Welcome. My name is Vivian Schiller and im the director of aspen digital. Were blunt glad you could be with us today. The New York Times bestseller list can often seem to be a veneer of the National Psyche and this year it seems to reflect a nation going through an awakening on matters of race. Books written by people of color and about matters of race and racism have filled those lists, both fiction and nonfiction. Thats the good news. Sadly the Publishing Industry does not necessarily always reflect that reality. The recent twitter protest hashtag publishing pay me exposed the disparity in the industry between black and nonblack authors. There are few people of color who serve as publishing staff or literary agents and even fewer who operate at decisionmaking levels and for those who are published, sometimes the marketing exposure can be sub optimal. This year of National Reckoning on racism were going to take a look at the industry, the book Publishing Industry and whether it can br
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Can argue every year should be. This is incredibly special for all of us in america, especially at the smithsonian. We are bound together in celebrating the american womens History Initiative throughout the Smithsonian History Museum and online, and all of the activities, and here at the American History museum, we are particularly grateful to have three exhibitions opening. Spurring really from this one. This is democracy in america, the great leap of faith that opened a few years ago. Im in the gallery that takes us through the long and arduous and continuing effort to expand democracy to enfranchise more and more americans. As you might know, early on, only white men with property were able to vote. Throughout the 19th century, the long battle expanding that suffrage to slaves, previous slaves, and women, culminating finally in 1920 with the ratification of the 19th amendment. Not guaranteeing women the right to vote, but barring the federal government and states against voters beca
Words from floyds name calling for an end to racial injustice. Out you cant tolerate. You cant achieve justice which is. The civil rights leader reverend al sharpton rebukes President Trump for his handling of Police Brutality in america. We cannot leave just moment thinking we can once again turn away from racism stings that are very strong. And a video message from democratic president ial candidate joe biden he says there needs to be a lasting change. Welcome to the program in a 4 and a half hour funeral and a burial in a Houston Cemetery friends and family have celebrated the life of george floyd he wasnt voluntarily cost in the role of a civil rights icon when a minneapolis policeman knelt on his neck his death sparked protests that continue today across the United States and as far away as senegal john hendren has a story from freuds hometown of Houston Texas. George floyds tragic journey only to Houston Cemetery but. The movement here inspired. A morning to demonstrations in flo
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