Bodies. How afraid we are for our children. How afraid we are for our loved ones on a daily basis. Amy between the world and me. Thats the title of the explosive new book i Tanehisi Coates written to his teenage son. It is released after nine churchgoers are killed in South Carolina and the horrifying death of sandra bland, a 28yearold africanamerican woman in texas who was pulled over for not signaling a lane change. In video of her arrest and officer commands are to get out of her car or he would light her up. He welcomed the nations marking the First Anniversary of the Police Killings of eric garner in Michael Brown and Michael Brown. After baltimore erupted in protest over the death of freddie gray in police custody. Even for those of us who escaped those neighborhoods, even those who are able to live in better places, the threat never quite leaves us. Once we are no longer afraid of the neighborhood, it turns out we actually have to have some fear of the very people we pay taxes t
To take up the question what is the extent of Racial Disparity . Host some people might be watching the program to say she is a professor of africanamerican studies. Question mark . The field of africanamerican studies lois bought for by black students in the name of some black scholars and it was a quest to redefine and reshape the teaching of American History and to gain control over the subject of black history with selfdetermination was the watchword of the struggle and it is the field largely written by and taught by African Americans dollars. But there has always been a tradition of openness in the field and the goal has been to narrates the United States and World History from the perspective of black people and black subjects. So the vast majority of the writing and teaching has spent black people but there is a minority of scholars in the field. Host be invited you to talk about your book the black revolution on campus the of one of the things you write about is the creation o
Http twitter. Com cspanwj. You can also find us on facebook at www. Facebook. Com cspan. Or email us, journal cspan. Org. What matters more to America Brian williams leaving, or john stuart announcing stepping down from his post on the daily show. It turns out that most americans do not even know who williams is. I. A survey found that only 29 of america could identify Brian Williams from a photograph. 15 of those were able to identify him from the age of 19 to 25. 34 of those 65 and older. Audiences have been losing in just a news anger since 1980, the story reports. 30 years ago nearly one half of americans can identify dan rather. Byin 1985, about half of americans watched news. Our first caller is arthur from corpus christi, texas. He is a republican. Good morning, arthur. Caller good morning. I love cspan. I havent been out very long but you said something that got me on my emotional side about the media. To tell you the truth i have a hard time trusting any of them. Host what mak
And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Tavis imagine a narrative full of irreverent humor and packed with largerthanlife adventures thats also a thoughtprovoking commentary on our collective history, as i think about it, with colorful characters, both real and imagined. You have a sense of whats in store for you when you read James Mcbrides latest novel, the good lord bird. It takes place in 1856 kansas, when that region was a battleground between proslavery forces and abolitionists, and features both john brown and Frederick Douglass. Its hero is a runaway slave who hides his identity, pretending to be a girl. James mcbride, as always, good to have you on this program. Well thank you, good to be back. Tavis and you have done it once again. Well, i just happened to be standing in the room when god crossed and i had a handkerchief. [laughter] tavis i like that. Let me start with this i asked you when you walked on the set and sat down before these cam
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