country, we are going the do what arne duncan was talking about which is turning the tide and making education work for the future. all right. jeff, i look forward to seeing you sunday. safe travels. you, as well. and be sure to tune in this sunday to our msnbc special a stronger america, making the grade and jeff johnson will be there with me live from detroit. it airs sunday from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. eastern time right here on msnbc. and i love this part of the program, because yu can join us online and find us on facebook and twitter, and you can jump into the conversation by using the hash tag making the grade, and a lot of you have sent me notes on questions that you d like for us to ask and we have tickets available for the live audience if you are in detroit, and either way, you can participate and you don t have to sit back and say nothing is happening. a potential bankruptcy for alabama s largest county tops the stories around the nation. county officials will vot
african-american students and given the economic climate, it s committed that the number of students needing those grants will increase dramatically in the next few years. these are some of the specific things that african-american leaders are critical of in the president s proposed budget. i asked reverend sharpton about these things and he said in his opinion the proposals the republican party was putting forth were far worse for african-american families. tune into msnbc this sunday at noon eastern for a stronger america a town hall discussion hosted by ed schultz and featuring reverend al sharpton, and others.#)h(t&háhp &hc% that is sunday at noon eastern time on msnbc. we ll be right back. [ male announcer ] this is charlie whose morning flight
everyone s perception of who he is, but it s a start. some of the 90% of the program students attend colleges within new york city s public university system and nearly 75% of those are majoring in social service related fields. many telling me they want to give back. great to see that resilience in that story. thank you very much. and you can find out much more about ex offenders and rehabilitation on the grio.com and we invite you to tune in sunday for a stronger america mosted by msnbc s ed schultz right here on msnbc. don t miss that. you know, the top u.s. military commander in libya says the conflict there is currently at a stalemate. general carter ham told congress he recommends against arming the rebel opposition until we know better who they are. he also warned against a gadhafi regime change saying that could make the conflict even longer
movement, with seiu and 40 organizations to fast for one day. i have now about 50 members of congress who are joining 30,000 people to raise awareness about these extreme budget cuts that the republicans are trying to to enact. and it s really a shame and disgrace. and so people need to know, people are going to bed hungry tonight. there will be more people going to bed hungry. there will be more people poorer if the budget that the republicans want passed gets passed. and so we have to be very concerned about the least of these, and what we have to do here and the impact of our decisions on people who don t have a lot of money. low-income people, the poor, working people. congresswoman barbara lee, thank you very much. thanks for your perspective. thank you. and msnbc special series, a stronger america the black agenda continues this week with a special show sunday at noon eastern hosted by ed schultz only right here on msnbc. well, he isn t shy. donald trump is riding a w
black people has to be removed. secondedly, with our community we call on self-help and analysis that have made up the strong people we are. thirdly, we also call upon the dominant culture and our political organizations and societies as well as our volunteer organizations to address those withering numbers, and statistics that show despite our upward mobility and desire to expand the black middle class and do well, there are impediments in place we have to address. both from with, but certainly from without. michael eric dyson, great to you have on today. appreciate it. always good to be on, my friend. our series, a stronger america airs all week with a special show this sunday at noon eastern hosted by our very own ed schultz. fallout in wisconsin. vote es went to the polls and the honeymoon that scott walker might have been hoping for, appears to be over. and government shutdown. a live update from the white house for you straight ahead. stay with us.