>> anthony: to -- to need a translator. >> marcus: no, but do you -- i need a translator, my wife is now my translator in life and in culture, and so many things. but i think when -- when you're a black man, when you're an immigrant, when you're ethiopian, when you're swedish, i've been put in so many situations that i put myself into. so, i'm actually very comfortable in the -- being uncomfortable. >> anthony: in the 1970s, ethiopia was hit with a tuberculosis epidemic. marcus, his older sister fantaye, and his mom were all stricken with the disease. with no possibility of medical attention in their village, facing the almost inevitable death of both her children, marcus's mom set out on foot with her daughter at her side and 2-year-old marcus on her back. walking 75 miles to the swedish hospital in addis.