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More on that, though, in a moment. Also, tensions were already high between the black community and police in detroit on a hot summer night in 1967. We will take a look at a New Historical thriller out this week telling that story, its called detroit. But we start with the latest in the investigation into russias involvement in the 2016 elections. Joining me now is jason johnson, Political Editor of the root and professor at morgan state university. Jason, a lot of talk this week about leaks, the attorney general going very high profile and aggressive in announcing we are going after the leaks, that this is, quote, a culture of leaks and they wont tolerate it, even suggesting that they wanted to look again at how and what they can do to media people or people in the press that talk to people that provide them with leaks. I mean, what are we looking at here this week and whe ....
To stand with you, iechl your father s presence with us. thank you. whenever i say rabbi abraham heshel to those whon know the movement they say that is the story we have to continue to tell. that it was a movement of all faiths and people. yes it was. my father felt very deeply moved by the chance to be here. he felt that the march had an experience of holiness for him. as you said he felt his legs were praying. that was extraordinary. but i think also selma did something for the jewish people. it affirmed prophetic judaism. so we came here to selma now to celebrate and say thank you to the civil rights movement because you saved our souls as jews you gave us back our judaism in many ways. that notion of a prophetic religious practice i heard the president echo what is a long tradition within african-american largely christian protestant tradition as well but it is not ....
Used to say. abraham heshel said, respect discovers the dignity in others. martin luther king emphasized that at a speech in lincoln university where he said we are all heirs to the legacy of worthiness. that s where we have to start. amy and luke, where the political rubber meets the road is de blasio. how does he recover from this? listen i think what s interesting here when we talk about the rift and the divide, a lot is not going to be healed overnight the way blacks and whites see police. the one common ground though is the answer to this. when you look at poling and you you ask people, what do you think about police officers wearing video cameras, black and white, almost 100% agree. what do we think about taking the prosecutorial piece out of the police department, have something independent? 100% agreement black and white. the solution, thankfully have ....
Sides, i think. but it s different. ken, it s interesting. i feel like new york and washington, a little ahead of the curve when it comes to making sure the police forces look like the community. cincinnati got there. and we realized we had to diversify our rank and file police. that was an issue? and in the management team. look, one of the things that the commissioner underscored for me was, i think, interlocking spheres of influence. our challenge will be met by voices in the street in the action in the courts action you know, in the legislative bodies across our community. but where the real change has to take place is in the hearts of men and women. and i was reminded of something that martin luther king advisers used to say. abraham heshel said, respect ....
Our challenge will be met by voices in the street, in the action in the courts, action, you know, in the legislative bodies across our community. but where the real change has to take place is in the hearts of men and women. and i was reminded of something that martin luther king advisers used to say. abraham heshel said, respect discovers the dignity in others. martin luther king emphasized that at a speech in lincoln university where he said, we are all heirs to the legacy of worthiness. that s where we have to start. amy and luke, where the political rubber meets the road is de blasio. how does he recover from this? listen, i think what s ....