Today is a historic occasion. The proceedings of the United States senate are being broadcast to the nation on television for the first time, not that we have operated in secret until now. Millions of americans have set in the galleries and observed Senate Debates during their visits to washington. But today, they can witness the proceedings in their own homes. We might say that the nation is tuning in late. Woodrow wilson said that the informing function of congress should be preferred to its legislative function. Today, as the u. S. Senate comes out of the communications dark ages, we create another historic moment in the relationship between congress and Technological Advancement in communications through radio and television. That was june 2, 1986, 30 years ago this month, and the occasion was the first day of permanent television of the United States senate. We are going to use the opportunity of the 30th anniversary to look back at the senate and how it is changed in the era of t
Sharing their new releases. Watching the nonfiction authors on booktv is the best television for serious readers. On cspan they can have a longer conversation and delve into their subjects. Booktv weekends, they bring you author after author after author that spotlight the work of fascinating people. I love booktv and im a cspan fan. [inaudible conversations] good evening, everybody. Thank you all so much for coming out tonight for this event. I am lissa muscatine, im one of the coowners of politics prose, my husband and coowner, business partner, brad graham, is floating around in the back somewhere. And on behalf of our terrific staff, we welcome all of you to the event tonight. A few housekeeping matters, i think most of you have been to events here, but for anyone who hasnt, our guest will speak about her book x then well take questions at the end. We do record these events, we also have cspan here tonight. If you can possibly make it to the monas right here next to this pillar, we
Backpack. Its licensed in the state of louisiana, and ive got a little weed. [laughter] so you know just shut up already. So he ended up having to take a plea. Because he defeated attorneys ability to get the stop, the evidence was obtained as a result of the stop suppressed because he volunteered this information. Everybody will say, you know, you didnt read robbin shipps book. [laughter] she told you to just shut up. So now this kid has a criminal record. Hes got a felony record. And a serious felony record because he was committing a felony, the amount of marijuana he had was a felony amount. And then he was in the possession of a firearm. So he got a gun charge on his record. Hes like 26. No priors, none of that. And he had this long history also though of Mental Health challenges. And we talked about that, and we talked about the fact that black and brown folks dont like to get their kids tested. Well, why not . You know . My child as learning disabilities, developmental challenge
Up next on booktv after words with guest host Michael Meyers executive director of the new york civil rights coalition. This week jason sokol in his latest book all eyes are upon us. In that the historian argues that while the northeast enjoyed a reputation as a bastion for racial equality in reality blacks were relegated to living in ghettos and working menial jobs until Northern Leaders challenged citizens to practice what they were preaching. This program contains language that some may find offensive. Host jason its very difficult to decide where to begin with your book. We are going to make a teaser to the audience. We are going to get to the conflict in a clash between at brooks and joe biden. Thats a teaser. Lets begin where you you began and that is with some history. This is a history book but the precipice to brown v. Board of education and the springfield locale. Guest right. Well the sense of history, i do have an argument they are about the way that northern history operat
Ellen karel has written a book called force. Whats on the front of starbucks . It is a motorcycle deleted or not and it is in the middle of nowhere in the southern south america actually. It is a bmw because i took that motorcycle for three years alone and with it all over the world. We have passions and dreams. I always wanted to travel around the world. My passions have been certainly writing and motorcycle riding and i find myself at a fork in the road, unemployed and recently divorced. So, i decided that instead of just scrambling to try to find the next job i sold everything that i had, and i hopped on a motorcycle to visit and experience different cultures and different people all over the world. We come to forks in our lives and they are the things on the motorcycle that keep us going in the right direction and what we share and eat food with and finally, you know if you are a musician and you know what a tuning fork is in that brings harmony and resonance to that so there is a