Professor of Philosophy and Christian Practice at the Union Theological Seminary Cornel West speaks during a press conference calling for Congress and the US Department of Justice to launch a federal investigation into the hiring and promoting practices of United Airlines at The National Press Club September 15, 2016 in Washington, D.C. A group of African American pilots have pursued legal action against United Airlines and their civil rights claims are pending in federal court for the company's treatment of African Americans. / AFP PHOTO / ZACH GIBSONZACH GIBSON/AFP/Getty Images

Woody Fountain, the first African-American pilot hired by Northwest airlines, speaks during a press conference calling for Congress and the US Department of Justice to launch a federal investigation into the hiring and promoting practices of United Airlines at The National Press Club September 15, 2016 in Washington, DC. A group of African American pilots have pursued legal action against United Airlines and their civil rights claims are pending in federal court for the company's treatment of African Americans. / AFP PHOTO / ZACH GIBSONZACH GIBSON/AFP/Getty Images

Retired Fedex Captain and former President of OBAP, Clovis Jones speaks during a press conference calling for Congress and the US Department of Justice to launch a federal investigation into the hiring and promoting practices of United Airlines at The National Press Club September 15, 2016 in Washington, DC. A group of African American pilots have pursued legal action against United Airlines and their civil rights claims are pending in federal court for the company's treatment of African Americans. / AFP PHOTO / ZACH GIBSONZACH GIBSON/AFP/Getty Images

House Speaker John Boehner smokes at a picnic for Members of Congress, hosted by U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington June 15, 2011. REUTERS/Larry Downing

Actor and environmental activist Leonardo DiCaprio speaks during the Our Ocean Conference at the US State Department in Washington, DC, September 15, 2016. President Barack Obama announced the creation of a new marine reserve on Thursday as Washington hosted a major world summit on protecting the planet's oceans. / AFP PHOTO / JIM WATSONJIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images

US Secretary of State John Kerry (L) and actor and environmental activist Leonardo DiCaprio attend the Our Ocean Conference at the US State Department in Washington, DC, September 15, 2016. President Barack Obama announced the creation of a new marine reserve on Thursday as Washington hosted a major world summit on protecting the planet's oceans. / AFP PHOTO / JIM WATSONJIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images

Actor and environmental activist Leonardo DiCaprio speaks during the Our Ocean Conference at the US State Department in Washington, DC, September 15, 2016. President Barack Obama announced the creation of a new marine reserve on Thursday as Washington hosted a major world summit on protecting the planet's oceans. / AFP PHOTO / JIM WATSONJIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images

US Secretary of State John Kerry (L) and actor and environmental activist Leonardo DiCaprio attend the Our Ocean Conference at the US State Department in Washington, DC, September 15, 2016. President Barack Obama announced the creation of a new marine reserve on Thursday as Washington hosted a major world summit on protecting the planet's oceans. / AFP PHOTO / JIM WATSONJIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images