. >> on q&a, greg francis on his book, -- >> this is a story that depicts the plight of black farmers in america and in a large -- landmark case, and the case with black farmers, and with systemic discrimination, again black farmers it is estimated that the population of black farmers contributed to them leaving the farm as well as losing land and the familiar structure that goes all long way with being a farmer. >> greg francis, sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span q&a. ♪ >> washington journal continues. host: a live view of the u.s. capitol and the temporary barriers and parameters around the capitol put in place since january 6 and the house yesterday by a narrow vote, a $1.9 billion package. the vote to 13-212 with the -- inside the new york times and our question is, how do you balance security and access? let's go to catherine joining us from california, good morning. caller: good morning. i am kathleen and i want to share something about the people in america who will love to hear the story. i am a native california. i took my children on a trip to the capitol from hawaii, my

announcer: greg francis sunday at 8:00 p.m. and a. ♪ announcer: next minnesota attorney general keith ellison on race relations and police reform. he talked about the death of george floyd and conviction of former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin. prior to this event the attorney general announced his office will lead the prosecution against another minnesota police officer, kimberly parker -- potter, charged in the shooting death of daunte wright. this is half an hour. ♪ >> no justice. >> no peace. >> say his name. >> george floyd. ♪ >> i would not call today's verdict justice, however, because justice applies to restoration, but it is

. >> sunday on q&a, attorney greg francis on his book just harvest. >> this is a story that depicts the plight of black farmers in america in a landmark case and the following case, which dealt with systemic discrimination by the usda against like farmers that decimated the population of black farmers, contributed to them leaving the farms and losing land and the familial structure that goes along with being a farmer. >> greg francis, sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, on c-span's q&a. continues. host: we are back with diana buttu, an analyst with the institute for middle east understanding. she is here to discuss with us the recent violence between the israelis and palestinians, and the cease fire. good morning. guest: good morning. thanks for having me. host: can you give our viewers an understanding of what the institute for middle east understanding does? guest: we try to provide individuals around the world with information about what is happening in palestine and what is happening with palestinians so people will get a better understanding of how it is they can actually be able to play

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. >> sunday on q&a, attorney greg francis on his book "just harvest." >> this is a story that depicts the plight of life of the farmers in america and a landmark case and the following case which dealt with systemic discrimination by the usda against black farmers that really decimated the population of black farmers and contributed to them leaving the farms as well as losing land and the familial structure that goes along with being a farmer. >> greg francis sunday at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. >> white house press secretary says the president is lowering the signs of -- the size of the infrastructure plan in order to seek common ground with republicans. she also answered questions about u.s.-israel relations, the role of the president and the cease-fire and the coronavirus response. ms. psaki: happy friday. okay, i only have one item for you all at the top: a brief

. ♪ susan: greg francis, you have a new book out called "just harvest." what is it story? eg: this is a story that depicts the plight of black farmers in america in a landmark case

♪ susan: greg francis, you have a new book out called "just harvest." what is it story? eg: this is a story that depicts the plight of black farmers in america in a landmark case and a following case. it dealt with systemic discrimination by the usda against black farmers that decimated the population of black farmers, contributed to them leaving the farms as well as losing land and the familiar structure -- the familial structure that goes along with being a farmer. susan: what were the years of these cases? greg: this case dealt with discrimination between 1981 and 1996. the usda had a program or has programs where they go out and give farmers supplements, sometimes for seeds or whatnot. this dealt with the denial of farmers during that time to get the same type of support they were giving to the white farmers. susan: how large was the settlement? greg: the settlement in this portion of the case was $1.25 billion. susan: how many farmers collected from that? greg: there were almost 20,000 farmers or their descendants who ultimately were able to reap the benefits of this

greg francis, -- on c-span's q&a. announcer: washington journal continues. host: hawaii democrat congressman ed democratic ed case joins us now, a member that -- where 80% of constituents can trace their heritage to asia or the pacific islands and congressman, first explain the significance of this week of congress passing bills to condemn and can bat hate crimes against asian and pacific islander's. well >> first of all, good morning and aloha to everybody listening. i appreciate the time to be on. that this was a very important and very moving week. asian americans in our country have had a long and incredible history throughout our country of contribution, of sacrifice, of moving the generations forward, of contributing to the overall health and welfare of our country and yet, they have suffered from continuing discrimination, continuing hate up to and including violence and death. and certainly in my district, you pointed out, i have the highest asian american population of any of the 435 congressional districts, close to 80% of the folks that i represen

[applause] [inaudible conversations] >> sunday on q&a, attorney greg francis on his book "dust harvest." >> it depicts the farmers, which dealt with systemic discrimination by the usda against black farmers that decimated the population of black farmers, contributed tot hem leaving the farms as well as losing land, and the familial structure that goes along with being a farmer. >> greg francis, sunday, on q&a. >> on c-span's "the weekly," putting the pandemic in perspective. a doctor who has made countless media appearances to explain covid-19 and the vaccines, and says we have made a lot of progress since the virus came to the u.s. but it is not over. >> if we could keep going on vaccinations, we are about 60% of adults and if we get that number into the 70% and the 80%, the virus levels will get very low. i can imagine some amount of behavior change. if you woke up one morning and you had a fever, or a runny nose, cold, sore throat, or you often went to an office, but that kind of stuff is going to start changing. people almost never weear masks, i think you will see more mass -- mas

announcer: greg francis, sunday at 8:00 p.m.n on q&a. ♪ [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2021] announcer: next, the transportation and housing and urban development secretaries testify on the biden administration's infrastructure proposals before the senate banking committee. transportation secretary pete to judge and a hud secretary at the administration linked housing with transportation in its americans jobs plan. they discuss additional highway and total construction projects, increasing rail service in rural and metro areas, and the cost of infrastructure investments. this is two hours and 20 minutes. have agreed to go by seniority for this hearing. we're honored to welcome secretary marcia fudge and secretary pete buttigieg. president biden promised an administration that reflects the country it serves we're lucky to have two cabinet departments led by former

announcer: greg francis, sunday on q&a. announcer: "washington journal" continues.ost: taking your phone calls and your thoughts, and in the next 20 or 25 minutes or so of "the washington journal" with pennsylvania republican scott perry. he is a member of the foreign affairs, infrastructure committees. yesterday's vote on that commission, it was about that split your conference. it was 35 for the commission, 175 against. what side of that line did you fall on? guest: i voted no on the measure. i think it is an important topic, and unfortunately, though, it seems like the outcome was predetermined. i had some amendments on the bill. none of those were allowed to even be heard, much less voted upon. so i think there is an interest certainly from the american people, what i think there are a lot of folks -- myself included -- that feel there has been a lot of one-sided justice, unfortunately, over the last couple of years, and even with the january 6 event, and with the almost immediately following on impeachment that was rife with misinformation, and, you know, when

. >>> sunday on q&a, attorney greg francis on his book "just harvest". >> this is a story that deal pickets the plight of black farmers in america and pickford versus glickman which dealt with discrimination by the usda against black farmers that decimated the population of black farmers contributed to their, them leaving the farms as well as losing land and the familial struck chaur that goes along with being a farmer. >> greg francis sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. >>> c-span shop.org, a collection of c-span products and every purchase helps support our non-profit operations. order a copy of the congressional directory with contact information for members of congress and the biden administration cabinet. browse our newest products at c-span shop.org. >>> remarks now from republican senator jim inhofe. he spoke about his opposition to efforts aimed at abolishing the elect torl college. this hosted by the heritage foundation. >> welcome to today's event on the electoral college. we are happy to have you with us. i am kay jangs, president of the heritage foundation. for over 200

usan: greg francis, you have a new book out called "just harvest." what is it story?

. >> sunday on "q&a" greg francis on his new book. >> this is a story that depicts the plight of black farmers in america and a landmark case which dealt with systemic disco nation by the usda against black farmers that decimated the front -- decimated the population of black farmers and contribute it to them leaving the farms as well as leaving land. and the same familiar structure that goes along with being a farmer. >> sunday at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span's "q and a." >> now, former homeland security hartman officials and other intelligence experts talk about the agencies intelligence gathering and sharing practices. they stress the importance the office of intelligence and analysis plays in protecting the -- protecting against international aom

then president biden awards the house -- the middle of honor. -- the medal of honor. ♪ susan: greg francisyou have a new book out called "just harvest." what is it story? greg: this is a story that depicts the plight of black farmers in america in a landmark ca

. >> sunday on q&a, attorney greg francis on his book just harvest. >> this is a story that depicts thelight of black farmers in america in a landmark case and the following case, which dealt with systemic discrimination by the usda against like farmers that decimated the population of black farmers, contributed to them leaving the farms

visit ncicap.org] ♪ [fireworks] ♪ >> tonight on q&a, greg francis on his book "just harvest." >> this life of black farmers in america and a landmark case that dealt with systemic discrimination by the usda against black farmers that really decimated the population of black farmers, contributed to them leaving the farms as well as losing land, and they found a familiar structure that goes along with being a farmer. >> greg francis

. >> on q&a, greg francis on his book, -- >> this is a story that depicts the plight of black farmersn america and in a large -- landmark case, and the case with black farmers, and with systemic discrimination, again black farmers it is estimated that the population of black farmers contributed to them leaving the farm as well as losing land and the familiar structure that goes all long way with being a farmer. >> greg francis, sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span q&a. ♪ >> washington journal continues. host: a live view of the u.s. capitol and the temporary barriers and parameters around the capitol put in place since january 6 and the house yesterday by a narrow vote, a $1.9 billion package. the vote to 13-212 with the -- inside the new york times and our question is, how do you balance security and access? let's go to catherine joining us from california, good morning. caller: good morning. i am kathleen and i want to share something about the people in america who will love to hear the story. i am a native california. i took my children on a trip to the capitol from hawaii, my da

greg francis, -- on c-span's q&a. announcer: washington journal continues.st: hawaii democrat congressman ed democratic ed case joins us now, a member that -- where 80% of constituents can trace their heritage to asia or the pacific