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the south bronx sounds familiar, as a bad thing. , was said to be "burning," wasn't it? for the most part, the bronx is overlooked, the never visited borough in new york city, which is a shame because the bronx is a magical place with its own energy, its own food, vibe, and rhythm. you've been to brooklyn. maybe it's time you took a look at the bronx. >> lloyd: in august of 1973, the sister of dj kool herc was holding a birthday party for herself in the basement of 1520 sedgwick avenue. as kool herc was playing the music on his two-disc turntable, he began to slow the music down, slow the record. people stood up and took notice and then began asking him to do it again. he did it again. they asked him to do it again, and again. he did it again. he attracted more and more people to his performances and people began to imitate him. and that is the beginning of hip-hop music. it started in the bronx. >> anthony: moodies records. inside rummaging for records just like he used to do is the man, the legend, one of the very select few who st
the south bronx sounds familiar, as a bad thing. , was said to be "burning," wasn't it? for the most part, the bronx is overlooked, the never visited borough in new york city, which is a shame because the bronx is a magical place with its own energy, its own food, vibe, and rhythm. you've been to brooklyn. maybe it's time you took a look at the bronx. >> lloyd: in august of 1973, the sister of dj kool herc was holding a birthday party for herself in the basement of 1520 sedgwick...
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. >> you lived in the south bronx. >> i did. >> i grew up in new york as well. bronx particularly in the time you were growing up was rough, and you write about how rough it was, junkies shooting up in the staircase of your building, and -- >> for anyone who has a question, there's a famous movie called fort apache. >> i will place you under arrest. >> that district was also known for the relationship between police and citizen, and it wasn't always an easy relationship. and i want to ask you about both sides of that equation. you wrote in a dissent something that really struck me having known something about your background, reading the book, for generations black and brown parents have given their children the talk, instructing them never to run down the street, always to keep your hands where they can be seen, do not even think about talking back to a stranger, all out of fear of how an officer with a gun will react to them. and i wanted to ask you as i was reading that, did you get the talk, did your brother get the talk? >> my brother did. i didn't because
. >> you lived in the south bronx. >> i did. >> i grew up in new york as well. bronx particularly in the time you were growing up was rough, and you write about how rough it was, junkies shooting up in the staircase of your building, and -- >> for anyone who has a question, there's a famous movie called fort apache. >> i will place you under arrest. >> that district was also known for the relationship between police and citizen, and it wasn't always an easy...
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the area i grew up in of the south bronx, at the time was called fort apache. there's a movie about it. go on netflix or whatever the shows are and look for port apache and you will see a movie about a crime-ridden drug infested neighborhood. we moved into a theory of projects which these are supposed to look like but they were brand-new. they had planted seedlings trees that do not have many branches and leaves and much of the ground they tried to put down grass seeds but they did not grow very well and so a lot of it was just dirt. from that world i then went into this world. princeton university. and it was like landing in a movie set. i often talk about landing in a foreign world but this was firestone library at princeton university and it was a totally new experience for me. i could've chosen to walk away from the life i had but i chose a different path. virtually every important member of my family came to visit me at princeton. we slept in my small college room. my mother got the fed because she was the oldest member and me and my cousins slept on the f
the area i grew up in of the south bronx, at the time was called fort apache. there's a movie about it. go on netflix or whatever the shows are and look for port apache and you will see a movie about a crime-ridden drug infested neighborhood. we moved into a theory of projects which these are supposed to look like but they were brand-new. they had planted seedlings trees that do not have many branches and leaves and much of the ground they tried to put down grass seeds but they did not grow...
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that they have and those issues are the same issues that we have in southern west virginia, the bronx, southide of chicago, flint, michigan and even places like silicon valley, so, you know, i was able to turn more folks away from, you know, the trump side in my race, 37 points. >> let me show an example of how you were talking to your voters in one of your tv ads. let me play a clip for you. >> i'm richard ojeda and people say i'm angry. angry is an understatement. i'm sick and tired of the same paper cutout politicians. i spent decades fighting for this country and now it's time to go to d.c. and defend our homeland. >> this is what you all are fighting for. >> the one thing i think people underestimate about what trump did for the trump base is he gave them somebody. what trump did is made them matter. they had felt ignored, a lot of politicians are skipping over them. a lot of companies are skipping over them. i understand why they feel like trump came and talked to us, wanted to woo us. you're making the argument that's what democrats would just show up, you might be able to make some g
that they have and those issues are the same issues that we have in southern west virginia, the bronx, southide of chicago, flint, michigan and even places like silicon valley, so, you know, i was able to turn more folks away from, you know, the trump side in my race, 37 points. >> let me show an example of how you were talking to your voters in one of your tv ads. let me play a clip for you. >> i'm richard ojeda and people say i'm angry. angry is an understatement. i'm sick and...
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a blue collar bouncer from the bronx who becomes the chauffeur of a black classical pianist through the deep south1962. it was called "green book" because it was safe places you could go to eat and sleep in the south. if you ever saw captain fantti y kno h fnye hean b in the right role. they have this great buddy comedy. and most surprising it directed by peter fairlie of the fairlie brothers. i'm just ove the moon about this movie. go see it. you're not going to regret it. >> "green book" is also competing with the heist widows. >> this is also a great movie. the writer is jillian flynn. viola davis is always great, oscar winner. she and other women become widows when their criminal husbands are killed when something goes terribly wrong at the beginning of the movie. then the mob comes after these women to say you have two weeks to get us million dollar debt your husbands left us. steve mcqueen leaves the camera on the hood of the car so we can see theng neighborhood c and hear what the politician is saying different things in the car than when he gets out of the car. it's a lot better than your
a blue collar bouncer from the bronx who becomes the chauffeur of a black classical pianist through the deep south1962. it was called "green book" because it was safe places you could go to eat and sleep in the south. if you ever saw captain fantti y kno h fnye hean b in the right role. they have this great buddy comedy. and most surprising it directed by peter fairlie of the fairlie brothers. i'm just ove the moon about this movie. go see it. you're not going to regret it. >>...