A generation of vocal superstars at risk. To expect a performance at that level, eight shows a week is ridiculous. Also surrogacy incorporated. This couple wanted a baby, but charged this man, left them heart broken and broke. Rudy, some of your former clients called you a scam artist. Yes. And im sorry that they feel that way. America tonights Floyd Mayweather broke the story. Together he follows up with a tv interview. The c. E. O. Of the Surrogacy Agency tells his story. Good evening thanks for joining us, im julie chen. Welcome to america tonight, the Weekend Edition. We talk about the fight for schools. Theres no figure more central than the classroom teacher. We look at california, where teachers are at the heart of a battle over school reform. Michael oku brings us this report do educators belong in teacher gaol. [ sings ]. This is a voice that inspired hundreds of High School Teachers to sing out. This is a passion for music bringing awards to one of l. A. s toughest schools, and for iris stefan son, the piano is the life line to a 30year teaching career frozen when the School District sent her to teacher jail, a Detention Center where teachers facing disciplinary action are sent on paid leave. I never heard of, like, what they called teacher gaol. I didnt know. I was naive about that. What steech sop knows is how stevenson knows is how music inspires students. Teaching a nationally acclaimed programme at cep shaw high school, nearly every year hor koiral groups have been taken on the road, performing in jamaica, korea, belgium and often france. Last december they were capped by a private performance for the president at the white house. Since i have been at Crenshaw High School we started trailing because i believe in a classroom without walls. I believe that learning ensues outside of the classroom. Stephenson was stunned when she returned from the trip finding that she was in detention. Ordered to report to a room in district headquarters every day, instead of the classroom. The district still hasnt officially told her who allegations she faces. Unofficially he is said to have jetted her students to paris and washington without permission. She and supporters say not true. The district approved her trips every year. They knew the itinerary down to the telephone numbers. Reporter while in teacher gaol she met greg schiller, an a. P. Science and psychology teacher at a school for performing arts. His misconduct allowing two students to create experiments with the word gun in the title for an annual science fair. This is a project thats been done many times, both at the country level in california, and at the state level. So i felt very comfortable with the student working with his parent on the project. Its been done before. At the certain point i was polled and told to go home, and stay home for five days. After five days, i was sent to teacher gaol. The first days were painful. Absolute and complete and total shock. I worried about my students. What were they going to do without me there. Reporter for teachers in gaol, the experience varied, depending on where they served time. When ever they served time reality sets in quickly. Often they are restrict to cubicles. Were you instructed to be silent or talk. I know in other places theyd yell at them for talking. You are told to make lesson plans. I asked would it be okay if i accept the lesson plans to my substitute so i could stay on track, so the students could be prepared. I was told i was not allowed to do so. I saw in teacher gaol individuals that were broken, depressed, suicidal. Reporter suicidal. Very, very sick. And we just had to lift their spirits. That is what season son did, creating a lesson plan in detention. I wrote music. It was fun. Then i involved others. We began to sing. Alex is the new president of the united teachers los angeles, and says getting figures from l. A. U. S. D has been nearly impossible. We made consistent requests to the district for demographic information, time information, et cetera. We cap ballpark it. We havent got that information from the district. We know theres been people in teacher gaol for three years, without any completed investigation or anything like that. Reporter that, say teachers is where the injustice lies. What seems like an endless way to vet behaviour. They say investigate behaviour, they say poses no damage to students. No one is arguing that educators found to be in imminent danger to kids should be in a classroom or at a school. I have a 6yearold daughter and a 9yearold son at these schools. Many do not rise to the level of pulling someone out of a school, and destabilizing programs. In the case of. Ra stefan iris stephenson, she is is a life line to the kids. Reporter the district calls for making every attempt to complete investigations within 120 working days, those that dont require Law Enforcement to be completed within 30 works day. People are sitting in teacher gaol for months and months, sometimes years. Without even that basic district memo followed. The number of teachers removed for assignment. We use the term house. Its 151. There are other employees as well. Not just teachers. John has been the superintendent of l. A. Unified School District for four years. He will not discuss specific cases he defends the policy and process. Are some investigations faking too long . No, as long as necessary to show the rights of the adult and students. Reporter even if it takes three, four, five, six years request a teacher teaching in the district for decades. The length of time a teacher teaches in the decade has nothing to do. Reporter does the system need fixing in any way . I dont believe so. Lith thered been a tremendous amount of fixing. I think that the way that l. A. U. S. D operates is under the complete obligation of child safety, and under the obligation to make sure no decision will be made for an adult employment without complete information. The Union Charges the distributes lingering investigations may be app attempt to force out vet rap or out veteran or outspoken teachers. Do you have a sense that the administration is targetting specific types of teachers . What i found out is that they are over 40, many of them are over 40. Many of them are minorities. Many of them are very active in the schools. Unlike many, greg didnt stay in limbo very long. Supporters launched a facebook campaign. Then in april students, parents and fellow teachers staged a walk out in protest. Two months into his detention, schiller was reassigned back to his classroom in time to prepare students for the a. P. Exams. I had a job to do. Kids were supportive. The parents were supportive. On the heels of protest superintendent john daly changed the policy to relocate teachers to their homes, rather than administrative officers. They are on the defensive. They know they are not doing what they need to do. Thats why we made the mo, we have to make sure its not swept under the rug. The district investigation is not completely closed. Like the community that rallied to support him. He rallies teachers to action. I meet with my colleagues in the justly gaoled teacher committee. We meet at the Union Headquarters once a month. I offer whatever suggestions that i can to help them with the circumstances. I advocate for change. On the day we visited her iris was being honoured by the black Business Association for her contributions to the community. Dr iris stefan son mcculler, hardly dispirited. I keep going. I just keep going. I just keep going. I will always teach, thats what im called to do. Come the new school near, stefan son may face detention. Her investigation is ongoing. She doesnt know when it will end or when shell connect with the students or community she has been making music with for years. Next on america tonight the Weekend Edition should public School Teachers have guarantee jobs . What is happening to the children is a crime. Not only is it a crime. It has to be illegal. Taking on teacher tenure, a groundbreaking lawsuit and why a judge believes teachers should have to make the grade. Al Jazeera America presents a Breakthrough Television event. Borderland. Six strangers. Lets just send them back to mexico. Experience illegal immigration up close and personal. Its overwhelming to see this many people that have perished. Lost lives are relived. All of these people shouldnt be dead. Will there differences bring them together or tear them apart . The only way to find out is to see it yourselves. Which side of the fence are you on . Borderland, tonight at 9 eastern, only on al Jazeera America. Hundreds of days in detention. Al jazeera rejects all the charges and demands immediate release. Thousands calling for their freedom. Its a clear violation of their human rights. We have strongly urged the government to release those journalists. Journalism is not a crime. Families torn apart. Anytime they see a social worker, the Immediate Response is. Theyre here to take my kid stuck in the system. They didnt protect my children, they traumatized them can native cultures survive . This is about as adversarial as it gets fault lines al Jazeera Americas hard hitting. Theyre locking the door. Ground breaking. We have to get out of here. Truth seeking. Award winning investigative documentary series the fight for native families only on al Jazeera America everyone knows it isnt easy, teaching is a tough profession. For many, the best compensation for the challenges is a problem of job security, teacher tenure. A Court Ruling May close it in calf and across the country, we in california, and across the country. Here again, michael oku. Brandon, what is your basis for saying teacher a was a bad teacher . She pulled me to the side and talked to me negatively and told me i wouldnt amount to anything at life. What impact did it have on you. It can dig into you as a person, because that is somebody who has total authority over you at that time. Reporter High School Senior brandon was one of nine students who rocked decades of tradition in california schools. They were the plaintiffs in a court case, a lawsuit that attacked the sacred tower of education, teacher tenure. What rude comments would the teacher make . He was call us stupid and tell us that well clean houses for a living. Reporter the students charged the system beprivate them of an education by leaving the teachers in place. Reporter it was ruled that teacher tenure and laws was unconstitutional, depriving students, especially the poor, of their rights. Evidence was compelling and shocks the conshns. Silicon valley millionaire david welch came up with an approach to use student to sue the schools and was a backer of the lawsuit. What is happening to the children is a crime. Not only is it a crime, it has to be illegal. Welsh spent millions creating students matter. A nonprofit focus the on overturning state laws to keep subpar teachers from being identified and fired. What is wrong with californias schools . In a nutshell, they dont put the children as their number one priority. My premise is its Never Acceptable to put an ineffective teacher in front of a child. The Education System is about one thing educating our children. The judge that compared the case was persuaded by evidence sowing that to fire a bad teacher takes 210 years. At a cost of 50,000 to 450,000. Tying the hands of administrators. Parents give us the best thing they own, they put it on the door step and expect us to do rite by it. The inspect testified for the plaintiff. A practice challenged, which was declared unconstitutional, was giving teachers tenure less an two years after they teach. I havent found out if you can teach chemistry before i give you a ten u to teach next year. In a curriculum like this, if you dont read by third grade youll either by ipp cars rated or dead. The president of the California Federation of teachers says it is an attack on teachers. I dont think the trial was about creating an atmosphere that seas teachers and teacher rights as an obstacle to providing public education. Reporter the plaintiffs want a longer lead time for tenureship or status. What is wrong with that . If you have someone working with your child, do you want to give them more or less time to determine whether they should be with your child . Frankly, i would be good with one year. Unions acknowledged that there are incompetent teachers. They presented evidence in court that one to 3 of teachers are ineffective. Thats thousands of teachers. Our feeling was that the facts would speak for themselves. This was a plaintiffs attorney. There are 275,000 teachers. How many do you think are dismissed for a year for poor performance . The number is 2. 2. Not per crept it. 2 as in two people. Reporter because the worst teachers are dumped in poor schools with the highest turn over. The damn is acute. 16 to 18,000 youths are homeless. Ruthless. In cars, in l. A. , and every one of them wants to be us. They want to graduate, take meaningful employment, a roof over the head. Its called the american democracy. We know when a student has a highly infected tapers, they do techer, they do well. A classroom exposed for one year to a teacher costs them 1. 4 million of lifetime salary. This case will not put an additional pencil in a childs hand or an additional textbook, and the notion that well create an education reform model based on the way we fire teachers i think its ludicrous. Teachers feel attacked. Mclachlan was put in the crosshai crosshairs, criticised as subpar. The unions responded she was named teacher of the year and played a complimentary video in court. My favourite thing about mismclachlan is how determined she is. She wants to help her units. How did watching that video of ms mclachlan make you feel. It upset me. Reporter why . To know that what the students say in the video was a different experience that i had with her class. Do you remember what she said specifically about you . I wasnt the best teacher, but i wasnt the worst. Said that i never assigned homework. We never read novels. True. That is absolutely not true. We caught up with mclachlan, out of town and agreed to a skype grew. She said that a teachers quality cant be measured by one students impression at a moment in time. The thing i have hold on to is that the product we produce in schools is unlike any other prurkt product. Its not always visible from start to finish. It takes a long time to see growth. I think the judge did a huge disservice to public education. What happens in court is the least of our problems. If they created an atmosphere where we are chonized, they have achieved what they want to achieve. The unions will appeal. Theyll take the case to the california supreme court. The tenure laws, meantime, stay in effect while the case winds its way through the court. The evidence proves that the statute is harmed. It forces the School Districts to make decisions about tenure. How long is this process going to take . I dont expect to see that during my career. You dont expect the process to be resolved by the time you retire at the age of 65. I do not. Theres decades, decades. This appeal process will go on for years and years and years. That report from america tonights michael oku. Changing times in the classroom and with new recruits in the battle to stop the wave of Migrant Children crossing the u. S. Mexican border. The ku klux klan is taking a message to Southern States aiming to recruit new members. A Florida Police department will fire several officers. Robert ray travelled to the border of North Carolina and virginia. We warn you that it includes explicit language that some may fine objectionable. It looks perfect, rolling hills, nice homes and quaint churches. But residents say all around them is the invisible empire, the ku klux klan. K. K. K. Asked us to meet here in North Carolina, at this post office, and they say from there well be driving somewhere to do our interview. As a matter of fact, here they are. Turn the camera, derek. They are pulling up now. They have their hoods. Hello, guys. Hello. This is the right meeting spot. Where you tole us to come, right told us to come, yes. Yes. Well take five minutes. Okay. Well do that. The k. K. K. Has been around since the 18 60s, promoting white supremacy. Classified as a hate group, members have been convicted of crimes, murder, torture, rape, arson. They say they are not a hate group, but white separatists. I guess ill pull up obvious here, and well get out. This group in carl is the loyal white nights and claim to be the largest active k. K. K. Operation in america. We were taken to a field with sunflowers, a place where they planned recruitment and burnt crosses. These days very have a new call to arms illegal immigrants. The crisis on the boarder, when we call the hot hype a couple of weeks ago. There was a call for a shoot to kill law. How do you describe that. That seems incredibly full of hate. These people are criminals to begin with when they come to the country. They are breaking the law. Once they get across the border, what makes you think theyll continue to break the law. These are it wille kids coming over, and we are call for a shoot to kill. To me, they are breaking the law. If we cant turn them back. It will leave the corpses on the border and we see that they are serious. In the u. S. , there are more than 150 groups affiliated with the k. K. K. , according to the southern poverty law center. There were more than 200, a spike. Just after president obama was elected. What do you think of the Current Administration in washington . I think president obama sold out the american people. Thats the job of the federal government. Putting a stop to it. The only thing acceptable to you is if you had european dissent. Yes, a wide homeland. This is the United States of america. It will never happened. I believe you will have it. More and more are joining the plan and getting fed up with education. You guys have 8,000 members. You used to have millions, how are you on the rise. Its picking up every day. We are doing recruitment, tv interviews, and leaving bags of candy and flyers in neighbourhoods across the south with messages like the one on the phone hotline. Time to arm yourself, black on white crime is going unreported bit the governmentcontrolled media. June 19th, a 65yearold whiteman beat to death by two gorilla women. Reporter you realise the perception of most in america and around the world when they see the hoods and listen to some of the things that you guys say. They think its idiocy. You know that. You do know that. I asked them to take off the hoods. Instead the socalled imperial wizard went on to another ty raid and showed us this. When i walk in the streets during the day time i wear the clan shirt. I go into a gas station with thirds like this. Reporter what does it say i said cures fags. Yes. Reporter geese. You dont think its hateful. People thank me for that shirt. I keep a trunkful of them and they buy them off me. Reporter what are your ipp perfections. It seems like people think you are perfect. What are your imperfections . You dont bhooe your beliefs are a mental disease. I have the holy book telling me im right. Reporter you dont think you have mental illness. No reporter you. No. Reporter yet you wear shirts like that and those are the thought you propa gait. You are not mentally ill. No. Reporter i see little girls dressed as a prison cess at disney world, is that not what you are doing . You point the finger at the Catholic Church who go out and rape children. Reporter they veptedate for blacks, jews and gays and said they were christians. These guys insist that the current immigration influx is what they need to recruit new members. Yet they offered no proof, just rhetoric. They insist that strong action is their new rising up. After the break an america tonight exclusive. We lost over 20,000 from planet hospital trying to do surrogacy in mexico. It was devastating. We put so much money and emotion into the whole process, and you are so close, so close. And then and then it explodes. They say an international Surrogacy Agency conned them out of thousands. Adam may confronts the c. E. O. In an exclusive tv interview. Ve you may remember a story we brought you recently about a californiabased international Surrogacy Agency called planet hospital, which was accused of defrauding its clients. Couples across the country told america tonight that planet hospital left them with empty promises and wallets. Tonight america tonights adam may has a follow up interview with the man behind planet hospital. In his first tv interview the c. E. O. Admits he made mistakes, but says hes not a criminal. Rudy, some of your former clients called you a scam artist. Yes. And im sorry that they feel that way. If i was them i would probably think of myself that way too, but im not. If i was a scam artist, i would have cut and run from here, you know. I would be living in another country. Why did you agree to talk to us . Reporter rudy breaks his silence months after an america tonight investigation reveals his International Surrogacy company took hundreds of thousands from dozens of couples. But never delivered their babies. How much money do you owe people . Around 350,000. Reporter how many different clients . Total of 16 or 17. Reporter can you write these people checks right now . I cannot. I cannot, im sorry to say that, i cannot. Reporter planet hospital closed shop at the beginning of this year. Fertility doctors and others quit providing services because they werent getting paid. It was a disaster. A disaster. It upraveled. The whole process unraelled completely. Yes, crash and burn. Reporter chris and jonah from new mexico signed up with planet hospital in may 2013. They travelled to cancun mexico, after rudy promised to hire an egg donors, a fertility doctor and a mexican surrogate to carry the baby. You can see the caribbean, and the blue waters. It was amazing, gorgeous. We sort of put our wishes out into the universe there. Their scrurpy to father journey to fatherhood and paradise turned into a nightmare. The clinic pulled out. We had to switch and end the um with a u. S. Egg donor who was homophobic, and basically left us in the lurch. We lost over 20,000 from planet hospital trying to do surrogacy in mexico. It was devastating. You put so much funny and emotion into the whole process and you are so close, so close, and then it just explodes. This is a copy of the contract that you had with chris and jonah. Yes. On the top of page 7, could you rate what the first couple of lines say. If a party terminates the agreement in the event of a termination any fund should be refunded in entirety within 15 days. Did chris and jonah is have an embryo transfer . No, they didnt. Did they get an eare fund . They did. They said they didnt. They reversed the credit card charges. Reporter they say they sent a check for 16,000, and a letter from sara at your office. They claim they owed 16,000. I know what the contract says, but we provided service. Your contract says embryo transfer. They did not get that. Dont they deserve the 16,000. I didnt have time to do that. Giving them a refund, i deny someone else a chance to do their thing. It interrupts my cash flow. You have a list of people you want to give money back to. Chris and jonah is not on the list. The 16,000 check is not on the list. Right. Are you going to change that . I feel there are others who need the money back first, people with no services or partial services. Let me take care of them before dealing with the jonahs of the world. Reporter he admits 33 couples who signed contracts did not get babies. He was a master of diplomacy, making you feel warm and fuzzy about planet hospital. A d. C. Trial lawyer, a wouldbe father, said he lost 37,000. Theres nothing i havent seen as a trial lawyer in this crazy world. This was a first. I had never seen the level of victimisation where you take someone whose hopes and dreams of childhood are imperative and private. And bring it and outright steal their money. I have never seep that level of fraud. Daly contacted the u. S. Department of justice about planet hospital. The fbi wont comment on any potential activity, but daly says he received a grant jury spap. And after america tonights original report, we learnt a whistleblower has come forward with intimate knowledge about planet hospital. Have you met with the feds . I have. I have nothing to hide. Rather than sit and wonder. I went to visit them. But, you know, im here talking to you. Im not a criminal. I have nothing to hide. I made bad business decisions. I went to visit them and showed them my side of things. Do you at all fear you can go to jal . Honestly, no. Honestly, no. I dont think i did anything criminal. Before venturing into mexican surrogacy, rudy sent his clients to india. America tonight spoke to about a dozen clients who actually got babies. In fact, he says he did 300 successful surrogacies, charming clients around 35 grand a piece, where is the money. Planet hospitals surrogacy business was profitable i would imagine at this time. Reporter not really. The margins are good, yes. Typically we would have made in india all total from beginning to delivery, 10,000. But if you take the 10,000 and divide itted by, you know divided it by a 12 month relationships, thats less than 1,000 a month. Reporter why continue to separate a surrogacy business when you saw the problems. Why continue to do it . At the end of the day the few clipt having kids through this thing, the happiness, the joy was awesome. I attended a gay wedding two weeks ago of someone i helped four years ago have a kid. I was introduced as the go that made it possible. What a great feeling. For now rudys baby business is on hold, claiming he lost most of his money in a failed attempt to open his own clinic in mexico. Some former clients are trying to force him into bankruptcy. He vowed that he will rebuild planet hospital. It doesnt look like chris and jonah will start over. They are not sure if they can afford the child they wanted for years. Who do you blame for the problems in mexico. Rudy. He was the tap tape at the helm who wept into the iceberg. I would be happy to see him go to gaol. If i was cooged, had mall intend. The easiest thing to do would be start a new company, have someone else run the business. Im not doing that. I will call planet hospital. Do you think you can rebuild a reputation after all of this. Ill do my best. This is my passion, my love. Now its a change. I dont blame anyone es but myself for what happened. I will say this i will work for as long as it takes to pay everyone back. After the break on america tonight. The sound of strain. [ singing ] big voices behind some of broadways biggest hits. Sheila macvicar tells us why they are at more risk than ever of falling silent. Saturday. Gaza, experience what its like on the ground, first hand, as our crew gets caught in the chaos. The reality of war. Shujayea massacre at dawn. Saturday, 10 30 eastern. Only on al Jazeera America. Now available, the new al jazeea america mobile news app. Get our exclusive in depth, reporting when you want it. A global perspective wherever you are. The major headlines in context. Mashable says. Youll never miss the latest news they will continue looking for survivors. The potential for Energy Production is huge. No noise, no clutter, just real reporting. The new al Jazeera America mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. Download it now complex melodies sung in a brassy style performers reaching the high notes and holding them are impressive, but its risky too. The women of the stage today are more vulnerable than ever to injuries that could be career ending. [ singing ] i starred to do theatre in third grade. When i got to college i wept with the intent to pursue musical theatre. That was my major. I was going from a small town where i was known for my ability and everyone just knew i was going to make it to new york city where it was scary and everyone was talented. Reporter when Kimberley Townsend moved from mann hatton to new jersey manhattan to new jersey to pursue her dream, the odds were against her. Its terrifying. Reporter then she suffered a vocal injury, one that is common among singers. I would force my voice, lose my voice, feel anxious, and i would feel, am i going to do it. [ sings ]. Potential for innoury exists in ever injury exists in every gen rer. Dade is a renowned david is a renowned vocal instructor. In wicked, brooklyn, and the heights shows are written where female voices had to go higher. Reporter pop singers like adele and john meyer have gone under the knife to repair their incidents. A new wave of Broadway Musicals are forcing females to go above their range. In the past decade, bigtime belters came into favour. The notes are higher, and require more vocal left. Broadway singing breaks down into two categories. The sop rannos lofted the sound. And the contemporary belt is like pat isabelle. [ sings [ sings ] so what do you do when you have to get above that. In wicked, theres an f. In brooklyn, an a flat you have to increase air pressure. Its the increase that is pushing on the vocals, and their resistance, and they have to resist more, more. Its like going to the gym and trying to pick up 300 pounds. Youll sprain something. These are really highlevel vocal athletes. Doctors milan and ryan bransy treat some of broadways performance. To expect at that level, day in day out, eight shows a week is ridiculous. This is a young performer. The goal is a smooth strait edge on the vocals. You see theres irregularities among the edge. And we expect it because the load placed upon the organ goes along with the beside that they are in. They conducted the first study of vocal health for broadway singers. The results over 25 of performers had a diagnosed vocal injury. One of those is a vocal noddual, a bump in the vocal cords. They dont happen overnight. They happen over months to years of chronically beating the heck out of your vocal koords. Reporter Kimberley Townsend is working through her injury. She exercises her voice for hours each day. Three hours every day for sure. Sometimes more. I do vocal range working warmups. She sings scales and practices songs, slowly strengthening the muscles weakened by her injury. Shell make a full recovery. Doctors say it could take years before shes as good as new. I know that i have the talent. Its raw. It needs to be refined and shaped again. As broadway braces for another year. Singers are putting it on the line. Ahead in the final segment say it loud. He was the god father of soul. James brown get on up, theres more to his story than his music. Sara hoy remembering the legendary james brown, and a new movie about his life. What i admire so much about al Jazeera America is that it is solely committed to journalism. Youre not just giving the headlines, youre also not getting fluff. The gap between the rich and the poor is growing faster in san francisco. Youre going to get something youre not going to get anywhere else, and youre going to get these in depth stories about real people. As an Unsecured Creditor could receive just cents on the dollar. Chronic homelessness has always been a challenge here in new orleans. We recently did a story about a mother who was worried about the air her children were breathing. This is not standard household dust. Florida is an amazing place to work as a journalist. The Rocky Mountain west is really an Extraordinary Part of this country. I worked in nashville for six years, i know the stories that are important to people there. Overcrowding is such a big issue at this school. People in the Outer Islands of alaska picking up tsunami trash, really committed to what they are doing, and they have a lot more work to do. If you really want to tell peoples stories, youve got to go talk to the people. Real reporting. Real news. This. This. This, is what we do. Al Jazeera America. [ music ] finally this hour. Everywhere has got an image they remember of james brown hearing his name makes you want to sing out. With the just released movie get on up, america is rediscovering the life and times of an influential musician. James brown was more than a popular performers, he was a prominent figure in the movement of the 60s, the black pride movement. Sara hoy has the story. Reporter these moves and grooves laid the foundation for pretty much every soul rocknroll and hiphop song. James browns biopick get on up hits the theatres this week, shining the spotlight on his chaotic life and evokes memories from those that new the godfather of sole. Mick jacker is a producer. I saw him many times and studied hip, the way he moves. The way he gave his best. Reporter jagger met brown at the tammy show, an allstar concert filmed in california. The really stones took the stage after brown. One of them calling it the biggest mistake of their career. Brown was not going to let a bunch of kids steal a show from them. This may be the james brown most know. But browns contributions went beyond music. He was a prominent social and political figure. Those who knew him best say that legacy is one that should be celebrated. Who is james brown . Well, its a difficult question to answer because james brown had a lot of perimeteries. Thomas heart, film producer, a close friend produced the documentary james brok brown man, the music, the legend. He had the style and music on statement, offstage he was different. He believed in the community he never forgot. He came from dirt poor circumstances. Not poor, poor much he was someone that would reach down and help someone else come up. He didnt just open up the door. He opened up the door and left it open for others to come behind him. Browns influence on the community is based on words and deeds. As the 1960s wore on. Brown became involved in the civil rights movement. In 1968, after the assassination of Martin Luther king, mayors and the president turned to brown for help. Reporter some of that that we looked at was when he stopped the riots in boston. Thats right. It was a dramatic time in his life and the life of the nailings. Youre wan nation. Urban centers blew up in flames. Reporter this concert took place the day after king was killed. It was put on tv and kept people at home, off the streets. Boston was spared. Washington d. C. s corridor, historically black neighbourhood was not as lucky. It was the scene of intense rioting. Then brown showed up. Then he came to washington d. C. And did the same things by Walking Around the nations capital, and telling people in the community to take the second thought, dont react emotionally, dont destroy your community. Rebuild the community. James brown was a people person. Reporter for 13 years this was a drummer. We met him footsystems from where footsteps from where broib performed. What sticks out the most . He was more than a musician. He since i feel good, these are the songs making people smile, bringing them together. Reporter is that the message of james brown. It was. It wasnt just love, but pride. Released in 1968. Say it loud, im black and proud was the first song to celebrate black culture. Joe is the music director for whur radio at howard university. Of course, with the song, im black and im proud, it did a lot for africanamericans men, because back then you didnt describe yourself has being black, you were negro. So im black and im proud came out. It was on. You know, the afros got bigger and the pride was something to see back then. Reporter this is the curator of music and performing arts for the smith sewnian museum of the history and culture. Everything about james brown is about pride. Its about about being proud of who your. Being willing to let the music come out. James brown exsueded that assistance of pride. Reporter im black and im proud, it touches everywhere. You touch everywhere, you may not aim black and proud, but wherever i am i am proud of what i am, what who i am. Tas the confidence and selfesteem that james brown gave to everybody. Whether you were rich or poor, black or white. Women or men. You could say im proceed of who i am. Reporter whats it like to watch in over and over . I mean, you know every word. Its emotional though. No matter how many times i see it. I get emotional about it. That was the ghory years. Glory years, and we lost a soldier. We lost him in 2006. Before him there never was. And after him therell never be. [ music ] ed godfather of soul it is. That is it for us here on america tonight. Monday on the programme an america tonight investigation, elite junior athletes victimized by their coaches. We sit with former olympic hopefuls, abandoned by a system charged with winning above protecting children. Thats monday. Remember, if you would like to comment on any stories, log on to the website aljazeera. Com. Join in the conversation with us on twitter or at our facebook page. Goodnight. More of america tonight tomorrow. 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