dr. julianne malveaux. the book is called "surviving and thriving." also tonight we'll remember actor peter falk, the man who became one of tv's most iconic figures as colombo passed away last week at the age of 83. back in 2005, peter falk joined paul riser on this program for a memorable conversation. difference -- >> thank you. >> you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and every answer. nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: dr. julianne malveaux is a noted economist, author and columnist who also serves as the president of bennett college for women in greensboro, north carolina. and is the author of the text "surviving and thriving: 365 facts in black economics history." dr. malveaux. good to have you back on th

i want to thank julianne malveaux, dr. malveaux for a wonderful "surviving and thriving" and "black titan." thank you so much. i am carol jenkins. >> you're watching 40 hours of nonfiction authors and books on c-span2's booktv. karl elliott, what is your book about? >> it's about the way medicine has changed as it has been transformed. medicine is larger than a self policed honor based profession. and over the past 30 years or so, it has been taken over by a range of forces, trials industry, the medical education industry, a whole range of profit-based businesses, which because of the fact medicine is traditionally self regulated, now operate without oversight. >> what are the root causes of that? >> of the transformation? a lot of things. i mean, part of what i'm interested in the book is the emergence of the pharmaceutical industry as a huge force beginning largely in the 1990s. and that was the period of in which sort of age of blockbuster drugs began. so the drug companies started getting for the fences, looking for dr

dr. julianne malveaux, author of surviving and thriving 365 black economic history. she is the fifteenth president of college for women leaders' unrecognized for progressive observation. she is an economist, author and commentator and described by dr. cornell west as the most iconoclastic public intellectual in the company. doctor malveaux's contributions to the public dialogue on race, culture, gender and economic impact our shaping public opinion in the twenty-first century america. a round of applause for doctor malveaux. [applause] >> i bring you the conversation, black wealth past and presence, the politics of black wealth. >> thank you for your great work. i love what you produced. hi am a friend on facebook. >> thank you for the opportunity to be with you. i love you all. thank you so much. >> i would say if ever we needed an economist today is the day we need an economist. i felt in the last few weeks we needed to go back to school to take courses in economics to try to understand what is happening. do we need to raise the debt ceiling? what is going on in wa

i want to thank julianne malveaux, dr.malveaux for a wonderful "surviving and thriving" and "black titan." thank you so much. i am carol jenkins.

i want to thank julianne malveaux, dr.malveaux for a wonderful "surviving and thriving" and "black titan." thank you so much. i am carol jenkins. >> includes a solar red lunch tomorrow at nine eastern. participants include attorney general, eric holder, urban monk president, mark murrell and reverend jesse jackson. live coverage is on c-span at noon eastern. also live on c-span at noon on friday as a luncheon honoring women and civil rights, pitcher b. to criticize king. speakers include dr. christine king farris, bernice king, epa administrator lisa jackson and my angelo. >> the dedication ceremony for the memorial two.your king is at 11:00 a.m. on sunday. the 40th anniversary of this i have a dream speech. thousands are expected to attend the event and hear from president obama, representative john lewis, joseph lowery, andrew young, members of the king family and others. >> now, a discussion on the state of the book from the gaithersburg book festival, this is more than an hour. >> i've been in the book business for two

i want to thank julianne malveaux, dr.ux for a wonderful "surviving and thriving" and "black titan." thank you so much. i am carol jenkins.d@hhhh all of this color and a lot of its flavor. currently they discovered over 200 chemical flavors just in who bought char from the beryl. this weekend we highlight frankfurt kentucky. throughout the weekend look for the history and literary life of kentucky state capital. on book tv on c-span2 vice, violence corruption and the renewal. now a discussion on the state of the book from the book festival, this is a little less than an hour. >> i've been in the book business for two decades and have met a lot of wonderful and smart people and an pleased to say five of those colleagues are here on the stage to discuss the frustrating industry that we love. next week in new york city people from all corners of the book industry will gather at bouck expo america to discuss every aspect of the industry. i suspect many of the topics you hear about today will be the same subjects discuss