there is no aristocracy with her i 1st heard of hart, i led into a problem, a physician who was at harlem hospital. and she was talking about infants that were born addicted to crack. and that they were buried in shoe boxes a 1000 at a time on hard island. and at that time, hard island was open to journalists and to academics. and so i decided that i was just going to get there. and it just so happened that that day was the very 1st day that these inmates had ever been on hard athletics. and these were a young man convicted of misdemeanors like turnstile jumping graffiti. so you know, they're not felons or anything like that. they're young men that couldn't afford a good lawyer. or i used to live in ringo that was one of the bad neighborhoods about about a return only brooklyn new york city in who's crazy in 89. it was cracked and stuff like that. and we used to, so we'd in drugs and stuff like done in our one of getting caught with possession and i wouldn't have going on right on him for a little bit of time in those days it was, it was a, do you get anything you get a knife robe, anythi

harlem is a majority black and brown community. i live on a very historic street, 137th, between 7th and 8th. my name is danette and i live in woodside, queens. we have multiracial community and it's very friendly. our community, it's a normal day, whether it's raining or dry outside. we're still looking at a pretty potent storm system with a lot of rain, and it's all starting to move into the tri—state area. my name is hakeem. i'm the owner of the yafa cafe in brooklyn, new york. during covid, we saw a revenue loss of about 75%, and so it was always really difficult to operate and let go of a bunch of our staff. now that things were finally back kind of to normal, with vaccinations, we felt that we were ready to kind of start bringing back our old business model. the winds kicking in and also we're going to end up getting bigger rain in our area, because as it moves on a diagonal, it starts tapping into the ocean influence. the possibility that those storms do turn severe is something we've got to consider. we had the flash floo

the autobahn ballroom at 156 and broadway in harlem, new york city. it's a landmark, big building, beautiful building. had a huge theater that's had thousands of people. and on the second floor there was an actual ballroom, and the capacity of the ballroom was smaller. the capacity of the ballroom for dinners and other seeded events were about 200 people. but that sunday, february 1st 1965, there were double. that number of people crowded into that room. packed audience of 400 people in that room. all there to hear one of the towering and most controversial figures in american civil rights history. malcolm x had been the face and the world famous voice of the nation of islam since long after he joined the nation of islam in the early 1950's. but after more than a decade as a lightning rod in that specific cause, he had make an acrimonious split from the group. he had split from the nation of islam the year before he took the stage in that crowded ballroom in harlem in february 1965. that day, his wife was there to watch his speech. she was pregnant at

and evian survived by his wife and two children, tributes for the creator are now pouring in famed harlem designer dapper dan saying his life was a testament to how much black lives matter by showing what black lives are capable of >> who can we empower next >> reporter: capable of and celebrated for. >> life is so short that you can't waste a day subscribing to what someone thinks you can do, versus knowing what you can do >> reporter: morgan radford, nbc news new york >>> that's "nightly news" for this monday. thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night ♪ ♪ ♪♪ sat on the ground ♪ ♪ yeah ♪ ♪ there is nothing and dear loved ♪ ♪ where is my mind ♪ ♪ where's my mind ♪ ♪ where's my mind ♪ ♪ where is my mind ♪ ♪ way out in the water, seared swimming ♪ ♪ with your feet on the air and your head on the ground ♪ ♪ try this trick and spin it, yeah ♪ ♪ ♪ your head will collapse ♪ ♪ but there's nothing in it ♪ ♪ and you'll ask yourself ♪ ♪ yeah ♪ ♪ where is my mind? ♪ ♪

and always maintained their innocence in the shooting death of malcolm x at the audubon ballroom in harlem on february 21, 1965. the third man convicted said the other two had nothing to do with it and there was never any physical evidence that linked them to the scene. joining me now is the president and ceo of the national urban league marc morial and back with me is jamila hodge, executive director of equal justice usa. marc, thank you for joining us. this is such an interesting case, even though it's happening so much later than the crime was committed. we're now learning that there was evidence withheld at the time. what do you make of this happening today, these two sentences being exonerated? >> this is a case of prosecutorial and law enforcement misconduct, of being, if you will, revealed and affirmed over 50 years later. this is a case of two men who were convicted without any physical evidence, two men who were convicted notwithstanding the fact that there was evidence indicating that they were not responsible for this crime, including the testimony of talmadge or thomas hayden,

happen, but setting things on fire on the street, making sure that black folk in the communities in harlem, the bronx, brooklyn get shot up, i don't think that's the recipe that our people want or america wants. >> not at all. here's the thing. i get the whole police reform thing. i am for police reform, not defunding the police, but for reforming. there's changes that need to be made. however, bringing up the threat of violence is not the way to address the situation. my question i would put directly to hawk newsom, when you talk about things like bloodshed and use the word bloodshed, whose blood do you think is going to be shared? we know the answer that the question and its people that look like u.n. dye dykema hogg newsom, black men. i am sick of dead black bodies in the street, whether it's from the police were .when you use words like bloodshed to come but there has to be a better way to deal with the issue. no more black bodies dying needlessly because people want a riot. i know that when you talk with "the new york post" he tried to clarify what he said, but it's out there. the dam

the harlem hellfighters, those guys they are heroes. there is so much good to talk about here, i hate bringing up my own family. my family will be mad about that but i just want the viewer and you to know we connect with our military. our family connects with that service and love for our country. colonel robert wilkie in honor of veterans day we honor you. we have this story. fox business teamed up with u.s. vets to make camo your cause campaign. go to the u.s. vets shop to purchase camo merchandise and donate, drive awareness of u.s. vets and their mission. you can show that you think too that veterans deserve every opportunity to live with dignity and independence. thanks so much for listening to that. still to come this hour, at least three crises engulfing the white house it either created or worsened, afghanistan, the southern border and now inflation rocketing higher undercutting the president's messages that he has made life better for americans. he blames americans buying more stuff, blames covid stimulus checks his white house

the autobahn ballroom had 156 and broadway in harlem in new york city, it's a landmark, bill building, beautiful building, had a huge theater that's had thousands of people. and on the second floor there was an actual ballroom. and the capacity of the ballroom was smaller. the capacity of the ballroom for dinners and other seeded a events were about 200 people. but that, sunday february 21st, 1965, there were double. that number of people crowded into the room. a packed audience, 400 people. in the, room all their, to hear one of the towering a most controversial figures in american civil rights history. malcolm ex had been theex had bh

it also included general powell, it was the harlem globetrotters. the boombox was plain sweet georgia brown. they were passing the ball around. i am not unfamiliar with the passed ball court, back when i could really walk. i would say run, but really walk. so they asked me to join the circle, i did. every time one of the globetrotters would pass the ball to secretary powell, he would fumble it. he drop it. it would fall to the floor. so finally, one of the globetrotters switched off the boombox. he said, what's up with you? use to we throwing the ball and you drop. and without a grin, without a grievous. he looked straight at that globetrotters said, while you were out shooting hoops i was out stealing hubcaps. the globetrotters said that was all right. he put the boombox back on and it was sweet georgia brown time again. i said he had an insatiable curiosity. nothing made secretary powell happier than to sneak away from his security duty and detail. does that sound familiar to anyone here? when he would do it in the state department, it would gener

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and evian survived by his wife and two children, tributes for the creator are now pouring in famed harlem designer dapper dan saying his life was a testament to how much black lives matter by showing what black lives are capable of >> who can we empower next >> reporter: capable of and celebrated for. >> life is so short that you can't waste a day subscribing to what someone thinks you can do, versus knowing what you can do >> reporter: morgan radford, nbc news new york >>> that's "nightly news" for this monday. thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night when it comes to flooring, i'm hard to please. so, i go to floor & decor where they don't just know the difference between products, they live for it. from american hardwood to spanish porcelain to italian marble, i'm looking for inspiration from every part of the world. so, when it comes to discovering every imaginable tile, wood, laminate or stone without compromising my design, one aisle doesn't cut it. i need an entire store. now, i've got one. explore floor & decor in per

and i am from district 30 in harlem. harlem is a majority black and brown community. i leave on a very historic street, 137 between seventh and eighth. i historic street, 137 between seventh and eighth.- seventh and eighth. i live in woodside — seventh and eighth. i live in woodside queens. - seventh and eighth. i live in woodside queens. we - seventh and eighth. i live in woodside queens. we have multiracial community and it is very friendly. 0ur multiracial community and it is very friendly. our community, it is our normal day, whether it is our normal day, whether it is our normal day, whether it is raining or dry outside. we're still looking a pretty coated storm system with a lot of rain and it is starting to move into the tri—state area. i am the owner of a cafe in a brooklyn new york. during covid we saw 75% revenue loss and it is always difficult to operate and we had to let go of a bunch of our stuff. now that things are finally back kind of two normal, with vaccinations, we felt we were ready to start bringing back out old business model. , ~ model. the

i would never forget asap ferg or rocky or the mob who represented -- rocky represents harlem with the best of them. i'll tell you this, noah. >> on that note, if you don't -- now you do. >> wait, i cut out. repeat for me. even if the viewers heard you. >> i said on that note, now if you don't know, now you know. >> oh, okay. brooklyn's finest. for the win. good to see you both and thank you for your patience with me, as always. next up, giuliani trying to hide evidence from the feds. legally, we'll explain what he's asking for, but first, a new push. historic spending. republicans exposed. one of our favorite guests. paul krugman is here live, next. paul krugman is here live, next. the journey is why they ride. when the road is all you need, there is no destination. uh, i-i'm actually just going to get an iced coffee. well, she may have a destination this one time, but usually -- no, i-i usually have a destination. yeah, but most of the time, her destination is freedom. nope, just the coffee shop. announcer: no matter why you ride, progressive has you covered with protection starting

. >> diana went to harlem and visited a pediatric aids unit. >> the princess had meeting with children suffering from aids and wanted to know more about children's who's aids were complicated by mother's drug abuse. >> i was 8 years old at the time princess diana came to visit harlem hospital and i was excited my mom would be welcoming princess diana to the hospital. >> she came in and she said where are they? we just took her to where the children were. she could not wait to get there. >> during the late '80s crack cocaine ravaged our neighborhood and with the drug addiction came sharing of needles and many modes of transmission of hiv/aids. it was a and back then, these children were born with hiv and also severely addicted to crack. >> as she went to the room there was a little boy she went over and picked him up and he kind of just held on to her arm. and you could just see the love that this woman had. for humanity. she was letting people know that you can be with them and you can love them. >> they were surprised she had come to harlem hospital, a place never visited by any ameri

they noted that the fillmore neighborhood was once considered the harlem of the west. we're talking in the 1950s and 1960s. but urban renewal and gentrification pushed people out of the neighborhood beginning in the '50s and '60s. now they want the long shuttered center where san francisco's black panther party once operated to become a black heritage center. glover fired up the crowd as he recounted the neighborhood that he remembered as a kid. >> i'd come here with my dad and i'd see this magic that was happening in the streets down here, magic when i went up there. people looked like me. people who had businesses, people who were doing work, people who were building communities, people were caring and [ bleep ] loving. come on. and now it's here. look what we have here. >> joining us now is dr. amos brown, president of the san francisco branch of the naacp and the long-time pastor of third baptist church. dr. brown, nice to have you on the program. let me just ask you, is this a big ask on your end giving that building to the black community? there are plenty of peo

go to harlem and you plant trees and when we showed up in harlem no one was interested in plantingtrees . everyone showed up except for the boss who was nowhere to be found but no one was planting trees. they were telling investment war stories and the thing we went to harlem to do but then of course the boss shows up an hour late, the guy at the top of the food chain which by the way goldman sachs ward tailored shirts they don't wear rolexes, they wear these cheap black rubber wrist strap digital watches as a show of humility but anyway he shows up not only with that watch but gucci boots and says we're taking pictures get out of here. that's what we did. we went to a bar nearby and started drinking and i asked one of the associates. i said we wanted to call it a social day we should have called it that rather than calling it service day and his response with me. he said have you ever ever heard of the golden rule ? i said you treat others like you want to be treated and he said no . the golden rule is this. he who has the gold makes the rules. and that stuck with me, i called it the g

. >> take the east harlem. >> ordering coffee? >> where, sure enough. it's colombia up front. in the back. >> this is all yemen coffee. >> he keeps half a dozen different varieties in his back room. brought by friends and family visiting from yemen. some more coursely ground. others not as dark. one so mellow it doesn't need milk. another so strong it will knock your socks off. >> double shot starbucks. use one shot of this. >> that smells good. >> no milk no sugar. just black. >> so, if the yemen coffee is to have shelf,. >> that's off the charts. >> why not sell it up front? >> a civil war, drought and spike shipping costs have sent yemen coffee prices soaring. particularly problematic for one of the few to try tak fro counoo to front ening u a chain of yemen ee >> what'n y $400. >> wait, wait, wait. your last shipment of coffee cost $400,000? >> yes. >> if you were to get the same shipment same size of colombia beans what would it cost? >> 60,000. >> for the most part, yemen coffee is not for the pour and go crowd. so for now, just about every yemen selling coffee will keep

he was killed in a barrage of bullets while speaking at the audubon ballroom in harlem. the d.a.'s office reopened the case to look at the men's convictions after the series was released. >> two of them weren't even in the audubon ballroom that day. >> reporter: we sat down with phil bertelsen and nailah sims, who produced the documentary. >> the fbi had eyewitness testimony from presumably the nine informants that were in the room that day about who did the crime. >> reporter: a third man, talmadge haier, confessed to the killing. but islam and aziz never did. islam died in 2009. aziz is now 83. he spent 20 years in prison. >> if i wanted to do it i couldn't have done it. so that means they knew what they were doing when they put me in jail. >> reporter: and late today muhammad aziz put out a statement saying in part, "i hope the same system that was responsible for this travesty of justice also takes responsibility for the immeasurable harm it caused me." and the decision to exonerate both men is expected to be officially announced tomorrow. norah. norah. >> maurice dubois, than

2010, when the legendary house democrat, charlie wrangle, a guy i brew up with, who represented his harlem district was censured by the house for a number of misdeeds, including improper financial disclosures and the failure to pay taxes on a vacation home. now, those ethical breaches, they were real, they were worthy of condemnation, to my mind. but i have to say, going back and looking at this story, and they feel almost kind of quaint, frankly, in the post-trump era. another thing to note about that, you heard it in the clip. congressman rangle, a democrat, was censured by speaker nancy pelosi and a democratic congress. he was condemned overwhelmingly by both parties. 333 members of congress supported that resolution, including 170 democrats. only 79 voted against it. the dmentds were clearly sending a message, we're not going to tolerate ethical shortcuts of our own, even if the person who did it is a legend. that's what the last censure looked like. congress setting aside partisan point scoring to call out bad behav behavier in its ranks. that's not the process anymore. fast forward 1

she was leader of harlem health fighters in new york. lauren: you come from a family of veterans. what else are you doing for the veterans community. >> i'm the sixth of my family to serve. all of us were sent to war. all of us are native new yorkers. my great-uncle charlie was in world war i. my grandfather and uncle in world war ii. my dad did two tours in nam. i fought in panama during the invasion as desert storm as marine. anniversary of desert storm. it is our last large-scale war. 600,000 troops. coalition of 38 different countries. one of the most decisive victories in history. focus is on as it should be, people remember in new york, tickertape parade, canyon of heroes of desert storm was probably the biggest ever. i think five million viewers for that parade. so i'm glad to see my fellow veterans from desert storm coming out. lauren: and i, you look familiar to me, mark. i'm not sure exactly how i know but you ended up on the trading floor, is at the new york stock exchange floor? if that is the case that is how i know you. >> i've been on fox on the floor. you talked ab

i live in harlem to 125th street is a very magical station. if you've ever been to the hundred and 20 for three to has most beautiful mosaics on the wall. i encourage you to see it. 125th street and it was considered dangerous to go when i was growing up. but i've been to 124 throughout my life. for me it's a place of james baldwin and duke ellington, all of the really great new yorkers and great americans. i feel really lucky to live there. can ask for one anecdote? [laughter] whatever you want. [laughter] >> you don't make your family and parents a very special relationship to the subway that did not make it into the book her to have the audio file were making a tiny between the lines of podcast you can listen to on the podcast that subway book review. please tell everyone what your families relationship to the subway is? i'm crazy about it. >> of course there like 14 things i can talk about. yes my parents had a really little jewelry store on broadway when i was growing up. it's smaller than this table. [laughter] my primary memory of my cu

and as i left brunswick on late thanksgiving eve to rush back to harlem for the annual national action networks -- not this year turkey but we gave plates out, the mayor of new york and mayor-elect eric adams and reverend daughtry and others helping us give out 3,000 plates to people, seniors and the homeless. i thought about despite those two victories let's not forget it was a week earlier that kyle rittenhouse was acquitted and then welcomed by former president trump. let's not forget we don't have a voting rights bill and we don't have a george floyd bill. so even in our thanks, as thank god for the strength to keep fighting. we'll be right back. up to 80% off. living room seating up to 70% off. and ge appliances up to 40% off. plus tons more limited-time deals. and free shipping on thousands of products. our cyber monday is happening now through december 3rd. shop the event of the season. only at wayfair.com ♪ wayfair you've got just what i need ♪ with voltaren arthritis pain gel. my husband's got his moves back. an alternative to pills, voltaren is a non-steroidal anti-inflam

when the legendary, house democratic, charlie, a guy grew up with in new york we represented his harlem district, and, for dick gates, was censured by the house. it was for a number of, misdeeds including improper financial disclosures, and the failure to pay taxes on a vacation home. now, those ethical breaches, they were real, they were worthy of connotation, to my mind. but i was going back and looking at the stories, and they feel almost kind of quaint, frankly. in the post trump era. another thing to, note about, that you heard there in the, clip a moment ago, congressman wrangle, a democrat was censured by speaker nancy pelosi and the democratic congress. and he was, condemned by both parties, 333 members of congress, supported that censure resolution. including 170 democrats. only 77 voted against. and the democrats, we're clearly sending a message. there we are not going to tolerate ethical shortcuts among our, own even in this painful, even if the person who did, this was a legend, so that is what the last century looked like. congress setting aside, congressman, going to call

go to harlem and you plant trees and when we showed up in harlem no one was interested in plantingtrees . everyone showed up except for the boss who was nowhere to be found but no one was planting trees. they were telling investment war stories and the thing we went to harlem to do but then of course the boss shows up an hour late, the guy at the top of the food chain which by the way goldman sachs ward tailored shirts they don't wear rolexes, they wear these cheap black rubber wrist strap digital watches as a show of humility but anyway he shows up not only with that watch but gucci boots and says we're taking pictures get out of here. that's what we did. we went to a bar nearby and started drinking and i asked one of the associates. i said we wanted to call it a social day we should have called it that rather than calling it service day and his response with me. he said have you ever ever heard of the golden rule ? i said you treat others like you want to be treated and he said no . the golden rule is this. he who has the gold makes the rules. and that stuck with me, i called it the g

. >> i live in harlem, so 125th is a magical station. if you have ever been to 125th street, it has the most beautiful mosaics on the wall, so i encourage you to see it. 125th street, it has quite a lot, so i remember when i was growing up, it was considered dangerous to go, but i have been to 125th throughout my life, and for me, it's really a place of james baldwin and all of the really great new yorkers and great americans. so i feel really lucky to live there. >> yeah. >> can i ask min for one more anecdote? >> whatever you want. >> well, you told me your family and your parents have a very special relationship to the subway, and it didn't make it into the book, but i have the audio file, and we're making a tiny between the lines podcast which you can listen to on instagram at subway book review, but please tell everyone what your family's relationship with the subway is because i'm crazy about it. >> of course, i'm thinking of 14 things i can talk about. but one -- oh, yes. my parents had a really shitty little jewelry store on 30th

i went to law school in large part because growing up in harlem i had a gun pointed at me six times. three by people who were not police officers but three by members of the new york police department that caused me to focus on police accountability. i prosecuted a federal agent for lying. we have a stand alone unit to report to me and prioritize the issues and not just a fairness police accountability issue but i know from my experience when people don't have trust in the police they don't come forward as victims and witnesses. we can't make the cases we need for public safety so i see it through the dual lens of public safety and fairness. >> alvin bragg, thank you for being honest with me as you could be and i hope you come back when you have more information and good luck to you. thank you. >>> want to turn to another big investigation with former president trump. committee chair bennie thompson said he is not ruling out the possibility of contempt charges. clark played a key role in then president trump's attempts to substantiate the big lie, something that liz cheney said the p

. >> i was eight-year-old at the time when princess diana came to visit harlem hospital. i was excited that my mom would be welcoming princess diana to the hospital. >> she came in and she said "where are they?" >> we just took her to where the children were. she could not wait to get there. >> with the drug addiction came and promiscuous behavior, it was a pandemic back then. when these children were born, they were abandoned, not only hiv but severely addicted to crack. >> as she went into the room, there was a little boy and she went over and picked him up and he kind of just held onto her arm. you can just see the love that this woman had for humanity. she was letting people know that you can be with them and you can love them. >> there was a surprise that she went to the harlem hospital. >> at the time even our own government had to dealt with the age's crisis. they could not get a grip on it. she gave it the attention it merited. >> she chose to come to a small community hospital in ahm middl minority area during a crack pandemic. i can't believe she would come to m

but close as ease and clue islam and abdul aziz were both members of the harlem us and people who are in malcolm's organization. on the day when he was assassinated, they knew these guys. and so had they showed up at the audubon, they would have known that these guys, when they would have allowed them into the room. so for them to have had their fingers on the trigger for the shots at kill malcolm. and they weren't in the room simply what we were able to do is find out, explore the culture of what was going on in the nation of islam at the time. malcolm's assassination. and what we found out was how the a hit came out of out of new york last, when you, when you wanted, of course, is there 247, the website that al jazeera dot called the headlines on now. ah .

what i want to do is to use two specific neighborhoods -- harlem, african-american, and bez hurst, stone italian american -- and these two people from different backgrounds come together and the precious on them make it difficult for them. but that was not the really -- the whole interracial thing was only a platform to get to what the movie is really about which is, at the time, how crack was devastating the black community, we should really see through what i believe is one of the greatest sam jackson performances as gator. >> trevor: right. there are so many stories and moments from your life in here. you know, your life has spanned decades, time, decades of people. fourth decade of filmmaking. i would like to know what the 198 offspike lee would take as advise from the 2021 spike lee, a person who has been all these journeys, crookland through defy bloods. >> i rarely do these hypothetical things but for you, my brother, i will. >> trevor: thank you. >> ed if the off3-year-old spike lee could speak to the -- as my late mother would say, the skinny rusty-butt spikey, i would tell my y

. >> diana went up to harlem, where she visited a pediatric aids unit. >> the princess had an emotional meeting with children suffering from aids. she wanted to know more about children whose aids was complicated by their mothers' drug abuse. >> if they have the problem with drugs, how on earth are they going to cope with aids as well? >> i was excited that my mom would be welcoming princess diana to the hospital. >> she came in, and shouldn't, "where are they?" and we just took her to where the children were. she could not wait to get there. >> during the late '80s, crack cocaine ravaged our neighborhood. with the drug condition came promiscuous behaviors, sharing of needles, many of the modes of transition for hiv and aids. it was a pandemic back then. when these children were born, they were abandoned. not only with hiv, but also severely addicted to crack. >> as she went into the room, there was a little boy. and she went over, and she picked him up. and he kind of just held on to her arm. and you could just see the love that this woman had for humanity. she was letting people know