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See It Loud Sitcom-ish

(smooth rock music) - in the late '50s, early '60s, the country starts to change more when civil rights hit. then you're getting grittier comedy that is gonna deal with race. - i hate to see any baseball player having troubles 'cause that's a great sport for my people. that is the only sport in the world where a negro can shake a stick at a white man and won't start no riot. (audience laughing) - dick gregory put politics in his comedy. it was like seeing a curve ball, and he'd throw it and you couldn't see it coming. - 1961, appearing on the "jack paar" show, dick gregory becomes the first black comedian ever to sit down on the couch after his performance. - what kind of car you got? - a lincoln, naturally. - [jack] well, that's a... (audience laughing) - dick gregory in the '50s and early '60s was making $10,000 a week and he gave all that up to march with martin luther king. - dick gregory has been dubbed the father of black political comedy.

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History of the Sitcom

that would calm the racial tensions in america. ♪ sara k. eskridge: julia is about a single mom who is a nurse. she's got a young child. her husband died in vietnam. mr. colton: frankly, you're not exactly what i expected. julia: no. julia: did you expect me to be older or younger. bambi haggins: "julia" was the first starring role for a black woman who was not a domestic. julia: that will teach you, partna! jacqueline coley: but they avoided showing her as a black woman as much as possible to make it more palatable for white audiences. bambi haggins: diahann carroll described julia as a white negro with very little negro-ness julia: don't worry about it, there will be another monday next week copage: at the beginning, there were certain ah, stations that wouldn't even carry it, especially in the south.

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History of the Sitcom

significance of representation. >> so cantor decided to create a program which would quell a lot of the racial tensions in america. >> julia is about a single mom who is a nurse. she has a young child. her husband died in vietnam. julia was the first starring role for a black woman who was not a domestic. but they avoided showing her as a black woman as much is possible to make it more palatable for white audiences. >> they described julia as a white negro with very little

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The ReidOut

affirmative action. the vast majority of civil rights leaders, this is the quote, favored affirmative action. as martin luther king jr. said, a society that has done something special against the negro for hundreds of years must now do something special for him, for him. but his goals went beyond that. his policy goals were not to just alter the racial composition of the elite but also change everything about the economy in ways that today republicans would call socialist. your thoughts on this misuse of doctor king to explain what's being done to people of color and other minorities. >> yeah, joy. it's also exhausting. you know, i'm leaning on my grandmother's adage of the only time you should be surprised is when you're surprised. we have seen time and time again republicans and conservatives constantly cherry pick the words of doctor king to hide behind their own racism and white supremacy. their content of the character,

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Smerconish

question, should a sports announcer's mistaken use of the "n" word lose his job. a long-time announcer was let go after he used the "n" word on air. during a pregame show in kansas city, glenn kiper was talking to colleague dallas braden about their trip to the negro league's baseball museum which is in that city but kiper mispronounced the word "negro" and instead used the slur. >> we had a phenomenal day today. [ bleep ] league museum and arthur bryant's barbecue. >> at the time either kiper or braden offered any reaction. before the sixth inning kiper told his audience this -- >> a little earlier in the show, i said something that didn't come out quite the way i wanted it to, and i just wanted to apologize if it sounded different than i meant it.

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Smerconish

share what i had done and seen that day. in my excitement, i rushed through the word "negro" resulting in my very unfortunate mispronunciation. i sincerely apologize to everyone who was hurt by this. it was a terrible, but honest mispronunciation. i take full responsibility. he added, please know racism is in no way a part of me. it never has been and never will be. i wish they would have taken into consideration my 20-year career, my solid reputation, integrity and character. but in this current environment traits like integrity and character are no longer considered. then the president of the museum, bob kendrick, created a bit of a ruckus when he tweeted out a statement that says my heart is one of forgiveness and he hoped others would find it within themselves to do the same. i recently spoke with bob kendrick to ask him about that. >> mr. kendrick, what struck me when i watched the tape is he said he had a phenomenal day. obviously it was in praise of

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Smerconish

Michael Smerconish tackles the American political and news stories of the week, offering only one kind of talking points: his own.

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offer. on that day i chose to spend my personal time by educating myself and learning more about mlb's history by going to the negro league museum. i spent nearly three hours there in an effort to better understand and appreciate the difficulties and social barriers african american players endured in mlb's early years. when the subject of the museum visit came up in the pregame show i was excited and eager to share what i had done and seen that day. in my excitement, i rushed through the word "negro" resulting in my very unfortunate mispronunciation. i sincerely apologize to everyone who was hurt by this. it was a terrible, but honest mispronunciation. i take full responsibility. he added, please know racism is in no way a part of me. it never has been and never will be. i wish the oakland a's and nbc sports would have taken into consideration my 20-year career, my solid reputation and integrity and character. but in this current environment traits like integrity and character are no longer

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Fox News at Night

silenced 7 million people. >> there you have it, tense sometimes raucous scenes at the tennessee state capitol today as republicans voted to expel two democratic lawmakers because they joined in a protest calling for stricter gun control measures. third democratic lawmaker was not expelled. so let's bring in the cohost of the verdict with ted cruz pod cast ben ferguson. bench we should note, is based in tennessee. yn want to play this sound by the, former now tennessee rep justin jones on msnbc, watch. >> it's not about me but it's about the 78,000 people i represent. these young people, one of the most diverse jayness are being silence because they're upset that we don't fall in line to their narrative of whatness should be. what tennessee should be. even on their best wavier you saw basically calling me an up tie negro, this is the behavior of my body. >> they violated a lot more than just the narrative.

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The ReidOut

you heard representative jones in there calling this a political lynching he has talked -- he accused republicans of trying to treat him like an uppity negro, someone who needed to be put in this place so those questions are certainly swirling here as we wait to see what the fate of representative pearson will ultimately be that is certainly not lost upon people here, as these protesters continue to stay here and see how all this is going to play out. they have been here since early this morning, chanting and making sure that their voices are heard, even from outside of the chamber, as they seek to stand in solidarity with these lawmakers. joy. >> thank you, priscilla thompson thank you. wave your hands if anything happens that you think we need to know about. let me bring back -- go back to mark and brittney. let me play justin pearson, we haven't heard him but she's speaking now let me play a clip of what he's had to say

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