which the fbi is now currently investigating as a hate crime, took place on the 16th anniversary of the march on washington. let s discuss what this means for our country, with brittany cunningham, msnbc political analyst, and former democratic senator barbara of california. also with us, former fbi agent rob d amico. brittani, i ll start with you. we saw the pictures, it s reported that swastikas were drawn on the gun that he used. the sheriff has said he quote, hated black people. as i mentioned, this is happening on the same day as the 60th anniversary of the march on washington. your reaction, to this tragedy this evening? i continue to be heartbroken by the circumstances in which we find ourselves. 60 years later, i m also reminded that just two weeks after the 1963 march on washington, there was the bombing at the 16th street
it stings to me. that s a long winded way of pulling the point, but i hope you get it. absolutely get it. and you brought a very important point up about the apparatus of hate. and as i mentioned, and as you just said, this falls on the same day as the 16th anniversary of the march on washington. reflect on this tragic racially motivated attack happened on a day that was meant to celebrate a civil rights for african americans. when you talk about dismantling the arrest of hate, and all of this continues to happen this country and we are not allowed to tell the story on this country and we are constantly being urged to be in a post racial society whether it is a florida or a supreme court decision, but all that is reminding us that the journey from the march on washington until today is far from complete. absolutely. we re told, they posted this just not too long ago on social media platform, we re told that
naacp, the organization notes that the shooting falls on the 16th anniversary of the march on washington. saying, in part, the tragedy is a reminder of why we march. joining me now is wisdom coal, national director of naacp youth and college division. i appreciate you taking the time to join us, of course, not under these particular circumstances. i noted that the shooter in this case actually went first to an hbcu in jacksonville, was turned away by a very alert security officer on campus who then reported it to jacksonville sheriff s office before he went to the dollar general. i mean, crisis or tragedy wasn t averted because we lost three lives yesterday. what are your thoughts about the fact that the shooter went straight to a school first, a college campus, historically black college or university. you know, this is a sad day in america. americans, particularly black
the national mall cannot co exist along the nightmare that unfolded yesterday afternoon in florida. joining me now, congresswoman ayanna pressley, democrat of massachusetts. congresswoman, thank you for being with us. i must begin tonight with your reaction to the races smashing in jacksonville. as we mentioned, it left three black people dead. police say the gunman was very active posting anti black in antisemitic sentiments and the massacre is now being investigated as a federal hate crime. president biden, who will be meeting with the eking family and civil rights leaders on tomorrow or on the 16th anniversary of the march on washington put out a statement this afternoon saying white supremacy has no place in america. for his part, florida governor ron desantis also said this
america. thank you so much, always an honor to speak with the bishop frank reid. he is in jacksonville, florida. coming up, as we mark the 16th anniversary of the march on washington, an exclusive look on how vice president kamala harris keeps the dream alive as she works each day. a special item she keeps close to inspire her. first, my colleague jessica layton back in new york with other top news stories. thank you reverend al. a lot to get to. thank y stories we are watch. new details in the racially motivated shooting yesterday in jacksonville that you are just talking about. the jacksonville county sheriff says the entire incident lasted about 11 minutes. the guns used by the shooter or told were obtained legally. the victims in yesterday s shooting have been identified as 52-year-old angelo michel car, 19 year old aj look air junior, and 29 year old gerald