he's chief executive at the naacp. he's a become a political powerhouse to his right as his son walter jr. walter carl darrell white. behind him is his wife gladys. and they're living openly harlem is about black family. the same time walter was often attacked because of his identity people like wbb dubois became his nemesis because they claim the walter wasn't black at all. and walter said yes, he was he always stood by his identity as a black man, but people sometimes attacked him for it's called him a fraud. but at the same time he was secretly love with this woman. this is walter. with poppy cannon lateness life and at the end of his life he knew was dying. he literally drank and smoked and worked himself to death. he worked himself to death. and he was dying. he was having a heart attacks. and at the end of his life he decided that he wanted to die in love and left his wife for this woman. and the man who was for most of his life the most powerful civil rights figure in america became a tablet scandal and it destr

naacp cases for his first 15 years on the court because he used to work at the naacp. that has been disproven and there have been a few naacp cases over the years that he did serve on but generally recused from most of the naacp cases. there has to be some sort a standard that says you have given me this benefit or i used to work for you, let there be a cooling-off period. kind of like how there is supposed to be for congress. if you are a member of congress, you are not supposed to lobby for a year. no one follows that but the law says there is a year cooling-off period. i would like to see a cooling-off period for judges on the supreme court and times in which they recuse. host: let's go to our independent line, north carolina, this is marcy. good morning. caller: hey there. yes, you started off with saying you are nonpartisan but then you turn around and january 6 is a coup attempt. that has not been proven. it is not a coup attempt. i would like to know what cases should our bg recused herself from, what cases should justice sotomayor have recuse herself from? gues

[interpreter] north carolina naacp. a case about north carolina's voter i. d. law. >> well, your argument next in case 21 to 48, burger against north carolina state conference of the naacp. mr. thompson, mr. chief duchesses north carolina law designates the state as necessary parties, the

advanced a bite leaders such as james johnson of the naacp and of course the phenomenal ida b wells. those who courageously knew what had to be done and were undeterred. when we speak of ida b wells, let's understand the courageous nature of that incredible american who used her skill, her profession, her calling as a journalist, as president biden noted to help open the eyes of our nation to the terror of lynching. which speaks of course to the role we have also known historically from going off script for a moment the importance of the black press. and the importance of making sure we have the story tellers always in our communities who we will support to tell the truth when no one else is willing to tell it. [applause] and so, those heroes who petitioned every president from mckinley, to hoover, to support federal legislation. anti- lynching legislation was introduced in the wake of some of these most brutal attacks. after the murder of mary turner in 1918, after the murder of emmett till in 1955. and james byrd junior in 1998 and james craig anderson and 2011. and it failed again

in north carolina over 400,000 households are in world naacp with schools and libraries and the states have awarded $180 million in funding to help with $17 million in my congressional district. that's a big deal and these are real meaningful benefits for my constituents and i hope that all of you will continue to work together in ensuring the success of these important programs for the want to commend the commission i wrote to the fcc last year urging you to act on this important issue so i appreciate the commission taking steps like this so unserved households on my district and get on line much faster. let's start with question number one and i will start with the chair. i like to move on to expanding broadband opportunities that in a goose on bringing back the acp certificate program in you and i have talked about it over the years. diversity of ownership in the broadcasting industry. let me ask you commissioner starks and ms. rosenworcel i'd like to offer the opportunity for all the fcc commissioners to eventually embrace this idea and to understand the potential benefits of reins

wasn't perfect when he does this but someone had to have judge justice marshall, refused from ncaa naacp cases talking about basketball had - these cases, for the first 15 years is on the court because he's to work out the naacp so that has been disproven and there's been a few cases over the years they actually did serve on but generally these was recused for most of those cases some sort of standard says okay, you've given me this benefit hand raised to work for you and other be a cooling off very kindd of like how there is supposed to be for congress christmas the lobby and the law said that there is a year cooling off. i would like to see this instruction to this "and times they say they could recuse. >> let's go to north carolina in a minute line, good morning. >> hey there and yes you started off withs, a your nonpartisan bt then you turn around and januarp attempt and i would like to know what cases should our bg should refuse to step away from and what cases should another justice have recused herself from. >> sure so if a very lucrative publishing contract with what they were so

as a proud republican governor in 1963, he marched alongside of the naacp detroit president edward turner in support of civil rights. that same year when dr. martin luther king organized a march in detroit, governor george romney declared the occasion freedom day in michigan. to my colleague senator mitt romney, you are your father's son. this week marks 54 years since the shot rang out in memphis, tennessee claim be the life of dr. martin laoser king, an american who spoke with greater moral clarity than any other in our history. the night before he died, dr. king spoke at a rally in support of the city striking sanitation workers. there was tension in the air. from the moment he set foot in memphis, he'd received a barrage of death threats. as dr. king spoke to the crowd at the mason temple, death was on his mind. he said like anybody i'd like to live a long life. longevity has its place, but i'm not concerned about that now. i just want to do god's will. and he's allowed me to go up to the mountain. his next words proved prophetic. dr. king said i've looked over and i've seen the promi

as a proud republican governor in 1963, he marched alongside the naacp detroit president edward turner in support of civil rights. that same year were doctor luther king organized a march in detroit, governor george romney declared freedom day in michigan. to my colleague senator mitt romney, you are your father's side. this week marks 54 years since he shot rang out in memphis tennessee claiming the life of doctor martin luther king. an american who spoke with greater moral clarity than nearly any other in our history. : : city striking : he said like anybody i'd like to live a long life. longevity has its place, but i'm not concerned about that now. i just want to do god's will. and he's allowed me to go up to the mountain. his next words proved prophetic. dr. king said i've looked over and i've seen the promise land. and i've seen the promised land.i've seen the promised i may not get there with you but i want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promised land. ricky jones said she thought about that when she realized the judiciary committee was voting on judge ja

cases for the first 15 years he was on the court because he used to work on the naacp. there's been a few and double acp cases over the years that he did serve on but generally he recused from both cases. there has to be some sort of standard that says you've given me this benefit or i used the work for you. let therebe a cooling-off period, much like there's supposed to be for congress . if you're in congress you're not supposed to lobby for a year. nobody really does that but i'd like to see a cooling-off period that stretches to the supreme court and the times in which they recuse. >> let's go to our independent line, north carolina . this is marcy, good morning. >> you started off with saying your nonpartisan but then you turn around and january 6, the coup attempt. that's not been proven. it's not a coup attempt. i'd like to know what cases should rpg have recused herself from. what cases should justice sotomayor have recused herself from? >> guest: justice sotomayor has a very lucrative publishing contract with the merged so many times. i think it's now penguin ra

, which the naacp claimed this really including african americans. so as a result of allegations of hostile environments for african americans, public schools commissioned fired a company out of california called equity collaborative to perform essentially systemic equity assessment and 400,000 over 400,000 to do that and in our work noticed a lot of times how equity and inclusion initiative start. they start with incidents of alleged discrimination a formal action by school district to hire a company to coming due in evaluation of what is going on in the school district. it found there were problems within the county schools. the racial literacy, they found staff wanted to a diverse workforce. african-american students, the english language learners and african-americans muslim students in particular were subject to racial slurs and harassment and treatment. almost immediately after receiving the findings of the county, the school started to take steps to correct these things and changed their path because they believed it had ratios about the civil

and decoding dyslexia and the naacp and the pta is here and the school board and all of the activists are here. [cheers and applause] coming together to make a difference. and thank you for parents bringing out your students. thank you for bringing out your young people, for this important conversation. i happen to be a dyslexic. [cheers and applause] and my widowed mother didn't find out until i was in the eighth grade i might actually tear up. and i remember getting special -- what we called extra gym to make it sound special. and i had to do it in front of the rest of the students. and that was difficult because nobody knew. so thank you for being out here and for being advocates for the next generation. thank you. [applause] we're here to talk about dyslexia screening and the importance of it. and this is the importance of i sb-227 would require students in california, all students, all students, to be screened. dyslexia is the most common challenge our kids face. 15% of the general public -- think about that, 15% of 40 million people in california -- that touches a lot of us. so

and pauli described to her what she thought of as an naacp for women. and betty picked up that mantle, went with it. pauli murray helped her, introduced her to her network at the president's commission. and the rest is history, except that a couple of years later, pauli murray quit nnano, the, national organization of women which she helped start because of the lack of diversity. she said it was not an organization she wished to help. she was looking beyond that to a movement of multiple discriminations, against indigenous people, against -- against people from other countries against, you know, a class, race, and gender. >> half a century -- >> she was not -- sorry? >> half a century ago. >> half a century ago. exactly. she was a pioneer of what's now been called intersexual feminism. >> next subject, third section of the book, about the civil rights movement. obviously, an enormous moment in american history. i wonder if you might begin with a little bit of back story on this, the history of black men and their military service in this country. >> yea

. >> reporter: officers using covert social media to falsely engage with organizations like the naacp unrelated to criminal activity and says they consistently use racist, misogynistic, and disrespectful language. >> i found the contents to be repugnant, at times horrific. >> reporter: the report blaming the discriminatory policing in part on deficient training and insufficient and ineffective accountability systems. alleging, despite new use of force policies announced after floyd's murder, the department, quote, failed to implement and train on updated policy in a meaningful way. >> there is no place in the minneapolis police department for bias or discrimination i am confident that there are men and women in the minneapolis police department who have the desire to meet the challenges of today and tomorrow >> reporter: the city and state now tasked with drafting a court-enforceable agreement to prevent future discrimination as the federal investigation looms. shaquille brewster, nbc news. >>> new fallout over the newly released audio recordings from after the january 6th riot in the

she leaned on medgar evers, the naacp's most prominent operative in mississippi who often invited motley to his home where she enjoyed home cooked meals, and fellowship are evers, his wife and their children. after only one month after motley left mississippi for the last time, medgar evers was assassinated. it devastated her. motley couldn't get out of bed for weeks following his death. she couldn't even bring herself to attend his funial. nevertheless, she had left the state victorious. constance baker motley emerged as one of the most respected lawyers in america. a story in the "new york times" titled "integration's advocate" captured the professional height to which motley had soared. i am quoting arc tall striking woman with piercing dark eyes is almost always in the courtroom in the eye of hurricane surrounding the struggle for civil rights in the south. motley's fight to desegregate ol' miss brought her public esteem and professional success, along with devastating loss and profound pain. thank you. >> thank you, dean. and, again, welcome everyone. full disclosure, dean -- and th

naacp cases for his first 15 years on the court because he used to work at the naacp. that has been disproven and there have been a few naacp cases over the years that he did serve on but generally recused from most of the naacp cases. there has to be some sort a standard that says you have given me this benefit or i used to work for you, let there be a cooling-off period. kind of like how there is supposed to be for congress. if you are a member of congress, you are not supposed to lobby for a year. no one follows that but the law says there is a year cooling-off period. i would like to see a cooling-off period for judges on the supreme court and times in which they recuse. host: let's go to our independent line, north carolina, this is marcy. good morning. caller: hey there. yes, you started off with saying you are nonpartisan but then you turn around and january 6 is a coup attempt. that has not been proven. it is not a coup attempt. i would like to know what cases should our bg recused herself from, what cases should justice sotomayor have recuse herself from? gues

policies of loudoun academies, which the naacp claimed desperately impacted minority students, including african american students. so, all of this was, all of this was kind of in the background of what happened with loudoun county last year. as a result of those allegations of hostile environment for african american students, loudoun county public schools commissioned or hired a company out of california cold equity collaborative to perform, essentially, it's systemic equity assessment. and they spent about $400, 000, over $400,000 to do that. and in our work at p d, we have noticed right, that's a lot of times how these diversity equity and inclusion initiatives start, right? they always start with incidents of alleged discrimination and then some type of formal actions by a school district to hire an external company to come in and do an evaluation of what's actually going on in the school district. well, equity collaborative certainly found that there were problems within loudoun county public schools. they found that the district staff had low levels, and of course, i'm quoting, of

. >> reporter: as an attorney for the naacp legal defense fund, she was the first african american woman to argue before the supreme court. ultimately winning 9 of her 10 cases, including an historic i have try that involved james meredith in 1962. >> the crowd had come to see him turned away. >> reporter: the supreme court ruled meredith had a right to attend the university of mississippi, making him the first black student to do so. meredith says thursday's confirmation and the fulfillment of the president's promise was decades in the making. >> the black woman has always been the one that's been left out. we can have a woman vice president, we have a woman ambassador to the u.n. but i still think in american reality, the supreme court justice is the biggest thing, not just for a woman, but for anybody. particularly for a young woman. >> reporter: even as young as madison morgan. >> dear president biden, hello. i'm an 11-year-old girl from washington, d.c. >> reporter: in february, she penned a letter to president biden saying in part, i had heard that you wanted to appoint a black wom

. >> one of the groups expressing concern is the naacp who fear that musk will allow former president trump back onto the platform earlier today they released a statement saying, quote, mister musk free speech is wonderful. hate speech is unacceptable. dis information, misinformation and hate speech have no place on twitter. do not allow 45 to return to the platform to not allow twitter to become a petri dish for hate speech or fall. so it that subvert our democracy, protecting our democracy is of upmost importance, especially as midterm elections approach. they went on to say, quote, mister musk lives are at risk. and so is american democracy, end of quote. well, earlier this afternoon, trump addressed elon musk's purchase of twitter and he says that he will not rejoin twitter. he says instead he's going to restart using truth. social within the next couple of days. >> and despite musk's pledge to uphold free speech, there are still concerns about what the sale means for the future of not just the platform, but also for the future of our democracy. and our dan spoke to a bay area pro

under jurisprudence, you absolutely have to -- and has happened in the naacp etc. even at that, he views the oath as depriving you of a right. that was important, too. on page two, the requirement of the oce and the disqualification must be used as a punishment, and as a result, it may be even more objectionable than [indiscernible] -- was also a violation of the right. now, than on page three -- then on page three, he said any doubts must be resolved in favor of the road. -- of the voter. and then said, what is the meaning of this provision? the first sentence, engage in insurrection or rebellion, covers a case of a domestic war. the second phrase, aid or comfort an enemy, applies to foreign war. in this context, we need to be looking at engaging in insurrection or rebellion. it continues on on page four. page five. then we go to page six. we are now to inquire what is meant by engaging in insurrection or rebellion against the u.s. he said first a force of the term to carry the idea of voluntary rather than compulsory . he then analyzes the voluntary part. [indisc

[interpreter] north carolina naacp. a case about north carolina's voter i.d. law. >> well, your argument next in case 21 to 48, burger against north carolina state conference of the naacp. mr. thompson, mr. chief duchesses north carolina law designates the state as necessary parties, the petitioners as agents of the state and is necessary, potters and all actions and state actors. and state court and the petition and necessary parties and this lawsuit however was filed in federal court. and when the petitioners sought to intervene, they were denied and a strong presumption was applied against their intervention. this outcome should be reversed for two reasons. first, under turbo, village we are entitled to intervene. the state respondents have candidly, and forthrightly acknowledged that they have a primary objective and receiving clear guidance on what's law if any, will need to be enforced and because that administrative responsibility and interest may not always dictate precisely the same approach to litigation, as our interest in defending the law every st

king the naacp. he helped to start a bank to help other minorities start their own small businesses and to own their own homes and after his death. mrs. robinson carried on that legacy by starting the jackie robinson foundation which has provided college scholarships and training and career opportunities for more than 1400 underserved students. in fact, i know that we have a few jackie robinson scholars here today who are studying at howard and georgetown and yale and brown and even my alma mater, princeton. first ladies in their own words continues now on american history tv, michelle obama traveled to alabama in 2015 to address the graduating class of tuskegee university historically bought college. she reflected on how she had grown in her role as first lady. she also acknowledged criticism directed her at herself and president obama and spoke about dealing with racism. and while the history of this campus isn't perfect the defining story of tuskegee is the story of rising hopes and fortunes for a

king, the naacp. he 4e8enned to start a bank to help other minorities to own their own homes. after his death, mrs. robinson carried on that legacy by starting the jackie robinson foundation, which has provided career opportunities for more than 1400 underserved students. i know we have a few jackie robinson scholars here today who are studying at howard and georgetown and yale and brown and even my alma mater, princeton. >> first ladies in their own words continues now on american history tv. michelle obama traveled to alabama in 2015 to address the graduating class of tuskegee university. she acknowledged criticism directed at herself and president obama and spoke about dealing with racism. >> while the history of this campus isn't perfect, the defining story of tuskegee is the story of rising hopes and fortunes for all african americans. now graduates, it's your turn to take up that cause. let me tell you, you should feel so proud of making it to this day. i hope you're excited to get started on that next chapter. i also imagine that you might think about all that history,

report this is node to go to the state meet the california >> the second ensure we don't look at dast naacp in a scyllo we blends it. homelessness in supportingly housing systems to credit the best full picture of an individual might be experiences and how -- we can help them and how our services may be impacting them. >> the question about what is developing the reports cost. we gave you an update on the over all budget and the resources to create the reporting customizations are resource who is work here for the partial health and included in our budget projection. the last question. when are the upcoming go go lives we summarize with monday april 25th. we the sobering center on may 26. and the telehealth video business project first go live in may and roll out in clinics throughout year. we are look forward to a project as well. why turning it over to you for the strategic portion. thanks so much >> good afternoon again, commissioners. we are going to spend our time walking through a quick update on our strategic initiatives. around improving with did thea. the first sthing that we are c

that connie just walked in and took over meaning she litigated, you know hundreds of cases for the naacp legal defense fun and developed a reputation as an excellent lawyer particularly on cross examining and segregationist who just were not accustomed at all to being questioned by a black person. certainly not a black woman and months at marshall supported her career and was there with her including on the day that she was sworn in as the first black woman to have a on the federal judiciary? and we should this is probably a good time to talk about lyndon johnson president johnson and that moved and the feedback if you want to call it that that president johnson received some very let's just call it what it is hateful and and racist responses to to what he is what he had done and you you laid it out in the book and into 2022 we think about and we read about it. oh, yeah that that happened but in that moment we're talking about in the 60s here and and people should understand that. this could have been life-threatening to to her, you know with disappointment. hmm. well and there there are

was the naacp? i think this defund the police even though joe biden goes to great links to say i never said the from the police it. what you have all of these people that have said it and that they are going to have to deal with that coming forward. it's not enough for them to say and you'll see the white house do this, we put more money in the budget for police. but where is the support for police? and that starts with the prosecutors as well. tomscha will talk about that as well. i think it's can showing the continuing massive expanse between what democrats in washington that are driven by radicals think. and what americans are thinking. if you look at any of the polls it always it says it that they don't believe that the presiden understands what they are going through. or cares about the things they care about. the most important things is a security of the people and they see this on their tvs every night and it's not just here in the city. it not just in los angeles or chicago. it's across ame

before he took that job with chock full of nuts, he also had a job with the naacp recruiting and working in the southern regions. as i mentioned earlier, he was a newspaper columnist where he sometimes wrote about sports but mainly about issues of social concern and civil rights. he was engaged with martin luther king. they were at the "dream" speech, jackie and the whole family were there and up front. he worked specifically with martin luther king on repairing some burned churches in georgia. that was a project that king asked him to take on that he did. he publicly feuded with malcolm x, although when malcolm x was assassinated, respected him greatly for being part of the same cause, but they argue publicly about the way to go about it. he was just simply, as a speaker, as an engager, always there. he also had certain projects such as he started a low income housing construction company shortly before his death. there was a black-owned bank in harlem that he was part of. he was at once doing day to day things and also using his celebrity as best he could to draw attention to issues an