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Were. the gap between income and wealth of white and black america persists. and weve got more work to do on that front. ive been consistent in saying that this is a legacy of a troubled racial past of jim crow and slavery. thats not an excuse for black folks. and i think the overall majority of black people understand its not an excuse. theyre working hard. theyre out there hustling and trying to get an education, trying to send their kids to college. but theyre starting behind oftentimes in th...

Recovered. 401 pensions that have been recovered. a lot of folks are african-american. they are better off than they were. the gap between income and wealth of white and black america persists. we have more work to do on that front. this is a legacy of a troubled racial past. its not an excuse for black folks. they are out there trying to get an education sending their kids to college but they are starting behind often times in the race. and whats true for all americans is we should be willing t...

People a hand up, not a handout, but help folks get that good early childhood education. help them graduate from high school. help them afford college. if they do, theyre going to be able to succeed, and thats going to be good for all of us. and weve seen some progress. the education reform that is weve initiated are showing measurable results. we are seeing record numbers of young people attending college.

Equity thats been recovered, the 401 pensions that have been recovered. a lot of those folks are african-americans. theyre better off than they were. the gap between income and wealth of white and black america persists. and weve got more work to do on that front. ive been consistent in saying that, you know, this is a legacy of a troubled racial past, of jim crow and slavery. thats not an excuse. for black folks. and i think the overall majority of black people understand its not an excuse. the...

Mothers mouth. pats her. kisses her. >> thats cute, though. >> what i dont understand, shes kind of holding her hand up, right? shes not really sleeping. >> no, shes not. >> but it got more than 2.2 million hits. as of today. people are watching. >> im going to film this when when i get home. weve got a 2-year-old. >> exactly. >> wow, betting beat up. she punches. last thing here, everybody tries a little something sometimes when they are trying to get a date out there. they go online. they tr...

Arrest. martha: here is the question. it comes down to excessive force. their job is to take him into custody. it appears they there is a point where there is a hand or knee on the side of his head. hes kind of put his hand up, dont mess with me kind of conversation going on and they get him down on the ground and they have him there enough for hip to say i cant breathe 11 times. thats what loot of people are questioning. how could they have not taken him into custody before this moat? >> becaus...

Conversation that went on between eric garner and the police who were assembled loosely around him. there was no threat whatsoever. >> none whatsoever. >> from eric garner. none. there was only towards the end of his life as it turned out a pleading with his hand up, just leave me alone. something that new yorkers say millions of times a day really, just leave me alone. so peter king is just flat out wrong. >> he wasnt resisting arrest. and in the column today, hes got it right. the justice syst...

Destruction behind you, mike. hi, there. >> reporter: hi, there, heather. locally anyway the demonstrations dwindled and splintered. they propped up downtown st. louis at rams game with five players adopting hand up, dont shoot pose which we know is not backed up by the evidence. st. louis police officers association demanded apology. the rams spent week on the phone getting assurances from the police that game would be safe. outside the stadium, demonstrators showed up, with throngs of police i...

Be defined as a community torn apart by violence. >> reporter: a movement to calm a crisis that has struck a national nerve. sparking a wave of americans speaking out. >> cant tune out facebook, cant tune out twitter. >> millions are talking about it. >> reporter: at howard university hundreds gathering for this picture. tweeted with the online rallying cry. hand up. dont shoot. but people of all ethnicities across the country are posting pictures in silent solidarity. as the president said, the...

Will get there. especially work income cemeteries, they take ownership. hey, im taking care of my brother or my sister that i served with. >> reporter: with each new job that comes in, kevin starts with calls to local veteran offices, new organizations connect knight solutions with people in their network that are a good fit. some are chosen for the job. >> once they come back home, theyre looking not for a handout but a hand up. theyre looking for someone thats an employer that will understand,...