and i don't know nick cannon.i ha had to guess, i bet he doesn't hate jewish people, but what he said is anti-semitic and now he's seeing some of consequences of people pushing back on that. >> and, again, conspiracy theories, this is -- it's not true because there are a lot of people out there -- actually, i don't know how many. i shouldn't say a lot. there are many people out there that believe what they're saying is true, those conspiracy theories. maria, kareem abdul jabbar wrote an op-ed. called where is the out rage over aept senti-semitism in spod hollywood? he made the point if there is going to be outrage over systemic racism, there has to be more outrage over anti-semitism. no one is free unless everyone is free, he says. is he right? >> he is absolutely right, don, and i think what this whole episode demonstrates is that you can't categorize your racism. if you believe that for some reason your race or your color makes you superior to another, and in any way put down another race or another group of peo

. >>> nick cannon has announced that he is stepping away from his nationally syndicated radio show.n a post on twitter, cannon says he plans to commit himself to deeper more thorough reflection and education. the move comes after cannon and a controversial hip-hop figure pushed anti-semitic conspiracy theories on a recent episode of his podcast. jemele hill is here, a staff writer for the atlantaic and of unbothered" podcast, which i was a guest on, so thank you for that. what's going on? >> thank you, don for having me. >> we have seen desean jackson, stephen jackson, nick cannon all with anti-semitic viewpoints. then they're struggling to apologize and where do we go from here? what is a root of this? >> i think a big part is they don't necessarily consider what they're saying to be anti-semitic, and the one thread that you see in all of the clips that you watch or not just nick cannon but what was steven jackson said and if you saw the quotes the, fake hitler quote that desean jackson posted is that in their minds they think that they're saying something that's educational, that'

. >>> nick cannon has announced that he is stepping away from his nationally syndicated radio show.a post on twitter, cannon said he intends to commit himself to deeper, more thoroughly reflection and education. the move comes african nonand a controversial hip-hop figure pushed anti-semitic conspiracy theorys on a recent episode of his podcast. jemele hill is here for the atlantic. host of the jemele hill's unbothered podcast, which i was a guest on. so thank you for that. hi, jamele. thanks for joining us. >> what's going on, don? >> i'm so glad you're here to discuss this. we've seen desean jackson, nick cannon all expressing anti-semitic viewpoints, and then they're struggling to explain and apologize and where to go from here. what is the root of this, do you think? >> i think a big part of it is that they don't necessarily consider what they're saying to be anti-semitic. and the one thread you see in all of the clips that you watch, not just nick scan non, but even what stephen jackson said, and if you saw the quotes, the fake hitler quote that desean jackson posted was that i

overnight backlash for nick cannon after these controversial comments on his podcast, "cannon's classey want to be, that's our birthright. >> reporter: viacom cbs announcing they are cutting ties with the comedian. >> what about the big ear of corn? >> reporter: who they've had a decades long relationship with. >> the people that don't have it have -- are -- and i'm going to say this carefully -- are a little less. >> reporter: in the june 30th episode of his podcast, cannon speaking to former public enemy member, professor griff. >> the only way they can act is evil. the only way -- they have to rob, steal, rape, kill and fight in order to survive. >> exactly. >> so then these people who didn't have what we had -- and when i say we, i speak of the melanated people, they had to be savages. >> reporter: the 39-year-old host facing criticism for his comments accused of perpetuating an anti-semitic conspiracy theory. >> the blood lines that control everything even outside of america. >> reporter: cannon, who most recently hosted the fox show, "the masked singer" taking to social media to

eat fresh. >>> entertainer nick cannon is apologizing for what he calls his hurtful and divisive wordsecently surfaced podcast, cannon referenced anti-semitic conspiracy theories. viacom-cbs has severed ties with him. jericka duncan is following the story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, anthony. hours after his termination, cannon called out viacom cbs as liars and demanded the rights to his popular program "wild and out." he claims he reached out to viacom-cbs officials before he was fired to apologize, but the corporation which is our parent company denies that. and now the media mogul is left explaining why he says he now feels ashamed. >> atlanta, make some noise! [ cheers ] >> reporter: for more than 20 years, nick cannon has loomed large as a host and entertainer. ♪ >> reporter: it's a conversation with a former member of the hip-hop group public enemy, rapper professor grif, that has been called into question. >> you can't be anti-semitic when the semitic -- we are the semitic people, when we are the same people that you -- who they want to be, that's our birth

victimhood and i think people should take responsibility for their actions and their words and so if nick cannon says what he said about jews on a podcast and c.b.s. viacom fires him i say great i have been fired 8 times scottie 8 times in 30 years that media work and you know why. you know why because you mean if you're going to have satellite members john journalists were been you know you know why so i had the they were never going to hear it were not so i got it i appreciate it none of the 3 of us are civil servant ok we were told a lot of the civil service where you you have to have an act of congress to fire us we have these great jobs we get paid to make money in the strangest of ways talking into cameras and on radio and writing columns write and unlike policemen and firemen and others who have protection and teachers try to fire a teacher how hard is that right we have these jobs income comes with certain responsibility and while all of our rights in our exercise of rights come with responsibilities chief among them the responsibility to take responsibility for your actions if you're th

victimhood and i think people should take responsibility for their actions and their words and so if nick cannon says what he said about jews on a podcast and c.b.s. viacom fires him i say great i have been fired 8 times scottie 8 times in 30 years of media work and you know why and you know why because you mean they are going to have satellite and john journalists were been you know you know why do so out of the bay we're not going to hear it we're not so i got it i appreciate it none of the 3 of us are civil servant ok we were told a lot of the civil service where you you have to have an act of congress to fire us we have these great jobs we get paid to make money in the strangest of ways talking into cameras and on radio and writing columns write and unlike policemen and firemen and others who have protection and teachers try to fire a teacher how hard is that right we have these jobs income comes with certain responsibility and while all of our rights in our exercise of rights come with responsibilities chief among them the responsibility to take responsibility for your actions if you're the

>>> viacom cbs is cutting ties with nick cannon because of anti-semitic comments.or and tv show said black people are the true hebrews. he also said people lacking mel nine are a little less. he said anyone who knows me knows i have no hate in my heart. i do not condone hate speech. he started in several shows including mtv and nickelodeon. >>> while moving on, the pandemic has turned upside down many of oaspects. the one and only tony bennett. michael is live with a great story. michael? >> this is a wonderful one. a couple planned to celebrate their anniversary by going to a tony bennett concert. the coronavirus put an ends to that. but look what it created. walter and mary went on their first date on valentine's day, 1977. two weeks later, they were engaged. >> we've been together almost every single day since 1977. >> 43 years later, they're still married and mary has received a few upgrades on her wedding ring. ♪ i left my heart >> when the couple heard the song, i left my heart in san francisco together for the first time, little did the boston transplants kn

we have nick cannon, athletes like desean jackson. you think about the racism and bigotry people are so aware of in the african-american community, why is there not the same awareness or much awareness when it comes to anti-semitism? what's going on here? >> we talk about this in the episode this weekend in "united shades". one of the functions of white supremacy is to divide us into teams and be mad at the other team. we don't do a good job in this country overall of educating school kids about anti-semitism, about slavery, about the civil rights movement, about the chinese exclusion act, about breaking native-american treaties. we don't do a good job about educating them about history and they grow up into adults. the nation of islam movement has been a place where they can turn to, and some of the information that comes from the nation of islam is not very good information. >> it's a very complicated relationship sburk episode that talking about? >> the first episode is, where do we start the white supremacy. >> you travel to pitts

we have nick cannon, athletes like desean jackson.hen you think about the racism and bigotry that people are so aware of in the african american community, why is there not the same awareness or much awareness when it comes to anti-semitism? what's going on here? >> i mean, you know we talk about this in the episode this week on "united shades." one of the focuses of white supremacy is to divide us into teams. on top of that, we don't do a good job in this country generally overall of educating school kids about all these different -- about anti-semitism, about slavery, about the civil rights movement, about the chinese exclusion act, about breaking native american treaties, we don't do a good job of educating our kids about history, and those kids grow up into adults. and on top of that, the nation of islam movement, as complicated as it is, has been a place that black people could turn to for help when they couldn't turn to their elected officials and their leaders. and some of that information that comes through nation of islam is

viacom cbs is cutting ties with nick cannon, the media company made the decision today after it said. cannon made antisemitic remarks on a recent episode of his youtube series. cannon's class. viacom cbs says it supports education and dialogue in the fight against bigotry but notes the 39 year-old while the now host did not acknowledge or apologize for promoting hateful speech and spreading anti semitic conspiracy theories. cannon has worked with viacom for years he starred in several shows on the company's networks, including mtv and nickelodeon today canada did apologize on facebook writing in part. i must apologize to my jewish brothers and sisters for putting them in such a painful position which was never my intention, but i know this whole situation has hurt many people and together we will make it right end quote. >>and tonight it turns out that kanye west is not running for president after all less than 2 weeks after tweeting that he was throwing his hat in the ring for the 2020 race. the rapper's adviser told new york, magazine's ah the intelligence or that west is out his. a

entertainer nick cannon and nfl wide receiver desean jackson apologized after being criticized for makingewish culture and history. national correspondent jericka duncan joins us now. good morning. so what could they expect to learn? >> reporter: well, good morning to you, tony. you know, the african-american community and the jewish community, the relationship has been at times very strong. sometimes contentious and even complex. we decided to ache a look back at -- to take a look back at how we got here and what lies ahead. this instagram post sparked an unexpected conversation. philadelphia eagles wide receiver desean jackson posted a quote he attributed to adolph hitler. it read in part, "jews will blackmail america." >> i believe that this is only through education that all people are the same. no difference as far as i'm concerned. >> reporter: so holocaust survivor edward mosberg turned it into a teaching moment. the 94-year-old invited jackson to visit auschwitz where nearly a million jews were murdered during hitler's regime. >> he immediately accepted. >> reporter: what does tha