bush administration and before that surfer decades in the united states army colonel wilkerson it's great to see you again thank you so much for joining us today as i open it the me beginning joe biden has spoke on at the state department on february 4th let's listen to this clip defend name freedom champion opportunity upholding universal rights respecting the rule of law and treating every person were dignity. that's the ground meanwhile our of our global policy our grow will power that's our end exhaustible source of strength that's america's abiding advantage. though many of these values have come under intense pressure in recent years even pushed to the brink in the last few weeks the american people are going to emerge from this moment stronger more determined and better equipped to unite the world in fighting to defend democracy because we have fought for it ourselves colonel wilkerson what are your reactions to joe biden's initial scaffolding in framing on american engagement in the world he's put a lot on the table there are a lot of things he wants to do what do you think of wha

isabel wilkerson gets tonight's "last word."iams starts now. >>> good evening once again. day 29 of the biden administration. somewhere between 4 million and 5 million of our fellow americans in the state of texas are suffering through a third frigid night without power, heat, in many cases without running water or food. it is straight up the 1800s te families using candles for light, melting snow for water, burning cardboard and in some dire cases burning their own busted up furniture to stay warm. arctic cold delivered by two storms has created disastrous conditions blanketing much of texas in snow and ice while plunging parts of the state into deep freezing cold. that was nature's role in this. the rest can be attributed to the humans who run what passes for the texas power grid. many homes have been without power since the beginning of this week and have no indication of when it will come back on. now the people there are doing whatever they can do survive. >> well, it started -- i have

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president learning on the job are dangerous well colonel lawrence wilkerson former chief of staff of the department of state thanks so much for sharing your wisdom and thoughts and insights with us today we really appreciate it thank you thank you stephen best to help them safe they say so what's the bottom line joe biden may say america is back but this isn't to diss me movie tend to say abracadabra and like magic everything is fixed the world still trying to get over the weirdness of a superpower that said screw you when it's america 1st narcissus. for the last 4 years biden wants a lot of things and many are good he wants america to welcome more refugees want to elevate t.q. rights globally he may enjoy a honeymoon phase of goodwill in some corners of the globe but then it's going to get tough he's going to be tested by friends and by photos at least the world's problems are won't be dealt with through tweets and sound bites from a president yelling over the sound of a helicopter but in a messy world where trust in america's intentions and character are low we just have to wonder

just with the erasure a black women stories i was inspired and with this incredible film and isabel wilkerson and how she showcases the importance of understanding in order to understand the united states of america and where we are today. have a lot of choices to make so many have any waste and forgotten. and then to narrow down my search and i became very interested those in the way that fame was erased for the women in their lives and in the past four years having been a partner somebody who is a public figure at 19 years old and with the notion you're the woman behind the great man and if you don't see him your choosing not to see me and a woman before the man even before conceived and then showcasing mothers and many of us could do this mother work for those and they are doing mother work and also to feel underappreciated so that's why wanted to celebrate them their famous sons were born within five years of each other and then to make commentaries and in short perspective and then it affected them differently there's a lot more to say about it but there is the background. >> i'm so glad

. >> i was speaken to isabella wilkerson and she reminded me, it won't be until 2111, that black peopler as long as they were enslaved in this country. and that doesn't happen for quite a long time. sadly, you and i will not be on this earth when that happens. >> well, that is a pessimistic way to end. >> 2111? 23 if you want to live to be 180 -- >> no i agree with you in terms of -- the ballots on both sides. but what we can create in our society, and a more beloved community. i just have -- >> i'm just talking about the time line. >> yeah, i'm fine with that. i know you believe in the redemptive power of love and that can be light in this darkness. >> thank you, senator, we will end on that. that is a more optimistic tone. thank you. good to see you. >> already, good to see you too. >>> i want you to know about a new project of mine. i wrote something that i hope to start conversations. it's called this is the fire, and you can find it where you find books. >>> if democrats go at it alone, do they have to go alone for the next four years? we will talk about it next. ♪ it is love, love

the list is charlie mcafee's illustratedfables followed by pulitzer prize winning author isabel wilkerson's exploration of what she called a hidden caste system in the united states . after that in each are neurosurgeon signed a group.offers advice on how to maintain brain . then in the first volume of his presidential mentor promised land former president barack obama reflects on his life and political career. and wrapping up our look at some of the best-selling books according to the washington post is catherine mays advice on getting through hardship in wintering. these authors have appeared on tv and you can watch their programs online at book tv .org. >> i'm doctor kimberly greene, presid

really inspired with the figure that went on to become an incredible film also inspired by elizabeth wilkerson and how she showcases the importance of understanding black experiences in order to understand the united states of america and where we are today. and so i had a lot of choices to make. so many of her stories have been erased, forgotten print that's when i also decided i needed to narrow down, i have a interested in starting with someone famous and thinking about the ways that was erasing people in their lives. more often than not how that was erasing the women in their lives. having been the first in the past four years having been the partner of somebody who is a public figure since i was 19 years old, i often heard this notion of you are the woman behind the great man. as much as i think people meant it as a complement i never took it that way. i've always been right there right beside them. if they didn't seem they are choosing not to see me. i want to split the narrative of the woman behind the man and think about the woman before the man was even thought of, even conceived. tha

i was speaking to isabel wilkerson who wrote the phenomenal book "cast," and she reminded me it won'tuntil 2111 that black people will have been free for as long as they were enslaved in this country, and it doesn't happen for quite a long time. sadly, you and i probably won't be on this earth at the time that happens. >> that's a pessimistic way to end. >> 2011! if you want to live to be 180, that's -- >> no, no, i agree with you in terms of the balance on both sides, but we can create in our society a more beloved community. i just have -- i know -- >> i'm just talking about the timeline. just talking about the timeline. >> i'm fine with that. i know your heart, man, and i know you believe in the redemptive power of love for each other. >> i do. >> that can win the day and be light that gets us through this darkness. >> thank you, senator. we'll end on that. it is a more optimistic tone. >> thank you, brother. >> it is good to see you. >> i want you to know about a new project of mine. i hope it will start a new conversation. check out my new book, "this is the fire, what i say to m

writers can learn from for russian novelists and after that pulitzer prizewinning author isabel wilkersonexplores what she calls a hidden caste system in the united states . that's followed by breath, journalist james nesbitt's report on the science of breathing and wrapping up our look at some of the best selling books according to los angeles times is activist glenn and oils memoir untamed . some of these authors have appeared on book tv and you

. >> isabelle wilkerson gets tonight's "last word." "the 11th hour" with brian williams starts now. >>> good evening once again. day 29 of the biden administration. somewhere between 4 million and 5 million of our fellow americans in the state of texas are suffering through a third frigid night without power, heat, in many cases without running water or food. it is straight up the 1800s to want in parts of texas, families using candles for light, melting snow for water, burning cardboard and in some dire cases burning their own busted up furniture to stay warm. arctic cold delivered by two storms has created disastrous conditions blanketing much of texas in snow and ice while plunging parts of the state into deep freezing cold. that was nature role in this. the rest can be attributed to the humans who run what passes for the texas power grid. many homes have been without power since the beginning of this week and have no indication of when it will come back on. now the people there are doing whatever they can do survive. >> well, it st

the list is charlie mcafee's illustratedfables followed by pulitzer prize winning author isabel wilkerson's exploration of what she called a hidden caste system in the united states . after that in each are neurosurgeon signed a group.offers advice on how to maintain brain . then in the first volume of his presidential mentor promised land former president barack obama reflects on his life and political career. and wrapping up our look at some of the best-selling books according to the washington post is catherine mays advice on getting through hardship in wintering. these authors have appeared on tv and you can watch their programs online at book tv .org. >> i'm doctor kimberly greene, president of the green family foundation and welcome to and conversation with doctor paul farmer and doctor daniel line. i've known doctor farmer for 20 years and i'mvery familiar with his work .he has helped me shape my field. and i'm delighted to introduce you to this conversation. six years ago, the world saw the worst epidemic of evil in the history of humankind . after initial outbreaks in sierra leone,

. >> wants the rest of this program visit our website booktv.org and search for isabel wilkerson or the title of her book cast using the search box at the top of the page . >> tonight on book tv in prime time senior fellow at the center for immigration studies on benson talks about the us government's efforts to stop terrorists from coming into the country through the us-mexico border. political analyst jonathan alter recalls the life of former president jimmy carter. the american enterprise institute john 48 presents his guide to understanding the electoral college. the impact of writers like james baldwin, martin luther king jr. and malcolm x and jennifer jennifer o'meara profiles isabel blackwell, two of the first women to receive medical degrees in the united states. find more information at booktv.org or consult your program guide. >> welcome to the center for brooklyn history thought. tonight we are focusing on the complicated centuries old relationship between america and iran with expert john ghazvinian whose new book is titled america and iran, a history 20/20 to the president.

michael wilhelm, becky tangrn, heather hendrikson from the wire line competition bureau and channel wilkersonm the office of communications business opportunities. and we will proceed to a vote on the item. commissioner carr? >> approve. >> commissioner starks? >> approve. >> commissioner simeington? >> approve. >> the chair votes aye. the item is adopted with editorial privileges as requested. madam secretary, please announce the next item on today's agenda. >> madam chairwoman and commissioners, the fifth and final item today entitled "implementing the secure and trusted communication networks act" will be presented by the wire line competition bureau and the chief of the bureau will give the introduction. >> thank you, madam secretary. welcome back. please proceed. >> thank you, madam chairwoman and good morning again to you and to the commissioners. the wire line competition bureau is pleased to present for your consideration a third further notice of proposed rule making as part of commission's ongoing work to secure our nation's communications network and supply chain. the third further

during a virtual author talk hosted by the atlanta history center the pulitzer prize-winning isabel wilkersoniscusses a hidden caste system in the united states. here's a portion of the program. >> the access to resources or lack thereof and the competence, all these things through no fault of one's own and nobody relies today is responsible for the ranking and infrastructure of what we live through to this day with the founding there can be many metrics used in india for example, it could have been in the founding of the united states and the expiration of the world where they began to categorize the people they found in building this country to be enslaved in the progress of so that is what happened in this country and it's considered to be the first categorization to put one group over another. so, the initial categorization started as a construct that is fairly new. remember color is a fact and legality. in the book i make reference to the idea that it could have been used as a designated category because that is also equally dependent upon so those are creations. it is the dignified air