Always hard to follow a big act but i think you can do it. I am talking about guns so i think i can do it. I am honored to be here and so honored to be present with all of you guys and ms. Slosh is here in spirit and set an example for conservative woman. You can see myself holding my own gun on the cover of my book. But this month three years ago i had never shot a gun in my life or thought about shooting one. Definitely had not about owning one. But what changed my perspective on this issue which is such a big issue in politics is personal. I was the victim of a crime. I was dog sitting for friends in washington, d. C. And those of you visiting or staying here for internships we have a lot of crime in washington, d. C. I was dog sitting and walked out of the house where i was taking the dog and closed the front door but didnt lock it. When i walked back inside there was a man in there robbing the house. And the police later said he was a drug addict. I confronted him and didnt get hu
Particular to him as he is the codirector and coproducer of the 2019 documentary film bam Chicago Black Arts Movement and he is completing an edited reader about chicago and black arts. He is author of black people are my business toni k bombards practices of liberation and editor of conversations with toni cade bambara. His interest extend to sports and Popular Culture and those interest are reflected in the book ballers of the new school race and sports in america. So everyone, please welcome brother to bd lewis. Thank you so much for that wonderful introduction. This years theme is the beautiful struggle. Struggle black writers lighting the way and i think using this theme as well as our the theme for our panel, our participants will engage in a will take on the theme of how black writers have in their understanding of continuous struggle for justice and the need to address aspiration issues and challenges that affect the black community have been a voice of strength and provided th
Welcome to the 16th National Black writers conference hailing from Medgar College and the center for black literature. This is our next roundtable making a way out of no way healing the community, which will be moderated by two bd lewis let me tell you about the bd lewis so we can jump right into this spirited conversation to bd. Lewis is professor of at Washington State university and and associate vice chancellor for academic affairs. His areas focus are mid 20th century africanamerican and multicultural literature. The black Arts Movement is of particular to him as he is the codirector and coproducer of the 2019 documentary film bam Chicago Black Arts Movement and he is completing an edited reader about chicago and black arts. He is author of black people are my business toni k bombards practices of liberation and editor of conversations with toni cade bambara. His interest extend to sports and Popular Culture and those interest are reflected in the book ballers of the new school ra
Making a way out of no way healing the community, which will be moderated by two bd lewis let me tell you about the bd lewis so we can jump right into this spirited conversation to bd. Lewis is professor of at Washington State university and and associate vice chancellor for academic affairs. His areas focus are mid 20th century africanamerican and multicultural literature. The black Arts Movement is of particular to him as he is the codirector and coproducer of the 2019 documentary film bam Chicago Black Arts Movement and he is completing an edited reader about chicago and black arts. He is author of black people are my business toni k bombards practices of liberation and editor of conversations with toni cade bambara. His interest extend to sports and Popular Culture and those interest are reflected in the book ballers of the new school race and sports in america. So everyone, please welcome brother to bd lewis. Thank you so much for that wonderful introduction. This years theme is t
Codirector and coproducer of the 2019 documentary film bam Chicago Black Arts Movement and he is completing an edited reader about chicago and black arts. He is author of black people are my business toni k bombards practices of liberation and editor of conversations with toni cade bambara. His interest extend to sports and Popular Culture and those interest are reflected in the book ballers of the new school race and sports in america. So everyone, please welcome brother to bd lewis. Thank you so much for that wonderful introduction. This years theme is the beautiful struggle. Struggle black writers lighting the way and i think using this theme as well as our the theme for our panel, our participants will engage in a will take on the theme of how black writers have in their understanding of continuous struggle for justice and the need to address aspiration issues and challenges that affect the black community have been a voice of strength and provided the bomb for our souls. So our pa