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>> these specific cases and these specific instances, those would be left up to local authorities to make that determination and not something for the federal government. >> eric garner cried out 11 times saying i can't believe. his mother still looking for indictments of the police officers. does the president ask what's the status, if something is going to happen? >> once again, these would be local matters that should be left up to the local authority. >> very quickly, eugene scott, any thought that the department is going to have any changes on that? >> absolutely not. to this white house,...

In the back. police were in the area responding to a report of vandalism. in baton rouge, louisiana, police just released body footage showing officer blane salamoni threatening to kill alton sterling before fatally shooting him in 2016. the state announced it will not press charges against the officers involved in the shooting. joining me from john j. college, maya wiley senior vice president for social justice. jamil smith of rolling stone and eugene scott of "the washington post." thank you all for being here. phillip, we're going to start with alton sterling because you have new informatio...

Rice and is not prosecuted. also in cleveland, the michael brelo case. this is a police officer acquitted of manslaughter in the 2012 deaths of melissa williams and timothy russell after a police chase. officer mistook the car back firing for gunshots. officer brelo fired, jumped onto the hood, in total police officers fired over 137 rounds into that car killing two people. neither of them were convicted of a crime. all of whom were able to return to work. your thoughts, jamil? >> neither convicted of the crime but certainly got the death sentence. what you saw in my hometown was 'em mattic of...

Years of racist theology. jamil smith writes that the black panther comic advanced that agenda with a hero whose, woet, genius intellect was his best attribute. is that a plot and a fantasy? is it a memory of recent presidential history? the feminist writer writes that this film is now powerful because it actually presents an alternative to trump era racism and also a positive nostalgia for black achievement that can range from the obama coalition to the accomplishments of african nations whose history, she argues, shouldn't be controlled by colognial narratives. history, of course, is politic...

Superhero that was ever created, and certainly the most popular ever. so all those things combined, in addition -- you know we think about who the director, ryan coogler, fruitvale station, creed are works that reflect african american realities with a frankness and starkness that i think is uncommon for hollywood. >> and i want to read from another piece who says this is a vivid reimagination of something black americans have cherished for centuries, africa as a dream of our wholeness, greatness, and self-realization. jamil, you're talking about who owns history, who writes history, or in thi...