host: we are talking with shermichael singleton. he grew up in texas, born in new orleans, a graduate of morehouse college. we know your smother watching, proud of you. making his very first appearance here on c-span's "washington journal." we welcome you to the program and welcome your calls. let's go to henderson, kentucky , a caller. caller: good morning. good morning, shermichael, sir. i watch you on tv with rowan martin, and ien joy your commentary, even though i'm an independent. i respect a lot of your positions. and mr. trump, i'll bet he wants to win the presidency. if he really wants to win the presidency, he needs to sit down with real black leaders, mr. farrakhan some other black leaders who have shown proven they don't want guest: i don't know if mr. farrakhan would be the ideal .erceived leader if you well i never liked that term, leader of the black community, as if there are one or two individuals that control the entire culture or group of people. think your question, i do -- to answer your question, i think mr. tru

coming up sunday morning, republican political consultant and contributor for the hill, shermichael singleton. on the potential impact donald trump's candidacy may have on attracting minority voters to the g.o.p. then michael eric dyson, sociology professor at georgetown university talks about the latest developments in the 2016 campaign and his call to march in protest at the republican national convention because the g.o.p. is selecting donald trump as their nominee. and david chavern, president and c.e.o. of the newspaper association of america, on how the media and newspapers have dealt with criticism in the 2016 election cycle. he also talks about how traditional newspaper business models have changed. be sure to watch c-span's "washington journal" beginning live at 7:00 a.m. eastern sunday morning. join the discussion. >> known as the center of the country music industry, this weekend, the c-span cities tour hoested by our comcast cable partners explores the history and literary culture of tennessee state capitol. nashville. on american history tv, visit and ermitage, andrew rachel jack