victimized a second time by a district attorney who refused to bring the charges. it is unfortunate that this district attorney, one person, held not only that city hostage, it held the nation hostage because of his refusal to brick the charges that were so obvious to everyone who viewed that video. 8:46, the man laid there and pled for his life and that district attorney could not bring himself to bring the charges that we are now thankful that the state attorney general had the courage to do what is right. justice will probably get served now. >> derek john