war making the cold possible a systemic campaign and naacpe naacp, branches throughout the south. southern states passed laws , and they werecp roundly accused of being communists. cold waray, the provided these southern segregationists, the white supremacists, a way to attack the civil rights movement without seeming overtly racist. the were able to attack civil rights movement, not just on racial grounds, but on grounds of national security, as subversion.ted of this is a complicated question. i'm sure we could go into further detail on the relationship of the cold war to the civil rights movement. if you talk about this idea of subversion, i'm curious to know how the idea of promoting racial equality, which from our modern standpoint today, it seems incredible people could have made the argument that we were fighting the nazis, there was obviously a racial element involved in defeating nazi-ism, how were they able to pin that label of communists on civil rights champions, anyone, civil rights workers themselves? what was subversive about that? professor gaines: the jim crow ord

chapters -- set up naacp chapters. she is known as the mother of the movement for that and also for her role as senior advisor to another very important organization that has gotten much more scholarly attention -- the student nonviolent coordinating committee. was a grassroots movement of african-american students throughout the south, historically black colleges. this was a younger generation of african-americans who said we will not tolerate the existence .f segregation for first-year students at north carolina amt, a historically ,lack college in north carolina they decided they would sit at a lunch counter that did not serve black people until they were served. it did not work the first day, but it launched the sit in movement. thousands of black students were involved in these citizens to demand service in public accommodations, equal service at department stores, at dimestore lunch counters. they were able to desegregate a lot of those places were african-americans could shop. they could make purchases at these

so you have the cold war making possible a systemic campaign against the naacp and naacp branches throughoutthe south. southern states pass laws against the naacp and theiy are you know, rondly accused of being communist. in a way, the cold war provided the southern segregationists, the white supremacists a way to attack the civil rights movement without seeming overtly racist. they are able to sort of attack the civil rights movement not just on racial grounds but on grounds of national security as -- you know, as being suspected of subversion. this is a really complicated question i'm sure that we can go into further detail on the relationship of the cold war to the civil rights movement. >> yeah, i mean, the whole idea -- if you will talk about this idea of subversion, i'm curious to know how the idea of promoting racial equality, which from our modern standpoint today looking back over the last 75 years it seems incredible that people could have made the argument that as you said we were fighting the nazis, there was a racial element involved in defeating naziism. how were they able to p

so you have the cold war making it possible, against the naacp.nd the branches throughout the south. southern states passed laws against the naacp, so in a way the cold war provided the southern segregationists, the white supremacists as a way to attack the civil rights movement without seeing overtly racist. they were able to attack the civil rights movement, not just on racial grounds but on national security grounds. as being suspected of subversion. this is a really complicated question, i'm sure we can go into further detail on the relationship of the cold war and civil rights movement. >> the whole idea, this idea of subversion, i'm just curious to know how this idea of promoting racial equality, which from our madden standpoint looking back over last 75 years, it seems incredible that people would make the argument that we were fighting the nazis. obviously this racial element was involved. how are they able to pin that label of communist on civil rights. just anyone. the civil rights workers themselves. what was suburbs about that. the jim

what about the naacp?is certainly urging the president-elect to nominate more african-americans to the cabinet business. he is already making more strides by appointing cecelia rousik as one of the advisers. you also have linda thomas-greenfield as a u.n. ambassador. >> the diversity is important for the look of america. i want to elevate the conversation to talk about the framework, whether the appointment is native american, latin american, black or white, what if the question of the 21st century will be the question of race? what we're finding is in 2020, we're still dealing with the question of race. that is something that as a nation we must get beyond. >> any concern on this? because the president-elect, the future president, says he is going to have a diverse cabinet. do you think people will share the same identity as their constituency but it doesn't necessarily mean they can speak to the same experiences? >> we have an african-american who is the head of hud and that is one place where it was gut

eric johnson, president and ceo of the naacp joins us now. derek, thanks for joining us.meeting virtually, you said today's meeting was positive. i know you pushed the president-elect for the role of a civil rights czar. were they receptive to creating such a position? >> wolf, let me say the meeting was extremely positive, both the president-elect and vice president-elect was very open to hear from the civil rights leaders. we were excited about that and he recommitted to racial equity which is really important at this time considering what's happened the last four years. what gets done is what gets measured. what gets measured is when you have somebody responsible you hold accountable. that's why it is important for us to have an adviser focusing on racial equity. if you use examples we have seen corporate america do when they got serious about racial equity, they put in place diversity and inclusion officer reporting to the president. that's the model we want to see this president adopt. it is accountable and we can make sure it does. >> what did they say, the presiden

thank you to the naacp. for hosting this event. i would love to take a moment to say thank you to dr. corbett. and the entire team. i really just want to echo this moment of just great optimism therepe, as we realize are more vaccine candidates on the horizon, and we have started vaccinations for those on the front lines and those at risk. i think it is a huge accomplishment. i feel very confident. and many others do, that the risk was really remote. how well they work and -- how well they work in keeping people from getting sick from covid-19. balance optimism and this light at the end of the tunnel with the reality that at the moment, we are in a great surge across the country. -- we areding breaking the most grim of milestones. as we have the vaccine is one important tool in the toolbox, we have to be thinking about all the other things we know that we have to continue doing, in terms on, small our mask gathering, social distancing, keeping rin the promise of more available increased testing, the ability for people to be able to

thank you to the naacp for hosting this event. if i might just take a moment to say thank you to doctor corbett and your, team and all the doctors that have worked so hard to get us to this place. i want to echo this moment of great activism and hope as we realized that not just, one likely to plus vaccine candidates are on the horizon, and that we start next week with vaccination for those on the front line, and at great risk as was pointed out. it's a huge accomplishment. i feel very confident as mrs. corbyn said that she does, and many others to, the political interference risk was really removed. we had scientists are viewing the data in terms of the vaccines. and they're singles around how safe they are. the efficacy. that's really how well they work. that means how well they work in keeping people from getting very sick from covid-19. so this is a very momentous time for us. we also have to balance this optimism and, this light at the end of the tunnel with the reality that at the moment we are in great surge across the coun

and when i say "we," the naacp represents millions of members.o we're talking about engaging with the millions of black voters and the millions of black advocates who really made a difference in this election cycle. >> so vice president, of course, is a woman of color, the, you know, ambassador is african-american, the first dhs secretary that's latino. is that progress? would you like more progress? >> i would argue that's progress but we cannot do the token-ism. when we think of the voters that stood up and said enough is enough, i think of my mother who stood up in california and voted for biden and harris hoping this would not be business as usual. so having one latino or one woman in a position is not enough. it's about embarrassi it's about embracing the communities that need to be served and making sure they're represented at the highest levels. if that means having representation across the board that looks like america that's what we're asking for. >> we just showed on the screen the president-elect's picks so far and what remains. i won

civil rights group, seven groups specifically including the naacp saying they requested a meeting with the president-elect. so far, they have not heard back. wolf? >> jeff, stand by as well. i want to bring in our cnn political commentator bacarri sellers. he has this new book out. jim acosta is back with us. jim, just reported that we should examine a flurry of pardons from the president before he leaves office on january 20th. we know the president has been discussing the possibility of pardoning his three oldest children and son-in-law kushner and maybe rudy giuliani. how soon could we expect these pardons could be issued? >> i think we can expect the pardons any time, obviously, between now and inauguration day. the source i was speaking with earlier today about all of this who is familiar with these discussions was indicating that many of these pardons of the more sensitive nature like the ones pertaining to the president's family and rudy giuliani may come towards the end of his term in office around january 20th. that is not unusual as you know, wolf, having covered the white ho

included naacp resident, medical professionals. american urban radio bureau chief moderated the hour-long event. as you can recall, at the beginning of the pandemic, the naacp embarked on a series of town hall meetings to ensure that our community would be educated and informed on how to navigate the global pandemic. the current administration. we did our best to keep the community informed about how best to protect your families, yourselves, and the communities we come from. tonight, it's no different. we will close our year with this conversation with some of the experts for an understanding of what lies in front of us with the vaccine, to vaccines, possibly three vaccines that are under consideration. one has been approved by the fda. we know our hesitancy in getting involved with medical experiments. we want to make sure that you are fully aware of how to navigate in this moment with the information as it is readily available. .e are excited i'm waiting to hear the advice that we will receive. thank you for setting up this town

i'm going to be meeting with the naacp board.ss they told me -- >> tuesday i think. >> tuesday. >> yep. >> so look, my job -- their job is to push me. every special interest, and i don't say that in a negative way. every advocacy group out there is pushing for more and more and more of that they want. that's their job. my job is to keep my commitment. to make the decisions and when it's all over people look and say, i promise you, you'll see the most diverse cabinet representative of all folks, asian-america asian-americans, african-americans, latinos, lgbtq, across the board. >> some news in there, he's going to meet with the naacp next week. joining me now cnn political correspondent abby phillip. great to have you on. vice president-elect harris pointed out they weren't halfway there, they have work to do. what are you learning in your reporting about what other positions might be filled with people of color? >> i think one of the problems for the biden/harris transition right now is it's not just about who is filling position

president-elect biden is a member of the naacp. he has been a strong supporter.on our agenda. our agenda is making sure civil rights is spread all across this administration. it's not about one appointment. it's not about the diversity of appointments. it's the policy priorities and making sure there's not a blind spot when it comes to civil rights when any policy on the table is being considered. >> what will be your message for the president-elect and vice president-elect when you meet? i assume it will be virtually, maybe in person, i don't know. what will be your bottom line message? >> for me, i want to understand how will civil rights issues be prioritized with this administration? i'm going to listen for that. and then if there is opportunity to give input, i'm going to talk about the significance of the many departments that impact african-americans and to make sure that those issues that were gutted by the current administration are put back in place. for example, the department of education, they often gutted and ignored civil rights complaints. when yo

president-elect joe biden has been a long-standing member of the naacp.lieve he care about civil rights issues. but it's our job, our goal to make sure that it is front and center at all time. the last four years have been very harmful to civil rights legislation and progress made. we must be as aggressive as possible to restore the integrity of many of our agencies. >> what are you concerned about? you yourself just noted that joe biden has been a long-time advocate for the black community, a long-time member of the naacp. >> we're concerned about if you make it a priority, the conversation should have happened by now. there have been conversations with different groups, discussions around environment and labor and other things that have not been the conversation about civil rights. that is concerning. if it's a priority, it's a priority. conversation should have been had now. >> the most important pick when you're talking about posts in the administration. the most important pick that joe biden has made so far was his running mate and he picked kamala h

joe biden will meet with the leaders of the naacp, the urban league, the naacp legal defense fund willased on our conversations with some of these leaders, they're saying they don't necessarily want veto power over any potential biden pick but they want to be consulted, given that black voters were sddecisive in biden win, driving turnout in pennsylvania and wisconsin. this is aimed at airing a lot of those issues, steph. >> geoff, thank you. >>> joining us now, someone who is going to participate in that meeting. derek johnson, the president and ceo of the naacp. i'm so glad you're with us. help us understand, you're going to be part of this meeting. what matters to you more, who joe biden is choosing to be part of this cabinet or what his actual agenda is going to be? >> it's a false choice. what concerns us is the policy agenda, the priorities that this administration will place on the need for more diversity, for more inclusion, for more opportunities for african-americans. and for that matter, many community who have been left out of the -- of governance for decades. we can look f

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member of the national board of the naacp. brittany barnett grew up in the background many of her clients grew up in. she had issues in her home, and she started out, despite issues at home and after becoming a certified public accountant with a great future with one of the big five firms she decided to go to law school after being encouraged to do so by one of her colleagues who was about to embark on doing the same thing. recalling the cpa background she works with a great private firm after law school and having a job at the corporation, into contact with an individual that led her to work on trying, convicted of drug offense and had extremely long sentence but she thought was inappropriate and doing public service, that endeavor, started doing work as a volunteer, pro bono for nothing even as a law student and achieving great successes, their career in the corporate arena to become a participant in criminal justice reforms, this comes from one of the sermons by martin luther king, she extols the real horrors in our system

are you concerned that president-elect biden has not yet met with leaders of the naacp?t to him and i'm sure he'll sdoint with them soon. >> reporter: after the talk the last year of need to social justice and criminal justice reform, do you think president-elect biden should pick an attorney general who is black or of color? >> i think whoever he picks will be someone to support criminal justice reform. i think a person with black or disability or with color would be fantastic to have in that role and i certainly would support that initiative but i will tell you that joe biden himself supports criminal justice reform and whoever is in that position will follow his direction to make sure that we make sure that we get rid of the systemic racism that exists in our criminal justice system. >> as a general principle, you would agree, as somebody of color yourself, it's not yet fulfilled, the promises that president-elect biden made when it came to having an administration that looks like the rest of america? there have been some notable appointments on his economic team, et

how do you feel about the meeting he's going to have later today with the naacp? >> black people helped joe biden win this election as they do it every democrat who wins for president or primary but the intriguing parties i've seen reporting showing civil rights groups felt frozen out of the joe biden movement and no surprise to me democrats do this often, use black people and throw them away when they no longer need them. will be an intriguing meeting to see what they demand and if they get anything for the vote african americans gave joe biden and i don't have high hopes. shannon: progressive groups had high hopes and there is concern on the far left that what happens in the biden cabinet may not appease them. one individual writing people from the obama biden world who thought of themselves as progressives are doing well even if bernie or warren supporters might not have the self application by a lot of these people. when all is said and done when all the cabinet members are announced will progressives be happy? >> know they won't. they never will be. progressi

jews united for democracy and justice talked with the heads of the naacp, anti-defamation league, and league of united latin american citizens. >> these have been an amazing four years, from charlottesville and the extremist demonstrations, the muslim ban, the separating of kids at the borders, the black community having nothing to lose according to the president, covid being described as the chinese flu, the president declaring he likes jews to count his money. all of those are marx and his conduct have damaged -- of those remarks and his conduct have damaged trust in institutions, trust of diverse groups, trust of adversaries in the political process. in today's new york times, and in sunday's washington post, both decried trump's erosion of trust, trust that lubricates our relationships large and small. with that as a preface, i like each of our panelists -- i'd like to eacask each of our panelists. tothank you so much community advocates for inviting us and having us to have this important discussion. we stand at the intersection of immigration and health. over these last four yea

written by political activists, it was promoted by over a dozen civil groups including the n naacp.

the naacp asking the president-elect to create an entirely new cabinet level post.he civil rights star and adviser to the president focused exclusively on racial justice, diversity and equity. the head of the naacp met with the president-elect and his team just yesterday about this and more. joining me now is the president of the naacp derrick johnson. good to see you, derrick. thank you for coming in. what was your big takeaway, first and foremost, from your meeting with the president-elect? >> the biggest takeaway is they're hoping for ongoing dialogue for civil rights leaders. i think that's important. many of us in the civil rights community know the success of this administration will be all of our success. our goal is to have ongoing dialogue to explore opportunities to open up, looking towards 2030 and beyond, to ensure equal protection under law for everyone and to make sure the commitment from this administration of racial equity is carried out across the entirety of the administration. >> why do you think joe biden needs a cabinet level civil rights czar?

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so with the naacp did was they made this flag and they hung it over their headquarters in new york for 18 years. from 1920 to 1938. they did it based on what you just said is on the flag. a man was lynched yesterday. and so the intent was to highlight that this is still going on in this country. i can't tell you how many days it flew, there is a log somewhere, but every day after a man was lynched, the naacp along that flag over their headquarters. the key thing about that flag is it is owned by the library of congress. it's not something that we really want to collect all of these items, because some of these items are one of the kind. they gave that to us on loan. when it comes off exhibition on july, correction, june 14, because it is a textile, it will go into storage for another ten years. so for those of us, or like me as a historian, or just a student reading our books and we saw that flag as an image, it's actually here. so that is what the flag represents. it goes along with kind of the red summer. would african americans were doing and their white supporters. and that is key

speakers included the naacp professionalsical in new jersey senator cory booker.hiefan urban radio narrow -- moderated the hour-long event. , wes you can recall embarked a series of town hall meetings to ensure people will be educated in the form on how to navigate the global pandemic. we later use that discussion as we realized he was having this impact on the community. unfortunately with this global have a national impact on many of our lives, we found ourselves navigating in this space without a true federal response as a

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these are leaders of legacy civil rights groups to include the naacp and the national urban league.n's cabinet picks and they want to meet with joe biden himself. they say they have not met with the president-elect since the election. mark more yell who leads the national urban league says he's not looking for veto power over a pick, but he wants a voice. darryl johnson who leads the naacp says he feels civil rights groups should be on par or exceed any other constituency group like environmental groups or labor unions that also have joe biden's ear because black voters were decisive in biden's winning, driving turnout in places like michigan, wisconsin and pennsylvania. the reason the distinction here is important is because newer civil rights groups fresh on the scene tell me they do feel they're being heard by the incoming biden administration. color of change, a group that came about about five years ago say they haven't met with joe biden personally, but they have regular calls with senior biden leadership members about progressive policies and how about how those policies can

back then there was one hotline, and it was in baltimore at the naacp headquarters. and that day there were two lawyers from the advancement project and one lawyer from the naacp answering that phone. that 1-800 number. all of the calls were coming in from florida. and so it was based upon that that we went down to florida, held a hearing to understand what had happened to people, and then started an investigation. and what we found was over time through discovery in the case that became naacp versus katherine harris was that the secretary of state had actually engaged in intentional actions that took african-americans off of the rolls. the purge that happened that hurt thousands of voters, legitimate voters -- we had plaintiffs in our case who had voted for years, who had never been convicted of a felony, who were told they were taken off the rolls because they actually had -- because they had been convicted, and found out later on that will were no convictions. we had people who had voted for 30 years, and all of a sudden their names weren't on the rolls not becaus

this effort both lobbying and litigation on the part of naacp will be a critical part of the story. these are the women, these are the seeds of women's work that continues into the modern civil rights era, the dangerous work that we associate women like fanny lou hamer, diane nash, baker, the work at the grassroots, the extraordinarily arduous work that requires not only the ascent, but the assembly and the risk taking of thousands of black african-americans across the south. it's that campaign that will the hand of congress and president lyndon johnson, and will give us a voting rights act in 1965. it is that moment that is the culmination of the work that women like hallie quinn brown and those associated with the national association of colored women had long done. and still, american women do not have the unqualified right to vote, even in 2020. the voter suppression tactics that kept women from the polls in 1920 have changed, and yet we recognize the way in which voter id laws shuttered polling places. the purging of voter rolls continue to deprive american women of the vote, i

>> that he was being paid by the naacp. that the reds were behind it. that the jews were behind it.hat this group and that group were behind it. there was all kinds of rumors. i guess some were being spread deliberately, some were just a result of hysteria. there's all kinds of malicious rumor. some were so ridiculous you couldn't see how people could accept them, but in the atmosphere some people did accept them and spread them. >> what course do you think the future of levittown will take? >> well, i tell you, i don't think levittown's an island. it's part of the usa and i think it will integrate like the rest of the country. >> in levittown there are those who believe that the rights and privileges of citizenship belong to all, regardless of their race, color and creed. and there are those who believe in equality, too, but in a somewhat more limited sense. >> in my business, whoever has money and good credit or wants to pay cash can buy a car. it has no discrimination, color, or anything of that sort. >> has the coming of the meyers affected your home life? >> personally, not my

reverend james woodall is the state president of georgia's naacp.nk you for your time, sir. >> thank you, sir. have a good new year. >> and to you. >>> we've got an update to a story that's been a national outrage for more than six years coming up after the break. stay with us. or ten... then easily and automatically pay your team and file payroll taxes. that means... world domination! or just the west side. run payroll in less than five minutes with intuit quickbooks. (kids laughing) (dog barking) ♪ sanctuary music it's the final days of the wish list sales event sign and drive off in a new lincoln with zero down, zero due at signing, and a complimentary first month's payment. >>> we've got an update to a story that has outraged americans for more than six years now. in november 2014, two cleveland police officers responding to a call that a, quote, guy was pointing a gun at people saw this 12-year-old black boy, tamir rice, playing with a pellet gun. one of the two officers shot tamir rice, a 12-year-old boy. he died the next day. tamir rice's fam

at that day there, two lawyers and one lawyer from the naacp, that was answering that phone.that one 800 number, all of the calls were coming in from florida. so, it was based upon that, that we went down to florida, held a hearing to understand what happened to people, and then started an investigation. what we found, was overtime through discovery, in the case that became the naacp, versus catherine harris. the secretary of state, had actually engaged in an intentional action, that took african americans off of the roles. the purge that happened, that hurt thousands of voters, legitimate voters, and we had plaintiffs in our case, but had voted for years. who had never been convicted of a felony, who were told they were taken off of the roles, because they had been convicted. and found out later on, that there was no conviction. we had people, who had voted for 30 years, and all the sudden their names weren't on the roles, not because a path of a purge around felony conviction, but we were given no reason. we had people who registered for this election, who did not make it t

speakers included the naacp president, medical professionals, and cory booker.nt.yan moderated the as you can recall, at the beginning of the pandemic, the naacp embarked on a series of town hall meetings to ensure that our community would be educated and informed on how to navigate the global pandemic. the en

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> caller: yes, my name is reverend james, and i'm the secretary of the san francisco branch of the naacp. i would first like to thank mayor breed, supervisor walton, and director davis for your work. in the words of the poet, the african-american poet nicky giovanni, and she said, i really don't think life is about the i could have been; life is only about the i tried to do. i don't mind the failure, but i can't imagine that i could forgive myself if i didn't try." so we're grateful that we, as a city, we're going to try to do the right thing by the african-american community. and we're excited about the work ahead for the advisement committee, to put actions in place, to create a more equitable san francisco. thank you. >> thank you. are there any additional callers? >> caller: hi, good morning. i am a co-found of s.f. black wall street, and also a san franciscan native. and i would just like to say that i am elated and enthusiastic about this new reparations convening, and i'd just like to say i'm really happy to here all of the callers calling in to not only talk about the damage that

. >> why hunger was already on board, able to bring in naacp legal defense and education fund, two fantasticrganizations. >> reporter: like the philanthropies, the musics and artists are -- >> if you like country, we got something for you, rock and roll, power punk, pop. other thing i really like about the show, collaborations and mashups. day with marley, high women backing up yola with amazing harmonies. >> reporter: and while they may be in the spotlight, bacon said they're not alone. >> wanted to highlight in the show a lot of venues. they're in jeopardy. it's not what we're raising money for but we have message of trying to figure out way to support the music business in general. >> reporter: performances take place at apollo theater in harlem, nashville's bluebird cafe, and the troubadour in los angeles. while bacon hopes those that can will give, he thinks everyone can find takeaway i don't understand beyond the joy. >> those messages are going to be strong in the way they're presented. i also would like people to walk away with a glimmer of hope that these are things that we can adju

i'm going to be meeting with the naacp board, i guess, in -- >> tuesday, i think. >> tuesday. >> yeah. >> and so, look, my job -- their job is to push me. every special interest- and i don't say that in a negative way. every advocacy group out there is pushing for more and more and more of what they want. that's their job. my job is to keep my commitment to make the decisions, and when it's all over, people will take a look and say, i promise you, you'll see the most diverse cabinet, representative of all folks, asian-americans, african-americans, latinos, lgbtq across the board. and so i think -- and they're all forthcoming in the next month or so. >> last month, senator bernie sanders told the associated press it would be, quote, insulting if your cabinet ignored progressive voices. who would you point to now as a leading progressive voice in the cabinet? >> we're not done yet, jake. so we're not even halfway there. so i think that we should have this conversation when we're done. >> is this another interview offer you're making, because i'll take it? >> do you consider yourself a p

appreciatethings i our the adl and naacp, ability to zero in on an opportunity where we knew we had a mutual enemy at hand, white supremacy. we were able to come together in had to buildh we trust among one another. when there were issues in philadelphia with the black jewish community, we could have andpen transparent conversation. know to this year, i don't if we would have been able to address it in the way in which we did. the last four years created good and bad. the bad is the level of tribalism that emerged. the good is a closeness among community groups that understand we are linked because the forces against some of us are the forces raised against many of us. i am proud to be part of this discussion. >> thank you, david, all the organizers. i am grateful for the opportunity. it is a privilege to be here tonight. you are raising the right question. adl has been fighting hate for over 100 years. we have never seen four years like the one that has just preceded us. 10 days of the muslim ban, but it started before that for me, when the candidate came down the escalator at trump

i'm going to be meeting with the naacp board i guess -- >> tuesday. >> tuesday. >> yeah. >> my job -- their job is to push me. every special interest -- and i don't say that in a negative way. every advocacy group out there is pushing for more and more of what they want. that's their job. my job is to keep my commitment. to make the decisions. and when it's all over people will take a look and say i promise you, you'll see the most diverse cabinet, representative of all folks, asian-americans, african-americans, latinos, lgbtq, across the board. and i think they're all forthcoming in the next month or so. >> last month senator bernie sanders told the associated press it would be "enormously insulting" if your cabinet, the biden-harris cabinet, ignored progressive voices. who would you point to now as a leading progressive voice in the cabinet? >> we're not done yet, jake. we're not even halfway there. so i think we should have this conversation when we're done. >> that's another interview offer you're making? because i'll take it. >> do you consider yourself a progressive? >> no. >> d

with us derek johnss, president of the naacp, and jonathan greenblatt, heading the antidefamation leagueod to see both of you jess. then still active vestiges of another virus plaguing this country, hate. that's why it's important, it's not simply a senate race for the residence of the state of georgia. it will set the tone moving forward. to put in place the necessary guardrails for the head of the department of justice to go after these -- and the african-american community is terrorisms, and it's unfortunate we still have to live out this reality in 2020. >> and jonathan, what place in all your organization sauce move most -- since the adl compiled statistics, what is the nature of what is happened, and how can it be com badded? >> to build up to what -- over the last four years we've seen a surge of andy semitic instances that we don't have -- it's the most amount of incidents than we have recorded in four decades. last week there was vandalism of the anne frank sflr, and then in long island, a vicious and ugly hacking of a jewish day school. as you pointed out, the website was defac

speakers included naacp president derek johnson, medical professionals, and new jersey senator, cory booker, bro chief april ryan moderated the hour-long event. nning of the

it's getting old. >> it is. >> i spoke to derrick johnson, the president of the naacp yesterday about he said yes, he's concerned about the makeup of the cabinet but he says what it's about for him is civil rights being at the center of the administration's agenda. what do you think about how biden is answering this question right now? >> i think that, you know, the answer is not as important as the action, right. so what we have is throughout this process kate whether we look at the transition agency review teams, there's nobody from an hbcu on the agency review team. there's no civil rights leader. no civil rights organizer on any of the agency review teams. i think hence president johnson's concerns. i think the other thing we have to pay attention to is they have buckets they outlined things, there's climate, covid, economics and the economy, what the path forward is for the path forward in that regard and racial justice. they made significant inroads on all of those things except when you talk about racial justice. i appreciate the fact that joe biden has expanded what the cabine