United states today remains the only major country on earth that does not guarantee health care to all people as a right, and that is why i will continue fighting and introduce legislation for a medicare for all singlepayer program guaranteeing health care to every man, woman, and child. When we talk about justice. When we talk about the need for all people in america to be treated equally and with dignity , we have got to deal with hard realities. Those realities include the fact today if you can believe it, and i know you can one in four black males can expect to spend time in prison during their lifetime unless we change that dynamic. This is an unspeakable tragedy and this country can no longer ignore that. Blacks are in prison at six times the great of whites. In the report by the department of justice, blacks were three times more likely to be searched during a traffic stop than white motorists. Africanamericans are twice as likely to be arrested and almost four times as likely t
Ability, we have the ability within the black community to do enormous things on our own. We dont have to wait for somebody else. We dont have to be at the mercy of anybody else. We dont have to be at the mercy of anybody else. People who have tried to convince us that we need to be subservient to them and that there, there, i will take care of you. We can take care of ourselves but we have to learn how to utilize our resources in the right way. The other thing that is vitally important is we need to be able to Work Together and stop listening to the purveyors of division who tell you just because you think differently about something then this person they are your enemy. Divide and conquer and control. We dont need people who divide and conquer and control. We need the people who learn how to use their various talents and energies together in an effective way. That is what is going to work. For our young people, we need to begin to put out the appropriate types of models. When you loo
Jobs, and justice. The get into those themes, first point i want to make, is perhaps the most important. I do understand that for some people, this is uncomfortable. But i believe it has to be addressed. And that is that the United States of America Today is the wealthiest country in the history of the world. Thatost people do not know because much of that wealth is concentrated in the hands of a few. Today, in america, we have more wealth and income inequality then in any other major country on earth. It is worse today than at any time since 1928. To me, it is not acceptable that 10 of 1 owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 . It is not acceptable that one y that ownsil walmart, owns more than the bottom 40 . It is not acceptable that in the last two years, the 14 wealthiest people solve more wealth increase wealth that is owned by the bottom 130 million americans. The truth of the matter is, that we cannot run away from that reality. Income and wealth inequality is the great mo
Afternoon. Thank you all for coming. [applause] what a Beautiful Day to make history again. Ago,is very day, 50 years in this very spot, dr. Martin luther king jr. Came to king to deliver his march on ballot boxes day. It was may 8, 1966. Mothers day, just as it is today. And now, we gather on these hallowed grounds 50 years later to remember that important day ree ine history of kingst Williamsburg County, South Carolina. Thank you for being here to make this stage such an important occasion. [applause] when dr. King spoke here on may 8 in 1966 on a rainy sunday afternoon, as you will see, it was his first major public appearance in South Carolina. He only made three speeches in the state of South Carolina. And if i am not mistaken, the other two locations were in charleston and orangeburg. But he came to king street first. And he came here after the passage of the Voting Rights act of 1965. He came as a result of mr. Virgil demaray of the funeral home, who went to atlanta, camp out,
Published this week . Cspan2 monday. Washingtournal co Travis Smiley, 10 years ago this book came out, the covenant with black america ten years later and this is 10 years later, first about what you try to get out 10 years ago . Guest first of all can morning. Ten years ago we were in the midst of the Bush Administration and 2005 katrina hit and kanye west famously said george bush does not care about black people, but whatever george bush did or did not do, those black people that lost their precious lives, black folk basically had a half and we were sick and tired of being sick and tired and as we put together together an agenda that what could be done through this National Plan of action to turn the tide against all of those bills and ailments that was trying to take black america under, so everything from health to housing to criminal justice to housing to the criminal divide, the top 10 issues, education p read the book comes out, makes history and goes to number one and stayed t