[applause] >> next to avis jones-deweever we have wesley lowery, the national report from the "washington post" and the author of "they can't kill us all." let's give him a round of applause. [applause] >> that title alone leaves you thinking. and without further ado we want to introduce to you and economist, the president american of bennet college as well as the author of "are we better off" -- race, obama and public policy. she is the author, and economist and tonight and thank you for being here with us. with us to talk about activism. >> we have to get julian hafner up. >> yes. [applause] >> julianne malveaux. >> these two ladies right here i remember being a young lady watching them march for us, talk for us when we didn't have voices. and just basically let us know that we count, we matter in a time when many of us are not at the table. if you don't have a seat at the table, bring as folding chairs. hello. so i want to start off with something that came to me while we were driving in tonight. harry belafonte, activist,on entertainer said right after the election, this last election

. >>> also wesley lowery, author of "they can't kill us all," and julian malvo, author of "are we better off." on sunday, david mccullough speaks with former news anchor and journalist charles gibson about his collection of speeches on american principles. >> i began to think about the great presidents down the years who have been avid readers of history, many of them wrote history, including john kennedy, and even those who didn't have the benefit of a college education like harry truman read history all their lives. and realized that it's essential to the role of a leader, whether it's the presidency or leadership of any kind, not cause and effect. history matters. >> go to booktv.org for the complete weekend schedule. >>> sunday night on "after words," utah republican senator mike lee talks about forgotten historical figures, interviewed by the acting solicitor general. >> they come to you gradually, i asked friends and other people i knew who they thought should get more credit than they get. and in the case of kanasataga, this was an indian chief who understood the principle of fede

[applause] wesley lowery author of they can't kill us all ferguson baltimore and a new era of americans racial justice movement. [applause] and last and not least, dr. julianne, the author of are are we better off race obama and policy policy, and with that, i thank you all for this segment of our race conversation with college and our books are up for sale. we are signing books so buy them, full of knowledge thank you c. span you're awesome. thank you politics and pros you are the best bookstore ever. thank you guys. have a great evening. [inaudible conversations] i'm coming back. i'm coming back -- [silence] >> you're watching booktv on c-span2 television for serious readers here's our prime time lineup, at 7 p.m. eastern, you'll hear from former head leader christian, author of a memoir entitled romantic violence. memoir of an american skinhead. ...

berry, $5 and a pork chop sandwich, avis jones weaver, author of how exceptional black women lead, wesley lowery, they can't kill us all and jerked julianne author of are we better off. on a sunday at 1:15 p.m. pulitzer prize winning david mccullough starts with former news anchor charles gibson about his collection of speeches on american principles. >> i began to think about the great presidents down the years who have been avid readers of history, many of them wrote history, including john kennedy. even those who didn't have the benefit of a college education, like harry truman, read history all their lives. they realized that is essential to the role of a leader, whether it's the presidency or leadership of any kind. it's a cause and effect. history matters. >> go to tv .org for the complete weekend schedule. >> c-span, where history unfold daily. in 1979 c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. it is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider.

$5 and a pork chop sandwich, avis jones d weaver, author of how exceptional black women lead, wesley lowery, author of i can't kill us all and julianna mumbo, author of are we better off. on sunday at 1:15 p.m. eastern, pulitzer prize-winning historian david mccullough starts with warmer news anchor charles gibson about his collection of speeches on american principles. >> i began to think about the great presidents down the years who have been avid readers of history, many of them wrote history, including john kennedy. even those who didn't benefit have a college education like harry truman, read history all their life. i realized that it's essential to the role of a leader, whether it's the presidency or leadership of any kind. it's a cause and effect. history matters. >> go to but tv .org for the complete weekend schedule. this weekend cities booked were takes tv and american history tv to hyde park new york as we explore the history and literary life of a town that come to be synonymous with the story of franklin roosevelt eleanor roosevelt and the extended roosevelt family. saturday at

. >> also mary francis, avis jones-deweever, wesley lowery. on sunday at 1:15 p.m. eastern david mccullough speaks about his collection of speeches on american principals. >> i began to think about the great presidents down the years who have been avid readers of history, many of them wrote history including john kennedy, and even those who didn't have the benefit of a college education like harry truman and realized their role as a leader whether it's presidency or leadership of any kind about cause and effect. history matters. >> go for the complete weekend schedule. >>> and a hearing on federal spending for veterans. david talkinged about the veterans choice program and efforts to reduce wait times for veterans who reduce treatment. it ran two hours. >>> let me apologize for being a little late. we will stand at ease for just one minute while i talk to my ranking member and then we'll open the meeting.

wesley lowery, author of they can't kill us all. julian malvo, author of aren't we better off. on sunday at 1:15 p.m. eastern, pulitzer prize-winning historian david mccullough speaks to charles gibson about the collection of speeches on american principles. >> great presidents down the years who have been avid readers of history, any of them wrote history including john kennedy, even those who didn't have the benefit, read history all their lives. and realized it is essential to the role of a leader, leadership of any kind, not cause and effect. history matters. >> go to booktv.org for the complete weekend schedule. >> sunday on qa day. >> very deeply committed to presenting his story. >> part one of our interview with pulitzer prize-winning biographer david garreau who talks about his book rising star, the making of barack obama which covers president obama's life up to his winning the presidency. >> i think barack's political aspirations and sense of destiny lead him to push sheila yeager aside. during that time there was a well-known figure hugely respected man, anyone in b