robinson, from wisconsin. kevin davis from georgia. nicholas thomas, georgia. daniel elrod, nebraska.brano, washington. david, of pennsylvania. jessica hernandez, colorado. kevin davis georgia. dennis, texas. brisbane, phoenix. tamir rice, ohio. akai gurley, new york. carlos perez, nevada. the genie powell, missouri. ford, california. dylan taylor, utah. john the third of ohio. charlie lando of california, and the list goes on. amy: that is georgia democratic congress member hank johnson speaking on the for the house of representatives. for more, we're joined by khalil muhammad, author of the book "the condemnation of blackness: race, crime, and the making of modern urban america". he is the director of the new york public library's schomburg center for research in black culture, and also a visiting professor at the cuny graduate center. welcome to democracy now! hank johnson, what he just said -- the litany of names. khalil: it reminds me of the rollcall of lynching victims. they used to publish it every year, and the primary goal was to acknowledge and provide data for the evidence