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Days after his death and asked martin if he recognized the voice. >> he looked away and under his breath, as i interpreted it, said no. >> the defense also called to the stand tracy martin, himself. mr. martins own testimony seemed to contradict officer serino. >> i think the chairs had wheels on them and i kind of pushed away from the -- away from the table and just kind of shook my head and said i cant tell. >> so your words were "i cant tell"? >> something to that effect, but i never said, no...

Law is being temporarily blocked they will be able to continue to provide abortion services while the lawsuit proceeds. in addition to target regulations designed to close down clinics, the new law would also force women seeking an abortion to undergo an ultrasound. the law was passed through the legislature in the middle of june, but just signed into law by republican governor scott walker on friday, as in the day after the fourth of july in a private ceremony. the court is set to revisit this ...

Voice. joining me now is karen desoto, criminal defense attorney. james peterson, msnbc contributor, director of african studie studies. and tim wise, anti-racism educator and author of the book "dear white america: letter to a new minority." it was incredibly difficult to watch trayvon martins father on the stand today trying to hold it together, trying to keep his composure under these conditions. and its something to etrange t being spent on contesting this one piece of evidence, whose voice ...

James peterson, msnbc contributor, director of african studies. and tim wise, anti-racism educator and author of the book "dear white america: letter to a new minority." it was incredibly difficult to watch trayvon martins father on the stand today trying to hold it together, trying to keep his composure under these conditions. and its strange to much time being spent on contesting this one piece of evidence, whose voice is on the tape? why is that important to the case, karen? >> its important ...

The mayor for playing politics, we have to go back to the moment where there wasnt an arrest, we were looking squarely at the sanford police department. this is not the kind of prosecution you normally see in these kinds of cases. at the end of the day i think the court of public opinion is not going to match up whats going on in the courtroom and thats where were getting the tension as the case starts to wind down. >> well, i think one of the problems is the state of florida giving out conceale...

Massachusetts usa, and also tim wise, who is the author of "color blind." don, i want to begin with you. first off, congratulations. >> thank you. >> a great special and a great conversation to have. you know, im really glad you were at the helm of it, because i think you have a very good feeling and understanding, maybe because i heard this portion that you mentioned last night when you talked about being black in america and, also, dealing with the police growing up. let me just play a moment ...

Its what we were trying to accomplish. he said it made me think about my use of the n-word, did you not -- >> yes. >> and people in the social media said even if they didnt like it, i thought it was a good show and you made me think about it and for me, thats it. >> we should be ashamed -- every new years eve i think i will let it go and it should be on the list of things you do away with -- because it adds weight to your body like bad food. it adds weight to your spirit and makes you less of a ...

Werent mad at me for being on the program. but i think theyre complaining about the social reality that allows a white person like myself to frankly be taken more seriously when i discuss racial profiling than when la var burton and don, who did that last night, talk about the same subject. >> yeah, and let me jump in here, because i want to talk about some of the reaction last night. and then well get to that. i got some that loved what we did. i applaud don lemon of cnn for forcing the discour...

No, that has never happened to me before, and tim relayed a story about he was locked out of his car and the police helped him get in and never checked his i.d. that would never happen to me. so i dont think my experience is unique when it comes to that. its sad we have to live that way. >> so, tim, how about this? you mentioned last night people should never use the "n" word, even if black people use the "n" word, white people should not use the "n" word. and as a white man, heres my guess, you...

Vis a vis black people as a form of endearment or another word for friend or buddy or, hey, lets get a burger at mcdonalds, my "n" word. im not saying that because i know all white people say it. those were my main friends as a kid. i didnt use that word. we didnt use that. and so the idea that white folks can use that word because, you know, its okay, its like the old third grade wisdom or even like -- not even third grade, like kindergarten, i can talk about my mama, but you cannot talk about ...