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his fights with the naacp were different. you know, myrlie was afraid for his life. they were mad. new york, the naacp leadership, just fundamentally disagreed the way to get rights for blacks in the south was in the streets. was through marches and sit-ins and boycotts. they believed it was through the courts. and they wanted the fight to be left there and he said no. young people are willing to march, they are willing to sit in. they are willing to boycott and i am with them and that's a fundamental rift with the bosses. >> in the end when you look back it it, one argue both had to happen, and the stuff that. >> yes. >> med ger evers did put the pressure on institutional level to be made. but what worked better than the other was medger evers on the right track or did they have to move forward. >> in 1954 of have a landmark supreme court decision that desegregates the schools but has no effect because in the south, the reaction was resistance. my husband jason and i were in new orleans recently and met a group of women called the mcdunna three i didn't know about. they desegregat
his fights with the naacp were different. you know, myrlie was afraid for his life. they were mad. new york, the naacp leadership, just fundamentally disagreed the way to get rights for blacks in the south was in the streets. was through marches and sit-ins and boycotts. they believed it was through the courts. and they wanted the fight to be left there and he said no. young people are willing to march, they are willing to sit in. they are willing to boycott and i am with them and that's a...
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joining me now, derek johnson, president and ceo of the naacp. mr. johnson, as always, thank you so much for coming to the sunday show. were you surprised at all by the results of this study from the brennan center? >> not surprised, disappointed. and re-energized. we keep talk about this upcoming election as if it's about candidate a or candidate b, political party or political party be. this is about democracy or fascism. and what's at stake is the rights of african americans to have a voice in governance, the right of african americans to elect candidates of their choice. and this report truly demonstrated, in a concrete way, that ever since the shelby decision of gutting section 45 of the voting rights act, -- and, voting rights access have been under attack for african americans and other communities. >> you know, you recently, you and several -- civil rights leaders met with vice president harris to discuss voting rights. what was the outcome of that meeting? >> the outcome was the recognition that we must continue to push for the john lewis ad
joining me now, derek johnson, president and ceo of the naacp. mr. johnson, as always, thank you so much for coming to the sunday show. were you surprised at all by the results of this study from the brennan center? >> not surprised, disappointed. and re-energized. we keep talk about this upcoming election as if it's about candidate a or candidate b, political party or political party be. this is about democracy or fascism. and what's at stake is the rights of african americans to have a...
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and myrlie evers, who continued her husband's fights going on to chair the naacp . early in the book it reads, love had made myrlie put up with the fear and dread that came with the being the wife of a civil rights leader, who was continually on the list of the mississippi and hated by every recess in the state, who? or not. and love would make myrlie pickers up up off the bloody pavement where he led -- he late dying and turn her skins admitted to determination have the killer for decades, until she got justice for her family. furnace that was near time -- "the new york times" best- selling author of "medgar and myrlie", joy-ann reid. a role reversal today. this book is amazing. and they had a chance to talk about it before on other platforms. i want to dig deeper than maybe some of the conversations you have had. i want to talk about why you had such an amazing emphasis in the book about the stock phrases that sometimes people do not see or hear. they do not understand how it defines their story. >> it is great to be on with you and it has been a joy. it is great
and myrlie evers, who continued her husband's fights going on to chair the naacp . early in the book it reads, love had made myrlie put up with the fear and dread that came with the being the wife of a civil rights leader, who was continually on the list of the mississippi and hated by every recess in the state, who? or not. and love would make myrlie pickers up up off the bloody pavement where he led -- he late dying and turn her skins admitted to determination have the killer for decades,...
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she's the former president of the naacp legal defense fund. she's now the vernon jordan distinguished professor and civil rights at howard law school. you have said, we've talked about this case before. you have said, quote, section three was enacted for such a time as this and for such a figure as president trump. you have reflected on history, which is so powerful. what was your reaction to the court decision today? >> well, i was not surprised, jim, at the outcome, at the judgment that we had talked about this before as you said at the top of the hour. the court would be looking for an off ramp. i was extremely disappointed in the oral argument, in part because many of the justices seemed unprepared. this was a case in which there were many, many amicus briefs that were filed. there were complicated arguments. this was a case in which we do not have a lot to go on in terms of president because, fortunately, until 2020, we have not experienced a federal insurrection. i expected that the court was going to seek an off ramp. i thought the off-
she's the former president of the naacp legal defense fund. she's now the vernon jordan distinguished professor and civil rights at howard law school. you have said, we've talked about this case before. you have said, quote, section three was enacted for such a time as this and for such a figure as president trump. you have reflected on history, which is so powerful. what was your reaction to the court decision today? >> well, i was not surprised, jim, at the outcome, at the judgment that...
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. >> under this theory, can there be an naacp? historically black sororities and fraternities, can they even exist at all or are they saying black folks can't have anything. >> i think it's yet to be seen. we know that was fund which was an organization founded by black women to help black women get venture capital, the fact that less than 1% of venture capital goes to black women, that's not a problem, a small number of like women trying to help black women get venture capital, that's a problem. less than 6% of doctors are black, most of those black people who become doctors come out of hbcus, so the fact that we can't get into most medical schools, that's not a problem but if a medical school was -- that's a problem. i don't think we know what the endgame is but we are in an unprecedented moment. >> i'm waiting for them to declare the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments to become unconstitutional themselves. >>> despite putin's crackdown, thousands bravely lined up to protest at polling stations across the country and that is next. i
. >> under this theory, can there be an naacp? historically black sororities and fraternities, can they even exist at all or are they saying black folks can't have anything. >> i think it's yet to be seen. we know that was fund which was an organization founded by black women to help black women get venture capital, the fact that less than 1% of venture capital goes to black women, that's not a problem, a small number of like women trying to help black women get venture capital,...
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i spoke with the president of the georgia naacp, to ask him why this specific conviction is so significant. take a look. >> we need to make sure we underscore the reason why we marched and we voted and we made sure that lawyers and d.a.s and attorney generals held individuals accountable for the rise in hate. >> reporter: there's a symbolic significance in this charge in. >> absolutely. it's as symbolic as -- this was the birth of freedom and the summer of protest. >> reporter: that echos what we are hearing from the people rallies. we are waiting to see how the court decides. >> blayne alexander in atlanta, thank you so much. >>> up next, the very latest on the crisis in haiti. worsening by the hour as a violent power struggle leaves millions of haitians vulnerable. you are watching "jose diaz-balart reports" on msnbc. so go ahead, live unfiltered with the one and only sotyktu, a once-daily pill for moderate to severe plaque psoriasis, and the chance at clear or almost clear skin. it's like the feeling of finding you're so ready for your close-up. or finding you don't have to hide your sk
i spoke with the president of the georgia naacp, to ask him why this specific conviction is so significant. take a look. >> we need to make sure we underscore the reason why we marched and we voted and we made sure that lawyers and d.a.s and attorney generals held individuals accountable for the rise in hate. >> reporter: there's a symbolic significance in this charge in. >> absolutely. it's as symbolic as -- this was the birth of freedom and the summer of protest. >>...
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and so that's why we saw organizations like the naacp like black voters matter, like other community activists who were also coming out here to express their concern this could possibly be appealed and overturned. here's what we heard from marcus arbery, he's ahmaud arbery's father. he spoke very passionately about what today represented to them. take a look. >> what happened to maud is everybody's problem. >> right. >> because if we don't stop this now, this country going to go backwards. we got to bring changes. we got to make our young people feel free to run and have fun and not chased down like animals because all black people are human beings. and i don't want none of them to fear for their life. i tell you one thing, it's all our problem. that's why we've got to make these people be accountable for what they've done to my baby. >> reporter: and so you heard those passionate words there from marcus arbery, the father of ahmaud arbery. now of course, the question is how will -- what will the decision be in all of this? we still are going to wait likely a few weeks before we hear
and so that's why we saw organizations like the naacp like black voters matter, like other community activists who were also coming out here to express their concern this could possibly be appealed and overturned. here's what we heard from marcus arbery, he's ahmaud arbery's father. he spoke very passionately about what today represented to them. take a look. >> what happened to maud is everybody's problem. >> right. >> because if we don't stop this now, this country going to...
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for more on this, i'm joined by ja'net nelson, president and director of the naacp legal defense. great to see you. >> i'm well. great to see you. >> the president in the state of the union address that diversity is a core value of america. and i think that is so true and it's so critical that we say it's true. how do you, though, go from words to action? >> what a great question. well, listen, not only is diversity a core value, it is our strength. it is what makes our country great. right now diversity is under attack. you hear of people castigating d.e.i. programs and you see corporations pulling away from the strength, taking the ability to optimize their profits, optimize their output by having diverse teams, you see people falling back because of the supreme court's decision last june. but by president biden reminding us that that is our history that, that is our strength, that is what makes us a democracy, i hope corporate leaders hear that. i hope university presidents hear that. i hope that all decision makers realize there is nothing unlawful about diversity. there is no
for more on this, i'm joined by ja'net nelson, president and director of the naacp legal defense. great to see you. >> i'm well. great to see you. >> the president in the state of the union address that diversity is a core value of america. and i think that is so true and it's so critical that we say it's true. how do you, though, go from words to action? >> what a great question. well, listen, not only is diversity a core value, it is our strength. it is what makes our...
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. >> it reminds me of ross crow, he was going before the naacp and he made sure everybody knew that he wrote the speech himself, and he kept referring to his audience as you people, you people! [laughter] that did not go over so well. it didn't have a life touch, north as donald trump. we remember in 2016, he said where is my african american? he was at the rally and he found one black guy in the crowd, and pointed at him, and yet jonathan lemire, despite this approach trump people still think that they are going to increase the black vote for donald trump. i mean it's like in michigan and other states, it's a cornerstone, they talk about it all the time, a campaign official was telling me, i will bet you anything that he will get 20% of the black vote in 2020, and i say yeah, i will take that bet, it just won't happen. and you look with -- this top is ceaseless, donald trump appeals to black men more, and the black vote is going to be -- he got about 68%, according to ap vote cast in 2016 and he got six to 8% in 2020, unchanged. i bet he will get 68% in 2024, and yet the mainstream me
. >> it reminds me of ross crow, he was going before the naacp and he made sure everybody knew that he wrote the speech himself, and he kept referring to his audience as you people, you people! [laughter] that did not go over so well. it didn't have a life touch, north as donald trump. we remember in 2016, he said where is my african american? he was at the rally and he found one black guy in the crowd, and pointed at him, and yet jonathan lemire, despite this approach trump people still...