. >> i guess the story that i can think of is the danny shin story. i was a producer before a reporter. this was when there was a trial happening when the chinese-american soldier from new york china town. he, within months after he enlisted and being stationed in afghanistan, he shot himself and committed suicide in afghanistan after being called lots of different racial slurs and being by comrades. it was a case that got a lot of asian-american activists very concerned about mistreatment based on race in the military. so this was a story that went on because so many were prosecuted. i pitched we should do an interview checking in on this case. it has been a few months since it happened. we should check in. i didn't get much of a response. and i was disappointed that i felt like this is a story that amongst the asian-american community, this is a conversation. what does it mean when there are so few asian-americans serving in the military. here we have a prominent example and what does that mean? so what i took away from that is when i became a repor

danny, if it is a no vote mr. miller and mr. cameron has to deliver. but cameron has to deal with a lot of back berchs and cabinet ministers who are happy if he does that in isolation. he has to say something for england as well. what does he tell them? >> i think there are fundamental policy problems, but i don't think there's a political problem on the english. the political problem isn't the english parliament, it's the question of who the executive is. >> you mine, who the english executive is. >> yes. and that's a serious pause from the political problem will turn out to be more the money. in other words, i think the policy will probably go david cameron will probably offer them that. he won't have a problem doing that. >> but english votes or english laws is not an english executive. >> no, that's what i'm saying. he'll have a policy problem as to how -- as to once he's created the idea of english votes for english laws he'll have a problem as to who takes the executive office in england. and -- >> is this what we're talking about now? are we eff

. >> i guess the story that i can think of is the danny shin story. i was producer before a reporter. this was when there was a trial happening when the chinese-american soldier from new york china town. he within months after he enlisted and being stationed in afghanistan he shot himself and committed suicide in afghanistan after being called lots of different racial slurs and being physically abused. it was a case that got a lot of asian-american activists very concerned about mistreatment based on race in the military. so this was a story that went on because so many were prosecuted. i pitched we should do an interview checking in on this case. it has been a few months since it happened. we should check in. i didn't get much of a response. and i was disappointed that i felt like this is a story that amongest the asian-american community this is a conversation. what does it mean when there are so few asian-americans serving the military. here we have a prominent example and what does that mean? so what i took away from that is when i became a report

try it again, danny. hello, hello, danny. danny, try it again. [ inaudible ]. >> not going to work. that's what i think we'll have to do. danny, hold on one second. we're doing to try to solve this technical problem. sisters and brothers, bear with us. brother danny glover is on a film set in utah as we speak and is taking a quick time-out from filming to call into the town hall meeting. we're going to try to hook him up through the system. in the meantime, why don't we do another housekeeping -- couple housekeeping matters. the yellow cards, sisters and brothers, that have been circulating, please instead of giving them to -- there's just too many people here. on your way out, there are baskets at the door. please just put the yellow -- filled out yellow cards into the baskets. we also encouraging everyone here to tweet the event live. the hash tag is #ibwhandsup. all right. we're still -- in the meantime, i would like to take this pause to recognize is number of specially invited guests, community leaders, religious leaders in the d.c. area, and i'm going to call on them to each s

comedienne dick gregory and actor danny glover also provided remarks. this is about two hours. >> good evening. good evening, ladies and gentlemens, sisters and brothers. my name is done rojas, i'm the director of communications for the institute of the black world. i'll be the moderator for the town hall meeting which we billed ferguson and beyond. an open discussion on the crisis of race relations in america today. on behalf of the institute of the black world, sponsor of tonight's event and our co-sponsors, a continuing talk on race series, busboys and poets and the institute of policy studies of progressive think tank based here in washington, d.c. it is my pleasure and honor to extend to you all a warm welcome to this famous d.c. landmark, busboys and poets. [ applause ] a unique place that combines good food for the palate with great food for thought. i want to extend a special welcome to all those in the audience who joined us from a pretest earlier today at the justice department across town and who marched from justice to be with us here at bus