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Rural white young men in the manner that we have in the past and continue to be the leading country in the world. i think that is a healthier conversation than the conversation that we typically find ourselves in around race. so it needs to be reframed because were going to have to change the results. see, im focused on the results of young black boys and black girls and rural white boys and latino children. theyre going to having to having better outcomes. were going to have to having specific ...

On any given day, there are more than 5,000 inmates incarcerated in the five facilities that make up the orange county jail system. their charges, stories, and backgrounds, are as diverse as the southern california communities most of them hail from. but for the vast majority of these men and women, there is a common element that led to their troubles with the law. >> if you talk to any of the inmates in jail, most of them will have done drugs. their current crime is not drugs. theyre stealing f...

There is, as adam pointed out, a lot of diversity at least in terms of background and things like that. knowing a lot of those people, there is diversity in terms of their life stories and where they came from. even though they went to harvard or yale a lot did come from more modest backgrounds. i would say two things on one of the points adam made. i was sitting in treasury when that story about the couple one of whom got confirmed, one didnt get confirmed, happened and i watched the senate fin...

The courtroom that no one was really listening to her. she was saying what she felt and what was true -- >> right, we also -- >> in her heart -- >> we also had her going through last night some of the language that young people in particular, black and white these days which can be misconstrued by older people. i want to play you a clip by rush limbaugh, that dinosaur that came out with a predictable response. listen to this. >> so nigga with an a on the end, i think i can now. isnt that the poi...

Thats the point. i could be talking about a male. i could be -- a chinese male. the guy at the laundry mat, i could be talking about a man. thats what he said it means. >> i mean what his response showed me, tom, was similar to the disconnect i detected between the juror that we heard from and rachel jeantel and trayvon martins backgrounds and world. i mean, a completely different world of these people living in. >> first of all, i dont think rush limbaugh has license to use the "n" word, so he ...

Are you seeing more black, white, hispanic, young, older, you know, different socioeconomic backgrounds? >> it knows no boundaries. it definitely has no boundaries. were definitely seeing an increase more in the female population. it was historically more of a male predominant -- >> really? >> yes, absolutely. what were seeing now is a total surge in, you know, an increased use among the youth and it really doesnt have any boundaries. >> how do we stop this? >> we really do have to get this mess...

The love of his mother and father as we have seen in their prayerful reaction to this jury verdict. and because of her lack of sensitivity and reflection on the diversity of so many of us, our different backgrounds, ethnic backgrounds, language beginnin beginnings, then rather than listen to the words and the sincerity of this young lady, she were spending time on the external. i found her to be a very credible witness but more importantly, i would make the argument that she probably could have ...

Those who doubted their commitment to the rule of law. and across america diverse groups of citizens from all races, backgrounds and walks of life are instead overwhelmingly making their voices heard as american citizens has the right to do through peaceful protests, rallies and vigils designed to inspire responsible debate, not to incite violence and division. and those who conduct themselves in a contrary manner do not honor the memory of trayvon martin. i hope that we will continue to approac...

They proved -- they proved wrong. those who doubted their commitment to the rule of law and across america, did i verse groups of citizens from all races, backgrounds and walks of life are instead overwhelmingly making their voices heard as american citizens have the right to do. through peaceful protests, rallies and vigils, designed to inspire responsible debate. not to incite violence and division. and those who conduct themselves in a contrary manner do not honor at memory of trayvon martin....

Now back to the verdict in the george zimmerman trial. take a look at this image. it is of a mother holding her son wearing a dark hoodie. it was posted on instagram by an artist. it actually went viral just a day after it was picked up by buzz feed, the website. many believe it represents an underlying issue of the case. while many of the protesters represented people of color and other backgrounds, the impact the verdict poses new concerns for families, particularly for parents of young black ...