politicsnation. tonight s illiad, up in the air. right now, many americans have their eyes on the skies. watching for more than just a super bowl flyover. president biden ordered the u.s. military to shoot down another unidentified object over the great lakes today. according to a congressional source briefed on the matter, and to u.s. officials. it s the fourth high altitude object shot down in north america, airspace, over the past week. in just a minute, i will talk to a member of the house foreign affairs committee about the latest developments. and as possible foreign threats loom, culture wars are raging at home. i m headed to florida this week, as international action joins in demonstrations against governor ron desantis to suppress african american studies in the sunshine state schools. i will be talking to a leading scholar at the center of the ongoing debate, just ahead. and later, a big game and a major milestone for the nfl. two black quarterbacks will go head to
black starter. according to an p.i. and football perspective, 21 black quarterbacks had at least one pass this season. the highest number ever. looking at those numbers, why are the nfl owners and even some fans good with having black quarterbacks leading their teams on the field, but it at least appears they are less forgiving or supportive of black head coaches, leading the team from the sidelines? well, i d argue that the same notions that had kept black players out of the quarterback position the nfl are the ones of now shifted to the focus on black coaches. the idea that there isn t a leadership quality, that there is an iq that isn t there. some things that aren t natural or physical abilities. obviously we ve seen a proven false. on the black quarterbacks side of things, one of the arguments that has been used as a white teammates and fans would not be able to rally around a black