MSNBC’s Glaude on Covington Students: ‘Why Do We Always’ Defend ‘White Boys’?

MELVIN We should note ░░░░░░░░ have reached out to ░░░░░░░░ other man in the ░░░░░░░░ Nathan Philips to comment ░░░░░░░░ Sandmann s statement that ░░░░░░░░ has nothing to apologize ░░░░░░░░ He did not provide ░░░░░░░░ But he has told ░░░░░░░░ in previous interviews that ░░░░░░░░ walked between the students ░░░░░░░░ intervene but soon felt ░░░░░░░░ when the students surrounded ░░░░░░░░ We ll have his ░░░░░░░░ to the interview tomorrow ░░░░░░░░ on Today But joining ░░░░░░░░ right now Princeton University ░░░░░░░░ chairman of the Center ░░░░░░░░ African American Studies also ░░░░░░░░ contributor Professor Eddie Glaude ░░░░░░░░ Glaude thank you sir ░░░░░░░░ your time this afternoon ░░░░░░░░ this morning I should ░░░░░░░░ GLAUDE JR Sure MELVIN ░░░░░░░░ before Savannah s interview ░░░░░░░░ there was a lot ░░░░░░░░ backlash to even hearing ░░░░░░░░ young man s take ░░░░░░░░ what happened Are we ░░░░░░░░ a point in our ░░░░░░░░ where we can t ░░░░░░░░ hear out a possible ░░░░░░░░ of things GLAUDE JR ░░░░░░░░ I think we re ░░░░░░░░ going to face people ░░░░░░░░ have their assumptions affirmed ░░░░░░░░ video footage and the ░░░░░░░░ folks who are in ░░░░░░░░ their isolated silos Craig ░░░░░░░░ I think more than ░░░░░░░░ underneath some of the ░░░░░░░░ against hearing the young ░░░░░░░░ is this question who ░░░░░░░░ are allowed the innocence ░░░░░░░░ childhood right So you ░░░░░░░░ the image And then ░░░░░░░░ was this attempt to ░░░░░░░░ of give a fuller ░░░░░░░░ of the young man ░░░░░░░░ I think a lot ░░░░░░░░ folks were asking the ░░░░░░░░ when why do we ░░░░░░░░ do this in these ░░░░░░░░ of cases when white ░░░░░░░░ are involved and what ░░░░░░░░ we do how do ░░░░░░░░ react when brown and ░░░░░░░░ kids are involved And ░░░░░░░░ people saw the difference ░░░░░░░░ I think that was ░░░░░░░░ it all if that ░░░░░░░░ sense to you MELVIN ░░░░░░░░ does It makes a ░░░░░░░░ of sense to me ░░░░░░░░ of the things that ░░░░░░░░ young man did not ░░░░░░░░ in that interview two ░░░░░░░░ simple words I m ░░░░░░░░ Had he uttered those ░░░░░░░░ would that have changed ░░░░░░░░ of this GLAUDE JR ░░░░░░░░ would have it would ░░░░░░░░ reflected a little self ░░░░░░░░ on the part of ░░░░░░░░ young man It I ░░░░░░░░ when you look at ░░░░░░░░ entire video Craig no ░░░░░░░░ where it starts how ░░░░░░░░ starts what you see ░░░░░░░░ a lot of young ░░░░░░░░ acting out You can ░░░░░░░░ it is boys being ░░░░░░░░ But it s the ░░░░░░░░ of culture that many ░░░░░░░░ us know intimately that ░░░░░░░░ all sorts of things ░░░░░░░░ sometimes go awry right ░░░░░░░░ he would have said ░░░░░░░░ m sorry it would ░░░░░░░░ reflected a kind of ░░░░░░░░ awareness about the circumstances ░░░░░░░░ the situations and a ░░░░░░░░ for Nathan Philips But ░░░░░░░░ we saw instead was ░░░░░░░░ hiring of a PR ░░░░░░░░ What we saw instead ░░░░░░░░ this becoming a part ░░░░░░░░ chess piece in the ░░░░░░░░ culture wars What we ░░░░░░░░ is this incident and ░░░░░░░░ the reactions to it ░░░░░░░░ part of a reaction ░░░░░░░░ the right to what ░░░░░░░░ perceive as you know ░░░░░░░░ tyranny of political correctness ░░░░░░░░ other words this incident ░░░░░░░░ entered into the toxic ░░░░░░░░ of race in this ░░░░░░░░ So the young man ░░░░░░░░ no room in some ░░░░░░░░ interesting sorts of ways ░░░░░░░░ grow right by in ░░░░░░░░ ways accepting some level ░░░░░░░░ responsibility for what happened.”