Americans support for anticolonialism in africa during the early cold war. She looks at the politics of south africa and the role of the naacp. Her book is bourgeois radicals the naacp and the struggle for colonial liberation, 1941 to 1960. The Wilson Center and the National History center cohosted this 80 minute event. A few years ago, my brother sent me a youtube clip from the macarthur Award Winning author c hamamanda adichie. She explains as a young girl has used to write these stories about girls who are blind eating apples in the snow, and then there were more blondes, and more. And her mother said, child, do you know youre in nigeria . And she said well yes, but all of the book that she read had blondes eating apples and playing in the snow. Given everything that she had read, that appeared to be the story worth telling. With all great parables, there is an underlying message in that story. That underlying message is that there are these stories that we hear over and over and ov
Given everything that she had read, that appeared to be the story worth telling. With all great parables, there is an underlying message in that story. That underlying message is that there are these stories that we hear over and over and over again. We hear them so much, that they go by without interrogation. Without question. And they begin to frame our worldview. They begin to frame the way we see the world. So for instance, she says, africa is poor. Immigrants are mexicans. And legal. The poor and illegal. The poor do not work. When you begin to interrogate those stories, you had a very different understanding of how the world works. I also grew up with the same story. It was the story told over and over again. About what authentic black leadership looked like. What is said, how it said it and it was of course, militants. Defiant. And it had swagger. And of course, it wore leather. But like adichie, i grew up. But somehow those stories did not. This is erased from major history tex
We decided that level of censorship was counter to the principles and we decided that we would not operate in china as long as that was part of the plan. The historic decision that most other companies would not have made. Oh. [laughter] good answer. [laughter] thank you very much. [applause] so ladies and gentlemen, that is how google works. Its been an honor. So when are you applying to work for ask lex [laughter] [inaudible] he wants to run for secretary of state. You heard it here first thanks everyone for coming tonight. We hope to see you next tuesday. Have a great evening. In [inaudible conversations] next on booktv the life and death of the Young University roommate a biochemistry student raised in a poor neighborhood in newark new jersey. This program from the book store in Brooklyn New York is 45 minutes. Just graduated with a ba in english language literature from yale in 2002 where he was awarded the willis book for his writing. He spent three years in new york and in tanza
Control and will be held there pending a hearing wh. Arriving at the hoax where it incident occur wed saw the second dog looking out of the window. Approaching the home the owner took off with her son in the car. Hours later that family taped a sign on the door its been horrible weve been in communication with our neighbors. Our prayer goes out to them. Lease confirmed the boys friend was also hurt when his own dog turned on him as he tried to help hunter this, neighbor saw the second boy being treated. I saw them put hem them in the ambulance. Looked like he had a bandage that. Is all i saw. People here say there are many dogs on the street but nothing like this has ever happened before. Just horrible. You wonder, think of what if . It could have been my child. Mom also told us that before this happened she was going to take little hunter are to a wrestling match they had tickets last evening. Now tomorrow, animal control will be here to continue with this investigation. Im live in an
Of the Civil Rights Movement. They awarded andrew young for the legacy award for his contributions to the African American Civil Rights Movement in our country. It was clear to me that the movement has had wonderful successes, but the movement continues, so the theme of civil rights is so appropriate as we continue to share the experience, the history and the progress thats been made for all so many years. Im particularly proud of having a very strong relationship with the African American Historical Society and the African American culture complex. Our staff does a remarkable job in working to provide a whole sra variety of programs in our libraries. We have an amazing relationship with our African American community at our African American center at the main library. I want to call out some of the staff thats been doing a tremendous job of planning over 80 programs. Let me call to your attention this pamphlet thats going to be available for all of us at the south cord afterwards afte