our ancestors were first brought to the shores of america in shackles. we know that while we ve come a long way in this country, we still have a long way to go. and we are living with the regular eas of slavery and jim row and racial compression that takes over every part of life and we ve seen it the past several months in such a stark and striking fashion. covid-19 pandemic, a twin crisis, both a public health crisis and economic crisis has impacted everyone, but disproportionately impacted in an adverse fashion the african-american community. in terms of pain and suffering and economic dislocation and in terms of death. and then of course we re dealing with the continued epidemic at the same time of police violence, police brutality, police abuse. all across the land, impacting every aspect of our lives. shopping while black. george employed. george floyd. sleeping while black, breonna taylor. jogging while black, ahmad arbery. the names are too numerous to mention. thos
demonstrations and black lives matter, a powerful new international rallying cry. closer to home, the skounl in minneapolis is promising to dismantle the police department and create a new system for keeping the peace. some residents say they have heard such promises on reform before. jaime yuccas has the story. reporter: in the hawthorne neighborhood of north minneapolis, the summer blossoms and quaint porches hide the layers of inequality. pastor edwin williams sanctuary church has been on a mission of unity for 12 years. do you think racism is deeply rooted in minnesota? of course, of course. it s deeply rooted in america. when you run into somebody in the community and they re angry, it s because every single thing that has been set into place to help us is working against us. reporter: here, 35% of the community lives below the federal poverty level. 40% are unemployed. the neighborhood has seen unrest before. in 2015, protesters demanded justice for the death
spreading to major cities from those who don t. if they refuse to wear a face coast-to-coast. social media showdown. mask, they don t get in my car. twitter flags another post from president trump. for today, sam brock, nbc, miami. that brings us to the ceo of uber good morning this time for citing violence. just ahead what the president thank you for being with us. tweeted that set off alarm bells good morning. thanks for having me. on the heels of his move to the numbers are just crack down on the company. glimmers of hope. new york city, the epicenter of the nation s coronavirus outbreak announces its first jaw-dropping ridership down 80% in april. step toward reopening. you ve called it a shock to the system washington, d.c., beginning to ease restrictions today. but new areas of concern emerge. do yououl or uber and ride sharing services? we certainly do where cases have spiked, lifting i think uber essentially goes with the city. we are very much a loc
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