and yet he was very curious about what black america was thinking and he wanted to exchange ideas. he was open-minded in his own way. we met with james baldwin and asked james baldwin to organize a meeting where he could exchange ideas with black intellectuals. and baldwin arranged for several of them to meet at old man kennedy, joe kennedys apartment in manhattan, and lorraine hansberry was there, harry belafonte was there, various other members of the black intelligentsia were at this meeting. and it all started dumping on robert kennedy. robert kennedy thought he would go there and they would all sort of praise him for the kennedy administration was doing, and triggered by remarks of the jeron smith who had been a freedom rider and a been beaten very badly in the south and was in new york getting treatment and a been invited to this meeting. he got up and said to robert kennedy, you're talking about all the great things you're doing for us. our people are getting beaten in the south, including the coming few people, and you know doing anything to protect us. everybody instantly

if you are in black america. and it doesn't matter what area you're in, it can be you know sex work, it could be corporate america, you know, actors and actresses and hollywood.it is clear to me that you have to do everything almost perfectly. and that is just a frustrating space to be in. that you know, if you don't then you get caught up in this cycle where you can't get out of it and your kind of you know, repeating and repeating and failing and trying to claw your way out and it's impossible. i mean the one real story that sticks out is this young man who got arrested in the bronx for riding a bike. some ridiculous arrest. he ended up with the ticket and a court date, was thrown into rikers island for eight days. didn't have $500. he got bailed out by a nonprofit called the defenders, the bronx defenders. a great group. and waited and waited and waited for court date after court date. they got pushed back. in the meantime hit eight days out of his job, so he got fired. and then after that you know, he tried t

i think what's difference is there is an understanding of black america there were a lot of black americas, this maybe wasn't created for us. that this dream isn't ours, and america is treating us in a certain way and we know why. and so we're going to have to do something else. we're not going to take part in that because this was not created for us, or meant for us, and that's okay. let them have their dreams and we're going to do something else. so i think that it's that kind of -- it's having a black president and seeing mike brown leg out there in the sun all day. or tray von martin, being told that they are less than. seeing young women in the classroom getting assaulted and not being -- and that being okay. charlottesival where the focused were gunned down. i think those things have forced us to look at the dream. i think there is something seeing barack obama in the way that played out and what's happened after barack obama i think that's forced us into saying maybe this isn't actually the dream because look what happened when this, so to speak, embodiment of success gets in the wh

eastern, journalist nalikqua allen talks about "it was all a dream," the broken promise to black america. she is interviewed by the root editor in chief danielle veldman. watch book tv this weekend on c-span 2. >>> texas sent nine new members to congress in the 2018 elections including four democrats. colin allred represents the state's 32nd district, a former linebacker for the tennessee titans and left the nfl for law school after which he worked as an attorney in the obama administration's department of housing and urban development, then later in private practice. voters in the 16th district elected veronica escobar, she previously has been elected el paso county commissioner, and county judge. earlier in her career, congresswoman escobar taught english at the university of texas at el paso, as well as chacano literature at the community college, she is one of the two latina congresswoman elected by texas voters. the other is sylvia garcia, who represents the 29th district. she previously served in the state senate. before that, she held a number of elect and appointed positions, inc

opportunity between black and white millennials which presumably mirrors the difference between blacks and whites in america, period. let me ask you this. you quote in your book the current president donald trump who once said a well educated black has a tremendous advantage over a well educated white in terms of the job market. i believe he said that in 1989. he may or may not still think that. do programs like affirmative action help? what do you make of the statement, first? >> i think it's misguided. it was misguided in the '80s. it's misguided today still. we know this thing that's white privilege is not made up. like being white in america does provide you with a boost in society. whether you see it or not it is a thing. by virtue of people giving you the benefit of the doubt when you walk into a room. >> that's not saying i grew up like affirmative action actually did benefit people like my mom just because we don't have the networks you might have had. donald trump's father. that gave him a huge boost. while a lot of americans don't have that, they may have a friend or know a friend of a friend. >>

a new generation confronts the broken promise to black america. she's interviewed by the root editor-in-chief, danielle belton. walk booktv this weekend on c-span2. >> sent a reaction to the presence nationally televised speech on border security and the ongoing negotiations of the government shutdown. they begin with mitch mcconnell and minority leader chuck schumer. >> last night the present delivered his first address to the nation in the oval office. amidst the government shutdown the president offered a reminder of just what is at stake. that is, security of our nations southern border. by now on day 19 of the senate democratic leaders experiment and absentee negotiations, my colleagues are well-versed in the facts on the ground. we know that border patrol agents are encountering historic levels of illicit substances like fentanyl and heroin at our border. we know last year we saw thousands of attempted border crossings by individuals with criminal records. and literally hundreds more by known gang members. we understand the status quo is not

america? >> guest: i don't think there's any other way. even middle-class black men man can't hold onto the dream. we know particularly this generation part of it is there is no other choice by society that hasn't allowed them to thrive they either wanted to where they thought they were expected to play also think what's different is there is an understanding this may be wasn't for us we are not going to take part of that and that's okay let them have their dreams and we are going to do something else. it's having the been laid out ie sun all day being told they are less than and seeing women in the classroom get accepted and that being okay where folks were gunned down to really look at the dream but i do think there is something about seeing the embodiment of the dream and what happened after. look at what happened when the embodiment gets in the white house. i thought that there was change and hope. there was some progress i don't want to say there hasn't been this young kid i spoke to from texas said he thought with barack obama things were going to be better

in a way, john kennedy among rank-and-file members of black america in the wake of this assassination washed over robert kennedy, too. there is great sentimentality in that community and it could be that kind of gave the kennedys civil rights and made people overlook through the actual. the kennedy administration because their record on civil rights was very frustrating to civil rights leaders, martin luther king in particular. >> if rfk was an ambassador for jfk, could you said ambassador for martin luther king? >> i don't think it was an ambassador to martin luther king because he had to be very much behind the scenes. >> rfk also working behind the scenes for his brother. >> i guess. but he had to be hidden. he was incredibly effective, but he was the fact it only from the shadows. hoover was onto him. he was the point of vulnerability for the civil rights movement and they really have to squirrel them away. robert kennedy was working behind the scenes with king and other people, but robert kennedy never had to be afraid of appearing publicly. robert kennedy was extremely visible.

then sunday on "afterwords," it was all a dream, a new generation confronts the broken promise to black america. she is interviewed by the root editor in chief daniel belton. barack obama got elected for president and then our political climate changed. for me it was the idea that the american dream, maybe as possible for black americans. maybe it wasn't created for us, this idea that you could do better than your parents if you just work harder, it doesn't matter. it doesn't seem that that is actually the reality, even now. it is a really profoundly disappointing thing, at least for me. >> watch book tv this weekend on c-span2. >> the senate confirmation hearings for william barr to be the next attorney general begin on tuesday at 9:30 a.m. eastern. in december, he was nominated to replace jeff sessions who had the position for a year and a half. william barr is now counsel at the law firm of kirkland and analysts and served as attorney general for president george h.w. bush. watch the confirmation process for attorney general nominee, william barr, live tuesday at 9:30 a.m. eastern on c-span3

generation confronts the broken promise to black america. interviewed by editor-in-chief. watch book tv this weekend on c-span 2. nnouncer: on wednesday, house speaker nancy pelosi and senate inority leader charles schumer held a news conference with the labor union that represents federal workers to talk about of the government shutdown. from the u.s. capitol, this is 20 minutes. speaker pelosi: good morning, everyone. thank you for being here. standing behind us, in front of us here are the v.i.p.'s, the people who make america work, the working people of our country who are the backbone of our middle class, the backbone of our democracy. and unfortunately we meet during a dark time for america's workers as government is shut down, it's a dark time. last night the president spatted normal lis and misinformation fear instead of facts. the reality is that the president could end the trump shutdown and reopen government today and he should. instead, he's holding the american people hostage to his ineffective expensive wall and withholding paychecks for hardworking americans

a new generation confronts the broken promise to black america. she's interviewed by the root editor-in-chief, danielle belton. walk booktv this weekend on c-span2. >> sent a reaction to the presence nationally televised speech on border security and the ongoing negotiations of the government shutdown. they begin with mitch mcconnell and minority leader chuck schumer. >> last night the present delivered his first address to the nation in the oval office. amidst the government shutdown the president offered a reminder of just what is at stake. that

generation confronts the broken promise to black america. interviewed by editor-in-chief. watch book tv this weekend on c-span 2. nnouncer: on wednesday, house speaker nancy pelosi and senate inority leader charles schumer held a news conference with the labor union that represents federal workers to talk about of the government shutdown. from the u.s. capitol, this is 20 minutes. speaker pelosi: good morning, everyone. thank you for being here.

and so all is not well with black america. man. 25% more likely to die of cancer. twice as likely to die of diabetes. we are still the poorest and the sickest and the first to die. black on black homicide or murder is the leading cause of death among one age group of young black men. and black men who represent only 14% of the male population represent almost 40% of the male prison population. in 2014, blacks account for 40% of all the aids cases, and 50% of all the aids deaths. weapons of mass destruction may not have been discovered in iraq, but they certainly exist in our communities and across our nation. drugs and crime represent clear and present dangers. and if we ever needed a perfect storm to mobilize and to alarm us, that storm has made its arrival. in sub saharan africa, 547 million people have no access to electricity. four out of ten people, if they have water at all, they rely on rivers and ponds and other unsafe resources for water. unemployment in senegal, zambia exceeds 40%. in zimbabwe, the level of unemploym

a new generation confronts the broken promise to black america. she's interviewed by the root editor-in-chief. >> barack obama got nominated for president, of course. and then our political climate has totally changed. that thet was the idea american dream may be impossible for black americans, and maybe it was not created frosts, this -- for us. can make itat you if you work hard enough.

youngest black legislator in america. caleb hanna taking his place in the west virginia house of delegates last week. brian: ran campaign from university dorm room and defeated democratic opponent last november by running on a political philosophy of god, guns and babies. steve: west virginia delegate caleb hanna joins us now live. good morning to you caleb. >> good morning. how are you guys? steve: we are doing okay. congratulations. in reading your background, caleb, i understand you were inspired by barack obama initially, right? >> correct. yeah. and i will be honest with you, the whole reason i was inspired by him was simply because the fact he was african-american. had nothing to do with his policies. steve: and so over the last number of years though, you have realized that you are more attracted to conservative principles, right? >> correct, yeah. my father was a coal miner here in west virginia. and he lost his job back in 2012 and frankly, that was directly because of obama's

a new generation confronts a broken promise to black america. she is interviewed by the root editor in chief. watchable tv this weekend on c-span2. up next, more on the government shutdown when i look at how it is affecting federal work, followed by house debates on a bill to fund irs operations and financial services as part of an effort by democrats to reopen parts of the federal government. later, congressional leaders talk about negotiations with the president after a closed-door meeting yesterday at the white house. and house minority leader and other democratic lawmakers held a news conference wednesday to talk about the government shutdowns impact on federal spirit they also called on president drumm -- trump to support legislation reopening the federal government. from outside the u.s. capitol, this is 40 minutes. >> we are going to go ahead and get started. the government, as all of you know, is shutdown.

everybody want to be black america. five point four i'm still the pro by what we need if you look at china thailand india every country is moving along the passage of. giving everybody what automobile for you will. do no good deed. poll risk went into the treasury spent hours and hours and i know. we have to rebuild and i decided with the payment of public transportation we can't walk together and making everybody had to but not depend on the high consumption. elect. a layer. of. ice it runs for a long time doesn't it. was. did you install it yourself yes science told it myself. and that's a really nice. even so these ideas and i don't want to be part of our german society and if i don't like what the healthy people do and they're like sheep. they do the same things they see everyone else do. i don't want to do that i'd rather do what i like and what i enjoy. without anyone saying aren't you too old for that. i'm almost thirty five and people often say to me you're an adult do you have to do this and i say yes of course

the broken promise to black america. the author is interviewed by danielle belton. >> barack obama got nominated for president of course. then you know, our political climate is changed. so you know, i think for me was the idea that american dream maybe is possible for black americans. and maybe it wasn't created for us you know this idea that you can do better than your parents if you just work hard enough. it doesn't matter. your lot in life. but you know, it just, it doesn't seem like that's actually the reality. even now. and the things are really profoundly disappointing thing. at least for me.>> which booktv this weekend on c-span2. >> here is some of what we are covering on friday. on c-span live coverage of the house begins at 9:00 a.m. eastern time. they are expected to debate and vote on interior department spending bill. on c-span2, the senate debates middle east policy. they gaveled in at 10 eastern time. and on c-span three a discussion about the meaning of american exceptionalism and u.s. foreign policy. ou

for blacks, women. for america, it has been amazing. is the weirdest mind-set i have ever heard. i can't believe you would go to clan rally and hear them yell "more jobs were blacks." yet to win it barack obama is policies destroy the lives of americans, i never heard a single one of them say -- >> i will submit to everyone listening, watching your progra program, no other president has ever been viewed as a racist, and the numbers have been presented. >> laura: we've never had more dishonest media than we had today. the media today, what they did to those kids at the pro-life marge is a small example of the herd mentality. >> laura, can you support his position on charlottesville? the muslim ban? >> the supreme court did. he is well within his rights. the court actually said his vested power, to keep his country safe. you bet he had a right. >> how about charlottesville? >> we keep forgetting the reality. real american lives -- that is the tell. >> laura: jobs are better, which is our better, and the answer is trump is a racist? i don'

no black america, no white america, no red america, it is a united states of america and suddenly he is everybody's man. >> let's bring the democrats have won target athew,r any kind trump. rno of united, they are having this stampede, that is probably going to wind up being a demolition derby. how do they win on that? >> they all believe that trump is so bad that all they have to do is get the nomination among themselves and they will be the default winner. >> hillary fought essentially the same thing. trump is far more formidable even in his worse times. you know when you say, hey, he is down to 37%. are you kidding me, if i have 37% i'm the winner. >> now, senator harris it is kind of rumored that she may be announcing tomorrow. is there any sort of pitfalls potentially to announcing too early and then running out of steam? >> that's absolutely the case. we saw that happening in 2016 as the mayor said with regard to republicans. scott walker entered. >> and bush. >> exactly. entered to great fanfare and hope for people and entered up flaming out once the debates begin. having been

a new generation confronts the broken promise to black america. she's inter1r50ud by the root, editor in she, daniel belton. >> barack obama got nominated for president, of course. and then our political climate has totally changed. i think for me it was the idea that his american dream maybe is possible for black americans, and maybe it wasn't created for us, this idea that you can do better than your parents if you just work hard enough. it doesn't matter. but, you know, it just -- it doesn't seem like that's actually the reality. even now. i think that's a profoundly disappointing thing. at least for me. >> watch book tv this weekend on c-span2. >> tuesday night, president trump addressed the nation on what the administration argues is a humanitarian and national security crisis on the southern border. this was his first address to the nation from the oval office. and the president talked about his proposal to congress for border security. the president is considering declaring a national emergency onboarder security. afterward, house speaker n

it deflects away from critical issues facing black america. we have more blacks killing other blacks in one year than we did in the 70 years of lynchings. there's 9/11 every six years blacks killing blacks. >> tucker: is it possible -- let's say you're charge of a big city and your policies weren't helping at all. may be it you would encourage people to be mad about things so they wouldn't be mad at you for mismanaging their lives. >> that's true. many of those killings are occurring in cities run by black democrats over the past 40 years. if politics and race were the issue, the question is, why not blacks succeeding? if we look at a time when whites were at their worse, blacks at their best. in between 1920 and 1940 the education gap in the south was three years, five years for blacks, eight years for whites within 20 years, we closed that gap within six months. because we established schools, 5000 schools ceo of sears partnered with booker t. washington. he invested $4 million. the black community matched that and built 5000 rosenwall school

they are losing middle america they are losing black america and quickly losing latino americans theowest ever hispanic unemployment and that is legal but the president has said all along he is fan of legal immigration but not a supporter of line cutting or border jumping we are behind the president 100 percent you have to hold the line to build a wall to defend our sovereignty but now to say he's already done it know he did 600 miles but there are thousands of miles so complete the wall. >> is much as i hate to do this i will give david the last root word or respond to say would you rather have somebody knock at your front door or break into the back window quick. >> we would all rather have somebody knock on the door but that would require a comprehensive immigration policy that is not negotiating a shutdown with $5 billion to build a wall. >> thank you very much up next elizabeth warren drinks beer. [laughter] you have to see this we examine the corniest political stunt. [laughter] . >> america's news headquarters. millions are facing delayed tax refunds as the partial government

said that the definition of being a black woman in america is one that seems to be defined by others. you're the sassy black woman. oh, you're smart for a black woman." it seems there's always some sort of qualifier that comes with that. you're trying to dissect those ideas. the book is really, really in-depth, but at the same time, easy to understand. why did you break it into essays, as opposed to writing one long book? >> i don't know that one long book would be enough for the story of black women. oddly enough, essays are a better approach because you can take these slices of our life. and you run the risk of people thinking this is a definitive book on what it is to be a black woman. one of the things that happens when you're a black woman and you have some public personalities you become everybody's black friend who doesn't have an actual black friend. >> trevor: right. >> and i didn't want to give the impression that by reading one definitive text about black women that you know everything you need to know about black women. what this does instead is give you a slice of life a

but i always thought, is there -- did this happen to me for some reason because i'm a black woman in america. there have been some studies that show even when -- even when prenatal care and smoking and drinking are the same or black women are doing it less, we still have more preterm babies and low birth weight babies. then when you look at genetics, it's very fascinating. so there was a study, i guess it started in the late '90s, and it was looking at the birth weights of mothers from west african -- poor west african countries compared to other immigrants, compared to black americans and white americans. so the statistics showed that babies born from west african immigrant mothers were the same weight as white babies born in america and the immigrant babies. but within one generation, the black immigrant babies were smaller birth weight and looked more like african-american size babies. so low birth weight is connected to infant mortality. so i remember the words of the researcher were very clear, and this is a really serious researcher. university of illinois. and what he said was there's

the american dream was potentially possible for black america. probably for the first time in many, many years. it just seemed like it all fell apart. barack obama got nominated for president of course and then our political climate has totally changed. so for me it was the idea that the american dream maybe is possible for black americans, and maybe it wasn't created for us that this idea that you can do better than your parents, if you just work hard enough it doesn't matter. but it just doesn't seemed like that is actually the reality, even now. that is really profoundly disappointing thing. at least for me. another thing, about the title, to me growing up listening to rap and hip-hop, it was another moment where it felt like things were possible. wrappers, whether you like it or not, a lot of people don't, but they were out there throwing around dollar signs, a kid from ben stay which is not the bedside today at all but could turn into this rapper in his early 20s. in the world would listen. and that was a tremendous thing for me to see jay-z

it's not just black america's story. >> we might have come over in the bottom of the ship, but we allstay put. but it don't mean stay a slave. >> as a 19-year-old kid, "roots" was my first job. >> we're not children. we're very close to being men. >> what's your name? >> kunta. kunta kinte. >> the character that i got to portray in "roots," kunta kinte the adult, was a dream role. >> it was really genius to cast all of america's favorite television dads in the roles of the white slave owners and the villains. >> i'll be by to fetch ya in the morning, captain. sleep well. >> it is difficult to explain in today's culture how unprecedented "roots" was. no one had ever seen the story of slavery before told from the point of view of the africans. >> it may be the first time that television allowed an embracing of black pride. >> them is free. is free, honey. >> one of the reasons that "roots" was so incredibly popular is not because abc had so much faith in it, but because abc didn't. >> earlier miniseries were broadcast in weekly installments. and the abc executives determined that if "ro

looked like a beauty queen. >> vanessa williams becoming miss america was like obama becoming president of the united states. >> the first blacks america? >> being a black person, a beauty was never acknowledged because of the color of our skin. >> you hear throughout time, you know, black is beautiful, black is beautiful. you know, she validated that. >> it was a huge honor and responsibility. women who were elderly came up to me and thought they'd never see it in their lifetime. >> it's about time we had a beautiful black girl representing new york city. >> women that were my age kind of cheered along because they knew that there was a color barrier that had been broken. >> i was thrilled, actually. i couldn't stop my heart from beating when she won, yeah. >> since roughly the mid to late 1950s, the miss america beauty pageant is the standard of american feminine beauty. you can understand how someone like vanessa williams, as incredibly beautiful as she is and was, would still arouse resentment. largely in racial terms. >> yes, a barrier was opened. but then there were people that were my own african-american contemporaries

association with nation of islam leader louis farrakhan, an iconic and influential advocate for black americas also repeatedly made anti-semitic remarks. key backers of the march, including some democratic leaders, stepped away.re cowoman debbie wasserman schultz wrote, "while i still firmly believe in its values anc mission,not associate with the national march's leaders and principles, which refuse to completely repudiate anti- semitism and all forms of bigotry. sarsour responded on behalf of the women's march, writing: "we are deeply invested in building better and deeper relationships with the jewish community. and we're committed to deepening relationships with any community who has felt left out of this movement. we want to creatspace where all are welcome." and mallory explained her refusal to outright condemn farrakhan on "the breakfast club" radio show... >> i have not condemned the man who killed my son's father. i have never denounced the i've never talked about them in a condemnation context. >> nawaz: the controversy carried over into this year's march. >> the women's march does

that, black panthers were violent criminals in radicalized form speaking to something that black america was not content with the achievements of the first wave -- in fact opened the way to a lot of anger. we can vote but we want an equal share of the society. at that point what, wisely stable policy, what a wise conservatism does is to say, confronting people like black panthers, we have to identify the antisocial personalities here and isolate, marginalize them. identified grievances they're exploiting and address them. a combination of confession and repression. that is how you face radical groups broadly based. reaction to things like charlottesville, reason why i was trump curious and at the same time so trump horrified. the alt-right, whatever you want to call that, it is made up of obviously many violent socioand psychopaths, cruel and vicious people. but it is also channeling that something has gone very wrong in less educated part of white america, that people are killing themselves with drugs -- america's lowest seatbelt use of any developed country. why? less likely to put chi

we need to speak that truth so it.can deal with armed black men and women are killed in america. o many black and brown americans are being locked up for mass incarceration to policing our criminal justice system needs dramatic repair. truth.speak that let's speak truth. administration, america's possession in the never been weaker. on the horitarianism is march, when nuclear proliferation is on the rise hen we have foreign powers nfecting the white house like let's speak that truth. 's speak the biggest truth. han have more in common t what separates us. let's speak that truth. and let's not try and buy that stuff that folks are trying to peddle. never forget on the fundamental we have more in common than what separates us. and some will say we need to search to find chon ground. we're to recognize ground.g on common i'm not talking about unity for sake of unity. i believe the word has been used people up and to quo.erve the status power said they were dividing the sexes and disturbing the peace. let's remember oppressors said and to die vieding races love the religion of jesus i

the united states of america is a place of laws. laws are blacknd-white and lady justice is blind. the people involved in daca are here illegally. i am surprised the president was able to offer daca. that is one of the kings of the castles for emma kratz, a huge issue and shows the president is willing to compromise. i think the better deal would have been for daca people to finish the law and restructure all the immigration problems. democrats aren't sensitive to the children involved. host: that is something you are comfortable with, that he made that offer? caller: that is a great question. i am not exactly comfortable because at the end of the day, it is illegal and we are making an exception to the law. i understand -- i can sympathize with daca. it is a pill i will be able to swallow for the greater good for immigration to be accomplished. goes do you think if this forward and the president mentioned even referencing amnesty being part of a larger immigration package, when he says things like that, what is your reaction? caller: amnesty is a

black home ownership. the minimum wage cannot cover the rent in any major city in america, and red lining in mortgage lendingemand for investment in black owned businesses. 50 years later, people of color remain drastically underrepresented, in c sweets, and on corporate boards, and black entrepreneurs face major barriers to financing. and business opportunities. i am like many of you, of the generation that dr. king called the little black boys and black girls. who would join hands with the little white boys and white girls, to make a better america. on behalf of that generation, now is the time to reassert our commitment to a living wage. now is the time for us to reassert our commitment to ending poverty, to making the dream of home ownership available to all, and to guarantee every child, wherever they live, whatever zip code, access to a high-quality education. if we want a living wage, martin luther king would say, we must agitate, we must organize, we must legislate, but we must vote. if we want affordable housing, martin luther king would say, we must agitate, we must organize, we must legislate, but

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eastern, the book "it was all a dream: a new generation confronts the broken promise to black america." she's interviewed by the root editor in chief danielle belton. watch book tv this weekend on c-span2. >>> sunday on q&a, the author and columnist james grant. >> i make my living by writing about markets and something called grants interest rate observer. which is much too expensive for some of the people out there. i think the trouble lies not so much in wall street as wall street is what it is. it's been a name either not so widely revered. wall street is an epithet. but i think what we ought to be more on our guard about are the institutions in the federal government that are avowedly benign in their intentions. the federal reserve, for example. department of the treasury, the securities and exchange commission. these institutions set up as benefactors for the public. i think increasingly they are not so. >> the author and columnist james grant sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. >>> and live now for remarks from democratic lawmakers, an issue on support for

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tonight at 9:00, she .iscusses her book a new generation confronts the broken promise to black americae is interviewed by the editor-in-chief. >> barack obama got nominated for president, of course. and then, our political climate has totally changed. idea that the the american dream maybe is possible for black americans. for us,s not created the idea you could do better than your parents if you work hard enough to it does not matter your lot in life. it does not seem like that is the reality, even now. i think that is a profoundly disappointing thing, at least for me. >> watch book tv this weekend on c-span2. >> today, five spanish missions make up the san antonio missions national historical park, a unesco world heritage site. next, texas a&m humanities librarian joel kitchens talks about the history and the process of preserving missions about 300 years old. american history tv recorded the interview at the western history association's annual meeting in san antonio, texas.

a new generation confronts the broken promise to black america. she is interviewed by the editor and chief of the route. >> barack obama got elected president and our political climate totally changed. for me, it was the idea that the american dream may be impossible for black americans. there was an idea that you could do better than your parents. if you work hard enough, it doesn't matter, your lot in life, but it doesn't seem like that is actually the reality, even now, and i think that is a profoundly disappointing thing, at least for me. >> watch book tv this weekend on c-span2. >> sunday at 6:30 p.m. and 10:30 , historians discuss controversial monuments in the statues andng plaques that on europeans who massacred indians and others who colonize the west. >> i am going to argue that the earliest pioneer monuments which the 1880's and 1890's, the same time confederate monuments were going -- in increasing numbers increasing numbers of really were about enshrining white civilization or white supremacy. you have white strong towering over india

>> the british invasion played a huge role in not just introducing themselves to america, but reintroducing a lot of blackfirst time is the same year the "t.a.m.i. show" comes out as a movie, and "t.a.m.i. show's" got everybody. >> "t.a.m.i." show is really the first rock 'n' roll concert movie. the stones headlining, and the first time that us white kids got to see james brown and nobody will ever get over it. ♪ ♪ got your high-heeled sneakers on ♪ >> everyone remembers james brown's performance. he gave them what black audiences had been seeing for years but had not really been seen outside of the black community, and people were electrified by it. >> james brown just kills the show. just, like, what's the phrase they have in gospel music? he wrecks house. ♪ ♪ i, i, i >> and it really began his journey into becoming a mainstream figure. ♪ babe, babe, babe, babe ♪ >> the stones then close, and they were afraid it was the biggest mistake they ever made following james brown. ♪ ♪ what a crazy town ♪ never stop rockin' until the moon went down ♪ >> we see, you know, jagger coming alive, you know, doing thin

black. first off. gladys knight should be the symbol of america. her soninging the national anthem. i have two masters degrees in go along with it and -- >> you need one more. need one more. >> i'll be in africa next week. >> god bless. >> come see me and see the real black struggle. >> pay for the ticket, i'm there. >> why you need me to fly you out? you got your own resources. this is america. this is america! >> all right, fellas. listen, super bowl sunday. >> unbelievable. >> we are looking forward to -- >> how it plays out, of course, travis scott and gladys knight there and nobody said anything about big boy. respect on the brother. and thanks to you both. >> thank you. >>> the president's new border proposal is dead on ate rival for democrats and shuned by some of his supporters. where things stand now on efforts to end the government shudown. shutdown. ♪ and everywhere i go ♪ there's always something to remind me. ♪ ♪ of another place and time. ♪ ♪ and if you feel, like i feel baby then come on, ♪ ♪ oh come on ♪ let's get it on applebee's. n

a new generation confronts the broken promise to black america. she's interviewed by the root editor-in-chief. >> barack obama got nominated for president, of course. and then our political climate has totally changed. that thet was the idea american dream may be impossible for black americans, and maybe it was not created frosts, this -- for us. can make itat you if you work hard enough. it just does not seem like that is not the reality, even though -- now. that was a profoundly disappointing thing. >> watch book tv this weekend on c-span2. next, former louisiana and former ambassadors talk about u.s. policy towards asia. previewed president trump's possible second a summit with north korean leader kim chinatrade relations with , and congressional priorities for the region. sasakawa peace foundation usa . >> welcome, and this is our first event of the new year. we have a terrific one to start with. i am the vice president, and we will start with our shameless plug. this is an organization that in -- dedicated to help in americans understand the