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Ma marijuana or hand guns, the federal government said not today, black folks, not today. i'm going to talk to these folks. >> your name? >> lamont tomson. >> you did it like a rapper. what's your name? >> pierre richards. >> mischa. >> so how did you end up here talking to me? >> we saw you outside the window and tried to gather more coworkers, but the white coworkers were like ooh! >> thanks for that ego boost. there is something about d.c. people with a chip on your shoulder. is that true? >> you say that about a couple of things. >> like d.c., some cities -- >> very proud. >> we sometimes ...

D.c. with that hat on, specifically with that hat on? >> they say how could you and you are a sell out. >> we all know they are black republicans. >> we are not all in a closet. >> that's true. that's a complicated layer. everyone is in the closet as a republican. >> even white people? >> oh, yeah. they are afraid of being attacked. you go to a restaurant, i wouldn't wear this in a restaura restaurant because i'm afraid they are going spit in my water and food. >> you bring your own water with you. come on, we know it's not regular republicans that have the problem. it's the republican policy ...

Maga hat staring me down like what are you doing here. >> we know you are here and that led us to there. >> we're asked trump supporters to talk to me, but we got nobody white or black to talk to me soy i appreciate you talking to me as a trump supporter. >> thank you very much. >> have you had anything assume because you are a black woman that you must be a democrat? >> of course. people come up come down talking trump. he is no more of a racist than obama and hillary in my opinion. >> we were talking about her life as a republican in d.c. we couldn't help but take a stroll down maga lane. >>...

Taking pictures and speaking truth to power. >> how hard you stand up for lgbt and brown folks and women and reproductive health rights, et cetera, et cetera, it all matters now. >> no matter what, he returns to d.c. and reminisces about the old days. notice i didn't say the good old days. >> this was a majority black school when you were here. >> here's the great irony. this is an incredibly white neighborhood. most of the kids in this neighborhood are going private schools. so they are being spared the wrath of the public school system. even as a little kid, i knew i was lucky. this is a nic...

>> in this famous picture, look who is next to mlk. >> that's my role as a leader or leadership position to get something if i can do it. >> mr. barry's office. >> he was instrumental to passing the home rule act. >> he taught us to vote. >> there could be a mayor in d.c. for the first time and that led to him serving as mayor. he got the finance in order and more black police officers on the force and maybe what you hear about the most is the summer youth program that gave many people in d.c. their first jobs. >> the first on the job. >> what did your mayor do? >> one of the first offices was...