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<p>The Kerner Commission shocked Lyndon Johnson and much of white America by insisting that "the Negro problem" was in fact a problem of pervasive white racism. Two books are essential reading for understanding the commission's work and it's unmet demands. </p>
<p>The Kerner Commission shocked Lyndon Johnson and much of white America by insisting that "the Negro problem" was in fact a problem of pervasive white racism. Two books are essential reading for understanding the commission's work and it's unmet demands. </p>
Government reports are noting? one reads. he made the point what was established in the '60s something called defund the police, whatever you want to call it, getting policing to do policing. and other things society needs. thanks to both of you for robust conversation. i always appreciate it. errin haines, msnbc contributor of the 19th. and jelani cobb, staff writer and author of the kerner report. that does it for me for velshi. catch me saturday and sunday 8 to 10 eastern. the jonathan capehart show begins right now. slowly but surely the senate is nearing a final vote on the bipartisan i...
She was homeless at one point, she's from missouri. and she's sort of changing the face of what you think a united states member of congress should be. >> yeah, i mean, i think she's doing exactly what would be in john lewis' tradition when he urged people to get into good trouble. i think that is absolutely crucial. bringing this back full circle to the point you made earlier, one of the other legacies of ferguson has been the fact that someone like corey bush could be elected to congress. that people are much more cognizant of these issues and there is now a movement that is actually generat...
Officer in ferguson, missouri, outside of st. louis. it happened just eight days after michael brown graduated from high school. it was the second killing of an unarmed black man by police. it made national news and launched protests across the country that marked the beginning of the black lives matter movement. later, eric garner video was released of him stating i can't breathe while in a police choke hold. the justice department launched its own investigation into the city's police department leading to a scathing report that found a pattern of civil rights violations by the ferguson polic...