[ cheers and applause ] i grew up coming to this place so many times. And, this, tonight, is special. I thought about, when i was coming in backstage, ive been on this stage with Godfather Of Soul, james brown, who was like a father to me, and michael jackson, the list goes on. But, tonight, you will have Something Special at the apollo, because you will have two icons that are going to talk about their work, and talk about what they do in this country that is so needed at this time today could not be a better night at the apollo. This is not just a great show, tonight, this is history. So [ cheers and applause ] so, it is my honor and my pleasure that, i cant bring you tonight the Godfather Of Soul [ laughter ] but i bring you the godmother of woke [ cheers and applause ] Rachel Maddow. [ cheers and applause ] i got you on that one. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] wow, how are you doing . We love you, rachel. [ cheers and applause ] i am so nervous [ laugh
If there had been no slave tradt , it certainly possible that spanish colonization may have gone on for a while but i think that the settlements in north america wouldve been a lot more successful. T they were the second but the first one didnt last. The they were eventually driven back. I think Something Like that b would have happened in the new world. There may have been a few colonies that stuck. The advantages of labor and creating colonies but the because of slave labor made them an attractive slight for investment. D this definition of whiteness really emerges in the United States in the context of slavery and the advantage of it emerged there as well. In the end, the english settlement, if you had taken place of all was quite likely have failed. Even if they had lasted for a little while, i think in the broader context without slavery and particularly slavery in the caribbean but also more so inin the u. S. , i think in a broader context the imperialism would been a lot less po
Want to get your take. New phone lines for you today. We fourth line this morning for Law Enforcement. How to rebuild trust between police and communities. You can also weigh in on social. Edia here is a little bit from president obama yesterday at the white house. Talking about this issue of trust. [video clip] distrust between too Many Police Departments and too many communities of color. That in a country where one of our basic principles is equality under the individuals,many particularly young people of color, do not feel as if they are being treated fairly. When any part of the American Family does not feel like it is being treated fairly, that is a problem for all of us, not just a problem for some, not just a problem for a particular community or demographic. It means we are not as strong as a country as we can be. It means we are not as effective at fighting crime as we can be. As a consequence of what i have been able to do today, thanks to ,xcellent work by eric holder proce
He dedicated his entire life to nonviolent activism and was an outspoken advocate in the struggle for equal justice in america. He will be deeply missed. John lewis was born a sharecroppers son on a cotton farm. Lewis attended segregated schools. He spent his life as an activist fighting for civil rights. Often speaking out about the importance of getting into, quote, good trouble. That included the lunch counter sitins during segregation. Altogether it was a moving feeling within me that i was sitting there demanding a god given right and my soul became satisfied that i was right in what i was doing. At the same time there was something deep down within me moving me that i could no longer be satisfied with an evil system that i had to be maladjusted to it, and in spite of all of this, i had to keep loving the people who denied me service, who stared at me. Lewis was arrested during the freedom rides of 1961 in mississippi for using a socalled white restroom. He was the last surviving
We have been watching and listening to the late congressman john lewis, that flagdraped casket making its way down 16th street. We saw it make it through the black lives matter plaza. The mayor of washington, you could not see this at home, but the mayor of washington, d. C. , m Muriel Bowser presented a gift of some sort to members of the congressmans family. You probably also saw the hearse approach 1600 pennsylvania avenue. We are told that President Trump is there in the white house. No word on whether he heard the display outside. Jonathan capehart is with us, Pulitzer Prize winning writer for the Washington Post. Jonathan, were now told the hearse is on its way to the department of justice. It is not going to, were told not going to stop at the doj, but drive past department of justice. Excuse me, the africanamerican History Museum before the department of justice. Thats where the next stop will happen. Congressman lewis reportedly raised the idea of such a museum back in the 80s