Stuent: Do you identify as Black?
[West laughter] [audience laughter]
No, it's a serious question,
because you might not identify.
Can you please put the mic, thank you.
Student: Do you identify as black?
[West laughter] [audience laughter]
No, it's a serious question,
because you might not identify.
Can you please put the mic, thank you.
Okay, less than nine, I am... West: When I walked into,
when I walked into the room... Student: Not done with my question.
West: When I walked into the room... Student: I am not done
with my question.
West: Oh, oh, oh, oh, young lady, young lady.
Student: All right, I'm just asking you to listen to me,
while I ask about... West: And I'm about to answer...
Student: Okay, but I didn't... West: Answer the first question.
Student: I didn't finish my question.
West: Okay.
Yeah, I'm black.
Student: Less than 9 percent of the people
in this room are black.
And we're all not here for you.
West: Okay. Student: Do you think
there are racial inequalities in America?
And how do you feel about Trump
increasing both economic inequality and discrimination
for people of color and LGBTQ people?
What about violence against marginalized people
in the United States?
Can you talk about that?
West: Well, the subject was about
national security and foreign policy,
but I will tell you that I think
in the minority community, and the black community,
I think they're pretty happy that unemployment
is at an all-time low in the United States of America
for Hispanic and black communities.
And that's the truth.
As a matter of fact,
overall unemployment is at an all-time low.
So if you want to break the pay gap
or racial inequality gap,
the most important thing is,
my parents taught me, who were black,
born and raised down South,
was about equality of opportunity,
and not equality of outcomes.
I would challenge you to read the book
by a black man by the name of Booker T. Washington,
called "Up From Slavery," okay?
Student: That's funny,
because W.E.B. Du Bois was much better
at describing the racial inequalities in America...
West: Well, well...
Student: That you're denying, that happen now.
And to say that we are better
and unemployment is down
is dismissing the fact that a lot of LGBTQ people
are in trouble right now,
because of your administration.
And a lot of black people... West: Oh, I'm not
in the administration.
I'm just a guy here...
Student: I mean, you are,
you are supporting the administration, though, aren't you?
West: I'm not speaking for the administration.
Student: Oh, okay, sorry. West: I mean, unless you were...
Student: I didn't know that.
You did say Donald Trump here. West: I'm just a private citizen.
I'm just Joe Six-Pack.
Student: Okay, I have a second question.
I'm sorry for my tone previously.
I was just frustrated.
West: That's okay, I have two daughters.
[student laughter] They talk to me
like that often.
Student: Thank you, my question is...
West: But I cut them off with their allowance, though.
[audience laughter]
Student: Well, you don't have that ability here.
West: I know.
Student: My question is about national security,
because I do feel like the the KKK and white nationalists
are threats to black individuals in the United States.
There have been multiple shootings recently,
within the last 10 years,
and there have been an increase of violence
against black people.
And I wanted to know if you think
that that's a national security issue,
and how you would address that.
West: Yeah, I think it's a national security issue
right here in the South Side of Chicago,
where you have a combat zone going on,
and Rahm Emanuel and everyone
just seems to not care,
as well as in Baltimore or other places.
And that's black-on-black crime.
That's not KKK or whatever.
Student: But what about white-on-black crime?
I'm sorry, but that's what I was asking.
West: Okay, well then,
have you ever heard of Margaret Sanger?
Student: You can't just give one example for...
West: Well, Margaret Sanger and the organization
that she founded, since 1973,
almost 17 million unborn black babies
have been murdered by that organization.
I think that's something
that we should really be concerned about.
The fact that the United States government
gives $568.7 million to an organization
that was founded by a white supremacist, a racist,
a person that spoke at Klan rallies,
that referred to blacks as undesirables and weeds,
I would join forces with you in a heartbeat
to say that we need to cut off funding
to an organization like that called Planned Parenthood.
That 50... Student: What about the Klan?
West: Well, I don't think we give taxpayer money
to the KU Klux Klan. Student: No, I don't think so,
but it's a terrorist organization
that has not been targeted by the FBI.
West: Well, yeah, they have.
The FBI goes after white supremacist organizations,
but then I would ask you, why is it that,
why is it that nobody goes after Antifa?
I mean, I think Antifa
is also a domestic terrorist organization.
I mean, look at what they have done
at certain colleges and universities,
to prevent people from going out there and freely speaking.
So let's call a ball a ball, and a strike a strike.
And so there are many organizations out there
that we need to be targeting.
But I will tell you, first and foremost,
you shouldn't give $568.7 million
to an organization like that.
And if you do some research,
I think between 50 to 55 percent
of Planned Parenthood clinics
are in black communities.
That's a travesty.