hi i'm steve clemons and i have a question what would angela davis do let's get to the bottom line. my guest today is someone who is talking about fighting racism in defunding the police when it was considered way too radical she became a folk hero in the 1970 s. for standing up to the establishment in almost every way you can imagine she got fired from her teaching job at the university of california for being quote unquote too outspoken when she was one thrown in jail a movement of blacks and whites took to the street in protest until she was free musicians like the rolling stones and john lennon and yoko ono wrote songs about her and all that was before she was 30 years old this year time magazine chosen as one of the women of the century. and even nowadays a t. shirt with her image on it made by prada goes for $300.00 she is the one and only angela davis scholar activist and author of several books most recently freedom is a constant struggle ferguson palestine and the foundations of a movement and she joins us today from her home in oakland california dr davis thank you so much

i'm is the legendary black panther activist professor angela davis whose fight for equality in the sixty's and seventy's led then president richard nixon to refer to her as a dangerous terrorist she joins me by skype from oakland in california thank you so much or professor davis for coming on going on the ground can i just ask you right at the beginning there's a lot of quoting of the great writer james baldwin at the moment he actually wrote an open letter to you what did he mean when he said our bodies must render impossible the corridor to the gas chamber well of course james baldwin was. not only percent greater but also he was involved in a whole range of social justice issues and he took up my case wrote an open letter to me and. argue that if they did not protect my life the same would be next if they come for you and the morning he said every do not prevent them from taking you we will be next so that is actually. that is actually very seem of the mass movements have developed against racism against the signage and any against climate injustice etc of course the words reverberate

angela davis, welcome back to democracy now! it is great to have you with us today for the hour. >> thank you very much. it is wonderful to be here. amy: do you think this moment is a tipping point, turning point -- you, who have been involved in activism for almost half a century, do you see this moment as different -- perhaps more differerent than any period of time youou have lived thrhrough? >> absolutely. this is an extraordinary moment. i have nevever experienced anything like the conditionons e are currently experiencing. the conjnjuncturee created by te covid-19 pandemic the recognition of a systemicc racim that has been rendered visible under these conditions because of the disproportionate deaths in b black and latatinx communi. this is a moment i don't know whether i ever ask acted -- expected to experience. when the protests began, of course around the murder of george floyd and breonna taylor and ahmaud arbery and many others who have lost their lives to racist state violence and vigilante violence -- when these pro

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allegra mentioned angela davis and miriam cobb of. some port and for us to think about and appreciate and invest in the organization doing the abolitionist work and our committees are and doing abolitionist work in our communities for a long time. it's really important that we the calls for abortion are coming first and foremost from communities that are most affected by crime. and so when we think about the concerns about what are we going to do about crime and what are we going to do about unsafe neighborhoods it is the people who are in these neighborhoods and who are investing in trying to fix those neighborhoods and a black woman led organization or collective action who are investing serious physical efforts, serious emotional labor in building safer communities and so many of these organizations are saying look police are not helping us go through this process. so yes it is important for us to be doing reading and to be listening to the scholars who've been thinking about this for a long time. we have incredible abolitionist le

davis coming on going underground can i just ask you right at the beginning there's a lot of quoting of the great writer james baldwin at the moment he actually wrote an open letter to you what did he mean when he said our bodies must render impossible the corridor to the gas chamber. well of course james baldwin was. not only with a scent writer but also he was involved in a whole range of social justice issues and he took up my case wrote an open letter to me and. argued that if they did not protect my life the same would be next if they come for you and the morning he said every do not prevent them from taking you we will be next so that is actually. that is actually very seem of the mass movements have developed against racism against inside ginny against climate injustice etc of course the words reverberate starkly today because of the use of the word gas chamber the state of california. still has a gas chamber which is located inside quentin prison the site of many demonstrations over the last few years precisely because of the fact that prisons and and courage the spread of co

davis about organizing in the face of all the vehicles and tear gas and of anything has changed since she was one of the f.b.i.'s most wanted plus when the option was at the 2020 presidential ballot box men using military style force against protesters for a man who was instrumental in policies that resulted in the u.s. having the highest prison population in the world is it time for a new political party. well the fall coming up in today's going on the ground 1st as protests continue today around the world in the wake of the murder of george floyd many are now asking how the political movement it catalyzed conformant true change and perhaps even revolution one woman who knows exactly how hard the struggle against systematic oppression and racial capitalism is the legendary black panther activist professor angela davis whose fight for equality in the sixty's and seventy's led then president richard nixon to refer to her as a dangerous terrorist she joins me by skype from oakland in california thank you so much professor azure davis for coming on going underground can i just ask you ri

are people like angela davis ruthie wilson gilmore merriam cobb abolition is not new and i. will have and. we just came up with abolition today but in theory it's actually something that mostly black women unfenced have actually been working through and thinking through for decades and decades and so for me undine is just a way for us to get closer to a full abolition so that it's taking away as much money from police departments as fast as possible so that we can really negate the effect that they have especially on communities of color the less police presence the less violence. let me throw this at you this is from our you tube community from someone named i believe it might be pronounced and this is police is one of the bastions of society without it are brutal society would fall apart and its balance would go haywire. sure i think that this is something that a lot of people believe but the thing is that we haven't all of its. life was pointed out earlier there are some that were or not out of holes and in boston out of the needs private property and that's how it's rema

angela davis and danny glover are among the scheduled speakers. the time is now for 38, juneteenth this year is especially her about the history juneteenth and her message for permit the emancipation proclamation did not free all sleighs right away. it took two years for afton americans in texas to get the news. they celebrated two years after they were free. juneteenth marks the anniversary of that day in 1865 but in general ran out abraham lincoln's every proclamation freeing slaves in a portion of the last unemancipated state, texas. i have enjoyed juneteenth through the years, meeting people, sinkings lifting every voice, which is the national knee grow handsome. this juneteenth in particular may feel a bit more serious. with the death of george floyd and others, america is having to take another look at skin color racism. while juneteenth is the same holiday for most of the country, the push continues to make the day a national holiday. i believe it is very important that there be an executive order declaring juneteenth as a national holiday.

davis the gilmore mary of. this tradition of thinking about what is a world without leasing what is a world without prison and so deep funding to believe means taking those resources that localities districts give to police say for surveillance and other means of controlling the population not protecting and serving and be investing that money into programs like educational programs like social services like aiding the. really do impact public safety having affordable housing matters for public safety and in a public health approach to drug addition of drug addiction as opposed to life in approach really helps in that space and so i think what we're seeing these calls for deepening the police and more of a groundswell around that work robust debate around what that means is what are we willing to invest in and saying that we're willing to invest in a system that is deeply tied to systemic racism in this nation policing or. derive from slavery trolls from swishing labor from protecting property the chicken we wh

murder of george floyd we ask one of the most important activists of all time former black panther angela davis about organizing in the face of armored vehicles and tear gas hand anything is changed since she was one of the f.b.i.'s most wanted plus when the options of the 2020 presidential ballot box are you man using military style force against protesters or a man who was instrumental in policies that resulted in the u.s. having the highest prison population in the world is it time for a new political party only a small coming up in today's going on the ground but 1st as protests continue today around the world in the wake of the murder of george floyd many are now asking how the political movement it catalyzed conformant true change and perhaps even revolution one woman who knows exactly how hard the struggle against systematic oppression and racial capitalism is the legendary black panther activist professor angela davis who's fight for equality in the sixty's and seventy's led then president richard nixon to refer to her as a dangerous terrorist she joins me by skype from oakland in

>> well, it really started with angela davis and ruth wilson gilmore andorofal, think tt way t understand it is a reorientation. away from using the police as all social responders and funding the things that would ameliorate or help at the root cause of what causes people to be violent or use substances or things like that. iss a mome, i ink theun premise is let's shrink the footprint of the police and try things like homelessness and drug treatment, things like that. >> that brings a lot of questions about how exactly that would work. for example, in san francisco, the mayor has said that she only wants police going on calls where a crime may have been committed, which would, we assume, take out calls that could apply to homeless camps, or even someone who's having a mental health crisis on the streets, and the question is, so who does respond to those cas? qution to aing right now. i think maybe one thing that i might say is our conception of what the police are has never been fixed at any point of history, no professional police until the 1930s and boston was? first place and what the

davies you can watch the interview in full here not a on monday but has a taste of what was said. i think the world is able to see that this certain nation is far from healthy that. police departments are the most dramatic expression of structural racism that our prisons are full of black people and latinos that. we have to have an abolitionist imagination if we want to get into a future for our city i was standing nation and for the world's. well police in the u.s. are becoming increasingly stigmatized amid the ongoing black lives matter protests a major in the toss a police department has been criticized for arguing that offices on specifically targeting african americans and he says he has the thinking is to back up what he's saying he spoke with artie's neil harvey. you had those isolated incidents where i was going to go incidents that occur and especially on body camera video they're shown over and over again so i think the general public thinks that's happening all the time in the states we make 350000000 contacts year and obviously the fast majority of those are not in the

davis about organizing in the face of vehicles and. of anything has changed since she was one of the f.b.i.'s most wanted plus when the options of the 2020 presidential ballot box man using military force against protesters for a man who was instrumental in policies that resulted in the u.s. having the highest prison popular. in the world is it time for a new political party all the small coming up in today's going underground but 1st as protests continue today around the world in the wake of the murder of george floyd many are now asking how the political movement it catalyzed conformant true change and perhaps even revolution one woman who knows exactly how hard the struggle against systematic oppression and racial capitalism is the legendary black panther activist professor angela davis who's fight for equality in the sixty's and seventy's led then president richard nixon to refer to her.

political activists will also come and speak are 76 years old angela davis will also deliver an address and so will danny glover urging them to march on. >>you are the next generation . you will use your voices and show your power . it's a long process it will not be tomorrow, or the next month, it's going to be a long time and we have to continue to protect what we need to . >> to know that all lives matter . >> reporter: glover knows the area, he was born temperatures go, at age 73 he is still very outspoken advocate for social change . once again, oakland is at the epicenter for all of this, it's one of 29 ports stretching all the way down to san diego all the way up to washington state, all the ports are shut down for just one day to get bring light to these very, important social issues . that is a very latest for ktvu fox 2 news . >>> a big crowd delivering a big message . california sen., harris is working on a bill that would make juneteenth a federal holiday . june 19 is a day union soldiers announce in the state of texas that all slaves, were to be free . it has been a state h

and earlier we heard from probably one of the most prominent speakers, former black panther angela davis. everywhere you turn 15th street is covered in that black lives matter mural. so everywhere you go, not just that community, but businesses that have been boarded up, essentially black lives matter art murals everywhere you go. for now, we'll send it right back to you guys. >> all right. melissa, the soul of oakland is shining bright tonight. thank you. in the past 15 days since floyd died, millions of people are making changes in how they act and how they govern. today those calls to action were front and center in houston. the service was invite-only but streamed live worldwide. let's bring in nbc's jay gray who joins us in houston on this memorable evening. jay, we watched it on tv, but you were there. what stood out to you? >> reporter: yeah. raj, powerful, emotional here today. we had tears and laughter. we had prayers inside the church here. george floyd's family joining a grieving nation to say one final good-bye. tonight george floyd -- ♪ is finally home. >> time for us to c

davis about organizing in the face of vehicles and. anything has changed since she was one of the f.b.i.'s most wanted plus when the options of the 2020 presidential ballot box using military force against protests.

we don't have to agree you know angela davis who is a who is abolitionists and my president you know would agree that this systems have to end you know that the that oppressive systems are bad seeds if a bad seed bears a bad tree bears bad fruit and good seed produces a good tree produces good food that's what we say in church that is true the system is a it was born from a bad seed of slave catching it is not something that can be retained around the edges with and reform one day people have been trying to reform policing for decades it hasn't worked because it's the same system that we've had for centuries we need a new system if we can imagine better than this system we don't have no imagination we have such a low bar we can't have an armed not on law enforcement 1st responders we can have mental health care infrastructure this is $100000000000.00 we're talking over $10015000000000.00 that we spend on police departments alone not talking about sheriff's departments and such i'm talking about police departments along right and that money could be invested in communities for prevent

davis. there have been so many moments that felt like turning points. does this one feel like a real moment or do you think, once again, it will pass and nothing will really change? you know, this moment will pass at some point, but i have so much hope. i have never seen a moment like this in all of my years. and i don't know if we've had a moment like this in all of the history of the united states of america. but i am very hopeful, especially when you hear white people say that we have a systemic racism problem, when now 71% of white people think that much more needs to be done, and when people are saying no, we need to do more than reform the police, more than ban choke holds, more than having diversity hires, more than having trainings, and all of the things that are listed in the executive order. we need more than that because the police department of our country are historically enforces of white supremacy. they brutally have subjugated and brutalised black people throughout history. a

davis thought you can find that interview in a huge of china but not everyone sees it that way and one of those people has the ear of u.s. president all trump joining me now via skype from baltimore in the united states is the host of a podcast described by dole trump as a phenomena when you pray who took part in a roundtable of like leaders hosted by the president in the past few days thank you so much wayne for coming on so he signed an executive order what did you tell donald trump when you met him be able to look at the white house channel to see you sitting next to the president where you know what and thank you for having me on your show this morning and. i'm very honored. i really want to ear for me. and i also know that my family wanted more action from him within the community if there's one thing that i notice ever since that i've been alive. when president term ran in 2000 and in 2016 is that he talked to minorities he talked on as they were people he'd talk over them and he basically said what you know just i mean what do you have to lose then he walked into the community w

became a civil rights or 20 because of happened to you and your sister, angela davis. so many bombers that felt like a turning point. does this one feel like a real moment or do you think it will pass and nothing will change? you know, this moment will pass at some point but i have so much hope. i have never seen point but i have so much hope. i have never seen a point but i have so much hope. i have never seen a moment like this in all of my years. all in all of the history of the united states of america. ——or. but i am very hopeful, especially when you hear what people say that we have a systemic racism problem when out 75% of white people think much more needs to be done and when people are saying no, we need to do more, more than having diversity and training, and all the things listed in the executive order. we need more than that because the police department in our country are historically forces of white supremacy. they have utilised black people throughout history. we have not reckoned with that history and thatis reckoned with that history and that is wh

counting the costs on al-jazeera hi i'm steve clemons and i have a question what would angela davis do let's get to the bottom line. my guest today is someone who is talking about fighting racism and defunding the police when it was considered way too radical she became a folk hero in the 1970 s. for standing up to the establishment in almost every way you can imagine she got fired from her teaching job at the university of california for being quote unquote too outspoken when she was one thrown in jail a movement of blacks and whites took to the street in protest until she was free musicians like the rolling stones and john lennon and yoko ono wrote songs about her and all that was before she was 30 years old this year time magazine chose her is one of the women of the century and even nowadays a t. shirt with her image on it may.

hi i'm steve clemons and i have a question what would angela davis do let's get to the bottom line. my guest today is someone who is talking about fighting racism in defunding the police when it was considered way too radical she became a folk hero in the 1970 s. for standing up to the establishment in almost every way you can imagine she got fired from her teaching job at the university of california for being quote unquote too outspoken when she was one thrown in jail a movement of blacks and whites took to the street in protest until she was free musicians like the rolling stones and john lennon and yoko ono row.

civil rights icon angela davis, actor danny glover who wasn't there physically but called in to share his words of support. the crowds have been nothing but peaceful but it's a tricky balance. we're in the middle of a coronavirus pandemic. you get the sense that people here have been missing that communal atmosphere. that communal environment and they have certainly been missing what's. people coming out in droves today. >> we can see so many people. aside from the social activism, what about the health issue? we know you're wearing a mask. what about people behind you? any precautions being taken? >> i've seen a lot of people wearing face masks. i spoke to a gentleman wearing asthma. he's trying to keep his distance. i've seen makeshift medical tents, if you will. people with essentially use anti-bacterial gel, they can wash hands, pick up water, but this gets back to the balance. people want to celebrate juneteenth and get their voice out. but at the same time, they're missing that communal environment that we're seeing here. it's a tough balance. people are trying to stay safe but

angela davis and actor danny glover are among the scheduled speakers. >>> the police chief announced he is retiring during an online town hall meeting about police reform. according to the daily post, the police chief, dave bertini made the announcement last night during the city discussion. he said it is time for the city to have a fresh start and said he believes he has lost the trust of the city council. he said he would stay on the job until the end of july to allow the city time to appoint an interim police chief. promotions in the san francisco police department on hold well and added is underway. the mayor made the announcement yesterday. bill scott says the myth plan would put a template in place to audit police exams and screen applicants for racial bias before they are hired before the department. >> somebody that may have a racist heart and currently, we don't have that. we don't have that. >> if you share the mayor's goal about wanting to have the most highest standards for incoming police officers into this profession. we'll the vice president the san francisco police of

angela davis said that in 1983, but it's a sentiment top of mind for me now and maybe for you, too. another senseless killing of a black person at the hands of police has enraged america. it's bad, but i don't believe all police are bad. i was in chicago on tuesday when a white police officer took a knee. you've probably seen a video of police officers across the country doing that, marching along side protesters. and even among those who don't there are many police who put their lives on the line to serve and protect. but if you are white the statistics prove that you do receive better treatment from the police. white america needs to come to terms with the fact we live in a racist society and that there are bad cops. police brutality is real. disproportionate police brutality against people of color is more real. the relationship between those two things is no mystery. we all have biases. we could all overcome our bia , biases, but if you have the power police have and they are unchecked. it is not history, and we have not reckoned with it. it's time for us to all get uncomfortabl

. >>> new this morning, this photo capturing political activist angela davis and sheila lee kneeling in tribute to george floyd at a peaceful protest in oakland. more than 100 people gathered yesterday in the city's downtown. there was a vigil around shrines to honor other african americans killed by police. >>> san francisco public works is apologizing for covering up a black lives matter mural on a giant boulder. supporters spent tuesday repainting the message on the rock. the first one was painted last week, but the next day it was covered with brown paint, and then the artist painted it again, only to have it covered again. she was out there yesterday hop final time. >> this morning the san francisco public works said it was a mistake to paint over the mural, and they also directly apologized to the artist and offered to buy her more paint. >>> developing this morning, the sun valley mall in concord is preparing to open back up for in-person retail, opening tomorrow. the vast mall closed since march as 160 stores closed. it will be a welcomed boost for the economy. >>> in the mea

. >>> devastator splinter march frank ocala plaza starting at 10:00 this morning angela davis, danny glover among those scheduled to speak. >> city of oakland calling the fbi after effigy was found hanging from a tree at lake mary, several ropes also found hanging from tree limbs, at the ktvu amberley has a story. >> reporter: after the summer sent messages of love and support for the black community hanging from trees at lake mary. 2100 block of lakeshore avenue, the same area where there was a disturbing discovery, made eight 20 thursday morning, oakland police responded to a report that a fake body was hanging from a noose. the time officers arrived, the effigy had been taken down. >> it's extremely hurt full effect position the world today black people just want to matter. >> what they found as materials, stuffed in the shape of a human body wrapped in a white sheet, with a rope tied around the torso, and neck. also an american flag. >> for us to see that in our neighborhoods, definitely shocked. that is in oakland. >> reporter: latonya dingle says effigy is a reminder of lynchin

angela davis event organizers are reminding people who attend to wear a mask of course during the pandemic and many lawmakers are now pushing to make juneteenth a federal holiday live in the newsroom. ella sogomonian kron 4 news. >>thanks to le and president trump said that he made the juneteenth holiday famous and that no one had ever heard of it. before of controversy surrounding his tulsa oklahoma rally he made those comments in an interview with the wall street journal, the president's rally has been rescheduled. >>for saturday june 20th and tonight poll says americans are deeply unhappy about the state of our nation. the most think president trump is exacerbating tensions in a moment of national crisis. >>the associated press poll says that most americans including 63% of republicans say the country is heading in the wrong direction. and nearly 2 thirds including 37% of republicans say trump is making america more divided only 24% say the country's headed in the right direction that is down from 33% a month ago, overall 37% of americans say they approve of the president's handling of

davis thought you can find that interview on our you tube channel but not everyone sees it that way and one of those people has the ear of u.s. president donald trump joining me now via skype from baltimore in the united states is the host of a point cost described by donald trump as a phenomena when to pray who took part in a round table of like leaders hosted by the president in the past few days thank you so much wayne for coming on so he signed an executive order what did you tell donald trump when you met him be able to look at the white house channel to see you sitting next to the president where you know. and thank you for having me on your show this morning and. i'm very honored. i really want to be president try to hear from me. and also know that my.