Half. [applause] everybody have a seat. So, what has been going on while i have gone . [laughter] it is wonderful to be home. It is wonderful to be at the university of chicago. It is wonderful to be on the southside of chicago. It is wonderful to be with these young people here. What i want to do is maybe speak very briefly at the top about why we are here and then i want to spend most of the time we are together hearing from these remarkable young people who are representative for some amazing young people in the audience as well. I was telling these guys that it was a little over 30 years ago that i came to chicago. I was 25 years old, and i had gotten out of college filled with idealism and absolutely certain that somehow i was going to change the world. I have no idea how, or where or what i was going to be doing. I worked first two payoffs and student loans, and then i went to work at the city college of new york on their harlem campus with some student organizing. Then there wer
Speaking tonight with Flores Forbes. You are in for a treat. Maybe another round of applause your Detroit Red Wings overcome a couple of housekeeping things. We have a cell phone or something that might take place in the now is the time to turn an often silent day. We have the book for sale at the register and we will be signing writer afterwards. We also have flyers for Upcoming Events so we hope you can check us out here to love our event in may. When you buy a book come you not only get a great book a great out there but you support your local independent bookstore in the last big event like this one. We appreciate that. Thank you. Our interviewer for this evening is Flores Forbes can associate Vice President for Strategic Policy and Program Implementation at Columbia University. He was a leader in the black Panther Party insert fighters in prison before receiving a masters degree in urban planning from new york university. Hes the author of two books, will you die with me my life i
Proposed requirement beforehanding graduates in chicago their high school diplomas. Introductions under way. Welcome to the National Press club. The place where news happens. My name is andrea. Im part of the breaking newsdesk at Bloomberg News and im Vice President of the National Press club. Before we get started, id like to remind everyone again please in our audience to please silence your telephones. Our viewing and listening audience, feel free to also follow along on twitter using the hash tag press club. For our cspan and public radio audiences, please be aware in our audience today are members of the general public. So any applause or reaction that you may hear is not necessarily a reaction of the working press. Now id like to introduce our head table. Please hold your applause until each head table member has been introduced. Head table participants stand up when i say your name. We have jamal abdul alim, senior staff writer of diverse issues and Higher Education. We have jer
Welcome to the National Press club, the place where news happens. My name is andrea edney. Im part of the breaking news desk at Bloomberg News and im Vice President of the National Press club. Before we get started i would like to remind everyone again, please, to in our inhouse audience to please silence cellphones if you havent already. For our viewing and listening audience follow along on twitter using the pressclub. For our cspan and public radio audiences, please be aware in our audience today are members of the general public. Any applause or reaction you may hear is not necessarily a reaction of the working press. Now, i would like to introduce our head table. Please hold your applause until each head table member has been introduced. Head table participants, please stand up when i say your name. We have jamaal abdul allen, senior staff writer at diverse issues in Higher Education. We have jerry weller, former u. S. Representative from illinoiss 11th district and president of t
Welcome to the National Press club, the place where news happens. My name is andrea edney. Im part of the breaking news desk at Bloomberg News and im Vice President of the National Press club. Before we get started i would like to remind everyone again, please, to in our inhouse audience to please silence cellphones if you havent already. For our viewing and listening audience follow along on twitter using the pressclub. For our cspan and public radio audiences, please be aware in our audience today are members of the general public. Any applause or reaction you may hear is not necessarily a reaction of the working press. Now, i would like to introduce our head table. Please hold your applause until each head table member has been introduced. Head table participants, please stand up when i say your name. We have jamaal abdul allen, senior staff writer at diverse issues in Higher Education. We have jerry weller, former u. S. Representative from illinoiss 11th district and president of t