remember you can have signed copies from parnassus books while they last. we are going to go ahead and put the link so you can go ahead and participate as many times as you like and we are especially thrilled because tonight michael eric dyson is in conversation with andrea blackman, the chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer for metro government here in nashville so i'm thrilled to turn it over to michael eric dyson and andrea blackman. >> good afternoon. >> how are you doing? >> host: i am doing better now that i see you. last time we were together in february i had the pleasure of saying congratulations on your and ella bc nomination and here we are now i get to share in your space and grateful for this opportunity. welcome back. >> great to see you. that is beautiful. >> thank you. so the last time we talked you were new to nashville and you hadn't settled in and hadn't tried any hot tickets. where are you on that? >> i didn't have the hot chicken and what is the other one? beans? i go there and helen or zip code in? one of them had good ones too

parnassus 2, yes.uh, amateur art performances in the same palace of students misha ilchenko and uh, dasha ilchenko kartsev well, a lot others, because it was a large team of parnassus-2 and there zhvanetsky only wrote the text to them or already read the father - he participated, he already read in the ussr, he participated in the scenes. these were the scenes. here is the genre. misha reading came much later. there were theatrical scenes, miniatures, pop miniatures, and these two were seen by rakin quite right, they invited raikin and rai. and the theater was already glorified. parnassus 2 was already known in the city. and then raikin invited roma kartsev to the chkalov government sanatorium, where he rested, and he gave a statement to roma roma was treated to a watermelon. and he gave the application form not by hand, write the application. and there was a plan. roma was shocked, then one roman, then roma pulled out in odessa, one remained to work, and he remained to work in the port. eh, he didn't

so remember that you can buy copies of entertaining race signed copies from parnassus books while they last. we're going to go ahead and put the link in the facebook comments for you so you can go ahead and purchase as many copies as you like. we are especially thrilled because tonight michael eric dyson is in conversation with she is the four metal is in national so please dyson. >> afternoon. >>? i see you the last time you worry, i had the pleasure of saying patients on your and oecd vision and you are now. i share tyour space i'm grateful for this so. >> always great to see you. that yellow is popping,you're waking us up. >> that's my intent . >> the last time we talked you were new to nashville. you hadn't settled in and you haven't tried any chicken . where are you, where are you on that? >> i've had the hot chicken and what's the other one and then helen's, one of them they got chicken to. i definitely delved into that department too much so i got a withdrawal. >> welcome, we are so excited and i'm glad we are national, we're so hard to have glad to have you. at least give us a

adler the director of events for parnassus books. and >> as the director of events for print assess books and we are thrilled to share tonight's event michael eric dyson is a minister, radio host and he is an author. into entertaining race. and then to buy copies of entertaining race, signed copies and we will put the link in the comments for you. so you can go ahead and purchase as many copies as you would like. but tonight in conversation with andrea who is the equity and inclusion officer who is also based here out of nashville. and now we will turn it over to michael eric dyson and andrea blackman. >> good afternoon. >> ms. blackman how are you doing? >> you know i'm not doing too bad and now that acu the last time we were together in february congratulations on your end of the late —- naacp nomination truly grateful for this opportunity. welcomeha back. >> you are doing a great job. but you have not tried any hot chicken and you are in nashville? >>ou and then even helen has delving into the barbecue. [laughter] >> welcome we ar

entertaining teresa whole idea anof performance and we are in black excellence.e, i want to thank parnassus don't think the national public fiber, doctor dyson of course we want to thank you for your time gracious insight. we have to do this again you have to get this on the counter there to many more topics for us to talk about request yes, ma'am it's always a pleasure, joy, and an honor to be read by someone who is so thoroughly and critically engaged as you are. i thank you for your gifts i thank you for your time. >> thank you so much. everyone used tuning in, thanks again have an amazing friday night. until next time. >> bye-bye. >> bye. of your drinker tvs limit for newsletter using the qr code on the screen receive a schedule of upcoming programs, often discussed students come up with festivals and more. book tv every sunday on cspan2 or any time online five booktv.org. television for serious readers. ♪ >> be up to date and the latest in a publishing with book tv podcast about books. with current nonfiction book releases plus bestseller list as well as industry news and trends throug

well, you can buy books at the parnassus tent up at one memorial plaza and then you'll be signing books right next to that at the signing booth. we'll take a walk up there. i guess we're just winding down now. so thank you so much for joining us. it's really been a pleasure, david. thank you for having.

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parnassus the big tale, i guess, going to say, senator tim scott talked about his life and political and offered his thoughts on america's. his book is america a redemption story. here's a portion of his talk. this is a fundamental point. i just opened a new high school in the bronx, district 12, in the bronx, where of the of all the students that started ninth grade in 2015, four years later, only 7% graduated from high school, ready for college, meaning that they started in ninth grade and they dropped out along the way or they actually did earn their high diploma, but still couldn't do math or reading without remediation. if they were to go to college. so that structure, so even with that buy in it like from lots of different groups that reality still exists. how do we get more kids to be able to that first rung to get on the ladder of. i think we have to work a little harder at looking for the solutions already work. we have examples around the country of education options that are available that are successful success. academy is a great example in new york city where it's a cha