It started as niger history week and of course has expanded to black History Month. We would like to thank our sponsors, they include prince georges truth branch, usa today and the law and policy group. We would also like to thank all of those people who make black history happen all year round. The year 2019 especially for many reasons, and we will explore those reasons into parts, part one, will talk about the theme for black History Month this year and that is black immigration, our president also includes a panel of scholars who will like in this occasion with their expertise on the 400 years of African American perseverance and resilience triggered from that arrival in 60 19. First if we have her here, we are looking for the president of the National Press club, Alison Fitzgerald kodiak who will come to give welcome in a few minutes. We are also honored to have the presence of the founding director of the African American museum of history and culture and also a ray of light. Than
For our cspan and public radio audiences please be aware that in the audience today there are members of the general public in addition to journalists so any applause or reactions you hear are not necessarily from the working press. [laughter] id like to begin by introducing our head table. Please hold your applause until all the head table guests are introduced. To my far left is Valerie Jackson washingtonbased editor , a. Doug harr brecht former npc president and a member of the Club Journalism institutes board of directors. Next to doug and debbie carol f key, a guest of our speaker. Jacqueline policastro whos the Washington Bureau chief at gray television. Adam eaton a reporter at e news ira our look whos the Communications Director for a company. Next is Elizabeth Mcgowan a reporter at the Energy News Network to my immediate right is donna line one lachey shes the president at Dc Media Strategies a former npc president and a cochair of the nbc Headliners Team which organizes these
To listen, watch, and follow along on twitter at the Hashtag Hashtag npc live for our cspan. For our cspan and public radio audiences please be aware that in the audience today there are members of the general public in addition to journalists so any applause or reactions you hear are not necessarily from the working press. [laughter] id like to begin by introducing our head table. Please hold your applause until all the head table guests are introduced. To my far left is Valerie Jackson washingtonbased editor , a. Doug harr brecht former npc president and a member of the Club Journalism institutes board of directors. Next to doug and debbie carol f key, a guest of our speaker. Jacqueline policastro whos the Washington Bureau chief at gray television. Adam eaton a reporter at e news ira our look whos the Communications Director for a company. Next is Elizabeth Mcgowan a reporter at the Energy News Network to my immediate right is donna line one lachey shes the president at Dc Media Str
Was in his hometown of scranton pennsylvania to talk about his economic proposals and other issues facing class families. [inaudible conversations] ima teacher and president of tha federation of teachers. [applause] i would like to say im on the executive board and Vice President of the aflcio said that sort of tells you who i am. [applause] im extremely proud i was asked to do this introduction. I am honored about this happenei to me. I told them that these things could happen but i didnt think that they were going to happen to me. I would like to say how much i am appreciative joe biden entered this race not just because they are friendly, but he absolutely appreciate education, public education. [cheering] my district is and what they inl Financial Recovery which means we are broke. If we were unique that would be all right, but we are not. You know how many times teachers throughout this country have had to fight to get the health care or salaries that they deserve. One of the thin
Press club. Our guest today Marianne Williamson is a candidate for the democratic president ial nomination. And politics is a departure who spent half a lifetime as an author, activist and non the nondenominational faith leader. For years shes been speaking, writing and working at the intersection of spirituality and politics. Shes the author of 14 books, for that have reached number one new yornewon the new york tim bestseller list including the most recent politics of love a handbook for the new american revolution. She sounded several nonprofit organizations including the Peace Alliance and project angel food a nonprofit that has delivered millions of meals to homebound americans since 1989. She joins us here to detail one of the signature policy proposals, the creation of a novel the United States department of peace. Please join me in welcoming to the National Press club this Marianne Williamson. [applause] thank you so much. Thank you, everyone. I appreciate your being here. This