Announce my candidacy for president of the United States of america. Early in the campaign, black people were feeling somewhat neglected. Is he going to represent us . Is he going to take our issues seriously . People felt he wasnt black enough. Mccains crowds turned uglier. The discussion of race in this campaign has taken a particularly divisive turn. This is not a man who sees america the way that you and i see america. Okay, youre rolling. You obviously put a lot of thought into the decision to do this. Have you given thought to when youre successful, what would you want people to say about how america was different than the day you walked in the door . I dont think that were going to solve all our problems in eight years or ten years. One of the things about life, both for each of us and for the country as a whole, is that there are always going to be new challenges. There are always going to be new difficulties. But i hope that at the end of an obama administration, people will l
We are open to the christmas he can stop by anytime we have plenty of books on the shelves please remember to turn your phones on silent so we dont have disturbances during the course of the program. Afterwards there will be assigning. Please stay seated in that way i can release row by row if you want to get your book signed. Not a requirement. If theres anybody handicap you can get in their first the we can get in there in an orderly fashion. Gregory is the founder of Homeboy Industries in los angeles. The largest gain Reinvention Program in the world. His is just what priest and he served as a pastor. In 1988 Community Members started well become Homeboy Industries. It employs and trains former gang members in a range of enterprises and Critical Services to men and women who walk through it Stores Every Year seeking a better life. His the author of tattoos on the heart. The power of boundless compassion. Tonight were celebrating his newest endeavor, please join me in welcoming fathe
Also this weekend on booktv on our after Words Program, author sebastian mall by talks about his new biography on former Federal Reserve chairman alan greenspan. Youll see the 2016 National Book awards, and we visit pittsburgh to tour thattys literary sites that citys literary sites. For a complete schedule, go to booktv. Org. Booktv on cspan2, its 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors, television for serious readers. And now well kick off this weekend with a ram from 2009 with a program from 2009. This is the late gwen ifill who taped an after Words Program with us in 2009. She died at the age of 61 from cancer this week. She was a journalist, of course, and author with more than 30 years of experience covering washington and the white house. Host hello. Welcome to after words, my names david brooks, im a columnist from the new york times, and im joined today by an author, gwen ifill, and we are not only going to talk about er book [laughter] no, we are going to talk about her book
Show the nittygritty of race, grappled with political consequences, talked about shifting between a father from kenya in the white mother from kansas, their heritage, and speaking as a biracial child trying to fit in. He brings all of that to bear on the oval office and is a man who has a brilliant understanding of the political consequences of race but has been reticent to discuss these issues for understandable reasons. The moment he begins to speak about race not only do his numbers tank, but there is quite a bit of grief, consternation, anxiety, and fingerpointing. We can say thats pretty much anything he does because the division is not in society but in his blackbody that has marked the presidency in a way that will be permanent. Never again can the presidency as an institution exist without the history of a black man having graced its roster for two terms. Struggling on the issue of race, trying to grapple with the best way to address the nation about some racial crises that pre
Be at the white house tomorrow with president obama. Wednesday is veterans day, the president attending services at Arlington National cemetery. Thehursday, he departs for turkey, and malaysia. We want to begin with your comments and comments. See snlad a chance to last night, and candidates bypassing traditional media is it a good idea . 202 7488000. If you think it is a bad idea, 202 7488001. We are also excepting your tweets at cspanwj. You can also send us an email at journal cspan. Org, or join us on facebook, facebook. Com cspan. Good sunday morning. Lets check out the story from nbc news. Of course, nbc hosting saturday night live. Live from new york, it is. Onald trump much like the campaign trail, the republican front runner did not hold back in his monologue, writing a joke about rosie odonnell, protesters angry about his appearance, and even fielding an interruption from larry david. [video clip] part of the reason i am here is i know to take a joke. This show has been a dis