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>> d.c. went through tough times after the assassination of martin luther king, jr. and riots in d.c. how did that affect you? >> we were here all night long. i wrote black owned and soul brothers on the window. my mom went in here with a shotgun. >> hoping to discourage people. i'm a soul brother with a shotg shotgun. locked and load and full of soul. >> that was rough though. there was smoke all over the city. 14th and 7th street were on fire. nothing happened on u street, thank god. >> this is our beautiful mother, marie lee. >> you let them talk and do all of this stuff. >> that's the way ...

Classic spike lee movie before they give a speech. there is lots of black people on the wall. >> what are do people don't know about d.c. outside of d.c. >> this is a really democratic town. completely. it's a really don't tread on me area. they tried to pass this legislation that if huh loud music playing, you get 10 days in jail. everywhere was up in arms. black people, white people. they were angry they would try to slide that in. the people here are fervently committed to rights of other people. we have lots of d.c. folks here. >> the tea shop is right around the corner from howard univers...

Washington, d.c. is it's a tale of two cities. >> everything you see is washington. where i am from is d.c. it's where people work and live. it's d.c., baby. >> when people come to visit me here, they say let's go do touristy things. i forgot i live here with that stuff. whatever crap that happens on capitol hill. i try to keep it in that line. >> isn't that from hamilton. the crap that happens. >> oh, my god, i wish. >> there is always crap happen on the hill, but the trump administration is crap taftic. while republicans are celebrating, it's hard to find any to talk to. my reputation preced...

I just felt better about the country that we live in. >> uh-huh. >> you actually sound like young barack obama the way you speak. >> he does. >> i want people to know that the only thing in d.c. isn't the president. and the people here probably like any state in the united states just it's a good community. it's a good place. >> i know a lot of people like think about like the d.c. like a place where they like divide people based on like color, religion, their sexuality but there is always a part in d.c. where there is a community you can always go to? i like how everything blends here, cultur...

When people say that, they are uncomfortable with the content of what is being said. sarah huckabee sanders wanted to say that was not civil. did she say anything to address the content of my words? the corruption, the misuse of taxpayer dollars, what he is doing to our air and water and the favors he is doing for corporate lobbyists. no, people should be able to eat their lunch. like his taco is more important. what do i have to say to that person? >> yeah. my last question is, what's that noise? these are the biggest grasshoppers. it's all throughout d.c. >> every 17 years and with climate c...