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Wasn't that unusual in his world. >> right. you know, in retrospect there's no way to defend the systems and he would later say he was stubborn in his cignorance. but he was motivated by racial justice. he was in the military and world war 2. he was a commander of an all-black unit and wrote hundreds of letters about how proud he was of giving these men who were considered second-class citizens in a segregated army a fair shake. then he was called before the house un-american activities committee and was called un-american by a southern congressman who has been a member of the ku klux klan and

Ever get past this point where people wear blackface with halloween costumes or at frat parties, what we ultimately have to get to is this idea that some people think it's funny to look at other people as two-dimensional, as second-class citizens, as less worthy of dignity and respect as themselves, which is what allows them to put on blackface and think that it's funny or think that it's somehow appropriate. >> yeah. i got to ask you, this question, one of my friends, i didn't ask if i could give her a shout-out on this. some people say it's all dressing up, costumes. my friend texted me toda...

Think even if people stop putting on blackface or if we ever get past this point where people wear blackface with halloween costumes or at frat parties, what we ultimately have to get to is this idea that some people think it's funny to look at other people as two-dimensional, as second-class citizens, as less worthy of dignity and respect as themselves, which is what allows them to put on blackface and think that it's funny or think that it's somehow appropriate. >> yeah. i got to ask you, this question, one of my friends, i didn't ask if i could give her a shout-out on this. some people say ...

Second-class citizens. so it was -- it was powerful. really powerful. then he got up there and it was -- it was enraging. you know? i felt like if a woman acted like that during a line of questioning, shwoe have been considered totally unhinged or like she was having a, a meltdown, which i think proves that he doesn't have the temperament to be on the supreme court. the fact that he completely denied the importance of an fbi investigation. he was clearly saying he didn't want to be, any part of that or have any part of that. >> he did say that he -- he said he would do whatever the committee w...

Because of years if not decades of negative because of politicians in puerto rico and the united states. what did you make of the president's tweets? >> first and foremost there is a systemic issue here. that is the modern day colonial relationship that the united states has with puerto rico. puerto ricans are technically american citizens but do not have the right to vote. they are treated in completely different ways as a normal american citizen. and for that reason you have the chronic neglect of the island. acute situations like this in which puerto ricans continue to be treated like secon...