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I want to switch gears and ask. this is sensitive. get ready for twitter to blow up. this mike mcdaniel situation, okay. i know that the nfl is saying, no, no, this counts, however, comma, we have to realize, ive talked about this on the show before, when you have black faces versus black voices, you know, these are two different things that folks outside the community dont always realize. in this case, i dont know that we have a black face or a black voice. his father is black. whats your thoug...

To have a fight about something and basically racial bullies, right? we get it, we get that its an issue but this guy is said can we just move on, can the whole country move on? >> that article, you really thought you had something there and just reading it with the corrections, you think about what does that mean about the authors point? that he hath deserves it? if you follow the premise, it sounds ridiculous but thats exactly what he is saying. >> greg: you identify as a half veteran. be mike...

Who better than the iconic jay-z to serve for the leagues change? what has his role been other than producing the super bowl halftime show? he doesnt appear to have been an overtly visible part of their strategy. take a listen to what dominique foxworth had to say on msnbc earlier. >> part of what they are buying is the good will that he had, that he possesses, and as far as black people are concerned. they are buying his blackness and trying to buy him as a blanket to throw over the kaepernick ...

That he possesses, and as far as black people are concerned. trying to buy his blackness, and try to buy him as a blanket to throw over the situation. and i think what would come with that is some responsibility, a level of responsibility to do more than just put on banking halftime shows. >> all right, joining the panel, andrew beatens, sports reporter for the wall street journal. molly alonso, are back with us. im gonna get just off my chest, im a huge jay-z fan. i love, love, love his music. ...

♪ >> the 90s was a glorious moment for black television. because you saw these representations that youd never seen before. ♪ the premise of "the fresh prince" was this kid who comes from philadelphia. ♪ in west philadelphia born and raised on the playground is where i spent most of my days ♪ >> his mom says im going to send you to live with your uncle. he shows up at this mansion in bel air, baseball cap on backward. like he doesnt even know how to act in this environment. the black pro...

About or sung, the big moment is eminem kneeling in an apparent tribute to colin kaepernick. the nfl was aware he would kneel and did not try to stop him despite reporting saying the opposite. here is the thing for folks with ptsd about a certain janet jackson incident, the nfl always tried to sanitize blackness during the super bowl from the halftime performances to players taking a knee and it especially does not want to dabble in the culture wars now and tick off the conservative fan base. >>...

His sister give that powerful testimony. you remember ahmauds sister talk about the blackness and how the defense tried to use the blackness to paint him as someone menacing but to say it was his super power and it was beautiful. but will fight for justice until driving while black is no longer a death sentence. very similar theme to what we heard from ahmaud arberys family. this notion that by virtue of just being an african-american person, that makes you a target, that makes you someone that ...

And to quote her, she said, you know, one drop of blackness in their skin and im paraphrasing, made them a target. so the question is, moving forward, how do we really heal. what does restorative justice look like and will the wright family be willing to talk to kimberly potter? >> well be hearing from that family at some point today as they process what happened here. elliott, just to wrap this up. is there any more that can come from this? the minnesota attorney general keith ellison has been ...

>> no, babe, the nfl made business decisions to deny a skilled athlete fairness in favor of buying the blackness of a billionaire. obviously, becky, skin color matters, as society has shown us again and again and again. now, if kaepernick made a business decision, safoya is most certainly making a political one, saying nonsensical things of a right wing kendall quails who rejects the idea that america is racist. michelle, trade in your sideline gig for a front line opportunity to join the ranks ...

Ask her where theyre going. another generations fight now. you can only hope theirs is shorter. it is really quite chilling and strange, wolf, to see how this city is so prepared, so locked down, so empty. people just simply not turning up to work at times in the hotel were staying in. you utter silence and blackness behind me. the fear is any day an amphibious landing could shut this all down. gunfire in a place everyone wondered if that would happen. wolf. >> thank you. stay safe over there. t...