roxanne dunbar-ortiz is no stranger to city lights. we published her books and featured her at events in the store. she's a lifelong activist for more than 4 decades known for her lifelong commitment to national and international justice issues. she is winner of the 2017's cultural ties and author of numerous books including an indigenous peoples history of the united states which is a recipient of the american book award, city lights recently published a book loaded: a disarming history of the second amendment. he makes her home in san francisco and joining her in conversation is, we are delighted to have with us the former, gloria of san francisco, the author of numerous books which include the southern front and this war called love published by city lights and they're both winners of the american book award. his nonfiction book reticent memory highlights the mission district during the nicaraguan culinary movement and he is a founding member of the first director of the mission cultural center and founder of the roque dalton cultur

mexican hating is a form of indian hating. >> so, very powerful with that, roxanne. there's also i guess other questions that come to mind, in particular not so much the future, because we can't predict it, but what about the present, right? i know again title of your book is "not a nation of immigrants" which as an agent or you kind of dismantled that myth that we hear this welcoming inclusive nation, but perhaps that's not the case. we seen it more recently not just with donald trump and miller and all those xenophobic people, but even inadvertently perhaps with the biden administration, or if i may say, raise the issue of kamala harris, , talking to central american diplomats and literally uttering the phrase do not, right? i'm sure it's like a title for your next book. [laughing] yeah, , i could've use that tit. i couldn't have imagined it though. it's every administration. obama was called the border in chief -- deporter-in-chief. he deported more people than trump or bush or i think that anyone ever has, , maybe everyoe put together. >> so what do you attribute

but also something like roxanne roxanne i remember thinking about in college as the roxanne cycle and the idea that of as a epic cycle of that. and i think it's really important to say there's these different voices sometimes contesting each other and hip-hop itself has a history of people having those arguments, sometimes backstage but often on stage and for us to understand. there is a long conversation to about gender and equity, all these kinds of questions and a good museum like our museum and the smithsonian as a whole ask about that with you. help to think about it, shows you the story and tells it over time. i think the context is important. that conversation and that context is what i try to help people focus on. and see it for themselves and hear it in this case up close and firsthand. if you know the music you know it's there. and how do you experience it, how do we see it in relation to each other. that's the important aspect of the music and the anthology. >> can you talk about the point at which there's this incredible broad meeting of hip-hop and it really becomes the p

>> it's been 20 years since roxanne loper saw bruce and susan macleod. >> i have to go. >> roxanne and her husband, clark, were among the nearly 7,000 passengers stranded in gander, newfoundland on 9-11. once on the ground, the passengers saw the horrors of that day. the folks in town were there to comfort them. they opened their doors for the better part of a week. >> they would come to the lions club and say who needs a shower? come on over. >> we did what we had to do. people in need and we were the ones to provide it. >> a few weeks after 9-11, i went to gander and wrote the book "the day the plane people came to town." >> the broadway musical come from away recounted this remarkable tale. >> you've seen people coming up to passengers and locals and giving them a hug. don't worry about it. we got you. >> and one ofhest people i met. >> if you look at the world today, look what is happening and you see on the tv and you see on your facebook and everything how people are getting angry at each other. they're fighting on airplanes and fighting on trains and fighting in grocery stores a

. >> next on booktv, historian roxanne dunbar-ortiz who also join us live on sunday october 3 for our author calling program in depth argues that america is not a nation founded by and for immigrants but rather is a product of settler colonialism and slavery. john tamny of freedomworks argues politicians from both parties overreacted in the response to the covid-19 pandemic and later former south carolina coveted and congressman mark sanford reflects on his political career and discusses the future of the republican party. find more information on your program guide, online at booktv.org. now, here's a story in roxanne dunbar-ortiz on the founding of america. >> peter maravelis here, hope to find all safe and well. the net and city lights live we are thrilled to back in the house our dearly beloved roxanne dunbar-ortiz celebrating the release of a new book. it is titled "not a nation of immigrants: settler colonialism, white supremacy, and a history of erasure and exclusion." it is published by a friend over at beacon press. city lights live is a virtual reading series the falls and t

roxanne dunbar ortiz and a book not a nation of immigrants argues america is not a nation founded by and for immigrants but rather a product of settler colonialism and slavery. watch booktv every weekend and find the full schedule and a program guide or watch online anytime at booktv.org. >> now a conversation with california congresswoman judy chu about challenges facing small business owner during the coronavirus pandemic. she discussed racism against asian business owners and federal programs to assist minority-owned businesses. it ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

it's roxanne, us and i and go from the front door to want wendy's of it on your nutrition to marson. i'm from head to susan sy. point done via the fall is this isn't the magnum folk getting? i guess he stayed on the guns army and felt, ah, it was well known american. all that deem henderson thinks of past events in poland and hungary invaded czechoslovakia before hitler invaded poland because poland and hungary organ already with the nazis and france. and england basically threw chuckles of ocoee under the bus. and they don't really want us to remember that part you see, but they just abandon them and again and if hadn't been for stolen coming on the eastern front, they would abandon a lot more people in eastern europe as well. however, on september the 19th 2019, the european parliament adopted a resolution stating that it was germany and the ussr that paved the way for world war 200 mark. i think it doesn't give us inviting on the house when the gun start lobbyists, most of the time i send extreme, and that's an i list shift. ah, everyone in the green with the official lines who's

roxanne is backpack tied to his body? that doesn't sound like a suicide. that sounds like murder one on one in this melting story, and tammy static is fighting back tears as she talks about not having answers in her son's death or just really hasn't been any effort to keep this family updated. the static family is bringing their own attorneys to the fight and now they want the f b i to investigate. i think people knew it was a major story right away. when that happened, people knew something was going on. that just doesn't happen. a rural college student does interest get shot in the head and found in a river like that. something else had to be happening. they're not going to do their job to let the f b i get involved. somebody that can look at this case fresh without this suicide in the back of their mind planted by the campus police and everything. i want them to look at the whole case objectively. when i met tammy that day and had a personal conversation with tammy, i thought ok, we have the power of journalism. we have the power of finding public recor

roxanne dunbar ortiz and a book not a nation of immigrants argues america is not a nation founded by and for immigrants but rather a product of settler colonialism and slavery. watch booktv every weekend and find the full schedule and a program guide or watch online anytime at booktv.org. >> now a conversation with california congresswoman judy chu about challenges facing small business owner during the coronavirus pandemic. she discussed racism against asian business owners and federal programs to assist minority-owned businesses. it ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> good morning and welcome to "washington post live." i'm frances stead sellers, a senior writer here at the post. this afternoon we are going to be talking about the future of diversity and small business. my first guest is a key member of the house small business committee, california democratic congresswoman judy chu. representative chu, , a very wam welcome to "washington post live." >> thank you for havingg me. >> many businesses suffered during the pandemic but i would like you to talk about the impact on small businesses and particularly

the fort was police in the capital, the pads. farmers through roxanne farr crackers that officers the respondents with tear gas in the spots by among flung disputes about the leadership of the regional co performance association, the co kelly trading legal business in bolivia and as controls by local unions. so hang on, i'll just, sarah, we'll have the sport for you and we'll take a look at what makes the wider, comp, special stories coming up for you after the break. ah ah ah ah ah ah, me o . a festive cultural heritage. and in portions archaeological objects is a thriving business around the world. many precious items disappear in some private ownership, but one piece of history has been recovered and some will soon be back in its rightful home. while reynolds has more, it is a simple tablet made of clay in sized with the script of a long extinct language. but this 3500 year old artifact is beyond priceless. it is a fragment of the epic of gilgamesh, a work of literature written more than a 1000 years before the poems of homer, stolen decades ago from iraq. the tablet was formerly r

accused in the past 2015 tax is in court as a trial billed as the biggest in the french history. roxanne's vote.

so roxanne, firecrackers officers responded by firing t again. the bottoms were spot by month long dispute of leadership of the regional coca pharmacy association. kokanee trade is a legal business in bolivia and is controlled by local union. 17 people have been arrested. south africa's national carrier is resuming flight, something being grounded for more than a year. i stop at that african anyways broke into song dogs and one of their planes took off from john is burger port. it stopped all operations last september because of financial problems . the airline received a government bailout and april essay was beset by mismanagement and corruption for years before the pandemic. ah, type of christian headlines here and i'll just say with the us special envoy for haiti has quit over the treatment of patient migrants. daniel foot described us policy deportations as inhumane and counter productive. the white house says horses will no longer be used by us border patrol in del rio, texas. off the offices, they use the horses rains to with patient migra

but there is also an issue of the tax structure, roxanne's, our b, c, d solution we political part because they seem to know that particular power does not reside in the parliament, but rather in the circles of power within executive monarchy. so i think throughout the years more i can have become more aware reality. and honestly, also there is a kind of speaking of help. there is a health issue, really the help of course, you can park the last 2 years. so this is clearly evident in the kind of the be that you find within social media among moroccans who have as i mentioned, basically last real interest in politics. when also from an international perspective course playing a bigger role regionally. with regards to libya, for example, there's the crisis, not between julia and morocco sort of ties. morocco was one of the countries, there are countries that decided to normalize with the dye in the state of israel. what do these elections mean for those policies? don't mean very anything honestly, because the real power reside within the executive monarchy and this will not affect these kinds

accused in the power is 2015 and taxes in court in a trial build is the biggest in french history, roxanne's vote and parliamentary. i'm local elections hoping they will also in political reforms promised a decade ago. and victoria, for a woman's health and human rights campaigners, mexico supreme court rules that penalizing abortion he's unconstitutional. uninstalled faith, there is nothing. it's effort to organize the world. every 3 years, being president of football, governing body says, almost 90 percent of countries are in favor of the change. ah, there's been a mixed reaction from all the powers, the makeup of janice tons, new interim government, the taliban, john from its old guard to fill the top posts. the us says it's got concerns about the affiliations and track record. and so some members of the cabinet, some senior figures on us and global terrorism watch lists, european union and iran the say the government is not inclusive. china also sounded similar warnings, but says it will recognize the new leadership. while the group promised an inclusive government representing all afgha

he took millions of dollars, roxanne's vote in election.

he took millions of dollars, roxanne's vote in elections, but so far turn out of the polls is low. france is biggest criminal trial gets on the way with 20 men charged in the 2015 power some tax. yeah, and in the u. s. a statute seen by many as a symbol of racism is taken down and for fee for upsets effort to organize the walk up every 2 years. the president of football is governing bodies says almost 90 percent of countries are in favor of the move. ah, it's been a mixed reaction from around the world to the makeup of afghanistan's new interim government. the taller bonds drawn from its olga to fill top posts. the u. s. says it has concerns about the track records of some members of the cabinet. some senior figures are on american and global terrorism watch lists, european union and iran say the government is not inclusive. china says it will maintain good relations with the new government in this pledged $31000000.00 in humanitarian aid. from home to sure of her party by phone, china attaches importance to the taliban. denouncement of the establishment of an interim government and some

i shall stop there and roxanne, thank you for being my conversation partner it is so admiring of youour writing. especially your writing on medical topics. i will stop there. >> thank you for that beautiful reading. i will just say i apologize for being late. i got mixed up but the way i met suzanne it was about heroine addiction and then inside a family and what it's like medically so i did a lot of medical research. so i was fascinated by this book partly because i already enter that world of medical practice but suzanne shows what it is like on the inside. we all had experience with doctors and what it's like to be a patient and then to understand what it's like to be a doctor. suzanne reveals that. and so intelligently and there are two things about it. of course what it's like to be a doctor and to be in charge of someone else's body and health and it's fascinating it's a great topic but like sudan on —- suzanne says what it's like to be a woman opens a whole continent full of questions and then to say it's fascinating that as the present woman she was made to work beyond her ca

tonight on city life life we are proud to have back in the house roxanne dunbar-ortiz celebrating the release of a new book . it is titled "not a nation of immigrants: settler colonialism, whitesupremacy, and a history of erasure and exclusion" . it is published by our friends at beacon press. city lights live is a series during the pandemic.we are coming to you from the unseeded ancestral grounds of the shoshone people where we continue to celebratth

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roads diverged" and he's interviewed by former pennsylvania congressman charlie dent and historian roxanne dunbar in her book not a nation of immigrants argues america is not a nation founded by and for immigrants, but rather a product of secular colonialism and slavery. watch book tv every weekend and find the fall schedule on your program guide or watch online anytime at book tv.org. >> the steamboat institute of colorado instill-- recently hosted senior contributor at the federalist to discuss china's plans to become the world's number-one superpower and how other countries can stop it. >> mostly the frustration, and frustrated because for four decades president nixon invaded china. for four decades the u.s. foreign policies to china was largely a failure. largely a failure because it was based on illusion, this need to understand what the communist party really is. okay? i will explain that. the misunderstanding is a man, as long as we economically engage with the communist party based on this hamburger theory, basically means you go to mcdonald's and people will change and the regime

book two roads diverged interview by former pennsylvania congressman charlie can't and historian roxannedunbar ortiz and her book not a nation of immigrants argues america is not a nation founded 44 and by immigrants but the product of colonial secularism and slavery. find a full schedule in your program guide or watch online anytime at booktv.org. >> this e-book institute hosted helen rolle to discuss china's plans to become the world's number one superpower and how other countries can stop it . >> i will the book mostly out of frustration. i was frustrated because for 4 decades since nixon visited china, for four decades to you as foreign policies to china were largely a failure. it was largely a failure becauseit's based on illusion . this misunderstanding of what the communist party really is . i'm going to explain that. the misunderstanding is as long as we economically engage the communist party, based on this theory if you visit mcdonald's the regime will change. for the longest time not just against the united states but for the rest of democracy, disillusioned that as long as we

host: roxanne, california, good morning.aller: i'm thrilled about this book, i think that general milley is a hero. he put his career on the line to protect us from someone who was not fit for the job they were doing and i'm grateful for that. so, i'm hoping the best for the book, hope it sells well. host: delray beach, florida, independent line, good morning. stan, you with us? go ahead, sir. caller: yes. i served in the military. i served in the marine corps. i was only 18. the first they teach you is you do not go around the chain of command for anything. and here we've got a five star general who is going to take away the authority of a president because he thinks the president is not fit to do his job? who the hell is he to decide if trump was fit? personally, i don't think biden is fit to be president of the united states. he won't even answer questions. what kind of guy is that? that guy wants to be president, supposedly, then goes out to campaign? our country has gone completely nuts. host: michelle, virginia, democr

. >> roxanne hopes that by sharing her uncle's story, it will make a difference. kristen: really necessary? a new study has some answers. rising prices from cars to groceries, how we are hearing about another big impact that could affect you in the fall. hitting the water, the rising popularity of a foil and, what it is about later this hour. >> temperatures going ♪ ♪ dry eye symptoms keep driving you crazy? inflammation in your eye might be to blame. [inflammation] let's kick ken's ache and burn into gear! over the counter eye drops typically work by lubricating your eyes and may provide temporary relief. those drops will probably pass right by me. xiidra works differently, targeting inflammation that can cause dry eye disease. [inflammation] what's that? [inflammation] xiidra? no! it can provide lasting relief. xiidra is the only fda-approved non-steroid treatment specifically for the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease. one drop in each eye, twice a day. .specifcommon side effectss and sympinclude eye irondisease. o e one drop in each eye, twice a day. wa fte

tonight on city life life we are proud to have back in the house roxanne dunbar-ortiz celebrating the release of a new book . it is titled "not a nation of immigrants: settler colonialism, whitesupremacy, and a history of erasure and exclusion" . it is published by our friends at beacon press.

. >> next on booktv, historian roxanne dunbar-ortiz who also join us live on sunday october 3 for our author calling program in depth argues that america is not a nation founded by and for immigrants but rather is a product of settler colonialism and slavery. john tamny of freedomworks argues politicians from both parties overreacted in the response to the covid-19 pandemic and later former south carolina coveted and congressman

i mean, if i had a long but i don't have roxanne.r-old brother, haha 100. now that he's in college and he had an issue with with everything turning because, you know, it's just easier to wash together site john who cares about this i of together the white and haha. >> like it all now i know it looks intentional and i do it there. okay. a little peek. you, haha. >> well, we are working outside really nice start to the morning. at least you are looking at your berkeley hills cam right here with just a little bit of that low gray. it's a very faint and thin marine layer this morning. >> nothing that's going to be slow you down too much as you venture out on to those roadways to start the day. now, today is our last of our hotter days, clear skies to start and then we're going to be looking at some clear skies into the afternoon, maybe a little too sunny, because temperatures inland will warm back into the 90's. today's or last day of 90's, though, as soon as tomorrow. we begin to cool down that really take shape into the weekend as we s

you know, there are some books -- i was talking to roxanne gay, she has a new imprint starting this yearg on voices that don't get enough attention, that could be race, that could be sexuality, all different kind of things. she was saying that some of the books about antiracism don't feel to her to be directed towards black people. she said something along the lines like, we understand racism is a thing, we're good. some of these books, people feel, are directed at white people. but not all of them, certainly. again, this goes back to the fact that these books are all different. >> can you respond to that, marcia? what are your thoughts on what she just said there? >> i think the concern is that in order to get the attention and the platform to have books that talk about race, that they have to be didactic or they have to be instructive about how to exist in the world. those books may have an audience that may be unfamiliar or unpracticed on grappling with race. it lends itself to a larger conversation about what is the goal of engagement with communities that are different than we are a

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then at 11 eastern historian roxanne dunbar ortiz in her book not a nation of books said america's not founded by and for immigrants but of settler colonialism and slavery. watch american history tv and book tv every weekend on c-span2. find a full schedule on your program guide for c-span.org. >> c-span issue unfiltered view of governments. for television countries and more including spark light. >> the greatest town on earth is at spark light it is our home to part right now we're all facing our greatest challenge for that is why spark light is working around the clock to keep you connected. we're doing our parts with a little easier to do yours. >> spark light supports c-span as a public service along with these television providers. giving you a front row seat to democracy. >> now, a conversation agriculture secretary tom ville sack on economic development in rural areas. infrastructure investments and expanding access to high-speed internet from the brookings institution this is an hour and 15 minutes. >> senior fellow in the center for sustainable development the brookings instit

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at noon, a conversation with historian roxanne dunbar ortiz, the author of several books, including "men." and her most recent, "not a nation of immigrants." she talks about native american culture and history, the women's liberation movement and of the united states. join the conversation with your calls, tweets and facebook messages. watch american history and look tv every weekend on c-span2. and find a schedule on your program guide or visit c-span.org. announcer: "washington journal" continues. host: it is the end of the fiscal year with the senate passed a -- set to pass a short-term measure to find of government through december, and we are joined to talk about congress and government spending by jonathan bydlak with the r street institute, on how congress has handled spending over the years through democratic and republican leadership. welcome. guest: thanks for having me. host: tell us about the r street institute, what is the political point of view of your group and how are you funded? guest: we are a center-right, moderately conservative libertarian group, but we are also

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