the piece itself is both about the inner life of james baldwin. it's also about his explorations of possible paths, elijah mohammed who founded the nation of islam and then comes back to his own church where he grew up and it seems to be indicating potential pathways for protest, for reaching, for the country itself. >> he does and one of the things the late sportswriter ralph riley told me when i was very young, maybe 23, 24. he said writing in the first person is only really sensible if you can navigate that experience into a more universalunderstanding . had it not been, it's just a diary entry. and baldwin does that incredibly in that essay. he talks about growing up in harlem and he talked about particularly the onset of reticence in harlem and how treacherous it is because we begin to map out the paths that our lives will take. and he sees nothing but danger, really ahead of him. and the allure of the church is an escape route, it gives that avenue. there are all of these things that will in some way compound the dangers of living in harlem.

i will just say that my book which is james baldwin's, another country bookmark as part of the series by my publisher and is a bookmark series. and i think that is one, the baldwin book. it is part of the series by my publisher in which writers write about the book, book mark and so it is kind of genre, actually called to be open memoir which is an interesting phase in her face than ever had heard of reduced part critical analysis of the text and also are reflective appreciation of it so is a part memoir and james baldwin is my hero in my spirit guide in my and i once wrote an essay called on james baldwin save my life and, i mean, that pretty he didn't physically see my life but he saved my life literally with his words and through his work so is always been my mentor and my hope is a writer and an artist. so when my publisher asked me to write this, it was an interesting thing because i read in the country when is he a person and a different person so to go back and read it now, it was really interesting experience of the memoir is really about brother did the first time in a first

i will just say that my book which is james baldwin's, another country bookmark as part of the series by my publisher and is a bookmark series. and i think that is one, the baldwin book. it is part of the series by my publisher in which writers write about the book, book mark and so it is kind of genre, actually called to be open memoir which is an interesting phase in her face than ever had heard of reduced part critical analysis of the text and also are reflective appreciation of it so is a part memoir and james baldwin is my hero in my spirit guide in my and i once wrote an essay called on james baldwin save my life and, i mean, that pretty he didn't physically see my life but he saved my life literally with his words and through his work so is always been my mentor and my hope is a writer and an artist. so when my publisher asked me to write this, it was an interesting thing because i read in the country when is he a person and a different person so to go back and read it now, it was really interesting experience of the memoir is really about brother did the first time in a first

the anthology begins with james baldwin famous piece they came to be known as fire next time. and i just wonder maybe to toggle a bit about why it begins the book and its central place. >> sure. the other thing i would say about this column is that the media people are still working out from home and so you can read it comes you can also work out with it. >> biceps and triceps. >> exactly, kind of a dual purpose object. the baldwin peace is so incredible and so insightful, and i'll come back to this many times over the course of my life. when i read early on in college, and the fact that the new yorker saw fit to republish it on its website last summer in the midst of the turbulence and the tumult that was going on really i think spoke to just how timeless some of the themes that are in that piece are. and it also helped i think -- [inaudible] >> regular session is sorting through the pieces. >> it helped with the book started making real sense for me at least once i started thinking about the subsequent pieces being in some way in dialogue with baldwin, and it became a a lens

they have been wide if i may say so too long james baldwin finnair times, 1968.i hope you are paying attention to gerald's masterful history lesson that he just gave us of the past 70 years and we see the intersection of the marriage of religious and racial chauvinism and the birthparents of this country. it is made a nightmare for the rest of us. rodney jones is the founder of public religion research institute which is a fantastic research institute on politics culture and religion that we rely upon to understand this. he could have tackled this subject with his cane academic i but he goes a step further. robbie as we learned in this book is a product of southern baptists. he knows the bible and verse. he's gone to the church. he has been trained in it. his parents, his relatives is loved ones as elders have given him these american myths and stories both beautiful and as he described in this book that is led to a situation where majority of white christians in america see their chosen one as donald trump the man who said his personal vietnam is avoiding stds a

james baldwin.owerful articulation of the politics of grief that have besieged black people, the traumas we have endured, but the overcoming power of love to remake american society. without black forgiveness, america wouldn't be what it is today. >> ooh. that is for damn sure. real quickly, professor dyson, what role does washington have to play, lawmakers up the street here, have to play in this conversation that we're having? >> well, it is extremely important. first of all, the bitter bickering, the futile feuding, and the nastiness and the resistance to trying to engage the other. now, i'm not pretending one side is not more responsible than the other for what we see now. the malaise we are confronting is mostly all made up of those on the right who refuse to examine themselves through self-reflection and decency and humility. what the politicians need to do is practice some of the religious discourse they are constantly piping in american media and understand the politics of humility and the g

i would like to read a short quotation from the acclaimed writer james baldwin, who was one of the most african-americans to seerefuge in france. he wrote -- "in france,, black american posing no conceivable threat to french identity, in effect, i do not exist in france. i might have a very different tale to tell where i from senegal and a very bitter song to sing where i from algeria." rokhaya diallo, your comments? >> is very interesting because it istill the same today. if you are a black person from the u.s., you're mostly seen as american. the american identity is very prestigious and has nothing to do with our french conialism. you don't think to the sense of guilt or confrontational relationship that you may have had with french because your ancestors were not victims of the french racism. seen as someone who does not have to deal with that national context. even benefit from the fact today you have many african-americans who are very famous, so you have this positive image. actlly, i fl the same way when i go to the u.s. because i am french and i am seen as a french person. peop

my lucky -- hello baker, joan robinson, james baldwin.baton from one way to another. it is our ultimate irresponsibility to engage in the enlightenment and education of those around us. >> you know the thousands of people from all corners of america who marched after george floyd was killed, walk and they do now? what is the role of the collective in restored of justice. >> that is a great. point i think they have to do is stigwood normative. if the eyes can't seem to break, it doesn't know the know some more stuff! breathe, jonathan doug parker, breathe! -- oh read people who can inform. you james baldwin who fired -- i would recommend everyone can to read that book to pile grapple with powerful ejaculate sum of politics of grief, and the speech of white people, the traumas we've endured. but the overcoming power of love to remake american society. without black forgiveness, america wouldn't be what it is today. >> that is for damn sure. we are quickly, professor dyson, what role does professor washington -- lawmakers of the street have

. >> this is a series of essays modeled on the writing of james baldwin and i think you see that in the book. it's about a new calling for many people which is where annette gordon reed grew up and she tells the story of the celebration and specifically it arrived rather late and that has become popular. so it's about the feelings in the holiday and a celebration and her experience growing up in texas as a black child that ended up going to a largely white school and about her own experiences. it's really the story of how we tell history as historians and what the historians job and responsibility is for the history major in college i appreciated the fact she really focuses on the truth that history is something you cannot bend to your will. you need to really do the research and the facts and tell the story that the facts show and not the story that you wish they show, the story that you wish would be told and that we tend to mythologized or changede for a political purpose and so i felt like it was a beautiful and succinct explanation of the art of history. >> have you ever had a prof

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. >> so this is a short but she modeled it on the writing of james baldwin and i think if you be there seen that in the book or it is about a relatively new holiday for many people but in texas where gordon brief grew up in just a story on the celebration which celebrate the end of slavery and specifically in arrived and that has subsequently become popular outside of texas, so it is about not holiday her feelings were the holiday and the celebration of also her experiences going up and as a black child who ended up going to a partially white school and about her own experiences in the education opportunity but about this book, it is really a story, is the story of how we tell is a historian and with responsibility as an former history major in college, how really say that she really focuses on the truth about history it is something that you cannot say really well you have to research and look at the facts until the story that the facts show and not the story that you wish the facts showed and they would be told the stories that we tend to change to serve a political purpose and so i

award for this and was one of the most celebrated writers and authors of our time here to the james baldwin of our time, i would say. and his book is on your i was stunned that it was on there. what's going on there? well, as i said, see, there is a campaign, frankly, to challenge the presence of these narratives that reflect the lives of black person. that still honestly with our country's history of racism, we can only understand it as an effort to turn back the hands of time to control what young people learn about. you know, i find it interesting that those who complain about educational indoctrination are themselves invested in what seems to be a campaign of indoctrination. to limit the narrative around history. here in the united states to the, the history promulgated primarily by white men and to exclude the voices of those who have lived through the experiences of slavery and discrimination. and essentially of racing. those accounts from the shells from school libraries and public libraries. here in the country we, you know, as i said, it's interesting to us that we seldom see chall

tubbs explores the impact of the mothers of james baldwin, martin luther king jr. malcolm x had on their sons in the three mothers. if travels with george -- in travels with george, george washington's presidency is examined by replacing his journey through the new republic. and a new york staff writer reports on a family's wealth built by the selling of oxycontin, volume and other pharmaceuticals in empire of pain. all of these authors have appeared on book tv. you can find their programs on booktv.org. type the author's name in the search box at the top of the page. >> this year's wisconsin book festival in madison starts now on book tv. first, history professor discusses the firestone tire and rubber company's operations in the 1920s. >> good morning, everyone. i'm the director of the wisconsin book festival. thank you very much for joining us here today for our first in person wisconsin book festival in two

the book is called "the contagion next time" is an homage to james baldwin which is two essays which is fire essays on what impact of racism in america. the points i make in the book are fundamentally that it is racism and lack of access to care and unstable employment and how inappropriate housing that shape what happens when the pandemic kits. just use one example because you raised it. the black-white gap in mortality from the coronavirus is a good example. black americans died about 2.2 times more than white americans. why is that? a lot to be written about that but fundamental it is for two reasons. no one is because greater risk of exposure to the virus because black americans are social economically less, there's less flux but to work from home and number two is greater for literally to severe coronavirus infection because of underlying pathology and that is socially patterned and patterned over decades and centuries of economic and social marginalization. it doesn't matter how good we are at picking up the virus early. doesn't that have good we are at our pathogen detection.

you and i are having a great session monday night in philadelphia where we talk about james baldwin.the big lie about the lie that continues. as long as america doesn't address history, we are lying to ourselves the outcome. the lie is very alive. that is the case. this is the choice. this is not a natural disaster. we have covered what is going on in kentucky. that is a tragic natural disaster. this bs about the elections and the steal. it is not a lie. it is a choice by republicans. >> absolutely. there is a lie behind the big lie, ali. that lie is this country must remain a white nation in the vain of old europe. what drove many -- remember the social scientist who did a study on the insurrection. many came from counties that biden won, but experiencing shifts. white folks are becoming minorities. the idea of white america displaced or replaced or displaced in history. there is a panic and terror here. i should say this quickly. america has never been -- how can i put this? we haven't been a genuine democracy until 1965. until 1965. remember there were large swaths of americans wh

tate wrote -- "james baldwin said, 'to be a negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to in a state of rage almost, almost all of the time.' but what he didn't say was that, on a good day, it is mostly a sublimated state of rage since folk got bills to pay and sanity to keep." and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman in new york, joined by my co-host juan gonzÁlez in new brunswick, new jersey. hi, juan. ju: hi, amy. welcome to all of our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. amy: the united states is threatening to impose new economic sanctions and other measures if russia invades ukraine. president biden issued the warning tuesday during a two-hour virtual summit with russian president vladimir putin. the talks were held amid growing tension between the two countries over the expansion of nato in eastern europe and russia's deployment of tens of thousands troops along the border of ukraine. after the summit, president biden's national security advisor jake sulliva

james baldwin, ella baker, fred hampton and fannie lou hamer. these are all civil rights activists that you know when you read about who they are, and you see their images, but you're also drinking a beer gets folks to just kind of open up their minds and be able to have that dialogue with each other. the whole goal of your breweries to use their talents to put out really great beer, but also to spur conversations about diversity and equality. tell me about that. and what has driven you. yeah i mean, we you know, started out its homebrewers and you know, really have that passion to create our own business. but make sure that the business that we do also gives back to the community and you know on each can we want to, um, you know, highlight whether it be black culture or what black people have done in the world or, you know, show ourselves our images in a positive light. um and another thing that we want to do is make sure that we give back. to the community, so every collaboration that we've done for the past six months we've worked with those

baldwin, justin shilling. ethan crumbley, the accused shooter and the parents, james and jennifer, are all housed in the jail complex behind me. the sheriff says they're separated and haven't spoken to each other since they've been in custody and they are isolated and kept away from each other and it will remain that way as far as they can see. >> all right. alison barber on the ground. katie, let's start with the artist here. this attorney says he had no idea the crumbleys were fugitives and once he found out he says he went straight to the police. could this artist be in any sort of legal jeopardy, and what do you think the authorities are going to be asking him during today's interview? >> i think the authorities are going to be looking for something to corroborate his story. right? i mean, if he had a preexisting relationship with the crumbleys, and frankly, we were all stunned, i think on friday. if i can speak for the collective at large, when the charges of involuntary manslaughter were announced, and yet, the parents weren't in custody yet. the fact they announced the charges, the parents weren't in custody.

baldwin. host: we will go to james in virginia on our line for those who are unvaccinated.aller: i am not vaccinated. i remember in february this past year trump got rushed to the hospital. they ran every kind of test on him, sent him to a primary doctor. more tests. [inaudible] host: james come if you can, get closer to your phone because we are getting a lot of background noise. caller: i am calling from my truck. merry christmas. have a good day. host: that is james calling from his truck, i think he said. some people do especially around the metro area in washington, d.c. a couple more minutes of this. (202) 748-8000 for those who are vaccinated. if you are unvaccinated, (202) 748-8001. other political news to share with you, david jackson reporting about republican congressman scott perry. the congressman reportedly advised the former president on attempts to subvert the election and said tuesday he would not cooperate with the committee investigating the insurrection. mr. perry said the jan your six committee is illegitimate and he will continue to fight the failures

james crumbley, can you see and hear the court okay? >> yes. >> and do you understand, sir, that you are charged in count 1 for the death of madisyn baldwin of manslaughter which is punishable up to 15 years in prison and or to a $7,500 fine and mandatory dna testing? >> i understand. >> do you understand count 2, you're charged with the death of tate myre, involuntary manslaughter punishable up to 17 years in prison, 7500 fine and mandatory testing. >> i understand. >> do you understand you're charged with the rinvoluntary manslaughter of hana st. juliana? >> i understand. >> and do you understand count 4, the death of justin shill, of involuntary manslaughter and mandatory dna testing. >> i understand. >> you have an understanding you have a right to plead guilty or not guilty? >> i understand. >> do you understand you have a right to trial by a jury or judge to call and confront witnesses called against you and to testify or remain silent and be presumed not guilty for each and every element of the crime? do you understand those trial? >> i understand. >> are you on probation for any other offense? >> no. >> how are you pleading to count

james and jennifer crumbley resisted the idea of their son leaving that day. he was returned to the classroom. >> let's remember the victims in this shooting. 17-year-old madisyn baldwin, 16-year-old tate myre, 14-year-old hanna st. julia and 17-year-old justin shilling remembered at a candle light vigil in downtown oxford just tonight. i'm going to get to the latest from the sheriff michael bouchard. appreciate you joining us on cnn. give us the latest. where are the crumbleys? >> we have our fugitive team out working in congestion with the united states marshals and fbi regular and gray partners any time we're looking for people that don't want to be found and so that's the process right now. as soon as we were told that the prosecutor had issued charges, we put our folks into motion. >> now, you -- the prosecutor says and i saw you at a press conference last night or yesterday sometime with the prosecutor and she eluded to charges and she said there would be charges. you said there were eyes on the crumbleys. what happened, sheriff? >> i never said there were eyes on the crumbleys. what she said last night is she would make a charging decision. i didn't learn of an

james crumbley, can you see and hear the court okay? >> yes. >> and do you understand, sir, that you are charged in count one for the death of madisyn baldwin ofis punishable by up to 15 years in prison and/or to a $7,500 fine and mandatory dna testing? >> i understand. >> do you understand in count two you are charged with the death of tate myre for the involuntary manslaughter which is punishable by up to 15 years in prison and/or $7,500 fine and dna testing. >> i understand. >> do you understand that you are charged in count three for death of hana st. juliana punishable for up to 15 years in prison and/or a $7,500 fine. >> i understand. >> do you understand you area charged with the death of justin shilling punishable up to 15 years in prison and/or a $7,500 fine and mandatory dna testing? >> i understand. >> do you understand you have the right to plead guilty or not guilty to all of those charges? >> i understand. >> do you understand you have a right to a trial either by jury or by judge and at that trial you would have the opportunity to call the witnesses on your behalf, confront witnesses that have been called against you and/or to r