for example, the case of tamir rice, which was not in new york city, but the issues there were clear. this was an officer who i believe was fired from his previous job, and's supervisor wrote all sorts of troubling things about this man's mental, emotional health, yet he was still hired elsewhere, then shot tamir rice. there has to be more accountability in looking at, the police officers being hired and their behavior. we have taken this long to see any action on the eric garner case, so hopefully moving forward we will pay more attention. host: associate professor of sociologist baruch college at new york city-cuny. thanks for being part of our conversation. guest: thank you for having me. host: we are joined by shawn harper, from the west coast, with the university of southern california. we have been going across the country this morning, talking about relations, race relations and maybe more specifically police and community relations. give us a sense of how things are in the southern california region, on race relations? guest: thank you for having me. before i answer that quest

when tamir rice was shot, within ten seconds of a police officer pulling up to him, the officer called in, we just shot 18-year-old with a gun. tamir was 14 years old. there is data from the american psychological association that shows that when people see young black boys, they think they are four to five years older than what they are. they think they are a threat. they think they are dangerous. i will give you another example. the opioid crisis that's going on in this country right now, african-americans have not been as affected. it's actually -- because of racism, we're not doing as bad in this indicator. partly because it's shown that doctors, because of the lack of empathy that we are talking about, prescribe painkillers to african-americans at a lower rate. they have not gotten hooked to some of the opioids because they think that we have a higher tolerance for pain, there's less empathy. so the racism, the stereotypes that have been pervasive and are a part of a legacy of slave trade to today are so embedded into our system that we have much, much, much more work to do to bre

he wore a tie stitched with the names, eric garner, tamir rice, sandra bland, akai gurley, freddie gray, walter scott, alton sterling, trayvon martin and other victims of police brutality or white vigilante violence. this is nfl star randy moss, speaking in an interview after the ceremony. randy moss: i wanted to be about the families let know that they are not alone. i am not here voicing the names on my tie. for thea big platform pro football hall of fame. there is a lot of stuff going on in our country and i want to let these families know that they are not alone. oregon, hoursnd, into the protest, police sprayed the anti-fascist with pepper spray. in washington, d.c., the metro rail system's largest union and its workers would not participate in a proposed plan to run separate trains for white supremacists of planning to attend a unite the right rally. after the rail workers union plan, they said they were no longer considering the to protect racist protesters on the anniversary of the charlottesville white prprotest. today marks the 73rd anniversary of the united states' atomic bom

i know for example in the case of tamir rice, which wasn't in new york city, but the issues there were clear. that officer was i believe fired from his previous job in his supervisor wrote all sorts of troubling things about this man's mental emotional health, yet he was still hired elsewhere and then shot tamir rice. there has to be more theuntability in looking at police officers who are being hired and their behavior. who have taken this long to see any action on the erica garner case. is thengie beeman associate professor at baruch college in new york city. thank you for being part of our conversation this morning. guest: thank you for having me. host: we will continue to get your thoughts in the remaining minutes here. what are the state of race relations in your community? (202) 748-8000 four eastern and central time zones. (202) 748-8001 four mountain and pacific. city, missouri. rob, hello there. yes, good morning, everyone. i heard on the bill marshal thatrday, someone said obama is who we aspire to be and .rump is who we really are i think that racism is a systemic problem in

months, thanks to increase government efforts, i believe we are well prepared for any further influx tamir ricethe future. we have a national strategic response plan that is in effect based on lessons that have been learned and best practices that have arisen from our collective experiences since 2017. we have also made significant investments of $173.2 million for budget 2018 to support security operations at the canada/u.s. border and the processing of asylum claims. this funding be used to provide short-term processing and security screening supports at our border. it will also help support decision-making capacity for the immigration and refugee board which in turn will lead to more time removals of those who are found to be without a valid claim. and as the situation at the border evolves will continue to work closely with the provincial counterparts and municipalities to manage any pressures and concerns if this includes looking at all available options and from interim and long-term lodging is both the government of candidate and the provinces have a role to play. and to that end the fed

for example, the case of tamir rice, which was not in new york city, but the issues there were clear. this was an officer who i believe was fired from his previous job, and's supervisor wrote all sorts of troubling things about this man's mental, emotional health, yet he was still hired elsewhere, then shot tamir rice. there has to be more accountability in looking at, the police officers being hired and their behavior. we have taken this long to see any action on the eric garner case, so hopefully moving forward we will