joining me now, sylvester turner, mayor of houston, texas. mayor turner, i'm glad we were able to have you on the show tonight because this week you became the head of the african-american mayors association, now representing some 500 black mayors who, among other priorities, are attempting to reform their police departments or at least having that conversation. do you think black mayors across the country are dealing with the issues of police reform, voter suppression, and social justice differently than their peers are? >> i think the answer is yes. reverend sharpton, let me say it's an honor to be with you, to be with you again. it's an honor now to be leading the african-american mayors association. there are well over 500 of us across the country. and i think we are dealing with things differently. we're more focused. we're certainly bringing attention to it. many of us african-american mayors come from some of the same neighborhoods that have been underserved and underresourced for decades. i grew up in one. i still live in the same nei

i mean, mayor sylvester turner spoke well of you in the presentation video and jackson lee who i sawnted award by ms. tina knowles lawson wow. however within i know that you don't have angel by nature or the relief gang to receive awards in accolade but when you do trey does it give you added fuel to keep going you know to keep showing up to help out, i mean, how do you feel about all of this? >> i think man, i always feel this was past two decades i've always been doing it. i think -- when it come to wars it doesn't really -- it doesn't really move me man, and i'm going to get it done regardless and for so reason this reward change a lot and it open eyes of a lot of people because now it is people who have not reached out before that's reaching out saying hey man i didn't let you do all of this work. instead of leaving you out here by yourself we're going assist and help whatever you've got going on. and that's always appreciative because -- more people can get help in the process i'm only one person. >> you do a lot trey that gave me goose bumps to know that people are recognizing

democratic mayor of houston, sylvester turner joins us. good evening, sir. good to see you.o be with you again. >> so, mayor, republicans say these laws will increase election security. democrats say they will make it harder for minorities to vote. i mean, this will directly impact your city. >> it would directly impact this city. and the voters in this city. quite frankly, the voters in -- in this state. when you're reducing the early-voting hours. when you are restricting dive-thru voting, which was highly successful. 24-hour voting. when you are allowing people to video record people inside the polling area while they are voting. those things, those measures, were intended to intimidate. and the primary focus, don, is to restrict, suppress, and intimidate voters of color. and the bill is, primarily, targeted to your large-urban centers. it's not impacting, for example, people in suburban or rural texas. it's primarily directed at your large-urban centers. >> this is what you say. you say voter suppression is not a partisan issue. explain how these bills impact everyone. >