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Communities and in soup kitchens and charities and the food banks, and when you see children, the bottom of their feet blackened, you see their stomachs growling and their families are in such a desperate state, but it s hunger. imagine small children going to school or not going to school with their bellies growling. that s been the most striking. when you think about this, 45 million people is the population of argentina. it s shocking and it s an embarrassment in our nation just to see there is so much prosperity, so much wealth in this country. but 45 million people across this country are going without every day. not going without the material goods that we covered so much, they re going without a roof over their heads and food in their stomachs and i think that s been the most striking thing, that the pool is so deep of despair in this country and no one seems to be paying attention. tre maine lee, thank you for paying attention. thank you for being with me. ....
Response was as slow as it would be nine years later in ferguson. joining us now, tracy ross, associate director of the poverty to prosperity program and co-host of talk poverty radio. tre maine lee, nbc national reporter, and from new orleans, city council president and councilman at large in the new orleans city council. councilman, i want to start with you. ten years after katrina, what does black lives matter mean in new orleans? well, you can turn to the new trial the officers just got from the danziger bridge. there is a large segment of the community, white and black, that feels that the blogging, the inappropriate behavior of the prosecutors has only affected the case involving police officers who harm poor people. it does not affect any other case of any moment, although the ....
There next week. thank you to our guests in new york, tracy ross and tre maine lee. still coming, dr. dre offers an apology while his film becomes a bona fide hit. how one nation befriended the clan. use it on the moon. it s a marvelous thing! oh! haha! so you can replace plane tickets, traveler s cheques, a lost card. really? that worked? american express timeless safety and security are now available on apple pay. the next evolution of membership is here. ....
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Joining me live now, former spiritual adviser to president obama, congressman gregory meeks, democratic representative from new york who sit tons congressional black caucus, and also tre maine lee, national reporter for msnbc.com. good to have you with me on a saturday afternoon for this conversation. it great to be here. in d.c., the comments that trayvon martin s parents have been making this week. we just heard from his mother there. this is what his father said wednesday. what can we do as parents? what can we do as men? what can we do as fathers? what can we do as mentors to stop this from happening to your child? and i think that s what a conversation begins. josh, let s start there. what can we do that we re not doing right now? sure. well, you know, i think the great thing is that we re finally moving from just describing the problem facing black men and boys to actually ....