, well, puerto ricans have a problem with race, but that doesn't mean that puerto ricans are not partfrican diaspra. it is more acknowledgement of it. we do have a serious problem in the latino community of african-americans. >> it is more my family that didn't receive his race. >> what the the importance of finding commonalities and linking together without losing one's self? >> i was to emphasize again that latinos include a broad range of people. many of us are of african decent. very proud of being of african decent. live our lives socially as black folk and can probably serve as a very important bridge between these two communities, both exposing the racism that exists within the latino community, letting people know that there is no such thing as white race, especially within the context of latin america. and to speak of purity is an absurdity for all of us, because as anybody else. those eyes did not come from the congo. we are all -- >> i was out in that field, man. >> we have very differences in imperialism, colonialism. these are all things that unite us. one of the fundamen

in time, the south street became puerto rican, displacing the italians, who moved deeper into brooklyn. the north streets were remained polish extending into green point. his parents purchased a house cheaply and over the years created a home that was a welcome place for their children and grandchildren. this haven was of such serenity that kenny often felt the same respect and awe that he experienced when entering the fragrant solitude of the catholic church, fleeing went the irish seeking refuge from the advancing harlems, the dark skin of the people making unrecognizable the prejudices they had endured when they arrived in america. the defect of memory driving them forward to separate themselves from the shadows that follow all immigrants. fleeing went the puerto ricans, escaping the same blackness, but impeled by the fear of blood, both physical and hereditary, fearing with greater horror the prospect of losing themselves in the anonymity that america forces on all of its people, both groups fought the country's

coming to the united states and coming into contact with the united states so consequently my puerto rican friends, and some of my irish friends, although they were more circumspect, what are you doing writing about the irish? i'm writing about the united states. the irish are more interesting. they had to put up with colonialism, just as puerto rico is a colony of the united states. i also respect the fact that they have a facility with language, which i also enjoy. consequently, i wondered why this attraction to the irish. in 2004, the university of puerto rico asked me to come there and lecture and read. i immediately called my favorite cousin, and she said, what are you doing here? i told her and i said, please come to the reading, i have a book for you. she came. she said my son is getting married tomorrow at the caribbean hilton, could you please come? and i went. i hadn't seen her in 30 years. we were kids together. and after the wedding, there was a reception and she introduced me to her daughters, very beautiful girls, then i met the last one, very beautiful, green eyes, and she s

now it's time for our special report for almost sixty years the residents of the puerto rican island of vieques has have endured their home being used as a firing range by the u.s. navy however when a misfired shell killed an islander a harsh new light was shed on the economic and environmental problems endured by the locals. because. exercise. who is in charge. and i explained to him. what's going to happen. when there's a forty percent unemployment rate. and. doesn't work when you knock at the door. a lot of this really. doesn't have a food stamp office i have to tell you in english what he said because that's how he said to me well you can go to the food stamp. exercises and i said for the first time in the history of. problems. i met with a fisherman i came in. we won't be able to fish for twenty eight days. they said to me. what are we going to do. the only work they came to mind at the moment was fight. going to fight. he went to the east of. it. and there were american airplanes. through. the. whole he said you know. people think. three. one when the struggle. they would say l

. >> nice weather to the rican, clear and comfortable tonight. little warmer, and then it cools off monday and tuesday. cincinnati is supposed to have temperatures in the mid to upper 80's. >> that is a look at our news. thanks for joining us. nbc nightly news is up next. nbc nightly news is up next. that's in andy harris' unfair tax plan. 23% sales tax. a 23% sales tax will cut my business in half. would be devastating. andy harris' 23% sales tax absolutely makes no sense. 23% sales tax would really make things unaffordable. that's too high for the average american out here. i don't know how we would manage it really. don't like that idea. we can't afford andy harris' idea. i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message.

came back to take a look here also the us a message was the same family as they were we had puerto rican people and who didn't come back. i was one of the intentions but i didn't really want to see what the reactors looked like with. the name of the. three or as soon as i was able to come back. i've had. four since the early sixties way first. the reality of the situation it was a politically one of the seventy eight municipalities of puerto rico but in real life it's a world apart. and historically has been used as the bargaining chip between the. washington and want not with. washington gets the bases sour wine gets the bark. that. the navy has not contributed in any way to. really know. ground troop inspections or. the navy never had more than a person out on the. became kind of thing. for weaponry you know try a french exercise and as all british jazz. they were advertising they used by any allies already qualified certified inventor try anything here. a second to a good doing is advertised. as to their shooting gallery and be acres for any size you and i. may wonder if a fleet of. w

now it's time for our special report for almost sixty years the residents of the puerto rican island of have endured their home being used as a firing range by the u.s. navy however when a misfired shell killed an islander a harsh new light was shed on the economic and environmental problems endured by locals. the navy called it green. this is the furthest western. in relation to. the act is continuous very. southern coast based. on the claims of nature. this is the eastern end of the island which is where all the bombs. drop. the navy used. these eight thousand acres. and the. fish and wildlife. from here on. this is. this is. the area. and from there. when the winds blow in this direction. any contamination that is produced bombs depleted uranium so on and so forth that are used in the target area they carry a. population area. for the last sixty years we have been breathing. and we have. percent higher cancer rate. but look at these beautiful beach miles on and off. white thing. not to be a canon site an example for the rest of the country to really view. is worth every little bit

so he's not trying to reconcile with her, he's spending time in a costa rican jungle trying to proveher that he's more than just a fame seeking. he was living o the land. of course, he needed guns to hunt. that's what we do when we live off the land. authorities didn't like that. leave your guns at home, don't travel with them. ey may get back together. if you've seen them on i'm a celebrity get me out here, they are on again off again, drama, drama, i think they love it. that's their attraction to one another. >> you want to wager a bet here? >> yeah, they'll get back together. and then they'll break up again. i'll be back again talking about it. on and on and on and on and on. >> you need material, girl. >> yes. >> stay tuned. thanks so much. >>> coming up on news 4, fish are flying at an embassy, we'll tell what you they're so upset about next. >>> driving in and around the district is ranked the worst in the country. we're coming right back. think about the internet. growing, evolving, literally transforming our lives. now imagine the possibilities of what tomorrow could bring. a

and a puerto rican woman like -- we are going to do the parade next year together, right?does this validate your case. you were trying to say how you were treated there. >> basically my point of how they are gender discriminating all the womans and how they empower the men at citibank and citibank the men you see when they are saying woman's handshake is not strong enough. are what are we doing? the opposite, we don't we do the thinks that men do to sabotage. >> i agree. that is a lot. >> 30, 40. >> the. >> kimberly: the list would be endless, right. it is difficult enough to be a woman in that kind of environment in a banking position and career, okay, where it is tough to get ahead to begin with where you are being scrutinized like that and discriminated against. it is not easy. it is definitely an industry that favors men in it. they have been in it longer so, you know, it tough for women to make inroads. like the legal profession before people like gloria and myself came along and her caught. >>> now, i believe there are more female lawyers than men lawyers. we are evo

i met him because i had tried to start, or had started, an organization in chicago of porter ricans and some other spanish-speaking people who were being kicked around in a rundown neighborhood in chicago. so i started this organization, which very shortly went way over my head and i really did not know what i was doing. i was just feeling my way, and of course it was costing a lot of money, which i did not have. so luckily, i had run into a catholic priest who started running around trying to raise money for this ridiculous thing. finally, he introduced me to another catholic priest who was a great friend of alinsky, who was an important figure in washington. he was the catholic church's lobbyist on social issues in the 1930's and 1940's. of ady, who had just a bit broke, said ago i like young man, you have fire in your belly, and i want you to meet this man, salt alinsky." i had no idea who he was. they set up a supper meeting, and i met him, and asked me to explain to saul what i was doing. he listened to this, and at the end of my presentation he said "that is a crock of -- in exple

canada's guys, new zealand, costa rican. the u.n. represents from 27 countries in europe all pied-pipered out behind the americans while mahmoud ahmadinejad kept talking from the little step stool they presumably put up to the podium. when he started to say how most of the world knows 911 was an inside job by the u.s. government. a lot of times diplomacy is so subtle, international relations turn on whether you're guy's dinner at the white house is a state dinner or technically looks like a state dinner. who bows to who and how deeply and what you're wearing when you did it. points of protocol, these imperceptible slights. except when it's not. it was as satisfying as it was blunt. for all the drama today of walking out on little mahmoud ahmadinejad what got less coverage was something almost as blunt and almost as satisfying but without the dramatic visuals. four years ago our friends in russia said they were going to sell iran a billion dollars worth of missiles that iran said they wanted to use to defend its nuclear facilities. th

i never imagined that i would work for abc news, this puerto rican kid from the bronx, new york, and i'm truly, truly going to miss all of you. >> but you get to spend time with your babies. >> i do get to spend time with my beautiful babies, and i'm not waking up at 3:00 in the morning on fridays and saturdays. >> we're going to miss you. >> you can't see it, but there was a whole crowd of people who have come. >> bring it in, folks. bring it in. >> i also have to say i came in here not knowing anything about weather. >> look at you. my gosh. >> girard mcneff, max glenbo, you two have been my saviors, thank you, lilly, everyone in the control room. i adore you all. >> good luck, marysol. >> good morning, everybody. precise pain relieving heat patch activates sensory receptors. it helps block pain signals for deep penetrating relief you can feel precisely where you need it most. precise. only from the makers of tylenol. and then there's most complete, like what you get from centrum ultra women's, the most complete multivitamin for women. it has vitamin d, which emerging science sugge

this costa rican fisherman found this alligator 20 years ago, just 150 pounds.hing weighs 1,000 pounds now. stretches 17 feet. the two put on shows for tourists that he's not afraid to roll around the croc, not afraid to put on shows, not afraid to communicate with him. all this crazy stuff. they are tight, they are a team, and he is unafraid. >> i think we can all safely say this isn't going to end well. >> it never does. let the wild animals just be wild. li >> for information on services for oldeadults, the eldercare locator can help! >> i havlived in my house for 40 years and want to stay in my community. having someone help me with transportation makes that possible. >> the eldercare locator can put you in touch with loc resources to help older persons find home and mmunity based services. call 1.800.677.1116 or visit eldercare.gov today! the eldercare locator is a free public service of the u.s. administration on aging. >>> terror targets. the frightening plot uncovered. who may be behind it, and who may be at risk? >>> then, midterm message. the president

this costa rican fisherman found this alligator 20 years ago, just 150 pounds.weighs 1,000 pounds now. stretches 17 feet. the two put on shows for tourists that he's not afraid to roll around the croc, not afraid to put on shows, not afraid to communicate with him. all this crazy stuff. they are tight, they are a team, and he is unafraid. >> i think we can all safely say this isn't going to end well. >> it never does. let the wild animals just be wild. like this guy. erica this >> have a great wednesday. >>> making news on this wednesday, september 29th. >> tropical trouble. get readyor

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clause of the 14th amendment was designed to overrule the tony's opinion in dred scott which said no rican-americans free or slave could be citizens of the united states. so, from the perspective of black people in the 19th century they bieved they were citizens. they voted. everything that citizens had done. they had seen some of those rights taken away. and the 14th amendment restored what had been there before. >> mr. conyers? mr. conyers? mr. conyers? well, he won't be available to close out this session. i guess. so, you know, reverend jackson rules you all. before we ask one of the members of congress if they can return, i would like to ask mary francis barry whether or not the human rights framework gives us any help talking about these issues, especially the convention on the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination? >> right. that's right that's an excellent point and is related to the question that was asked. human rights and civil rights in terms of how we define them are two different things. human rights is a broader concept okay? and in human rights you don't have questions li

towards justice exhibit is of the keith wall coection which was start as th central repository for our rican this focuses on the 14th amendment to the u.s. constitution and the struggle to make the united states a true democracy. the 14th amendment was established in 1868, but it was not enforced for african americans until the late 20th century. it was established to define what it means to be a citizen of the united states. our distinguished panelists will discuss the historical significance of the 14th amendment especially in light of recent challenges to continue relevance. at the conclusion of the institution, there's a tour of the exhibit on display at the l street bridge between this building and the building agas ept to i. i'd like to thank our sponsors to the program, the gaining counsel to help sponsor today's program and thanking the contributors towards the exhibit which include the gm foundation that has enabled the exhibit to travel all around the country. i'd also like to acknowledge the curator for the marching towards judgment exhibit, smith, who created the exhibit and bob,

with mexican -- would mexican- americans be considered immigrants, cubans refugees, and puerto ricans migrants, since they are u.s. citizens? guest: mexican-american. the mexican-american population is made up of immigrants, people born in mexico and the children of immigrants -- people born in the united states. what they are considered depends on the status and their family, the history, and the circumstances that brought them here. there are no generalizations of any country of origin. it depends on individual circumstances. host: frank, independent line. orlando, florida. good morning. caller: good morning. i am glad you put the telephone number is down so we could call. i have two questions. already, why is there never anything said about the fact that 1/3 of the united states used to be a part of mexico? and all those states were once spanish-speaking period, during the mexican era? guest: at the pew hispanic center, a young woman came to work for me a few years ago. i asked her about her family history. she said, my family never came here. we trace our roots in southern colora

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