Like you know that i got. Was that we. Would. Be. Welcome in watching the hawks i am very open and im tapped. To help us better understand the importance and what it has to offer us education is the president the National Chain type Observance Foundation state blame thank you so much for joining us today steve good evening thank you very much for having us be with you its a great pleasure to have you on your special for all the good work that you guys are the true been out there doing in trying to get you know juneteenth recognized i want to start by asking you what is the historical significance of juneteenth as the day that celebrated or the day thats remembered of African American slavery and in the United States i think many. Classes across the country you know we kind of believe that it was always the emancipation proclamation when lincoln did that actually and of slavery but. Important day for the celebration because it really recognized when slavery truly undercorrect well. Its
Africanamerican president. Yeah yeah as you can see our water is nothing exposes the racial and political divisions in this country faster than the mere mention of the idea that the United States government might actually be held physically and socially responsible for the hardships currently faced by black americans today due to the countrys history of slavery and institutionalized racism so today lets talk about reparations and also most importantly the historical and cultural importance of juneteenth and what that means for the u. S. As we start watching the hawks. Get the. Real deal its. Like you know that i got. This. Welcome in watching the hawks i am a robot and im tapped. To help us better understand the importance and what it has to offer us education is the president the National Chain type Observance Foundation state blame thank you so much for joining us today steve good evening thank you very much for having us be with you its a great pleasure to have you on your special f
Little skeptical wondering whether or not the tone of the country back in 65 to 70 was different than five years from today. Can you reassure me that the data or can you sort of elaborate on what you think the tone will be in five years or what makes you believe that the data will win out . Well, the good news is in five years i will be retired. No, look, i cant tell you what its going to be like in five years in our country. What i can say is dont forget in 1965 why we had to pass Voting Rights and all that stuff. Remember the part of the country that opposed all this stuff. Thats precisely the part of the country that delayed implementation of medicaid. Let me tell you about my high school. I grew up in rural arkansas. Brown vs. Board of education was 1954. We finally got total integration in 197071, my senior year. How long is that . So that part of the country totally opposed all of that stuff. And yet in five years, every Southern State had had created a medicaid program. The stat
By the press around the world and it became a great concern. Is writing a gore second book an inconvenient truth. And you know what happened from that. The scifi movie [laughter] histhere is al gore with academy award. And then out gore and the unipcc received the nobel prize and the Global Warming scare has peaked. Of thatan watch all program tonight starting at 8 00 eastern here on cspan. A short time ago, eric holder announced a settlement of the bank of America Mortgage fraud case. He also offered remarks on the tensions in ferguson, missouri after his visit there yesterday. Small crowd today. Thank you all for being here. Im joined today by the associate attorney general tony west, United States attorney for the district of new jersey paul fishman, United States attorney for the Eastern District of new york loretta lynch, the United States attorney for the Western District of North Carolina ann thompkins, acting United States attorney for the Central District of california, Kentuc
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