paul robeson was a bad man. he just does not -- he is not as robeson is accompanied it person. he stood in his truth. from that perspective he is not a very controversial figure. standing in his truth led to all kinds of controversies. actors of greatest our time happen to be harry tier.onte and sidney poirie with harryit belafonte and not have him wax --tic about paul roberson paul robeson. there is a whole bunch of folks who he impacted in a major way. let me flip it on you and say wipe played paul robeson and what is it you want us to get us with with the paul robeson you're coming to know? >> i am constantly amazed when i tell people that i am playing , who?n, they go that someone of that age and knew him fairmount about what america -- like american history, i had no idea that he existed and he opened up pandora's box. .e was at rutgers a wonderful athlete, wonderful singer. a wonderful actor. it was mind blowing to me. i had no idea who this guy was and why i had heard so little .bout him i am always hearing about malcolm x, all the great leaders had -- i had not heard ab

i believe, as paul robeson said, each generation makes their own history. i think this generation will now make their own history. they will have to respond to the climate crisis or the financial crisis, poverty in the world, inequity in the world. they will have to deal with that. they will have to listen outside of the framework, the dictateds that have and structured their lives. understand, we can be here forcing the issue, talking about that. if we are going to talk about democracy, what is democracy? who is democracy doesn't belong to. that is the fundamental question here. once we begin to struggle against that, we have a chance. the powers that be are going to find every way to undermine it, to stop our voices, cut off our resources. the questions that we have to believe that we can do this. >> before we end, i want to talk about one of the great crises of today, haiti. a country close to your heart. you have been making a movie about haiti for a long time. you visited president aristide in south africa, who was forced out. we had seen the from this

some had well-known historical figures like thurgood marshall and paul robeson. baltimorets in the civil rights movement like the artest to desegregate the theater. >> you often think of the civil rights movement as something that happened in the south. in fact, it happened all over the country. here in maryland and in baltimore, we have a strong connection to that history. this is something we cannot be proud of. >> the historical society is asking for your help to complete the display. officials say they are hoping to identify some of the people in the photographs. many of the placards that have qr codes will take you to a website to do exactly that. the exhibit is free and open to the public in the rotunda at city hall through the end of june. >> it is kind of a big deal, the newseum in washington dc opening a exhibit poking fun at tv anchors. it is based on the 2004, the "anchorman." it is scheduled to open november 14 with props, costumes, and footage from the film, including burgundy's jazz flute and the anchor desk. it will open just before the release of

he plays paul robeson in an upcoming movie.he was one of the most acclaimed and vilified artists of his time. david harewood coming up right now. >> there is a saying that dr. king had that said there is always the right time to do the right thing. i just try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we know that we are only about halfway to completely eliminate hunger, and we have a lot of work to do. walmart committed $2 billion to fighting hunger in the u.s.