state university. in his role, he served for nine years and generated $525 million worth of campus improvement. in his role as chairman of the board of trustees for alabama state university, i got to know chairman dean because he gave me as a young bond lawyer the opportunity to represent my parents' alma mater, the alabama state university. it was chairman dean who encouraged me to run for congress and for his membership and -- for his mentorship and his friendship, i am forever grateful. chairman dean was rightfully -- rightfully received awards. the pioneer award from the tuskegee times. the montgomery area chamber of commerce award. the citizens of the year award by sigma phi chapter of omega skye phi -- psi phi. as well as the ymca man of the year. chairman dean was a true public servant and a servant leader, and though i know so many of us are heart broken by his passing, i am eternally grateful for our partnership on behalf of the citizens of montgomery county, alabama, and blessed to have been

like alabama that when alabama state university where my dad's alma mater when they moved to montgomery and the late 1880s early 1890s white montgomeryans did not want them there and so they sued in the state did not give alabama state university any money for an entire year effectively trying to starve it out of existence. and so knowing that these things happened knowing that you can dig into the state archives and say there is a massive funding app here knowing that they recently did that in tennessee and said, you know you owe us somewhere between 250 million and 500 million dollars just from like the 1970s and and the state of course, they put 250 million into the budget for the institution, but you think about inflation you think about that longer history of them being shut out you think about the fact that university of tennessee received when it was still, you know, functionally a private institution receive state money to become what it became. there is a direct link to repair for state and state institutions. i think just to build off adam's point just to make the connection b

did not give alabama state university anybody for an entire year effectively try to starve it out of existence is unknowing thatnd these things happen and that you can kick into the state archives and say there is a massive funding gap here and knowing recently to devon tennessee the u.s. between two and $50,000,500,000,000, just from like the 1970s. and of course if it 250 million into the budget for the institution, but, you think about inflation is no longernn history of them being shut outl, of effect the university of tennessee received but it still a private institutions receive state money to become what he became and there is a direct link to repair for state institutions. >> just to build up albums point to make the connection between and i think were also talking about like the material are symbolic shifts and you mentioned tennessee and 70s, like i always seems impossible to disentangle the symbolism from the policy connected to it because in 1978, the bus and that t tennessee state legislatn and they were a leader in general and the confederacy the first grand wizard of t

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blacks came here because it was a free state. yet when they got here, the contradiction is there was still racial president, professor james taylor at the university of san francisco says it will be a political cell much like the legalization of marijuana or marriage equality. but he says california could once again lead the way. there's no no blueprint . there's no perfect way to do this. it's bound to be criticized from the left and the right and the center. it's going to be imperfect because the very issue that created this problem was imperfect. the task force wants a government office created to address discrimination and help black californians. it did not provide a price tag that is expected with the final report. next year in the newsroom. brooks jarocz ktvu, fox two news facebook's parent company is losing a long time and high profile executive . sheryl sandberg, the chief operating officer of meda is stepping down from her role. sandberg joined facebook in early 2000 and eight she served a critical role in transforming

blacks came here because it was a free state. yet when they got here, the contradiction is there was still racial prejudice professor james taylor at the university of san francisco says it will be a political cell much like the legalization of marijuana or marriage equality. but he says california could once again lead the way. there's no the blueprint. there's no perfect way to do this. it's bound to be criticized from the left and the right and the center. it's going to be imperfect because the very issue that created this problem was imperfect. the task force wants a government office created to address discrimination and help black californians. it did not provide a price tag that is expected with the final report. next year in the newsroom. brooks jarocz ktvu fox two news, brooks thank you. nearly $30 billion over the next two years. what san francisco mayor london breed is hoping to accomplish according to her proposed budget tonight, the man, police say, sparked a massive fire at this home depot in san jose was back in fr

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blacks came here because it was a free state. yet when they got here, the contradiction is still racial prejudice. professor james taylor at the university of san francisco says it will be a political cell much like the legalization of marijuana or marriage equality. but he says california could once again lead the way. there's no the blueprint. there's no perfect way to do this. it's bound to be criticized from the left and the right and the center. it's going to be imperfect because the very issue that created this problem was imperfect. the task force wants a government office created to address discrimination and helpt provide a price tag that is expected with the final report. next year in the newsroom. brooks jarocz ktvu fox two news time now it's 5 27 and laundry list of complaints about the oakland coliseum coming up the issues baseball fans are raising with the oakland a's plus, firefighters are stepping up their resources in the east bay . why, they say one new fire station could play a crucial role i'll pick this one u