she's interviewed by danielle belten. >> barack obama got nominated for president, of course, and then, you know, our political climate has totally changed. so, you know, i think for me it was the idea that the 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 this life. but, you know, it just, it doesn't seem like that's actually the reality even now. and i they's a really profoundly -- i think that's a really profoundingly disappointing thing for me. >> watch this evening on c-span2. [inaudible conversations] >> i want to thank everyone for coming out today. i will just ask you to silence your phones, and then today we are going to be having maya rao, who's going to be talking about her new -- closer? okay. talking about her new book, "great american outpost." she is a writer with the "minneapolis star tribune." she's had works appear in the atlantic, the owl, the "philadelphia inquirer", long reach and other publications. let'

she's interviewed by the root editor in chief danielle belten. >> barack obama got nominated for president of course and our political climate has totally changed. so, i think for me it was the idea that the american dream maybe is possible for black americans. maybe it wasn't created for us this idea that you can do better than your parents if you work hard enough, it doesn't matter. your lot in life, but you know it just 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-span 2. >> c-span where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. and today, we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and public policy events in washington, d.c. and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. >> in his annual state of the commonwealth address virginia's democrat governor ralph northam based a budget on expected revenues from last year's ta

she's interviewed by danielle belten. >> barack obama got nominated for president, of course, and then, you know, our political climate has totally changed. so, you know, i think for me it was the idea that the 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 this life. but, you know, it just, it doesn't seem like that's actually the reality even now. and i they's a really profoundly -- i think that's a really profoundingly disappointing thing for me. >> watch this evening on c-span2. [inaud