have a reception downstairs where herb boyd will be signing the books. please be sure to write your name on the book on a notepad so he will know the names right into the book. it will help the process move quickly. we would like you to come to the microphone. we have two in the audience. questions, please be very concise. we are very thankful for c-span and booktv for being here. if you would announce your name and very concise questions. no long statements. we will have 30 minutes of q&a. thank you very much. [applause] >> can i go with a question? >> yes. >> my name is tim and during the coleman young administration my family was able to operate a restaurant at - they kicked us out i think during the coleman young administration black businesses was able to make a lot of progress. do see something like that happening under a - administration. [laughter] >> not really. number you know each generation, each administration is fraught with its own challenges. it is hard to get from one thing to another. i mean we live in an age where we have, people are t

herb boyd is a founder of the metro times and has an experience in launching at wright state university now very extensive and in many ways like malcolm x. having spoken at harlem and detroit. we are happy to have him and doctor reda the former director of studies at michigan state university and is currently professor of international relations and african affairs. she's written seven books, five in print and several journal articles on topics that include the comparative politics and relations of africa, corporate development. an exemplar for the studies excellent work if you haven't seen it, though bookstore and of course now the book entered today we want a complete sellout of that book. also the award recipient of the outstanding dedicated service to the community by the association for the study of african-american life in history into the charles h. wright. and the university of south africa on behalf of the board and executive of course president and ceo the staff and volunteers would welcome you and like you to join me in welcoming to the stage doctor rita. [applause] >> the ma

live sunday at noon eastern, author, journalist and history professor herb boyd is our guest on in-depth. >> i draw parallels between detroit and new york in the book, 1863 draft riots, there is a nice comparison between what is happening in new york and what is happening in detroit for the same reasons, you talk about black and average community at each other's throat in terms of jobs and housing. if you go to the 1943 in harlem, 68, 67, the same and almost for the same conditions that created that. >> mister boyd's books include autobiography of the people by any means necessary, and his latest, a people's history of self-determination. >> black lawyers, black doctors, black laborers should live next to each other and benefit, class amalgamation going on, talk about benefits of segregation, that would be one of the opportunities to have contact with another class. that is the beginning, the black middle class in detroit. >> join our life 3 hour conversation with mister boyd with calls, emails, suites and facebook questions live sunday at noon eastern on in-depth c-span2. >> chicago may

." >> live sunday at noon eastern, author, journalist and history professor herb boyd is our guest on "in depth." herb: i often draw pair less between detroit and new york in the book. you look at the 1863 draft riots, there's a nice contrast, a nice comparison there between what was happening in new york and what was happening here in detroit almost for the same reasons. you know, you talk about the black and irish community at each other's throats. in terms of jobs and housing. if you go down to the 1943, we had one in harlem in 1943. you go down to 1968, 1967, same kind of thing and almost for the same conditions it created there. >> mr. boyd's books include "auto biography of the people" and his latest "black detroit." herb: the black lawyers, the black doctors, the black laborers could all live right next to each other and benefit, you know, the class of algogh mation was going on. we could talk about the benefits of segregation. certainly that would be one, the opportunity to have contact, you know, with people of another class. of course, that's the beginning of the melding of

. >> live sunday at noon eastern,, author, journalist in history professor herb boyd is a guest on booktvs "in depth." >> i often draw some parallels between detroit and new york in the book. you look at the 1863 draft riots. there is a nice contrast, a nice there between what was happening in new york and what was happening here in detroit. almost for the same reasons. you talk about the black and irish community at each other's throats in terms of jobs and housing. so if you go down to the 1943 -- you could down to 68, 67th come same kind of thing. and almost for the same conditions that created that. >> his books include autobiography of the people by any means necessary and his latest black detroit. >> a black lawyers, the black doctors, the black laborers could all live right next to each other and benefit so that the class was going up. we can talk about some benefits of segregation, you know, but certainly that would be one, the opportunity to have contact with people of another class. and, of course, that is the beginning, the melding of the black middle class in detroit. >> join o

and sunday we'll be live with journalist and historian herb boyd for our monthly call-in program, "in depth." here's a portion from his new book, "black detroit," which explores the history of african-americans in the city. >> we cannot ignore the church, you know, and this whole coming together in terms of resistance. you know, the whole idea of self-determination be, it was coming from a number of church leaders who were affiliate with the the abolitionist movement. but no one more pronounced or profound than william lambert. his story, i mean, that would make just a fascinating film, to see the kind of stuff he went through. the mystery system that he put together, they had a coding, kind of a secret code, secret language, you know? they had trained all these individuals on the underground railroad in case you encountered some of those bounty hunters out there. i mean, it's so instructive. and later on his involvement with matthews' church and his involvement in the educational process working with people like fannie richards who was a pioneering black woman this in terms of the fi

. >>> live sunday at noon eastern, author, journalist and history performance herb boyd is our guest on in depth. >> i draw parallels between detroit and new york in the book. >> you do. >> you look at the 1863 draft riots, there's a nice contrast, a nice comparison there between what was happening in new york and what was happening here in detroit, almost for the same reasons. you talk about the black and irish community at each other's throats in terms of jobs and housing. if you go down to 1943, they had one in harlem in 1943. you go to '68, same kind of thing and almost for the same conditions that created that. >> mr. boyd's books include by any means necessary and his latest, black detroit, a people's history of self determination. >> the black lawyers, the black doctors, the black laborers could live next to each other and benefit, the class amalg make was going on at that time but it's that would be one, the opportunity to have contact with people of another class. and of course that's beginning, you know, the melding of the black middle class in detroit. >>> join our three-h

also this weekend, gay talese reflects on his 60-year career, and historian herb boyd provides a history of african-americans in detroit. mr. boyd will be our guest next sunday live on "in depth" to answer questions about his work. you can visit booktv.org for more information. that's just a few of the authors you'll see this weekend on booktv on c-span2. 48 hours of nonfiction authors and books, television for serious readers. >>> and now we kick off the weekend with shane weinberger who reports on -- sharon weinberger who reports on the pentagon agency, darpa. [inaudible conversations] >> good afternoon, everybody. welcome to the gaithersburg book festival. my name is mark corpsman, i'm ab state legislator from district 16. gaithersburg proudly supports the arts and humanities. we're pleased to bring you thiss fabulous event thanks in part to the generous support of our sponsors and volunteers. a few announcements. first, please silence your devices. if you're on social media today, and we sure hope you are, pleasc use the hashtag gbf. your feedback is also really valuable to us. surve

. >> live sunday at noon eastern, author, journalist and history professor herb boyd is our guest on book tv's "in depth." herb: i often draw some pair less between detroit and new york in the book. you look at the 1863 draft riots, there's a nice contrast, a nice comparison between what was happening in new york and what was happening here in detroit. almost for the same reasons. you talk about the black and the irish community at each other's throats. n terms of jobs and housing. so if you go down to 1943, you had one in harlem. you go down to 1968, 1967, almost the same kind of thing and the conditions that created that. >> mr. boyd's books include auto biography of a people, by any means necessary and his latest, black detroit, a people's history of self-determination. hash: the black lawyers, doctors, laborers could all live right next to each other and benefit, you know, the class was going on at that time. we could talk about some benefits of segregation. one ertainly that would be to have the opportunity to be with the class. that was the melding of the black middle class in d

live this sunday at noon eastern, author journalist and history professor herb boyd is on -- is our guest on book tv. >> i draw parallels between detroit and new york in the book. you look at the 1863 draft riots, there is a nice comparison between what was happening in new york and what was happening in detroit, almost or the same reasons. you talk about the black and irish community at each other's throats in terms of jobs and housing. 1943, what to the they had in harlem. same kind of thing. almost for the same conditions that created that. by anybooks include means necessary, and his latest, black detroit. >> the black lawyers, the black doctors, the black laborers could all live right next to each other and benefit, the class amalgamation was going on at that time. we could talk about some benefits of segregation, you know. but that would be one, the opportunity to have contact with people of another class. that was the beginni

eastern,unday at noon author, journalist and history professor herb boyd is our guest on "in-depth."> address some parallels between detroit and new york. you look at the 1863 draft riots , there is a nice contrast and comparison between what was happening in new york and detroit. almost for the same reasons. you talk about the black and irish community at each other's throats in terms of jobs and housing. if you go down to the 1943, they had one in harlem in 1943. you go down to 1968 and 1967, same kind of thing and almost the same conditions. by anybooks include means necessary, and black detroit. >> the black lawyers, the black ,octors, the black laborers they all lived right next to so theher and benefit, class amalgamation was going on at that time. we can talk about some benefits of segregation, you know, but that would be one, the opportunity to have contact with people of another class. of course, that is the beginning , the melting of the black middle class into triggered >> join our conversation with your calls, tweets and facebook questions live sunday at 3 p.m. eastern on

. >>> live sunday at noon eastern, author, journalist, and history professor herb boyd is our guest on in depth. >> i often draw parallels between detroit and new york in the book. you look at the 1863 draft riotsts, there's a nice contrast, a comparison between what was happening in new york and happening here in detroit. almost for the same reasons. you know, we talk about the black and irish community at each other's throats. in terms of jobs and housing. so if you go down to the 1943, in harlem in 1943. you go down to 68th, same kind of thing. almost for the same conditions that created that. >> mr. boyd's books include autobiography of a people, by any means necessary, and black detroit, a people's history of self-determination. >> the black lawyers, the black doctors, the black laborers could all live right next to each other. and benefit, you know, so the class amalgamation was going on. we could talk about some benefits of segregation, but certainly, that would be one, the opportunity to have contact, you know, with people of another class. and of course, that beginning, the de

boyd's books include "auto biography of the people" and his latest "black detroit." herb: the black lawyers, the black doctors, the black laborers could all live right next to each other and benefit, you know, the class of algogh mation was going on. we could talk about the benefits of segregation. certainly that would be one, the opportunity to have contact, you know, with people of another class. of course, that's the beginning of the melding of the black middle class in detroit. >> join our live three-hour conversation with mr. boyd with your calls, emails, tweets and facebook questions live sunday tv's eastern on book "in depth" on c-span2. >> "washington journal" continues. host: at our table this morning, alicia shepard, "usa today's" media and ethics expert. thank you for being here to talk about the relationship between this white house and the media. let me begin by how you would define it right now. guest: i would define it as nothing we've ever seen before and as not productive in the least. i mean, there's always been tension, always, always, with the white ho

professional football player to astronaut, and historian herb most recently of black detroit provides history of african-americans in that city. mr. boyd will be our guest next sunday. live on indepght to answer questions about his work. you can visit booktv.org for more information. a to out authors you'll see this weekend on booktv on c-span2, 48 hours of nonfiction authors and books. television for serious readers. >> this morning i want to begin by introducing you to somebody from our book, and that is kim powers bridges. kim owns and operates bridges funeral home in tennessee. but she's not from tennessee. kim is actually from oklahoma. she started her first business there, a funeral business. but she had to leave oklahoma when she ran a foul of the law. it turns out that kim was engaged in the very dangerous practice of selling caskets without a funeral director's license. before that, in the early 1980s, kim was on the executive fast track. she grew up in a family of hardworking entrepreneurs. she learned the relationship between hard work and and she left college she enjoyed a lot of success in number of different businesses. a

. >>> live sunday at noon eastern, author, journalist and history professor herb boyd. >> you look at the 1863 draft riots. there's a nice comparison there. almost for same reasons. you're talking about the black and irish kplcommunities at eac other's throats. go down to 68, 67 and almost for the same conditions. >> by any means necessary and his latest, black detroit, a people's history of self-determination. >> the black doctors, black laborers can benefit so it was going on at that time. we can talk about benefits of segregati segregation. certainly it would be the opportunity to have contact, you know, with people of another class. of course that's the beginning of the middle black in detroit. >> join us with your calls, e-mails, tweets and facebook questions live sunday at noon eastern on book tv's in depth on cspan2. >>> the house the taking up legislation that would increase penalties for people who reenter the u.s. illegally and for stank ware jurisdiction that don't cooperate with federal deportation entities. we spoke to a capitol hill reporter about the legislation. >> one

also this weekend, gay talese reflects on his 60-year career, and historian herb boyd provides a history of african-americans in detroit. mr. boyd will be our guest next sunday live on "in depth" to answer questions about his work. you can visit booktv.org for more information. that's just a few of the authors you'll see this weekend on booktv on c-span2. 48 hours of nonfiction authors and books, television for serious readers. >>> and now we kick off the weekend with shane weinberger who reports on -- sharon weinberger who reports on the pentagon agency, darpa. [inaudible conversations]