the naacp is concerned that the department still has the same sheriff.wasn't a member of the goon squad, but he was their boss. >> the naacp there, paul, compared this kind of crime to 1964. not 2024. and you talked about the message it might send. he said while they can't erase mississippi's past, this is the head of the naacp, they can set a precedent for the future. is this precedent setting? is this strong message sending? will it make a difference? >> i hope so, and i think that it might. so today's sentencing came from after what's called a global plea agreement where the defendants pled guilty to both federal and state charges. so all six of these officers will spend the majority of the rest of their lives in prison. the top sentences were 40 years long. but as we talked about a lot, chris, a punishment response, that is charging people who commit these atrocious acts with crimes and sentencing them doesn't release all systemic problems. the naacp is also calling for the justice department, the united states justice department to conduct a pattern

and naacp president over perceptions of what happened and why. ktvu south bay reporter jesse gary live tonight at san jose city hall with the story jesse. >> mike. julie, good evening to you. the president of the san jose police officers association says given the increasing level of threats faced by san jose's mayor and mayors of other large cities, the job of providing security is at least a two person job in downtown, obviously doesn't seem like it's very safe or even the mayor. >> that assessment from the police officers association president after san jose mayor matt mehan had his sidewalk interview last week, interrupted outside this restaurant on south first and san fernando streets, steve slack says given the increasing threats posed to high profile public figures, including the mayors of los angeles and new york providing security is a two person job. >> i believe having another second set of eyes, second set of hands there, maybe they could have done some different tactics. maybe you could have had one officer have the mayor and his sta

those concerns within the san francisco unified school district now has drawn the attention of the naacp. >> andrea nakano spoke to community advocates who say they want safe spaces and they're willing to sue to get them. >> reporter: paulette brown has been fighting fiercely for her children and grandchildren. in 2005 her son was murdered in san francisco and she's still looking for justice. now she's battling what she feels is race. within the san francisco unified school district. >> what do we do about this school district that is continuing to fail our children? >> reporter: brown said her grandson marcus ross was kicked on of a play structure and had to transfer schools due to safety. >> our children are being left behind. our grandchildren are being left behind. we're tired of it. we shouldn't have to fight like this. >> reporter: she wasn't the only one. other families had their own stories to share. >> he was unfortunately approached by an adult man who threatened him. >> reporter: president of the san francisco chapter of the naacp says this is the fifth complaint he's heard of

the naacp sent a letter to san jose police department requesting an investigation. san jose pd center statement in response saying the officer repeatedly stated he was an officer. the naacp says they never heard that in the video which recorded the entire fight. it would have been de-escalated by the officer identified himself early on in the interaction. >> at least what i saw all that didn't have. the mayor's office tells us they stand by the officers decisions and they are certain more details will come from the san jose police department. >> at some of those conditions of release include staying 300 yards away from city hall mayor matt mahan and that san jose police officer that was acting as mayhem security detail at the time. now, speaking of city hall, i did talk to a few people on the inside who say that they do recognize pollard. they actually tell me that he has threatened them before. >> for now, we're in downtown san jose jack moment from 4 news. >> these open residents say they want to keep pamela price as the alameda county district attorney to get yet

. >>> the naacp is calling on commissioners to hold a community meeting on the potential name change where oakland residents can now give feedback and also saying in a statement, "the suggestion that travelers do not know where oakland is located is disingenuous and the decision to have san francisco bay appear before oakland appears as an attempt to distance oakland from its unique cultural history that separates it from san francisco ." the naacp also added, "while some see the renaming as a simple rebranding effort," they view it as more gentrification in oakland. >>> a semi truck tipped over on an east bay highway early this morning. it took half a day to clear up the roadway. the accident near san lorenzo blocked all lanes on the ramp snarling traffic during the morning commute. it took until 3:00 p.m. for chp to open all lanes, no injuries reported. >>> check this out. a santa clara driver had his own solo sideshow in the middle of the night and did a series of donuts in an intersection leaving deep scorch marks into the road before driving away. police were later able to track

the naacp sent a letter to san jose police department requesting an investigation. san jose pd sent us a statement in response saying the officer repeatedly stated he was an officer. the naacp says they never heard that in the video which recorded the entire fight. it would have been de-escalated by the officer identified himself early on and the interaction. >> at least what i saw that didn't have the mayor's office tells us they stand by the officers decisions and they are certain more details will come from the san jose police department. >> some of those conditions of release include staying 300 yards away from city hall mayor matt mahan and that san jose police officer that was acting as mahan security detail at the time. now, speaking of city hall, i did talk to a few people on the inside who say that they do recognize pollard. they actually tell me that he has threatened them before. >> for now, we're in downtown san jose. jack moment from 4 news. >> senate candidate adam schiff had his car broken into while visiting san francisco kron four's lezla gooden rep

and that tension will result in the naacp, which will lead to the naacp legal defense fund beginning challenge, separate but equal. and the plessy decision in the thirties under thurgood marshall. and it's those cases by case that will build and to the 50. so you have you have public people agitating you have action the courts and you have a bunch of african americans in the south whose names we will never know. it was so risky to out of a church basement or to function as other than an agriculture agent or a teacher. because to do anything you would be beaten up, hung the klan put signs on black churches. if you if any member of this congregation registers, we will hang you and sanctuary. you know, we about the records of of the national and we tend to think of paper records but there are other records too including at the lbj presidential library,. 693 hours of taped telephone of conversations there of lyndon johnson doing the business of his presidency. my favorite of all of those tapes is a conversation between linda johnson and martin luther king on january 15th, 1965, martin lu

a petition was filed today in the supreme court by several groups like the aclu and the naacp as well as the office of the public defender. it argues that blacks and latinos are more likely to be sentenced to death than if they were right white. they also argue that murder defendants face more charges if the victim is white. a moratorium in place. the death penalty is the law of the state. >>> at the same time, santa clara county's district attorney is looking to get rid of the death row in the county. he no longer believes in the death penalty, calling the system racially biased and error-prone. california has 641 inmates with less execution taking place. >>> coming up, the largest dam removal project in u.s. history is now underway. how local tribes fought for the work that could revive the salmon population. >>> my life has been a struggle to bring the river back. >>> a giant camera is going to give new perspective on the night sky. how >>> of reservoir in the south bay is getting filled up after was drained. this is what it looks like now. some sections are not quite full. this is

. >> reporter: the president of the san francisco naacp chapter says this is the third time he's hearing of situations like these. >> we've lost over 40,000 blacks from the city since 1970. and it's because of subtle and sometimes overt bigotry and racial attacks. >> reporter: those at this meeting say it's bittersweet to know they're not alone. >> it's just so much on us, and we don't have a lot of support. so with this happening here, we can all come together as one and deal with the school district and maybe we'll get somewhere. >> reporter: this is talk of possibly filing a class action lawsuit against the district. parents say it's critical to affect change to ensure their kids can grow and learn at school without fearing for their safety. >> the school district responded with a statement saying racism and bigotry have no place in our community and will not be tolerated. we take any report of racism very seriously and activity work to implement anti-racist practices across our schools and in our community. >>> anti-war protests continue at college campuses, and they continued throug

janay nelson, president and director of the naacp legal defense fund. we're also going to hear from our other witnesses. not for any omission, but because senator fisher will be introducing them. that includes alabama, secretary of state wes allen and brian cruz, election commissioner for the douglas county, nebraska election commission. more americans than ever have cast a ballot in recent elections, and it is in large part because of the work of state and local officials. and these elections have run smoothly and topped security officials in both republican and democratic administrations to the likes have confirmed the security of recent elections including last week's primary elections. 18 states have already held primaries this year. in fact three of our witnesses, secretary benson, secretary allen, and mr. kramer have overseen primary elections this year already. and there are many more to go before the general election in november including three states, georgia, mississippi, and washington. in which voters are casting ballots today. with voting a

we have a collaborative effort we work very closely with the naacp. the black church and other civic and community organizations. we mobilize from december the fourth 1999 we brought people in from all over the state we have to get a consensus. a lot of time neither of us wanted to leave. we had to bring the people to the table we had to discuss it. and we all voted whether or not we were going to be able to put this in march together from december 4 to generate 17. and i was a man who was a preacher he stood up and said we can't do this. we don't have enough time. i thank god for our young people thousand a student from university heard about that meeting on the day of the meeting came to columbia, south carolina stood up and said we can do it they said call for the vote. no more discussion. and we voted that we are going to do it. we mobilize over 50000 people. so in south carolina first of all we know what our ancestors did on a critical situation and we stand on their shoulders. we're going have the vision to know we come together and mobilize and

and in response to the altercation, the naacp is blaming the officers, lack of de-escalation. today, the san jose released a statement that reads in part some such as the referee, more from the naacp as well as other apologist for career criminals immediately rushed to defend the violent, aggressive and dangerous suspect. mister moore wrote a disingenuous fact lus letter that was so chalk full of untruths that we wonder if you actually watch the full length video of wesley david pollard to salt on a member of mayor mahan security detail. and the poe is also calling for a larger security presence for the mayor saying that there should always be at least 2 san jose police officers assigned to him. new. now o'clock santa rosa police have arrested a man who allegedly robbed a restaurant but alcohol beverage using a sword. this happened yesterday just before 2 o'clock in the afternoon at a restaurant in fore street near the old courthouse square. police say the suspect identified as 29 year-old shayne holbert was exiting a restroom when he threatened an employee with the sword as t

more from the naacp as well as other apologist for career criminals immediately rushed to defend the violent, aggressive and dangerous suspect. mister moore wrote a disingenuous fact lus letter that was so chalk full of untruths that we wonder if you actually watch the full length video of. wesley david pollard assault on a member of my hand security detail. the p is also calling now for a larger security presence for the mayor saying that there should always be at least to san jose police officers assigned to him. new temporary housing is coming to san jose county supervisor. cindy chavez unveiled the project at the salvation army manual house. today. the campus will be getting a complete makeover into 112 temporary houses. mayor mahan also in attendance and spoke about the importance of these public private investments. >> it's going to take all of us coming together with an all of the above approach from from the shelter to individual sleeping pods to more permanent long-term housing placements. we are using streamlining to our planning department thanks to state legislation to mo

the naacp now reacting to this incident in which a man attacked san jose mayor matt mahan. ys. >> assigned police officer kron 4 was interviewing the mayor on the sidewalk when this man since identified as 35 year-old wesley pollard stopped to confront the mayor and his staff. well, that's when the officer stepped in and told pollard that they were recording an interview and asked him to move along in response, holder became confrontational. as you can see, this video ended up attacking the officer in response to what happened, though, the san jose silicon valley naacp released a statement questioning the officers, de-escalation training. their statement reads in part, quote, the officer involved in the altercation did not clearly identify himself as a law enforcement officer. and it appears that there was no legal basis for instructing the pedestrian to move from his location in a public space. the pedestrians reaction should have been met with a more measured response from the officer considering the circumstances. >> as fans over the weekend taking their protest against

the naacp is reacting to the incident in which a man >> attacks and as a mayor, matt mahan assigned police officer kron 4 was interviewing the mayor when wesley pollard grew hostile towards the mayor and his staff and the officer stepped in between that person and the mayor. now in response to the incident, the san jose silicon valley naacp chapter released a statement questioning the officers, de-escalation training. it reads in part, quote, the officer involved in the altercation did not clearly identify himself as a law enforcement officer. and it appears that there was no legal basis for instructing the pedestrian to move from his location in a public space. the pedestrians reaction, although stating a warning should have been met with a more measured response from the officer considering the circumstances and quote. oakland a's fans continue protesting the team's move to west sacramento next season they showed up in sacramento ahead of the rivercats game over the weekend. and you can see what they were chanting. they told us clearly how they feel about the relocation. >> i mean, how i

the san jose, san jose silicon valley naacp released a statement questioning the officers, de-escalation training. you can see where it officer involved in the altercation did not clearly identify himself as a law enforcement officer. and it appears that there was no legal basis for instructing the pedestrian to move from his location in a public space. the pedestrians reaction should have been met with a more measured response from the officer considering the circumstances, end quote. >> oakland >> a's fans saying sell the team to the owner of the a's as they rallied in west sacramento showing up ahead of the rivercats game that was happening over the weekend to say that they're pretty upset that the a's are going to be allowed to play in sacramento for free using the facilities there while they wait for their new ball park to be built in las vegas. >> i mean, how is sacramento kings fans field? if if if another owner came about and say, hey, we'll let you play here for free. mean, that's what he's doing. like, yeah, you might be moving. john fisher is the 3 years. but you're also movin

those concerns within the san francisco unified school district now has drawn the attention of the naacp. >> andrea nakano spoke to community advocates who say they want safe spaces and they're willing to sue to get them.

president and ceo of the council of the naacp legal defense fund. she began her career as an extern before she was a fulbright scholar in ghana. she returned as the associate director council and assumed the role of president in march of 2022. she received her bachelor's degree from nyu and her law degree from the university of california los angeles. senator fischer. >> thank you madam chair. and again, i think all the witnesses are being here today. we have with us, mr. brian cruise from the great state of nebraska who serves as election commissioner for douglas county. mr. cruise has served as the douglas county election commissioner sense 2016 and was recently reappointed for a third term. i have the privilege of working with him to serve nebraskans for many years and i am pleased that he has come all the way from omaha, nebraska to be with us today. but we have direct flights. thank you. >> thank you madam chair and ranking member fischer for your continued leadership on this committee. it is a pleasure to introduce secretary allen today at the

that move triggered pushback from the naacp. it put out a letter urging black athletes to avoid attending any public universities in florida. this is far from the first time college students have found themselves at the crossroads between athlete and activist. our special correspondent joey chen traveled to georgia, where super bowl champion tony mcgee shares how his activism as a student almost cost him his career. miami, 27, air force 18. and what could have been a standout season for the wyoming cowboys is. it was a call off the field that cost a young tony mcgee and 13 of his teammates everything. so that destroyed people's academic careers, lives, their football careers and their futures. exactly. in the fall of 1969, number 12, wyoming dominant defense included tony mcgee, third year tackle out of battle creek, michigan. were you pretty proud to get that? yeah. yes. and you know, even though i thought of other schools, i knew the tradition. but days before a game against brigham young, wyoming's black student alliance urge

. >> the poa is also pushing back against the san jose silicon valley naacp after president jethro moorestioned why an unarmed man who says he was going to work was stopped by the mayor's bodyguard in the first place. >> i see a black man walking down the street on his cell phone, he said something that the black the brother did not take as coming from somebody of authority or as a police officer. >> unfortunately, reverend moore has he entered into this with a race element and had nothing to do with race. >> the poa says the man who was stopped was a fugitive wanted in georgia. meantime, on the issue of increasing the mayor's security, officials say it is a police matter more than 13 million kaiser permanente members may have had their personal data exposed to third party vendors. the oakland based health care provider says that online tools that were installed on its websites and mobile apps were involved. kaiser says about 13.4 million people will get a notification. kaiser says it is not aware of any misuse of any personal information. earlier today on the four slashnet ceo patrick c

now the naacp is asking for an investigation into that police officer. they believe pollard was profiled by him. hands office says they stand by the officers decisions. pollard's next day in court is set for july. earlier today, the oakland police department honored the life of police officer jordan wingate who passed away over the weekend. a public memorial service was held this morning at 3 cross church in castro valley. when gates casket was met with officers from all across the bay area, he was named rookie of the year by the oakland police officers association in 2018 that same year he was seriously injured in a crash while on duty. he then spent 6 years on life support in hospital until he died last saturday. wingate was 28 years old. >> a son, a brother, a family member, a friend, a talented police officer with a bright future with so much for college and so much more to humanity. those that new george described as dedicated, hard-working, respectful and fighting practical joker. just became a patrol officer with opd. when gets the 55th oakland po

jr., malcolm x, and lesser known but no less important ella baker who helped to not only organize naacp chapters in the 1940's, was part of the southern christian leadership conference, dr. king's organization, and perhaps most significantly helped the student non-violent coordinating committee gain its footing and essentially have the wings that it needed to soar in the moment of the black freedom struggle. so let's just talk a little bit about the timing of this book. because i think that's very important. the book opens essentially as a consuence of a series of lectures that you give in 2011. so let me set the backdrop to what is the core analysis of this book and why you were in particular interested in those three towering black freedom struggle figures during the obama era. prof. glaude: yeah. when i delivered those lectures, michael brown was still alive. you know, sandra bland was still blogging. you know, sandra speaks, george floyd hadn't moved from houston to minneapolis yet. you know, the west baltimore wasn't on fire, and that -- the quik trip in ferguson hadn't been attack

. >> in a statement released thursday, the oakland branch of the naacp expressing their concern, stating some officials may see the renaming as a simple rebranding effort, we view it as a reflection of ongoing gentrification in oakland. aviation analyst and marketing expert henry hertefeld also has reservations, studies show. >> we skim, but don't read thoroughly online. i'm concerned that people will end up booking the wrong airport by mistake. >> hertefeld says he thinks the name change could ultimately do more harm than good for the east bay airport and the passengers it serves. instead, he thinks the port of oakland should find other alternatives to make okay flourish. >> if they were to flip the arrangement and put oakland, san francisco bay, i think at least that would reduce the potential for consumer confusion while still providing the geographic uh- association the airport is seeking. >> and dan dionne, like i said, we are expecting a vote to come down any minute now. we will, of course, be standing by waiting to hear what is happening. but for now, i'm live in oakland. tim john

you know, i'm going be an activist like the naacp. i'm going be a nationalist like these, you know, nation of islam or malcolm or garvey. i'm just just to accommodate the situation to the best i can with the circumstances in front of me. but i argue there's a fourth position. and this fourth position, i argue, is the dominant expression not for black folks in atlanta, but certainly for african-americans. after the black power. and the position is comes up in this book, all of us have of 40, 40 acres and a mule. it turns out that this is, again, tied to the atlanta experience in chapter three, the shaman comes to atlanta, destroys it, does a smart, sassy, gets to savannah, but right before he gets to savannah, has a general under him who's, ironically named jefferson davis. his name literally is jefferson davis. he's a union right now, not the confederate president. and this do have as a just he does something really horrible to a whole bunch of black folks who i just it just really, really terrible thing. the federal government finds

naacp image award, iowa superstar caitlin clark will lead the hawkeyes to take on the lsu tigers in aof us want to win more than anything and that is how it should be. we both grew up loving this game and will do what it takes to win. we're not buddies, i will talk trash to you. after the game, we can kick it. i don't think people realize it. that is fine. >> carley: allison williams joins me now. a lot of hype and excitement surrounding thisim game. what do you think is going to happen here? >> good morning, carley, it will be a fun one, no question. this is a rematch people have been looking forward to since last year's title game. there was reese making the john cena comment. caitlin clark trying to avenge that loss and get back to the final four. she's been the biggest super star and angel, as well, they play different positions. they could both have big nights. difference in the game, what the supporting cast can do around them. think about sulkies, she likes to run and librsu likes to be physical. it is going to be phenomenal game, must-see game with a trip to final four on the

president and director of council of the naacp legal defense fund. she began her career at ldf as an extern before she was a full bright scholar in ghana. she returned as the association director of council and assumed the role of president in march of 2022. she received her bachelor's degree from nyu, and her law degree from the university of california, los angeles. senator fischer? >> thank you, i thank all of our witnesses for being here today. we have with us mr. brian kruse who serves for douglas county. and was recently reappointed for a third term. i've had the privilege of working with him to serve nebraskans for many years. he has come from omaha, nebraska to be with us today, as we have direct flights. thank you. >> thank you, madam chairman and ranking member fischer for your continued leadership on this committee. it is a pleasure to introduce secretary allen today at this hearing. wes allen serves as alabama's 54th secretary of state where he is our state's chief election official. hired to his current office, secretary allen spent a de

the exact number of positions eliminated is unclear but a statement from the naacp and association offessors claims 60 persons received pink slips. chris of the law say it damages the goal of accessibility in higher education but supporters say dei initiatives are ineffective, publicly charged and do not belong in public universities, texas is following florida actually. stuart: brian, that was pretty dramatic, band it like that. brian: ripped that stuff out of the universities. these dei officers are the enemy of excellence and merit and free speech, the enemy of everything the university should do. he didn't do this than the taxpayers of texas and every other state should stop spending money to these places because they are antithetical to real education. stuart: that a good rundown of what is going on. public schools in seattle are changing their gifted and talented programs replacing them with more inclusive program. they say the old one was, quote, oversaturated with white and asian students. have added, jason. i don't agree with it. it's not a meritocracy any longer it. >> when

so every one of the leaders of the major civil rights groups she worked with, she joined the naacp. she also co-chaired the national committee to abolish the poll tax and she worked for anti lynching legislation with lynching was a major problem in the early thirties and she was unsuccessful with wrenching legislation. but she certainly made her position known. she was invited to address the 1936 national conventions, and she also convened a national conference of -- women at the white house. eleanor was also very supportive of the tuskegee airmen, and the photo on the bottom is a photo of her flying with them, and she showed that she not only supported having african american troops in the military, but that she was confident of what they were doing. one other thing that was interesting about eleanor, before i talk about mary and anderson is that the ku klux klan put a bounty of $25,000 on her head at one point. probably the thing that she is most noted for in the most public declaration of her support for equal rights was resigning from the daughters of the american revolution. ma

. >> if the ban is considered again, it still has the support of the naacp and members of the congressionalanta clara county's department of public health has weighed in. they say they are, quote, disappointed to see the can kick down the road once again, going on to cite research claiming that prohibiting the sale of menthol cigarets nationwide would save 654,000 lives in the u.s. within 40 years, including the lives of 255,000 black people. >> new at ten san francisco tech billionaire jeff lawson has purchased the satirical news site the onion. lawson confirmed the news on social media. he says the onion is an institution and a national treasure. he also asked for people to donate $1 to the site. lawson says over time he will introduce new products, but that this is about unleashing the creative, creative team that has been making readers laugh for over 30 years. stocks finished the week on a high note. the dow is up 153 points. the nasdaq surged higher by 316 points, breaking a four week losing streak for its best week since november, and the s&p jumped 51 points, snapping a three week l

and sso more blacks wound up in prison for using crack than others did for using cocaine the naacp toldis eight racist bill. he still pushed it. now biden has figured let me reverse course. i have the black vote in my back pocket. had the jewish vote in my back pocket. i have got to reach out the river to the sea crowded. have got to reach out to tell leaves constituency that is who i have to reach out too. and if it means destroying the state of israel that is what i'm going to do. his plan for israel to surrender to hamas for israel to not destroy the leadership of hamas. for israel to give up 30% of territories it's incest or a homelands including its original capitol. to the plo that would be coming on client state's entire propohis entireproposal will dee of israel in months justice is destroying the united states with an open border. all the crime, the fentanyl, i'm getting ahead of myself. this guy blinken is not about politics he is about ideology. he is an evil man he has always been an evil man and jon davis right he's going to get americans killed him by god he has in afghani

president and ceo of naacp, derrick johnson, we'll see what's going on here.turn. >>> coming up, the former nfl star acquitted of murder, o.j. simpson, died of cancer. we'll look at the case that gripped the nation and the impact it had on tv news business nearly 30 years later. rev, we're going to figure out what's happening. >> absolutely. >> we'll be right back. she runs and plays like a puppy again. his #2s are perfect! he's a brand new dog, all in less than a year. when people switch their dog's food from kibble to the farmer's dog, they often say that it feels like magic. but there's no magic involved. (dog bark) it's simply fresh meat and vegetables, with all the nutrients dogs need— instead of dried pellets. just food made for the health of dogs. delivered in packs portioned for your dog. it's amazing what real food can do. >>> welcome back to "morning joe." we're sorting through whether it was reverend al's preaching or brother john's preaching. i'm not sure. we've been doing this for 17 years in the building, never felt that. the cameras shook. we're

the chairman of the party went before the naacp and apologized. there were efforts to try to change this. really, the party failed. the party failed in a policy level to ever put forth a program that appealed to more non-white americans, particularly african americans. now it's become just a full embrace of racism that the republican party is. if you are for the republican party, this is what you are for. this isn't a cafeteria. you can't take from this and this and this. you have the whole buffet. you have to come to grips with that. >> the democrats used to have the klan folks. there was a flight into the republican party. they were all republicans at one point. you are right, there was this shift. i'm old enough to remember jack kemp. friends of mine got into -- black folks came in because of jack kemp. it's a very different party now. brandy, you reported about what happened. this say white town run by a conservative republican mayor. what were republicans telling you about why they found this person to be unacceptable? >> it's a very, very co

. >> president of the san francisco fingerprint chapter of the naacp says this is the fifth complaintof a racially motivated attack at schools in the last three months. >> we have lost over 40,000 black children in this city because of subtle and sometimes overt re bigotry and racial attacks. >> those at the meeting say it's bitter sweet to know they're not alone. >> it's just so much on us. we don't have a lot of support. so with this happening here at amos and we can all come together as one and deal with the school district maybe we'll get somewhere. >> there is talk of possibly filing a classic action lawsuit against the district parents say it's critical to effect change tone sure their kids can grow and learn at school without fearing for their safety. >> the doll district responded saying we actively work to implement antiracist practices across our schools and in our community. >> it's time for our top stories. the annual white house correspondence dinner was a celebration of the freedom of the press and a chance to poke fun at politics. >> i'm a grown man. running against a s

. >> that was vice president kamala harris and queen latifah last month at the naacp image awards urging black audience to vote and register. it has benefitted from nonpartisan voter registration efforts in years past, but "the washington post" reports this week that there is a confidential strategy mem row circulating among top democratic donors warning that if they want democrats to win in november, they need to rethink their approach to voter registration. the memo reportedly cites polling data showing that the share of unregistered citizens who would likely register as democrats has decline. and the share of unregistered citizens who would likely register as republicans, has risen to the point where the two groups are almost even. it also reportedly cites polling showing trump is popular among unregistered voters. "the post" reports that the memo's author told democratic donors that if they were to blindly register nonvoters and get them on the rolls, they would be distinctly aiding trump's quest for a personal dictatorship. the author reportedly called on donors to focus their spend

the following year the naacp sued to remove the statute.nth, a state court ruled the county did not have the power to take it down. so there it remains. now protected by a steel fence. >> anywhere in america the lines are there. various tensions and situations. also i do think you are starting to see more people trying to save other folks from a different perspective or more people trying to be willing to hear another point of view across racial lines. >> you learn new things from people you work with. judy: over at alamance community college, another sign of change. newly arrived immigrants practicing english. a growing share of alamance is latino. she said that has presented new challenges for public transit, bilingual services and many other areas. >> navigation of the ecosystem and educational system, health system, public safety. every area is trying to work creating more ideas of welcoming. and yet the county itself -- it is a live organism and changing rapidly. some people do not want to to change. they are comfortable generally spea

. >> also monday, the poa pushing back against the san jose silicon valley naacp. this after its president, jethro moore, the second last week questioned why an unarmed man who says he was going to work was stopped in the first place. >> i see a black man walking down the street on his cell phone, he said something that the black the brother did not take as, coming from somebody of authority or as a police officer. >> unfortunately. reverend moore, has he entered into this with a race element and had nothing to do with race? i don't know why, he continues to push that agenda of trying to divide the community over something with race. >> so i welcome their attacks. and this is the common thing that this san jose opoa, has done. >> in a letter, the poa says the man who was stopped was a fugitive wanted in georgia while the two sides exchanged verbal volleys. the mayor's office is mum on the issue of increasing the security detail, saying it's a police matter and the police department is in commenting. late monday, the san jose police department says it is reassessing

. >> in an email to acting police chief paul joseph, the president of the san jose naacp says he's troubled by the rapid escalation of the situation into a physical altercation. it was distressing to witness the lack of attempts at de-escalation from the officers involved, the department, via email says. despite continued de-escalation attempts, the unprovoked suspect continued to advance on the officer, eventually striking him . in the kron tv video, several passersby see the struggle and then help the officer detain and arrest pollard. those who know these streets well say this incident isn't an indication downtown is becoming less safe. >> that can happen anywhere. any corner, any store, anywhere, you know. so to be safe, i can tell you it is safe. >> pollard is being held at the main santa clara county jail on multiple charges, including felony battery of a police officer. the officer was taken to a local hospital and checked for minor injuries in downtown san jose. jesse gary, ktvu, fox two news authorities on the peninsula are warning residents to be on alert after a mountain lion was

. >> now, the naacp chapter in san jose and silicon valley also has questions for police about the mane center of the confrontation. president jethro moore sent a letter to the department asking why the mayor's bodyguard stopped him in the first place. >> i see a black man walking down the street on his cell phone. he said something that the black the brother did not take as coming from somebody of authority or as a police officer. >> unfortunately, reverend moore has he entered into this with a race element and had nothing to do with race. >> the police officers association says the man who was stopped was a fugitive wanted in georgia. when asked about increasing the mayor's security, city leaders said it's a police matter. >> our time now. 725 three teachers in the contra costa unified school district may sue the school district unless it takes action to fill vacant teacher jobs, according to edsource. a lawyer working with the teachers sent a letter to the school board demanding a plan that explains how each teacher vacancy will be filled. the teachers say substitute teachers have b