Because youre engaging and organizing which is capacity building, which is building peoples ability to have those conversations. And also to figure out how to act together, how to make each other strong instead of feeling isolated. And, you know, it is certainly true that when that legal structure fell down a lot of people sort of thought, well, thats taken care of. And it was only the beginning of a beginning. Well, two words. I mean, one is when clay said struggle, theres struggle in the macro sense and then theres struggle within movements to find a Common Ground that we can stand on together, right . Right. And thats critically important and it involves dealing with all the complexities that jessica just laid out there. Can i Say Something . Yeah. I think we have to remember the young people who are coming up, like through elementary school. Im not talking about teenagers. And the way they perceive not only children of color, but children who are white as well. Especially since we
Women and distinctions of gender. We are not guiloing to talk abo all of distinctions today but well deal with this question of whos black and some way set the table for the rest of the sessions during the next two days. My colleagues on the platform, most of you know who they are. They a their bios are in the program. Miles, just to the left of me at the university of michigan, sheshe does just about everything, africanAmerican Culture and native American Culture and going down the list it is quite impressive. My colleague at the university of maryland. Elsah Barkley Brown will lead off our discussion today trying to put a frame on what we would like to talk about and the next to elsah and at the end cleaning out for us is debra graywhite. Appearing in that order according to the instructions that we have been given that i have been given. According to the instructions that i have been given, everybody has ten minutes or theyre about to give a generous ten minutes but not that genero
Brought to the tasks. They are truly visionaries. It is unfortunately dont have the opportunity of having this conference in the new museum space. But when you look over at the National Museum of African American history and recognize that a few short years ago, there was nothing there, and what lonnie has accomplished is mindboggling. The idea that lonnie and jim have had about making this engagementand an with the past as a central aspect of opening the museum to the American Public is really quite terrific. I must say i feel uneasy standing up here at this moment. This is the last session of a long conference day. And as stimulating as the conference has been thus far, from my own experience, i know what happens at this point [laughter] everyone is sort of flagging. Youre thinking about fresh air. You are thinking about a drink. And are probably exhausted at having all sorts of people appear chattering away. The good news is i think you will find the presentations in this session ve
And im not spoiled, but i will be if i dont get to go. Mommy, do i get to go . Ah, ah. Dont try to influence the judge. I dont know, dear. But if you dont, well have fun right here. All right, bud, youre next. I think i should get to go to the Football Game because, someday, i intend to play football. And if i dont get to see a big game, how am i gonna learn . Thats a pretty logical reason, i think. Ah, ah. Dont try to influence the judge. Betty . I think i should go to the game because. I adore football. I adore the wholesome sportsmanship of the game. And i adore the handsome, distinguished man who will act as my escort my father. Hmm. Thats pretty good, margaret. She used 26 words cut out handsome. Dont you dare cut out the word and. Mother, do i get to go . Sorry, judge. Children and their father i hereby decide in favor of. Betty. Oh, father oh, mother. Oh, goobers. Now, now. Lets not be bitter. Now, the real reason i chose betty is that shes been such a help to me this last week.
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