Bettye kearse is a pushcart prize winning essayist. The other madisons the lost history of a president s black family is her first book and follows a 30 year quest to confirm her lineage. It was called roots for a new generation. Thank you for being part of this program. Most of us grew up thinking of James Madison, the first draft of the u. S. Constitution, what did you think . What were you told . I was told. With this important figure in American History. I was also told he was my greatgreatgrandfather through his relationship with one of those enslaved cooks. He was my ancestor. Host always remember you are a madison. You come from african slaves and president s. What does that mean for you as a child. To me it sets some clear expectations. It was intended to be an installation. In my family history, also i had slaves in my family to be admired as well. Theres a lot to live up to. A lot was expected of me. She carried the stories of her lineage, both had been enslaved, eight genera
Jimmy fallon [ cheers and applause jimmy oh, my goodness, come on hey. Welcome. Welcome. Thank you very much. Thank you for being here please, have a seat. Wow. Hot crowd tonight. Hot crowd. Welcome to the tonight show, everybody. Thank you so much for being here guys, im very excited about this the one and only John Travolta is here. [ cheers and applause John Travolta, that guy is a a legend im a huge fan of his every movie hes ever been in i watch. The guy can sing, he can dance, he can act hes here promoting his new film the fanatic, which after saying all that, is probably about me [ laughter ] guys, were halfway through august, and people dont know how to handle this weird time between summer and fall. And today, i saw someone drinking a Pumpkin Spice rose. [ laughter ] yeah i saw that steve you saw that with your own eyes. Jimmy yeah steve wow. Jimmy lets get some news. The big story is the economy yesterday, the stock market dropped 800 points and suffered its worst loss of the
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Booktopia will return to the Northshire Bookstore this weekend to gather readers and writers together for an intimate weekend of talks, signings, celebration and more. Taking place between Friday, April 26 and Sunday, April 28 this year, Booktopia is an annual literary festival that features an array of guest authors.