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Now is the time to rise from segregation. >> thousands of people are flocking to the national mall in washington to commemorate a pivotal point in the fight for civil rights. the march happened exactly 50 years ago today. wi the head of the naacp spoke to the crowd earlier today. ben jealous spoke about economic justice and referred specifically to a planned strike tomorrow by some minimum wage workers. let's listen. >> and so as we go home today, let us remember that the dreamer was also a doer. and as we turn on our tvs tomorrow and see people walking out of places where they're being forced...

Minimum wage workers in this economy. again, there's a level that would hurt the economy, but there's something going on also which is that the government already redistributes wealth to lower income people. and this is sort of mandating that a company does it with their especially excess profits. however, if we did that and also lowered the earned income credit, it could actually balance out. >> i'm sorry, jonas. we've got to pay our bills but you all earned your salary with that one. thanks, guys. unions chiming in on detroit's bankruptcy. the afl-cio calling on president obama and congres...

Or my husband will eat at work so me and the kids can do that. we shouldn't have to do that, we live with my mom, we shouldn't have to do that. we're both employed. >> how do you respond to the argument that a firm like kfc will make -- this is sure you can find someone like shanita and put her on television, but this is not representative of people who make minimum wage. the minimum wage is teenagers in supermarket jobs. if you take away that ladder, you're going to take away all these people that are just about to enter the labor market. and that's terrible. >> half of the minimum wage worke...

>> does that happen? >> it does happen. sometimes i eat at work so my husband and my kids can eat. or my husband will eat at work so me and the kids can do that. we shouldn't have to do that, we live with my mom, we shouldn't have to do that. we're both employed. >> how do you respond to the argument that a firm like kfc will make -- this is sure you can find someone like shanita and put her on television, but this is not representative of people who make minimum wage. the minimum wage is teenagers in supermarket jobs. if you take away that ladder, you're going to take away all these people th...

Or my husband will eat at work so me and the kids can do that. we shouldn't have to do that, we live with my mom, we shouldn't have to do that. we're both employed. >> how do you respond to the argument that a firm like kfc will make -- this is sure you can find someone like shanita and put her on television, but this is not representative of people who make minimum wage. the minimum wage is teenagers in supermarket jobs. if you take away that ladder, you're going to take away all these people that are just about to enter the labor market. and that's terrible. >> half of the minimum wage worke...