you have written about adam clayton powell, sammy davis junior, sugar ray robinson. how does that fit into the pantheon of great african-americans about whom you've written? where does thurgood fit? >> i think my books are about american and african-american history. they're told to re -- they're told through a lens, and all these people are rebels,, for freedom. and that the good angle to shape your writings around. it's drama. these are great stories. marshall -- of that group marshall was the supreme figure. no doubt about it. but you could see eye-to-eye with adam clayton powell, surgery way robinson, mr. allen, the butler, and powell. i think it's best summed up like this. on the day marshall was nominated, he was in the white house and there were three african-american butlers serving tea and refreshments. one of those butlers was eugene allen. mr. allen lived and worked -- lived sometimes, slept overnight a lot, at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. the most powerful address in the world, and the '50s, muc of the '60s, we could go back to his native virginia and couldn

tired of being insecure just give it up don't give a -- light it on fire yeah yo check i am sugar ray robinson booker t washington w.e.b. due bois i'm the modern one yelling at senators presidents congressmen we got a problem that needs some acknowledgement i am no prison commodity not just a body you throw in a cell for any reason just to bother me just for your quota so its rest in peace to sean bell sleep in peace eric garner sandra every street every corner conspiracy new world order it's justice we need it succeed it revolution is killing it put me in chains put me in chains put me in chains put me in chains we still in chains we still in chains you see these chains we you put the shame on us now now now shame on us now now now now shame on us now now now you put the shame on us we still in chains we still in chains now now now shame on us now new york! new york! now now now shame on us on us we still in chains america! don't you look away! demand an opportunity! together we still in chains still in chains we still in chains we still in chains we still in chains you put the shame on us

sugar ray robinson. we know you guys are not fighting against one another. what do we do with them? i have won the love. >> you want to star? >> us -- motto is any time, anywhere for a good cause. >> how about for our amusement. how about how are you man, what's gng going on? >> life is great on the radio couple of days a week, life is great. great family. i love the game. still love the pooght. love to be involved with these guys. i'm with kids. >> where do you teach? >> in the brawl house in mountain side new jersey, i go to patterson for ur fan young kids struggling a little bit. we help them out teach them boxing and life is great. great family. >> so jerry show us how you would get these guys. let's stand up. jerry first of all is big guy. he's 6'6". >> yeah, you're being. pretty good reach. >> i stand right next to you. >> so these guys they're not gons to be fighting. >> they're -- they have to be good fight terse they've been fighting for a wool. so, obviously, what it is is you have to keep your hands up. right -- >> on the other side incase. arts right now. >> i feel one g

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police say 37-year-old john robinson shot and killed december ray cooper and turned the gun on himself. >> police discovered their body while making a welfare check at the home on tennessee avenue in northeast. that's a few blocks from lincoln park. policepolice officers from maryland crossed into d.c. last night and ended up in a shootout with a carjacking suspect. police are handling the investigation tonight. now, according to police, the carjacking was -- the carjacker was chased from ft. washington to southeast d.c. that's where the suspect got out of his car and opened fire on the officer who is then shot back and killed him. the areas commissioners say the day cross border crime is an issue in that neighborhood. >> a local fbi agent faces up to 10 years in prison for an assault. he shoved the teenager and threatened to shoot him, even pulling his gun. for now, the judge is allowing him to keep a service weapon. he'll be sentenced in january. >> sky 9 chopper crew became the news this news this morning when they were forced to perform an emergency landing. thankfully everybody is