c-span: who was langston hughes? >> guest: langston hughes was an afro--african-american writer, and actually, the sponsor of the chapel--i mean, of the library. when regio and his wife, louise, requested that the--the chapel be--i mean, the library be dedicated to him. c-span: where is clinton tennessee? >> guest: clinton, tennessee is very near knoxville, and it is the site of alex haley's old--his estates. c-span: and do you have to politically agree with whatever's going on in these things? i know you said you weren't very--you weren't trying to make political statements but do you have to agree with the politics or you can't do it? >> guest: i--yes, pretty much. i mean, they have to be near and dear to me. and i think i take on--i work with a lot of educational institutions, certain--like right now, i'm working for a--a--a foundation called the greyston foundation. we're building a bakery in yonkers. all their profits--they bake all of the brownies for ben & jerry's, and they--all the profits go to housing for t

poet langston hughes wrote in his piece "democracy" that "freedom is a strong seed planted in a greative here too, i want freedom just as you." in many ways freedom has been granted to races of people subjected to oppression throughout our nation's history. but there is a difference between freedom and liberty. freedom being a state of being that of being able to make decisions without external control perhaps being guaranteed by government. liberty can be different. it is freedom granted by society and the world around us. in light of the recent deaths of michael brown and others we wonder how far we have come. many racist laws have been removed from the books, what liberties are afforded to minorities in our communities and our country. what today's discussion does is seeks to answer questions regarding race in america. joining us is shakira diaz. she has worked on policy campaigns regarding political activism, reproductive health care access and getting -- and gang initiatives. next, andres gonzalez, cleveland chief of police, has previously joined us as a panel member here. jonath

should happen in this nation because we have too many kids who are deferring their dreams and as langston hughes said, what happens to a dream deferred, does it drive up like a raisin in the sun, fester like a sore and then run, at the end or maybe it just sags like a heavy load or does it explode? we don't need any explosions in this country. what we need are people who are right-minded and thinking and sit down and answer the question, he can't tell our children one or two things anymore and expect them to believe it. because of social media and others, you can't contain what is out there now. our kids can get online and see for themselves, speak for themselves, act for themselves and do for themselves now because will are other avenues. we better make sure we understand that the eyes of the world are watching and more importantly, the eyes of our children are watching. with that, i would like to say to make sure that we go upstream, we have sylvia hayes here, so much of the cabinet that are represented by a president and administration that believes like do, there comes a baby floating down t

poet langston hughes wrote in his piece "democracy" that freedom is a strong seed planted in a great need. i live here too. i want freedom just as you. it may be safe to say that in the age we live in today in many ways freedom has been granted to races of people who have been sucked tobjected to oppression throughout our nation's history. but there is a difference between freedom and liberty, freedom being a state of being, that being able to make decisions without external control, perhaps guaranteed by a government. while liberty can be something totally different all together. yet regards to the freedom granted by society and the world around us. in light of the recent deaths of plivgle brown, eric garner and tamir rice many questions have emerged. even as we've come far, how far have we actuallily come? even as many blatantly racist laws have been erased from the books, what is being afforded to racial minorities within our community and our country? this today's discussion we seek to answer those questions as well as many more and develop a clear picture of race in america. joi

he is heavily influenced by langston hughes. there's a little bit of spanish in here. they line the window sills that night. as their prayers flicker if they take comfort in their plastic rosaries. the fajitas and cilantro of the childhood and smell like a wooden pews of corner iglesias. they are not afraid or scared of looking like you. the fajitas spit out the forms of their past, not even to their laziness. the stitch and patch new families together when driven beyond their own. [applause] >> thank you so much. we appreciate it. [applause] >> thank you very much. one of the most wonderful things about working with before columbus is discovering through my colleagues on the board many of the books that would otherwise not come my way. and unique work of history american history, that has been balanced with exceptional love and logic, great empathy and intuition and courage comes to us this year from a gentleman jonathan scott holloway. this book "jim crow wisdom: memory & identity in black america since 1940" -- "jim crow wisdom: memory & identity in black america si