With us on the Independence Day weekend professor what is july 4th mean to you . [laughter] it means Frederick Douglassw. You could have the general celebration we have a different perspective from the africanamerican aameri community is a long history to understand the distinction in terms of the celebration for one community and a lack of the observance on the other part and what does it mean to those who have a history of bondage of segregation and jim crow to you have to understand the sensitivity from one community to another. Obviously Start Talking about the history of this country and the roles of africanamericans to provide that celebration is a whole other question. The f we have been at the forefront of the battle of freedom for justice and liberty for erfurt fr update number one so in terms of the boston massacre since that moment across the years the matter what type of internet or turmoil or conflict order world war the people were involved didnt you find a contribution o
Depending on things. It is not an uncommon place for me. What i feel and what i hope we will have Going Forward is the need to really address the communications of this nation. There is a lot of work to do when it comes to broadband coverage, mobile coverage is something i care about in particular. Really connecting communities and really bridging these digital divides. Those are the things that i care about and i trust that those will not have partisan leanings. Host peter slen do you plan on serving out your term . Ms. Clyburn i plan on completing my term which is on the 30th of june. As you know, this part of the i do nots something necessarily have that much of a say in. As tradition would have it, that particular post one of the features is one where the minority leader has a say in. I read some things in the paper but i am not sure what will happen with that. I have enjoyed my last heaven and a half years. It has been the highlight of my professional life. I have been able to inf
The booksigning session, but that book is going to be on sale and you can fine it easily enough. I cant promise you that shell come over to your house. But ill sign i in any way i can. Thank you very much. [applause]. And back tv on cspan 2 is live at the Los Angeles Times festival of books, its held on campus of univer. Southern california. Its been here for the last several years. Prior to that held at ucla. Its currently in its 22nd year. Now, weve got a full day of coverage coming up in about a half hour is a panel on the [inaudible conversations] corey fields who writes about black republicans and peggy grande who served as Ronald Reagans executive assistance after leaving the white house will be on that panel coming up in half an hour. Here on the campus, we are joined by author and professor Michael Eric Dyson his most recent book is called tears we cannot stop. Dr. Dyson, why did you make this sermon to White America . It is great to be here. I left messages for peter slen and