I want to start first by thinking everyone for being here. We are all here to discuss a moment in Howard University history, and a lot of you were here in the our zoom tonight, were direct participants in that moment so we invite you to use the chat in the q a to share reflections as we engage in dialogue. After our dialogue well take questions from now. And then finally this is being simulcast via youtube so share the link and those who may not be able to join us here can also view the program. April r. Silver commented that there are two howards. But she left it there. Almost as if to signify that what is known aint got to be reminded me of the famous score activist and former dean, kelly millers statement in the 1916 Howard University yearbook, quote, those who feel it know. Theres a howard hidden from view that nevertheless comes to the surface often and forcefully because it represents an alternative black political culture to use the word odd cedrick robinson. The culture that xi
But to make sure that folks from the outside didnt come in who were supposed to be there and that takes an amount of organizing that requiredplanning. I think it was garfield right who told me you had somehow gotten in your head the blueprint from the Administration Building. It was methodical. So looking at the time i just want to really get you all your views on or just your perspectives on those three days. Inside the building and how that experience shaped this moment. The idea of occupying a building and holding a building and the will that it took to really ensure that those demands wereaddressed by the administration. I want to share that were talking about organization and the division of labor such. Its important for people to know that you do talk about her of course in the book but Sherry Warren was absolutely instrumental for the logistics, the organization. She is embodied perseverance and the license of the moment as well and we really took two steps without each other. A
Twitter shares soaring on a rumor the company is looking to build a Subscription Service a source close to the situation tells me that a Subscription Service is one of many Revenue Generating options that twitter is considering, but that no announcement in that area is imminent Ceo Jack Dorsey has said hes kicked around the idea of creating a subscription tier and twitter management has talked about building new revenue stream the focus on new ways twitter could make money as tiktok opens a new platform senator tom cotton warned americans against use ticktock. Secretary of state mike pompeo said late monday that the United States was looking at banning chinese social media apps including ticktock. Ticktock responded to pompeo by pointing to the companys new american ceo, former disney executive kevin mayer, saying we have never provided user data to the Chinese Government nor would we do so if asked. I want to go to dan nathan first. As i recall, dan, you had fast pitched twitter back
One of the questions is what we have that same level of intuition of those of their Financial Lives in the United States . So i gave a different type of insight so i think they knew there should be a local presence as well provide the local color. So tell us a little bit about how you were a the local color. We work on Financial Health that the time this is a number of years ago were really focused on the banks pounded out of the idea to have more people to have Financial Access we did the First National steady to understand what it meant of the National Public steady about that. One of my a things my boss asked me to do is figure out our next research we both have learned about financial diaries in south africa. So we were really inspired that helped me to reach out to jonathan so i had been asking questions about this project trying to figure ive this is the research we want to do so was a natural fit. Jonathan is so fascinating you go to countries like bangladesh people say a povert
One of the questions is what we have that same level of intuition of those of their Financial Lives in the United States . So i gave a different type of insight so i think they knew there should be a local presence as well provide the local color. So tell us a little bit about how you were a the local color. We work on Financial Health that the time this is a number of years ago were really focused on the banks pounded out of the idea to have more people to have Financial Access we did the First National steady to understand what it meant of the National Public steady about that. One of my a things my boss asked me to do is figure out our next research we both have learned about financial diaries in south africa. So we were really inspired that helped me to reach out to jonathan so i had been asking questions about this project trying to figure ive this is the research we want to do so was a natural fit. Jonathan is so fascinating you go to countries like bangladesh people say a povert