So from the protest based politics to the electoral institutional government organized politics in which we sought to gain office and get on the school board, the city council, to be in the office, to become governors, and yes evin president s. I think, however, that what the current moment ought to be telling us is of those of us who understand that the black Freedom Movement was a Freedom Movement and not just the movement for civil rights can no longer rely exclusively on the strategy of the electoral the government politics. For the me the question becomes what form leadership do we need, and where ought that leadership to come from . Well, im persuaded that leadership is almost certainly not going to come from the main stream of the democratic party. And theres no way its going to come from the republican party. So i think we need to look, my brothers, sisters, friends, fellow citizens, to the left. And to the left which understands the fundamental and intransigent resistance of a
Existence and they are are safe and they are beautiful but we want Public Policy transformation for our communities and our young sons and daughters who are living and dying all over the United States. We are optimistic that they can be better and we have to organize. Stokely carmichael said organize organize organize and that is what we need to do. [applause] you know, i love anything sasha and malia and so any kind of image of them is beautiful and i do love them and i believe the notion put forward of that kind of new generation set of conversations but i also think and i know that is a set of possibilities as kendall said that is very limited, very small, very narrow and very elite. The two images that are notions of communities talking to each other and having dialogue has stuck with me this week where the interview with juror 37 that Anderson Cooper did and im really glad for that interview. I am very thankful for the honesty of juror p37 and what she said and the insight that sh
The panel is framed around what kind of pesksa what kind of progress blacks have made since the Civil Rights Movement and the enduring challenges and inequality that face africanamericans in the 21st century. The organizers have formulated two major questions for us to talk about. The first is, what historical and contemporary factors continue to make racial equality a contested and elusive concept in the 21st century and second, what kinds of knowledge can we mobilize to face the specific challenges of racial inequity. We have two or three dynamic speakers today and id like to introduce you to them before opening our conversation. Joining us is sara griffin, the william b at columbia and has also served as the director of the institute for research in africanamerican studies. Her most recent book is forth coming in september, harlem nocturne. Women. Politics during world war ii. Our second panelist is camille joseph, the founding direct oroff the center for race and and the author of
Study. Stephanie not only do they enjoy casual sex, they like it. Yeah, thats my alma mater. It seems that we predominantly end up in studies. Stephanie here she is, Jacki Schechner. Good morning, everybody. Even as George Zimmermans criminal trial is over, the federal Justice Department is considering the possibility of filing criminal civil rights charges against the man who shot and killed Trayvon Martin. The d. O. J. Is well aware that a florida jury found him not guilty over the weekend. Protest broke out nationwide and people took to the streets in new york city, detroit l. A. And oakland among others, as many as ten thousand people packed times square and demonstrateors in los angeles blocked traffic on interstate 10 and other busy intersections. Most protests were peaceful although cities like oakland reported minor violence and some arrests. The call for Community Leaders for constructive dialogue and calm moving forward. President obama echoing that sentiment. He called Trayv
Effort. Still the White House Press secretary jay carney wasnt ready to unveil specifics. Its a complex problem that will require complex solution. No single piece of legislation no single action will fully address the problem. So i dont have a specific agenda to announce to you today. One of the nations leading proponents for gun regulation, mayor michael bloomberg, said he is prepared to use his own personal fortune for this cause. Adding theres simply no need to wait for another tragedy to happen. If the massacre in tucson wasnt enough to make our National Leaders act, and if the more recent bloodshed in aurora, colorado, oak creek, wisconsin, portland, oregon and other towns wasnt enough, perhaps this slaughter of innocence at Sandy Hook Elementary School will at long last be enough. We have made our voices heard and hold washington accountable for facing up to the epidemic of gun violence in our country. If this moment passes into memory without action from washington, it will be