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>> lloyd: the first european settler to come to the bronx came in 1639. his name was jonas bronck. b-r-o-n-c-k. in 1874, all the area west of the bronx river was annexed to the city. and in 1895, all the areas east of the bronx river was annexed to the city. then in 1898, the city then decided that the two areas previously annexed should also become a borough. but what to call it, since it never had a name before? they looked at the map and right smack through the middle of the territory ran the bronx river, so they named it after the river -- the borough of the bronx. and that's why it is cal...

Nearby tavern to accommodate the gamblers and lay-abouts who frequented his track. it was called the blue pump room. in later iterations it became the old abbey the union course tavern and finally neirs tavern. the neirs family, german immigrants added a bowling alley a ballroom and a hotel after the racetrack closed in 1898 and renamed the place neirs social hall. today it's owned by this man lt. loy gordon of the fdny. >> anthony: you were born in jamaica? >> loy: it's a funny thing. i'm from the island of jamaica and i moved to jamaica, queens. >> anthony: why jamaica, queens? >> loy: well,...

Night, dance, invent their own dances and as you well know, invent one of the world's truly greatest civilizations, starting with the spirituals, the blues, ragtime, jazz. you know, we even -- in 1821, william alexander brown in new york city founded the african world theater, a shakespearean theater and they were performing richard iii, of course, before black and white audiences down on what is now greenwich village. my favorite organization, secret society, the royal knights of king david and i like to be a member of that myself. a man named john durham was one of the organizers and to show...

Wakes up, a light bulb goes off and said i can form a life insurance company. and it becomes north carolina mutual life insurance company, founded in 1898 by john merrick and some of his buddies. it becomes the biggest black business in the world literally. we were raised with stories about north carolina mutual. you can see how a social organization has a huge economic pale. >> dr. gates, i think it's a fascinating study. and i do concede i've never heard of the washerwoman's strike. you got me on that one. let me ask you to elaborate on how it also gave blacks a self-that you did not have an...

They need equality. they need dignity. the united states, once again, the colonial government of puerto rico, and i would say the pro statehood government of puerto rico, they have failed its people again. >> you talked about colonialism being a problem. i want to go to what you will. you said that fiona exposed west so many puerto ricans already knew, the colony is dying right before our eyes. nothing has really changed. unless colonialism is dismantled, the same thing will keep happening to puerto rico. what will american colonialism do for what we are seeing right now in puerto rico? what w...