wesley lowery, as always, wesley lowery author of american light clash -- i want my copy signed whenank you. and that is tonight's reidout. ali velshi is next with an msnbc special report russia in crisis live from kyiv. don't go anywhere. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>go anywhere. tonight, three days after the start of an armed rebellion -- >> this is a criminal activity which is weakening the country. >> -- putin promises justice, but is it every billion actually over? >> they must have signaled that they're not laying down their

that's an example of what wesley lowery calls a whitelash.ash, a changing nation in the cost of progress, lowry writes that each step towards triumph gained by the anti racist sides sparks a backlash, a pullback on the rope from the unjust system's beneficiaries and boosters. he posits those white fears might be the defining force of our time. the undercurrent beneath the thrashing of our society, politics, and culture. as long as there are elements within the mainstream politics and media willing to cynically playing to those viewers, and unwilling to call racism and bigotry by their rightful names, we can expect additional bursts of white racial violence, the horrific calling card of our era. joining us now is the author himself, pulitzer prize-winning journalist and author of american whitelash, wesley lowery. congratulations on the book, sir. >> thanks for having me on. >> just such an essential thesis to help us understand what's happening in our world today. there's a reason that so many of the stories that we're covering go back to thi

wesley lowery, pulitzer prize-winning journalist, and author of american whitelash, good luck with thebook tour, my friend? >> when we come, back supreme court watchers brace for bad news but, and maybe got a pleasant surprise today. what's going on on the roberts court? that's next. that's next. hey bud. wow. what's all this? hawaii was too expensive so i brought it here. you know with priceline you could actually take that trip for less than all this. i made a horrible mistake. ♪ go to your happy price ♪ ♪ priceline ♪ when i was diagnosed with h-i-v, i didn't know who i would be. but here i am... being me. keep being you... and ask your healthcare provider about the number one prescribed h-i-v treatment, biktarvy. biktarvy is a complete, one-pill, once-a-day treatment used for h-i-v in many people whether you're 18 or 80. with one small pill, biktarvy fights h-i-v to help you get to undetectable—and stay there whether you're just starting or replacing your current treatment. research shows that taking h-i-v treatment as prescribed and getting to and staying undetectable prevents tran

joining us now pulitzer prizewinning journalist wesley lowery. such an essential thesis to help understand what's happening in our world today. i mean there's a reason so many of the stories we're covering go back to this central notion of white grievance, white rage, and just the fear and anger towards a changing america. i wonder as we talk about january 6th this contention that we would have had a vastly different response. i think it was head of the d.c. guard who told the january 6th committee it would have been a vastly different response if those were african americans trying to breach the capitol. do you agree with that? >> i think there's no question. i think what we've seen across history is our institutions charged with defending democracy whether that be law enforcement, the political parties, the press very often have been extremely sensitive to the idea of any fear of revolutionary black movement rising up and has been largely negligent when it comes to undermining, infiltrating, and preventing violence from what is the oldest terro

wesley lowery, as always, wesley lowery author of american light clash -- i want my copy signed when i see you. >> you've got it, joy. >> thank you. and that is tonight's reidout. ali velshi is next with an msnbc special report russia in crisis live from kyiv. don't go anywhere. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>go anywhere. tonight, three days after the start of an armed rebellion -- >> this is a criminal activity which is weakening the country. >> -- putin promises justice, but is it every billion actually over? >> they must have signaled that they're not laying down their forces. so, i think putin is afraid of them. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> tonight, how tenuous is black vladimir putin's hold on power. what does russian infighting mean for ukraine's counteroffensive. and what did the u.s. and western allies know in advance. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> we gave putin no excuse to blame this on the west and blame this on nato. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> good evening from kyiv, ukraine. i am ali velshi. and i am here because something unprecedented unfolded over the weekend. never in 23 years under putin's russia has this happened. thousands of armed soldiers, me

opinion from author wesley lowery, and more this "sunday morning," june 25th, 2023.back after this. ♪ >>> catastrophic implosion. the unthinkable became all too real this past week as we learned of the fate of undersea explorer stockton rush's "titan" submersible on its way to the atlantic grave of the "titanic." the questions, the second-guessing. david pogue tells us they are likely to continue for a long time to come. >> reporter: last summer, a company called oceangate invited "sunday morning" to join an expedition to the "titanic." at the time, i was thrilled. >> next time i wocome out of th doorway i will be a changed man forever or cursing the bad weather. as the whole world knows now, oceangate's business was taking adventure seekers on these "titanic" dives -- >> we are sitting on the "titanic." >> reporter: for $250,000 a ticket. on a one-of-a-kind carbon fiber submersible called the "titan." >> carbon fiber is a great material. it's better than titanium. it's better than a lot of other materials. >> reporter: this is stockton rush. the ceo of oceangate and