ah, the first episode of united shades of america. such an innocent time. i know many of you remember it, because i heard about it all the time. you re the kkk guy. why would you film with the kkk? america doesn t even have that type of racism anymore. hmm. you re right. it s gotten way worse. jews will not replace us! and that was all before covid-19 and before four cops in minneapolis killed george floyd. rather than just treat him like a human. before protests, a police station burning to the ground. i m in trouble, there s an african american man threatening my life. before too many karens, before flattening the curve. and through it all a president incapable of handling any of it at all. oh, look, baby s first bible! america is finally ready to get real about white supremacy. so, let s start super easy and basic. these are white supremacists. 44 white presidents out of 45 in a land originally 100% native american is white supremacy. white supremacy is a big c
rise in hate crimes to asian americans. you don t have to look to history to see racism. just watch the news. but the question is are we really ready to do the work it takes to make america the equitable place it is meant to be? ah, the first episode of the united shades of america. such an innocent time. i hear it all the time. you re the kkk. why would you do that? america doesn t have a problem with racism anymore. you re right. it s gotten way worse. and that was all before covid- 19. and, before four cops in minneapolis killed george floyd rather than just treat him like a human. a police station burning to the ground in protest. there is an african american man threatening my life. before too many karens. before fattening the curve. and through it all, a president incapable of handling any of it at all. aw look, baby s first bible. america is finally ready to get real about white supremacy. so let s start super easy and basic. these are white supremacists. 44 whit
suburbanization had largely moved the white population of braddock up the hill and out of the valley. while black folks remained. along with discriminatory home lending, all legal until 1968. but in the more than 50 years since, it is clear that changing the law has not changed the reality. the jobless rate is over 15% in pittsburgh. and when the united states steel industry collapsed in the 80s, braddock, the town that had lived and died for steel, was left with the problems and little else, except consistently some of the worst air quality in the u.s. of a. when we look at wages, when we look at environmental issues, when we look at education, when we look at the school to prison pipeline, mass incarceration, we see those as issues in and of themselves. in reality, they re all part of the cycle of racism. a perfect example. take my town. black folks, most of them live there because at some point they were red lined. government policies, predatory lending. those things all coll
with discriminatory home lending which was legal until 1968. it is clear that changing the law has not changed the reality. the jobless rate is over 15% in pittsburgh. reporter: and when the united states steel industry collapsed in the 80s , braddock, the town that had lived and died for steel, was left with the problems and little else except consistently some of the worst air quality in the us of a. we look at wages. when we look at environmental issues, education, we look at the school to prison pipeline. mass incarceration. we see those kind of as issues in and of themselves but in reality, they are all a part of the cycle of racism. perfect example. take my town. black folks, most of them live there because at some point, they were red lined. government policies. predatory lending. those things all colluded to ensure that black folks could not get into communities where
plemps and it starts to create a conundrum when you have something that requires money to work. what happens if there is no what is the short-term fix, if the funding doesn t get where it has to be on time? well, right now tonight, the house of representatives is considering a measure that would patch us through the next, through next may, but we ll be right here again at the beginning of construction season next time, andble states and local governments around the country will find themselves having to decide next may whether they can go forward with construction programs, and we ll probably have the same conversation. transportation secretary anthony foxx with us here on the ed show tonight. thanks so much. appreciate your time. thank you. for more let me bring in the united steelworkers president. this has been a real focal point for labor leaders, especially yourself, to make sure that there is a level playing field when it comes to steel. how big a victory is this fo