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To race and race relations in this nation, in the 21st century there is a lot of unfinished work and that we've got to confront that unfinished work, whether it is in education or housing or the economy and access to jobs and that by suggesting that it isn't an issue, by sweeping it under the rug, we only exacerbate a problem. america should be proud of the progress, but certainly committed -- committed -- to the work that must be done. that's what we are talking about here in philadelphia. that's why we call for a new civil rights movement for economic empowerment and justice. it stands on th...

Get it. likewise, if the commander says no and the prosecutor wants to go forward, it will go all the way to the service sector for review. there are also the safeguards of many places that the victim is encouraged to come forth. all of those are improvements to a system that has not worked and the question that i believe, if people will see the alternative, shah it makes it a lot more likely if the commander is there that there will be a prosecution. >> i want to just give you a quick chance to speak back to mayor morial, the head of the urban league, who believes that stand your ground laws ...

Orleans and current president and ceo of the national urban league, mark morial. thanks for being with us. great to see you today. a major announcement from the attorney general eric holder today. what is your expectation now? >> well, the audience received the attorney general's remarks with great enthusiasm. the idea that he would continue and the justice department would continue to enforce the voting rights act with vigor and with all resources at its disposal. so the announcement that they would seek to bring texas back in to section 5 coverage was welcome given the fact that a court has ...

>> all right. it was very personal. but it did take the president six days to speak following the verdict in the george zimmerman trial. when he finally did speak, he did it on a summer friday, without any warning. as in he knew not a lot of people would be tuning in. but this still may have been one of the most important speeches of his presidency and he got a lot of accolades for it. with many echoing what national urban league president mark morial said. he said it had the, quote, perfect tone. earlier i spoke exclusively with nba hall of famer charles barkley and asked him how he views rac...

You shudder to think that if my son walks, you know, a thousand feet from home, that if somebody profiles him he could not come home. that's the important impact of this. this young boy was not where he wasn't supposed to be. this young boy was not acting out of sorts, acting out of turn, trespassing, interfering with someone and he loses his life. it hurts, wolf. and you try not to personalize it, but any and every parent in america shudders. look. whether it's trayvon martin or sandy hook, the fact that our children -- our children are being victimized by intentional, illegal, raw violence m...