richard rose is the president of the atlanta branch of the national association for the advancement of colored peopleith us. first of all, can i get your reaction to what has happened? this is a continuation of police brutality. america is defended —— wedded to a defence and denial as if racism doesn't exist. which declares that their cause is just even though they lost a war. 50 their cause is just even though they lost a war. so much of america encourages white supremacy and all the evils that go with it. those evils you've been talking about, it brought people out onto the streets of atlanta. as we are speaking to you, we are showing live pictures of a wendy's restau ra nt live pictures of a wendy's restaurant on fire. there are police cars and protesters on the street. what do you make of the street. what do you make of the protesters out on the streets of atlanta right now? earlier i was there with some of the protesters. it was very peaceful. after i left, it a p pa re ntly peaceful. after i left, it apparently escalated. there are influences tojoin some apparently escalated. there are influenc

of town. you know i haven't recovered or haven't rebuilt since what happened in 2014. a don't 1st prove the prison name of a saint lucie bring to the national association for the advancement of colored people. you know there's been some improvement the. state legislature did and you know then you have to then you have to things like what the urban league is doing on a site where in the. things they don't want to deal with unemployment mail thing given the training and given the background you know those are improvement but then that a day is equivalent to a prison in ocean trying to call them through. the racial make. them police department i mean the. stance and dramatically change well. most of the significant achievements we have achieved in this country as relates to civil rights advancements the vast majority i'm happy and you do legislate to do chords and so. the rule is that we get in that thing that happened those could not have happened without the protest the willing to sacrifice themselves because they in a day the brutality that they suffer and which we did of courts and got favorable ruling somebody had to had to be on the receiving end in. you know when i look at where his bo

of town. you know. haven't recovered or haven't rebuilt since what happened in 2014. adolphus pruitt the prison name of a st lucie bring to the national association for the advancement of colored people . you know there's been some improvement the. state legislature did act you know then you have to lead then you have to do things like what the urban league is going on the site were quick troop was the things they do want to deal with unemployment meals and giving them the training and given the background you know those are improvement but at the end of the day is equivalent to a prison in the ocean trying to call the police. the racial make a damn. police department many of them have sustained dramatically well well well well well frankly. most of the significant. we have keyed in this country as it relates to the civil rights of vance means the vast majority i'm happen to do the legislature a do 2 chords and so. that we get in the day that have been those could not have happened without protest the willing to sacrifice themselves because they had a day the brutality that they suffer and which we took to the courts and got free will ruin somebody's head to head to be on the receivi

the district attorney, that 0fficer rolfe's behaviour didn't reflect fear, but other emotions. i asked richard rose, president of the atlanta branch of the national association for the advancement of colored peoplell, clearly there's a history of white men in america, whether police or not, being instantly outraged if a black person speaks to them human—to—human. they expect subservience and, you know, it leads to these kind of horrendous conclusions. how do you evaluate the response to what has happened, and what really keeps happening, from the president, but also from the mayor of atlanta ? well, the president — of course, that's another issue — is always on the wrong side of humanity. but the mayor of atlanta, i think, has acted appropriately. i mean, i think she understands how deep the culture of police brutality is, and that it must be restructured entirely. policing in america should be focused on public safety, and not necessarily on law enforcement. there's a need for law enforcement, but there are other times when other kinds of skills could come into play. in this particular instance, even if mr brooks had been arrested, the charge wouldn't have been prosecuted, because he was not on

the drive for equal rights. there are several organizations emphasizing several methods of attack and at times competing for leadership of the revolution. the national association for the advancement of colored people was 10 years old, took what it called a renewed struggle for civil and political liberty into the courts. southern christian leadership conference, born of a bus boycott in comer, alabama, ,early half a century later took its battle to the streets. as the movement has mushroomed, it's methods have merged and led to large-scale demonstrations that include children against a spectrum of targets. the tactic is called a massive campaign of direct access. sometimes the campaign strands its limited policy of nonviolence, and sometimes it thets from its leaders highest price -- death. it happened in jackson, mississippi. >> after midnight on june 12, medgar evers stepped into his car on his driveway. he was silhouetted against the carport light behind him. a shot from a high-powered rifle shatters the nighttime silence. he fell, fatally wounded. he was 37. he had been secretary of the naacp mississippi for nine difficult years. let's let the merchants down on capitol street feel the economic

group will donate half a $1000000.00 to the national association for the advancement of colored people color of change and the american civil liberties union we support these are going to say sions in their efforts for justice economic rights and democratic empowerment let's change together we're giving a $100000.00 grant to the american civil liberties union for its critical work in criminal justice reform and racial justice we must listen to the voices of then heard and join them so it becomes a lasting chorus that leads to progress and yet just a year ago people making clothing for them and other top labels were struggling in ethiopia to live on just $26.00 a month and yes we get it you can't just say it's all the companies fault would be great if it were that easy but competitive pricing and cheap foreign labor that's the way of the world and it's likely that those textile workers in ethiopia might be even worse off if they didn't have those jobs paying them next to nothing just like there's no saying that those people yes even children at risk in their lives when the cobalt mines

richard rose, president of the atlanta branch of the national association for the advancement of colored people culture of "encouraging racism". this is, sadly, a continuation of police brutality direct and people of colour in america. america is wedded to the defence of denial as if racism does not exist from the naming of our military bases to confederate monuments which declared that their cause was just, even though they lost the war. america, so much of america has encouraged this racism, encourages this white supremacy and all of the evils that go with it. those evils you have been talking about, but has brought people onto the streets in atlanta, tonight, just as you know as we are speaking to you, richard, we are showing the live pictures ofa are showing the live pictures of a wendy's restaurant on fire. and there are police cars and protesters on the streets. what do you make of the protesters out on the streets of atla nta rig ht protesters out on the streets of atlanta right now? so earlier, i was there with some of the protesters. it was very peaceful. after i left a p pa re ntly pe

richard rose is a veteran civil rights advocate and president of the atlanta branch of the the national association for the advancement of colored peoplery much for talking to us. very glad to talk to you. tell us first of all, would you, a district prosecutor says he thinks that mr rolfe's actions don't reflect fear, but other kinds of actions. what do you think he means? well, clearly there isa he means? well, clearly there is a history of white men in america, whether police or not, being instantly outraged if a black person speaks to them, human to human. they expect subservience and, you know, it leads to these kinds of horrendous conclusions. how do you evaluate the response to what has happened, and what really keeps happening, from the president, but also from the president, but also from the mayor of atlanta 7 the president, but also from the mayor of atlanta? well, the president, of course, that's another issue, is always on the wrong side of humanity. but the mayor of atla nta wrong side of humanity. but the mayor of atlanta i think has acted appropriately. i mean, i think she understands how deep the culture of police bruta

derrick johnson is the president of the national association for the advancement of colored people that's the. he says the new church the new charges will satisfy many people but there are still many issues affecting the black community. but i think we now start a process that should have started to be good. we had a dish good turning in that county who held the hose system hostage he owns that city hostage at the base and nation hostage so i'm glad now that the state attorney general has been given the ability to step in we will see the process evolve. charges can be increased if more information is provided what the very minimum was starting the process to administer justice for the ford family and i think that's the most important thing we should keep focused on. this staff. creates a junction a road for people to begin to slowly retreat from the protests as it relates to this case now there may be other protests taking place around larger issues that are not national in scope to feed so we have a lot of restlessness across the country you have a lot of people who are expensive economi

group will donate half a $1000000.00 to the national association for the advancement of colored people color of change and the american civil liberties union we support these are going is ations in their efforts for justice economic rights and democratic empowerment that's change together we're giving a 100 $1000.00 grant to the american civil liberties union for its critical work in criminal justice reform and racial justice we must listen to the voices of then heard and join them so it becomes a lasting chorus that leads to progress and yet just a year ago people making clothing for them and other top labels were struggling in ethiopia to live on just $26.00 a month and yes we get it you can't just say it's all the companies fault would be great if they were that easy but competitive pricing and cheap foreign labor that's the way of the world and it's likely that those textile workers in ethiopia might be even worse. if they didn't have those jobs paying them next to nothing just like there's no saying that those people yes even children are risking their lives when the cobalt mines

group will donate half a $1000000.00 to the national association for the advancement of colored people color of change and the american civil liberties union we support these are going is ations in their efforts for justice economic rights and democratic empowerment let's change together we're giving a 100 $1000.00 grant to the american civil liberties union for its critical work in criminal justice reform and racial justice we must listen to the voices of their heard and join them so it becomes a lasting chorus that leads to progress and yet just a year ago.

of national turmoil and element so far missing from president trumping. castro al-jazeera washington. their johnson is the president of the national association for the advancement of colored people the and double a c.p. joins me now live from jackson mississippi thanks very much for joining us on the news hour watershed moments in america's civil rights history have come and go learn some of instigated seismic change in legal rights and status of minorities in the u.s. is the death of george floyd wall of the moments that we're now witnessing. but this could in fact be our pettus bridge moment if we continue the momentum of people from across the country and the glow. bit angry that this play of someone being healed in broad daylight in the streets we have long suffer as a result of police brutality structural racism in this country and this is an opportunity for citizens of all races to make that decision are we going to be a new america or are we going to continue to play out the history of oh dear i mean the anger felt by the public at large of the death of mr ford could be felt and seen globally old members of the public celebrities sporting stars teams all of the well speak

house thank you for that update from minneapolis let's not speak to douglas load he was the 1st vice president of the d.c. branch of the national association for the advancement of colored people he's also the head of the national capital strategy group he's joining us from washington where he's been providing logistical support to the protesters there thanks for your time with us on the news hour in fact let's just start on the point of the protesters i mean way in on the protest movement what do you think it's achieved so far and where does it had to next. well i think the protest movement is moving along quite nicely and i just want to clarify i am the 1st vice president of d.c. in the lazy p. but i'm here speaking in my capacity as a social justice activists the president of the n.w. c.p. does all the talking at all and all the networks are i got it. in that regard. i think the protests are moving along quite well because the most important thing we want to see as a result of these protests is change we need to see a fundamental change in how police officers are interacting with the public and in particular interacting with people of color and black males we need to see a

the use of hold similar to the technique used on floyd which block blood flow to the brain let's speak about this with mark banks he's a spokesperson for the national association for the advancement of colored people civil rights group is joining us from washington thanks for your time with us on the al-jazeera news hour can i get your initial reaction to the news out of minnesota as well as california it's a step in the right direction 1st thank you for having me it's a step in the right direction and it's what we've been calling. now we just need at a federal level to where we're banning chokeholds and we are taking into account the real moved experiences of african-american. back in this country i'm excited to hear that but we have a long way to go and it's a step in the right direction but let me ask you this mark thanks in a new poll coming out of the u.s. nearly 3 fourths of americans now view the death of george ford at the hands of a white police officer as a sign of an underlying racial injustice problem over in the u.s. and this is in fact a significant shift from a similar question just 6 years ago so how the last 10 days really dramatically shaped and changed the way americans view rac

for himself and his family and his neighbors. and then he began to talk about the naacp, the national association for the advancement of colored people became one of the members in greensboro. >> our family dinnertime was a roundtable discussion. >> there was much dialogue. and he would come home from work there were things that happened to him at school and in the workplace, things that were unfair. and he talked about how he handled those things. >> throughout the 1950's, the blair children were being challenged to look beyond that comfortable veneer of their community. >> segregation had ills and some advantages. we had a community that was extremely bonded, and we had our own businesses and our own part of town. we had our own doctors. we had our own lawyers. so, in many ways, it was really hard to see yourself as this little child who has nothing, because you had a world that had been created for you. >> but what was lacking is interaction on a regular basis with people who were outside your color. >> the greensboro authorities did not see themselves in the same light as a birmingham or a bull connor. they thought of themselves

ok let's let's move on to derrick johnson who is the president of the national association for the advancement of colored people the end double a c.p. he joins us live from jackson in mississippi welcome mr johnson so 1st up. your reaction to the news that the charges against jovan have been up to 2nd degree murder and 3 others with aiding and abetting do these charges now go far enough do you think to appease the protesters. well i think it is we now start the process should've started to get. we had a dish good tourney in back county who held the whole system hostage you know the city house to help the nation makes an awful so i'm glad now that the state attorney general has been given the ability to step in and we will see the process in iraq. charge him being cream more information describing what the very minimum we're starting to process to administer justice for the for example at the nest the most important to ensure people focus on of course is you'll send since we reached this point that the protests will continue they'll continue to gather momentum or that perhaps now they'll dissipate as people wait

listen to what the national association for the advancement of color peoples legal defense fund said said about this bill today. this organization is an incredible organization don't know much about it, read devil in the grove in the late 1940s an early 50s risking his life defending african-americans who were facing criminal charges across the legal defense fund said in this moment we cannot support does not embody a work for police officers and other law enforcement agent misconduct as well as reforms to please and practices. they we urge you to vote no on the motion to proceed with consideration of the justice which is the republic parent cm policing act of honor to coast analysis of these two bills. it is night and day of the directions they take. as fundamentalist choke americans know it probably will never forget it. we saw that name we watch the minutes pass by in his life away. can we be anything less than resolute on the issue of chokehold? our bid fans them. action of blood or oxygen of the carotid artery were specific, sadly the republican bill not. we also defined deadly f

let's head now from derrick johnson who's president of the national association for the advancement of colored people that c n p and he says the new challenges will satisfy many but there are still many issues affecting the black community. but i think we now start a process that should have started to be good. we had a dish good turning in that county who held the whole system hostage he said to the hostage at the base and nation hostage so i'm glad now that the state attorney general has been given the ability to step in we will see the process evolve. charges can be increased if more information is provided what the very minimum was starting the process to administer justice for the ford family and i think that's the most important thing we should keep focused on busting this staff. creates a functional role for people to begin to slowly retreat from the protests as it relates to this case now there may be other protests taking place around larger issues that are not national in scope to feed so we have a lot of restlessness across the country you have a lot of people who are experiencing economic

listen to what the national advancement -- national association for the advancement of colored people's legal defense fund said about this bill today. this organization is an incredible organization and if you don't know much about it, read devil in the grove, the story of thurgood marshall risking his life defending african americans who were facing criminal charges across the united states. the naacp legal defense fund said, and i quote, in this moment we cannot support legislation that does not embody a strong accountability framework for police officers and other law enforcement who engage in misconduct as well as needed reforms to policing practices. they sent a copy of the letter to the senate. we urge you to vote no on the motion to proceed with consideration of the justice act, which is the republican bill, and instead advance reforms that will hold law enforcement accountable and offer more transparency of policing practices such as those embodied in s. 3912, the justice in policing act of 2020, a bill which i am honored to cosponsor with my friends senators booker and harris.