you see certain things get reincarnated in your children. my daughter is very much inspired by my wife s artistic pursuits. so my daughter started making necklaces. she makes what we call affirmation fashion. i tell her every day that your black is beautiful. your black is beautiful. your black is beautiful. and if there s anything better than being beautiful, it s being smart. and if there s anything better than being smart, it s being kind. and reaffirming that every day is our method of making sure her chin never drops. my dad wasn t around. and i remember riding a bike and falling off and cutting myself. and me never just wanting to get back on it. people ask, how d your children learn how to ride a bike, and you didn t? i didn t teach em. i just created an environment where they taught themselves. and all i have to do is be there.
the same. you have young african-american men growing up with little opportunity, caught up in deadly altercations with police that, you know oftentimes left them with no future. one man has dealt with similar circumstances in boston. just found someone who can relate to him who happens to be the president of the united states. this guy s name is malaki hernandez. he participated in a round table with the president earlier this week. it was his experience growing up hearing gunshots in his neighborhood and being raised by an abusive father that drew president obama s notice. one young man, malaki he just talked about we should talk about love. [ applause ] because malaki and i shared the fact our dad wasn t around. and that sometimes we wondered
conversation with a pretty girl, you know. well, yeah. it depends. well my dad wasn t around, so let s go out. we have to leave it there, unfortunately. but i m really psyched about this movie and congratulations on making it. i think the world needs to know more about jeff buckley. heather mcghee wants to learn more about them, and maybe we ll be treated to a rendition, there you go. columbia house. the film is greetings from tim buckley. available on itunes on demand and select theaters. penn buckley and dan allgrant thanks for joining us. thanks to our panel. i ll see you back tomorrow at noon when i m joined by maggie haberman, wes moore, ben smith, the new yorker s john packer and a dude named david axelrod. until then, you can follow us on twitter@now . andrea mitchell reports is coming up next.
this is personal for me. i love you back. i love you guys, and i believe in you guys. that s the most important thing. i believe in you. i believe in your future. and i think about my own life. my grandfather had the chance to go to college because this country decided that every returning veteran of world war ii should be able to afford it through the g.i. bill. my mom was a single mom. my dad wasn t around. she raised two kids by herself with some help from my grandparents because she was