Thank you, everyone. Im pleased you were all here. I am lawrence mone, president of the Manhattan Institute. [applause] its a pleasure for me to introduce jason riley today. Jason is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, regular columnist for the wall street journal and a commentator for fox news. In his new book false black power . , jason offers a critique of civil rights leaders and prioritization of pure political power in which he argues that failed to produce significant results for africanamericans. The book includes thoughtful responses to jasons arguments from two leading black intellectuals, John Mclaurin glenn lowry. This slender book that packs a powerful punch. As one blogger noted, what makes this book shine is the clarity of its logic and accessibility of its writing style. He made it look easy to dance, so it is rarely expressed his elegance so natural that it seems effortless. How did you get to write this . There you go. Its available for just 10. Six dollars on
[inaudible conversations] if i can have your attention please we will get started. Thank you everyone. I am pleased that you are okay. I am the president of the Manhattan Institute. [applause] thank you. It is a pleasure for me to introduce jason riley today. As most of you know jason is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute. A regular columnist for the wall street journal and a commentator for fox news. In his new book, false black power . , jason office critique of civil rights leaders and their prioritization of pure political power. Which he argues has failed to produce significant results for africanamericans. The book also includes responses to jasons arguments from two leading black intellectuals. It is a slender book. But it packs a powerful punch. As one blogger noted, what makes the book shine is the clarity of its logic and accessibility of his writing style. Just as fred astaire made it look easy to dance, so does riley express his mastery through elegance so natural t
[inaudible conversations] if i can have your attention please we will get started. Thank you everyone. I am pleased that you are okay. I am the president of the Manhattan Institute. [applause] thank you. It is a pleasure for me to introduce jason riley today. As most of you know jason is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute. A regular columnist for the wall street journal and a commentator for fox news. In his new book, false black power . , jason office critique of civil rights leaders and their prioritization of pure political power. Which he argues has failed to produce significant results for africanamericans. The book also includes responses to jasons arguments from two leading black intellectuals. It is a slender book. But it packs a powerful punch. As one blogger noted, what makes the book shine is the clarity of its logic and accessibility of his writing style. Just as fred astaire made it look easy to dance, so does riley express his mastery through elegance so natural t
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