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This is what subverted martin luther kings dream. he said he wanted the children to be judged by the content of their character and not the content of their skin. too many democrats think the content of their skin does come first. your heritage coming back on, your orientation. this dominates democratic politics instead of the ideas. if im elizabeth warren, i drop all this and just talk about my ideas and stop apologizing. >> is interesting to hear he said it with whats going on the commonwealth...

President of all america its a its a ritual its a ritual its a ritual of reconciliation but you have seen many rituals weve seen you know if you racial speech. which is also supposed to be such a moment of reconciliation and there were didnt help instill. or she said its about contrast i think the conscious was so clear you saw all those when from different backgrounds there are latinos and there there were people from all walks of life and then you had a mall where white and then you penned ove...

Because she seems like a very willing partner. its nancy pelosis room, but george w. bush managed to honor her, pay her respect and have a decent hour and a half in her house because he understood that. don doon is not going to be able to do that because he has no capacity to honor anybody elses power. >> she was talking about the stark visual we will see and i was in the capitol on the first day of congress in the room where theyre coming in with their families and peleasy let them bring 50 peo...

Month, we are telling the stories of people who make a difference in their communities. to start the series off, i talked to three young doctors from humble backgrounds who rose to the top and are hoping to pull others up with them. >> growing up was tough. both my parents were addicted to drugs. >> as a child, what was one of your earliest memories? >> i remember running down the street from my father. my father was high and i was running down the street like 83rd street in chicago from my fath...

Didnt miss the i wasnt allowed to leave the grounds for the first three months. after the settling in period i was allowed to go for a walk outside of it ive never dreamt of breaking out they treat as well here. at most. it doesnt exactly look like a holiday camp here. and nor is it meant to. none of the students came here voluntarily all the boys have criminal backgrounds from pickpocketing and assault to drug dealing and even murder. well then almost my stole a car and caused an accident. of n...

Right is right, what is wrong is wrong. you cant judge someone because they agree lightly because just to say the president is racist because you dont like it which has happened in a lot of instances, i know the president isnt a racist, he has been working for people from all backgrounds, across the country before he was elected, he has a great heart and thats what we need to continue to bring light to people who do know him and know how hard he is working. jillian: antjuan, they are two separat...

Years that theres a greater willingness in which to embrace, to profess ones identity, ones heritage. >> i do, fred. certainly these folks are not the first ones, but theyre the first ones to be given an opportunity to level up, if you will, in this stage. certainly there were other people in other centuries from other backgrounds who would have made fine presidents, but because of the oppressive nature in our country based on race, they didnt have the same level of opportunity. so im really hap...

The 2020 democratic race for president is setting up to be one of the biggest and most diverse fields in u.s. history. five of the hopefuls or soon to be hopefuls are women, some of them are also leaning into their heritage and racial backgrounds. here was julian castro, the grandson of a mexican immigrant, announcing his presidential run. >> when my grandmother got here almost a hundred years ago, im sure that she never could have imagined that just two generations later, one of her grandsons w...

Then its time for the others to file into the canteen the midday meal divides the boys day into school before free time afterwards. so. that in mr i wasnt allowed to leave the grounds for the first three months. after the settling in period i was allowed to go for a walk outside of that ive never dreamt of breaking out they treat us well here. at most. it doesnt exactly look like a holiday camp here. and nor is it meant to. none of the students came here voluntarily all the boys have criminal ba...

Abortion issue as well. >> right. those might be positions that some members hold, but i dont see any evidence that thats the broad view of every member of congress. maria: no, its not, youre right. youve said some very pact cl -- >> if you look at the new members of congress -- right. well, i hope so anyway, thank you. maria: let me ask you this, congressman -- >> new members that have just come in -- maria: go ahead. >> the new members that have come in are comprised of a whole spectrum of new...