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Invaded by essentially forces of white supremacy as articulated through policy in our government. so i think that there is a lot of things that black folks who see this film will recognize in their own reality. and while, yes, its just a movie, it doesnt replace the work on the ground. >> right. >> its not in and of itself a revolution, it may inspire the kid who does indeed lead that revolution some day. >> right. jamil smith and winston duke, i want to thank you so much for coming on "the beat...

>> were continuing this history of trying to help people gain a sense of identity, and for them to see themselves and know that theyre present and that their stories are valid. when i was growing up, it wasnt always that i didnt see black people. it was when i saw black people, the stories were written by white men. the stories were written by white people. and it was up to us as actor, as artists, as creators to bring a sense of integrity and reality to it. >> let me bring in jamil smith, who i...

Attention. >> were only getting started. >> this friday, marvels anticipated movie "black panther" will hit movie theaters across the country. its outpacing released sales than any other movie in history and could break the presidents day opening record. it includes a mostly black cast including chadwick boseman in the title wrong and more. boozman is also krasing the cover of this weeks time ago. the headline, a hero cries. we have contributing writer for time magazine, jamil smith. congratulat...

People who are going to understand that there are universal themes this in this film and also just have a great time. its a lot of fun. so i just think that it definitely resinates in a certain way because of trump, but well see. >> good luck with the boycott hash tag on this movie, haters, its not going to work. jamil smith, congratulations again on great cover story on time magazine and i personally cannot wait for this movie. im jealous that youve already seen it but ill leave it there. thank...

Joining me now to discuss are pam oliver, fox nfl senior correspondent and jamal smith. jamil, can you guess why it is that people think that lavar ball and lavar burton are the same person. lets get to the issue at hand. donald trump, this week, i will confess, i had no idea who lavar ball was before this week. now that the three basketball players are out of china, lavar ball, the father of liang el low is unaccepting for what i did for his son. i should have left them in jail. your thoughts o...

Your reporting, is donald trump having an impact on the nfl and whether it will decide to impose an nba style rule to try to force these players to stand for the anthem. >> i think this will divide the nfl in a lot of ways, some owners see it for what it should be. its freedom of speech movement thats happening over here, and some owners will see it another way, its disrespectful. they buy into the trump rhetoric so much, they cant see the forest through the trees. i think theres going to be som...

Really doing politics through twitter and social media. so you have the president who knows mike pence is going to the game to tell him if anyone kneels which there is a good chance someone will kneel seeing that the 49ers and indianapolis colts were playing and if anyone kneels and leaves and mike pence comes and tweets hey, potus, i left the game because players were protesting, its all a political stunt and theyre right to use taxpayer money to get your agenda across to prove a point, i think...

Kind of knew because they couldnt tell me anything. but the problem was we couldnt figure out what hospital she was in because nobody had any records of her. but her friends had been looking for her, and her friends were told that we need the next of kin. and when i got there, they escorted me to the room. i dont think ive ever cried so hard or so loud in my life. so my heart is broken. but im very proud of my child. >> joining us now, nancy giles, a contributor to cbs news sunday morning and th...

Nothing like this would have ever happened. that it was a group of angry, evil people of a different complexion just makes it that much more tragic. this did not have to happen. and, again, i keep going back to how president trump, a phrase thats still difficult for me to say, just doesnt have it in him -- its not in his dna to spontaneously talk about bigotry and racism and hate and violence as something thats wrong. its just -- its not in him. i agree with jamil. no one should be surprised tha...

A contributor to cbs news sunday morning and the host of the giles files podcast. also joining us, jamil smith. nancy, this is the latest name in what is thousands and thousands of names in our history who have fallen to white supremacy. >> its heartbreaking to her her mom and to know that were living in a country that its 2017, and weve got a president that was basically bred on bigotry and was made wealthy by a legacy of bigotry, and hes basically offered a clarion call to bigots and racists a...