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I think it is the beginning of moving that needle in that direction. president obama was talking about how he could help create this moment that we're in right now. push us to this place where we are. i don't think he could have done that alone. he did what he could, especially in states where the governors were different. the congress is different. there was a different atmosphere in the country at the time. and it took the movement of folks in the community to get us to this point. i don't think the president cow have gotten us there. he did what he was supposed to do as president. one of th...
Different. the congress is different. there was a different atmosphere in the country at the time. and it took the movement of folks in the community to get us to this point. i don't think the president could have gotten us there, one of them was make sure we have consent decrees in cities to monitor police departments. >> speaking of, i talked to you about it this summer on my podcast about newark being under consent decree. to make changes to policing since tend of the obama administration. what did that require? tell us, what did you think of that? >> consent decree is necessary. the depart...
Email at that point with that third assessment and that's the only way you did it, and that's the only way you felt it would be fair? >> yes. i didn't even want them to hear my voice. i didn't want them to make any assumptions as to what my race could potentially be, and i just have to say it's because i have such great friends, you know, who are my allies in the struggle that i was even able to have the ability of having their assistance in this process. >> and how did you even think to do that? what made you think this may be the resort i have to get to? >> well, the new york times article w...