and finally, we go to the harlem children's zone under the leadership of geoffrey canada. we begin with seed, one of the most successful and innovative charter schools in the country. it was started in 1998 in southeast washington, d.c., where some of the nation's most troubled schools are located and where most students don't finish high school. but as byron pitts first reported in 2010, seed students are different. most graduate and go on to college. admission to seed is by lottery, open to any family in the district willing to take a chance. >> girl 41. >> yeah! >> this family was one of the few who won the lottery, a $35,000-per-year education paid for by private and government money. >> boy 12. >> yay! >> only 1/3 of the over 200 or so kids who applied heard their number called. with the child's future at stake, emotions ran high. >> 38. >> the grants were another family who won the chance to change their child's life. >> yeah! >> when that number was called, describe that feeling. >> it was just shocking. i didn't think that was gonna happen. listen, when he said "38

each day we really try to live that. >> i think the harlem ymca is one of the best models for communityas executive director, he's doing more. they introduce the harlem y to college campuses. >> we do this every year. we're taking over 50 students on a college tour, to give them something where they feel familiar, they're in their comfort zone and can see themselves in a higher education setting. >> what's next for tiffany and her beloved harlem y? >> as far as the y, to continue growth in the community, service the community, whether it's health and wellness, programs for the kids, just the whole family unity, that's what i'm really looking forward to. >>> we'll be right back. >>> promotional consideration provided by -- ladies first. mmm. you know, pool's like mcdonald's spicy chicken mcbites. how so? first you gotta start off right. ♪ you gotta have some flavor... ♪ ...then you add a little something special. ♪ finally, you gotta bring the heat... ♪ ...but not too much... it has to be juuussst right. [ male announcer mcdonald's new spicy chicken mcbites, rack 'em up while they're hot

he released last year, tells the story of the harlem rens, a black basketball team that won the firstrated professional tournament in 1939. >> black americans have never been given credit for the things they contributed to american life. it's always seen as something that happened in the shadows and in the corners. i wanted to shine a light on that. >> 7'2" is still the nba's all-time lead scorer with 38,387 points and his place in 345er7b sports history is ensured with his signature sky hook. >> okay. for those who don't know, what is a sky hook? >> sky hook is just a hook shot on the basketball court. put my own stamp on it. >> you want the ball to come down through the hoop. up and over and down. >> that's it. perfect. >> so what did you learn in sports that helped you in life? >> oh, jeez, you learn so much team work, you learn perseverance. and preparation. one of coach wooden's favorite sayings was failing to prepare is preparing to fail. we used to just think these are corny sayings. >> that's another important influence. you got to be lucky as a kid, to have all these influenc

and that's when i learnedd about the harlem renaissance. ♪ >> on the shoulders of giants, documentaryabbar released last year, tells the story of the harlem renens, a black basketball team that won the first integrated professional touournament in 19. long before championships came with product endorsement deals. >> black americans have never been given credit for the things that they've contributed to american life. it's always seen as something that happened in the shadows and in the corners. i wanted to shine a light on that. >> 7'2" kareem abdul-jabbar is the league's all-time scorer. and his place in american sports history is ensured with his signature sky hook. >> for those that don't know, what is the sky hook? >> sky hook is just a hook shot on the basketball court. i put my own little stamp on it. you want thehe ball to come dow through the hoop. up and over and down. that's it. perfect. >> so what did you learn in sports that helped you in life? >> oh, geez. you learn so much. teamwork. you learn perseverance. and preparatio one of coach wooden's favorite sayings was, faili

of the west and who know this is tradition to harlem of the east. what's most important about being part of this great renaissance in the film art district. >>> it has so much a rich history in the film world and a lot of people don't know that. it is gone through many changes as all neighborhoods have the because of the history of the fillmore and all of the jazz clubs in his been good to me and embraced me. and i feel like a good fit for that. but if he had already been a work and for our retreat the restaurant located at 1521 eddy st. san francisco a visitor website as well. or call 4154092529 injured going to love it there. i have a free gift for you a 90 minute seminar on breaking the patterns in your brain that hold you back and then in to live from gratefulness to to the web site to get your gift right now. we will leave you with the jazz performance july 11th to 15th and july 18th to the 22nd. blessings every run. ♪ ♪ ♪

] - max rodriguez founder of the harlem book fair. this is our 14th year. thank you so much for joining us. our theme this year is enlightenment through literacy and with that simply means is that as we get access to information, we can use that information to increase, to enhance the quality of our lives. our family lives, our children's lives and the lives of our communities. the life of america frankly because don't we contribute every day in the things that we do and in this basis that we hold and the work that we hold and the families that we take care of? access to information is critical especially now the digital technology just sort of

now booktv begins live coverage of the 2012 harlem book fair. for the next six hours we will bring panels from the schaumburg center for research in black culture beginning with a discussion on african-american publishing followed by a panel on education. after that authors to get the 2012 presidential election and our coverage of with a panel discussing the emancipation proclamation which was issued on january 1st, 1853. now a discussion on african-american publishing from the harlem book fair. >> [inaudible conversations] - max rodriguez founder of the harlem book fair. this is our 14th year. thank you so much for joining us. our theme this year is enlightenment through literacy and with that simply means is that as we get access to information, we can use that information to increase, to enhance the quality of our lives. our family lives, our children's lives and the lives of our communities. the life of america frankly because don't we contribute every day in the things that we do and in this basis that we hold and the work that we hold and t

actually the last time i played was against the harlem globetrotters, that was the height of my career. >> stephen: really? did you win. >> were you playing for the washington generals. >> exactly. i mean i was a tall white guy who couldn't jump so i fit perfectly into the opposition team. and i agreed to play them the last night that i was with them in bologna. and the great thing about that is that the first thing you're asked when are you a tall person is did you ever play basketball. abraham lincoln in heaven, that's what they ask him. (laughter) >> stephen: that guy could jump. ask robert e lee too. >> so now you see what i can say, stephen, is yeah, i played a little pro ball in italy, you see that gives me-- that's the height of my career. >> stephen: well, you had such a long and illustrious career, you have written 18 books, you have written for "sports illustrated", a here on hbo, real sports with bryant gum balance. how has sports writing changed over your career because when you started the super bowl was just leather helmets and guys with trunnchos. one team has clubs the

slavery, reconstruction, the harlem renaissance, the great migrations to the north and west, segregation, civil rights and a beyond it also will celebrate african-american creativity and cultural expressions through art, dance, theater, and literature. the museum will be located on a five acre site adjacent to the washington monument on the national mall. in washington, d.c. home to the world's largest collection of museums and at the center of one of the most public spaces of the nation. scheduled to open in 2015, the museum exists today through a vast array of programs nationwide, including special exhibitio exhibitions, an online presence, and numerous educational a programs. in vision, in many ways there are few things as powerful and important as a people, as a nation that is steeped in its history. often america is celebrated as a place that forgets. this museum seeks to help all americans remember, and by remembering, this institution will stimulate a dialogue about race and help to fosse area spirit of reconciliation and healing. there are four legs on which this museum will stan

as we continue our coverage of the harlem book fair. inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> i've been here since june. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> you will have to get off the stage i'm sorry if you are not a part of the panel. we have to be for the next panel [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> good afternoon, everyone and welcome to this chapter of the harlem book fair which is essentially the 150th year anniversary of the emancipation proclamation. our question today what passes for freedom the 150th year of freedom. thanks to the quarterly black review and the direction and genius of its founder max rodriguez and thanks for our panelists we will hear from shortly. ibm christopher paul moore sp

[inaudible conversations] >> this weekend on booktv from new york city the harlem book fair. live coverage starts today at 12:30 eastern with a panel discussion on the future of african-american publishing. that's followed at 2 with a look at public education. at 3:30, cornel west sits in on a panel examining the next election. and sunday at 2 p.m. eastern the eagle forum collegiate leadership summit with authors. the harlem book fair and the eagle forum collegians leadership summit this weekend on c-span2. >> cleveland clinic's president and ceo discussed upcoming changes in health care policy at the national press club. he said the health care law makes great strides in providing access but does not do enough to control costs. he also noted that the law does not have enough incentives to encourage people to take care of themselves. from washington, d.c., this is an hour. [applause] >> today's speaker heads up one of america's most respected medical institutions, ohio's cleveland clinic. as ceo, dr. toby cosgrove presides over a $6 billion health care system comprised of the

. >> this weekend on booktv from new york city the harlem book fair. ive coverage starts today at 12:30 eastern with a panel discussion on the future of african-american publishing. that's followed at 2 with a look at public education. at 3:30, cornel west sits in on a panel examining the next presidential election. and at 5 neil irvin painter joins a panel celebrating the 150th anniversary of the emancipation prola mission. and sunday at 2 p.m. eastern, authors including katie pavlich, john fund and phyllis schlafly. the harlem book fair and eagle forum collegians leadership summit this weekend on c-span2. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] ♪ ♪ [inaudible conversations] >> ladies and gentlemen, i'm david young, i am chief executive of the hatchette group. well done. thank you, colleagues. always difficult to tame a crowd of publishers, that i know. it's my great pleasure to welcome you to the 175th-year celebration of the wonderful little, brown and co. in print. to celebrate 175 years of great authors, great books and great publishing

and what the red rooster has come to symbolize in harlem is really the renaissance in harlem and a renaissanceure in the united states. but the new harlem is a place where new yorkers go from all over the city to experience the tradition of african-american culture and cooking at your restaurant. >> yeah, yeah. >> how did you discover the love for the african-american tradition in food? >> well, my parents wanted to learn -- my mom always wanted to learn about how to take care of my sisters' hair. or my father wanted to teach me about great african-american leaders like martin luther king and so on. and from my mom reading "essence" and fixing my sisters' hair -- >> reading "essence" magazine to learn how to do your sisters' hair. >> and my father giving me books. and it was always centered around harlem. so it was this place that i knew so well even before i came to new york. so i knew that one day, you know, i wanted to have a restaurant in harlem, and we are having the time of my life. >> if i may, the last paragraph of the book, i love it. i spent so much of my life on the outside that i b

harlem-based chef. born in ethiopia, he went on to open the red rooster restaurant in harlem after becoming the youngest chef to receive two five-star ratings. we have our conversation with chef marcus samuelsson, right now. >> every community has a martin luther king boulevard. it's the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street or boulevard, but a place where walmart stands together with your community to make every day better. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. tavis: marcus samuelsson's rise to the ranks of celebrated chefs and restaurant owner could not be more unlikely. born in ethiopia, adopted and growing up in sweden. his passion for food led him to open the famed restaurant in harlem called red rooster. his book is called "yes, chef: a memoir." you doing all right? >> i am so happy to be here. tavis: i am always on a plane. i was on a plane a few weeks ago, and i was transfixed by the story in "vogue" magazine and that you and your journey. i know your work as a chef. we have almost met half a dozen times. >> in chicago. tavis: and we have never

the harlem goss pull choir.ig headline he told us katherine jackson is safe and indeed headed back home to los angeles. >> we have a lot of questions for him. also we have the divorce hotel. che check in, you're married, check out, you're not. we'll get to that ahead. >> you're still not going to weigh in, are you, lara? >> i'm fascinated by the whole -- it reminds me of the commercial, roach motel, you check in -- >> you don't check out. >> i'm looking forward to that story, actually. coming up. jennifer lopez and enrique iglesias. and the interview with j. lo and casper. what they say to each other before they go on stage. >> we have news, josh has that. >>> we begin in california where protests turn violent. hundreds face off with police clad in riot gear. furious was the crowd over the police shootings that killed two men over the weekend. demonstrators threw rocks, set fires, and police responded as you can see, firing bean bags, arresting at least five people. the city now asked the u.s. attorney to invest

sunday at 2:00 p.m., the eagle forum summit with authors. harlem book fair and the eagle forum collegiate leadership summit is part of book-tv this weekend on c-span 2. >> florida governor jenna bush on wednesday campaigned for mitt romney in ohio. -- florida governor jeb bush on wednesday campaign for mitt romney and ohio. >> unfortunately, the big fans will not be installed until tomorrow. [laughter] that is the truth, they were scheduled for this morning. my name is tom canard. we are a division of oatmeal steel, the largest family-owned service center in the u.s.. i would like to welcome all of you to upn. we are a leading supplier in high-performance alloys used in applications and resell to manufacturers all over the world. we employ 105 workers and we are at the heart of the u.s. manufacturing. within this building, we cut, split, edge, level, sheer, and laser precision cut metal and sell to component manufacturers in aerospace, automotive, alternative energy, the key u.s. industries that create jobs that allow us to export and bring dollars

they call it the harlem of the west. now it's salsa.t will be in eight clubs in five blocks creating a dance revolution. >> our music is certainly the heritage of the fillmore. salsa becomes a part of that and anybody, like me, can be a salsa dancer. >> music, checking back with fillmore. this man believes dance is life changing. >> there's no better way to make a ton of friends in a hurry. we get people of that never danced that are afraid to even touch each other and by the time they lead they have ten, twenty new friends. >> i think people crave some of that connection and this offers that. latin culture in itself is very vibrant. there's a lot of hugging and kissing and all of that comes with the salsa culture. >> he hopes to make the fillmore an entertainment district through festivals like this, inspired by the people who come here to dance. >> the thing that got me most was the diversity in the crowd. there were all kinds of people, not just in race, in age, young and old. and i thought this is just great. >> maybe, i mean a litt

his passion for food led him to open the famed restaurant in harlem called red rooster.

despite the the remoteness, signs of its ties to the u.s., everywhere. yes, that is a harlem pizza. igration is so common, it's as easy to get a slice of pizza here as a taco, but since the financial crisis, the economy here has bottomed out. the unemployment rate here is 20%. the mayor says the industry is dollars flowing in from dollars working in the u.s. we don't have a huge source of jobs here, we don't have industry or factories, he says. in schools here, about 10% of the kids, u.s. citizens. in the demographic shift is felt at the local hospital, too. this facility so successful now has several area towns to care for. already treating nearly 4,000 patients a month, they need several more doctors just to keep up. for small towns like these, the problem is many choose to stay rather than head to the u.s. miguel, who handles migrant issues for the state says that may soon change. >> wouldn't surprise me if we find that next year, we start seeing many people going back to the states. especially to new york. >> reporter: he says he won't be returning anytime soon, but his kids just

you had the harlem globetrotters over at that's night. u were in your bedroom and all the sudden with the gun. what happened? >> well, don, i can just say i was terribly reckless. to go back to that night, we went to a globetrotter game. i had my adopted grandchildren with me. we went out to dinner. some of the friends went back. when you're a young man, and i'm making no excuses, nobody wanted to see the picassos on your wall. they want to see your guns. i recklessly showed a gun to somebody and went to snap it closed and the gun went off and killed mr. christofi. if i could take it all back and be much more careful in the whole situation, i'm so sorry for all the pain that i've caused. >> have you spoken to his family? >> i've spoken to his family. >> what did you say to them? >> i spoke to his family only through written statements. i would love to sit down with his family, his sister. that would be a private event. that won't be a media event. that would be just between me and his sister. >> what would you say to the family? >> how ter

the harlem book fair and the eagle forum collegiate summit on book tv this weekend on c-span2. >> this weekend on american history tv. >> thirty years of the administrations of ronald reagan and bush and clinton and bush and obama have done more to confirm the prediction of the rich getting richer and everyone else falling behind than 75 years of the soviet union, perhaps. >> from lectures and history socialism in america, colombia history professor on the rise of socialism in 20th-century america saturday night at 8:00 eastern. sunday, more from the contenders, our series on key political figures who ran for president and lost, but changed political history. this week, thomas dewey rose to fame prosecuting depression-era gangsters. the new york republican would lose about fdr in 1944, and harry truman and 48. at 730 eastern and pacific american history tv this weekend on tv -- seized and three. >> it was about those men and women who were almost mortally injured and more who, because of the huge advances that have been made in medical trauma treatment over the last ten years, now they

. >> this week on both tv, the harlem book fair. live coverage starts saturday at 12:30 eastern with a panel discussion on the future of african american publishing. that is followed by a look at public education. cornell west sits on a panel examining the next presidential a western. -- presidential election. then, celebrating the hon -- 150th anniversary of the emancipation proclamation. then, the eagle forum collegian's leadership summit. the harlem book fair and the eagle forum collegian's leadership summit read this weekend on c-span 2. >> homeland security secretary janet polycom no testified at the house judiciary committee today. -- janet napolitano testified today. she answered questions about the administration's's policy to halt the deportation of some illegal immigrants who came to the u.s. as the children. lamar smith chairs the judiciary committee. >> the judiciary committee will come to order. without objection, the chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time. we welcome everyone to this hearing and the special

i grew up in the streets of new york, in harlem in particular. i saw the change. a kid coming in. the prejudice start to sneak in various agencies in new york. unfair housing, unfair education and at the same time, i saw a quandary of people that didn't really know how to deal with the situation they were involved in. they didn't know how to deal with prejudice that was being thrust upon him. they didn't know how to deal with the police, when the police would come in and do various things. i realized someone needed to take a stance. we have a tendency to sit back and wait for someone total do it, not collectively think as a group we can make this change. i felt from very early age that someone has to be strong enough and wise enough to make a stance that will encourage people to find the fire within themselves to stand up for what's right and just. >> not without cause. deep personal cost to you on the other side. >> when you sit back and think about making change, sacrifice necessary to make the change, you know, think about the war right now. people are giving c

huh the harlem globetrotters to your house that night and you were in your bedroom and with a gun. what happened? >> don, i can say i was terribly reckless. to go back to that night, we went to a globetrotter game. we had my adopted grandchildren with me. some other friends went back and you were a young man. i am not making excuses. nobody wants to see your artwork on the wall. they want to see your guns. i recklessly showed a gun to somebody and went to snap it closed and the gun went off and killed him. if i could take it all back and just be much more careful in the whole situation, i am so sorry for all the pain i caused. >> have you spoken to his family? >> i have spoken to his family. i spoke to his family only through written statements. i would love to sit down with his family. his sister. that would be a private event. that wouldn't be a media event. that would be between he and his sister. >> what would you say? >> i am sorry for the pain i caused his family and i am terribly sorry. i have caused so much pain. >> how often does this replay in your mind? do you think abou

meet the harlem honeys and bears, synchronized swimming team. >> get this -- they range in age from 50 to 96. they get together to swim and do some choreographed moves two or three times a week. the honeys and bears say not only a great way to stay cool in the summer heat and a wonderful form of low-impact exercise. go on, honeys and bears. >> yeah. >> i like that. >> you know what you, got to keep cool somehow. this group is manhattan's only synchronized swimming club for adults over 50, founded back in 1979 and still going strong. and staying cool. >> 50, okay. 96, i'm impressed by that. >> hey. >> wow. >> see, there's a long life to be had if you live right. >> that's right. i'm impressed. >>> all right. coming up next, taking action when a fire breaks out. can you operate a simple life-saving tool? >> important story. >>> when push comes to shove at a little league game -- look at these adults acting like children. you're watching "world news now." ♪ now." ♪ >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by consumer cellular. 3q take the gamble out of stain removal. only res

his passion for food led him to open the famed restaurant in harlem called red rooster. his book is called "yes, chef: a memoir." you doing all right? >> i am so happy to be here. tavis: i am always on a plane. i was on a plane a few weeks ago, and i was transfixed by the story in "vogue" magazine and that you and your journey. i know your work as a chef. we have almost met half a dozen times. >> in chicago. tavis: and we have never quite met until today, but i remember reading that peace in "vogue" about the book, which i had not seen at the time, and i said to my staff, "i have to get the book." i did not know that much about marcus, and i am glad you're here to do the show today. i want to sit back and let you tell the story, but when i read about what your mother did to save your life and your sister -- >> we had tuberculosis in ethiopia, and we did not come from the capital. we came from a small place, and my mom, she walked for days with me and my sister to get to a hospital. she was so focused on us getting short, us getting help, so she walked, she walked with us

michael blook berg said quote, she brought the world to harlem and she made sure that the world took home with them. sylvia was a pillar of the community, a place where regular people sat alongside celebrities and politicians. former president bill clinton was a frequent visitor. i spent a lot of time there myself with caroline kennedy and then-senator barack obama during his presidential campaign in 2007. other places might have served soul food, but it was sill via's personality that made us all feel like we were home with momma. she put her soul into that soul food. and for that, we will miss her. even after she started getting international acclaim and awards and celebrity and became more successful, she never stopped standing in the door, personally greeting people with a smile and personally going around table to table asking people how they enjoyed the food and seeming to know a member of everyone's family. she taught us success is not how big you stand. success is how you keep your feet planted on the ground. and soul food was not just about your taste buds. it was about what