Which is why we are event a couple of thank you before we get started. The black History Month committee and the life of student affairs, the dean, and as always the staff and make these event possible. Thank you. [applause] so let me introduce our wonderful speakers this evening. Salamishah tillet is an associate professor of english and African Studies at a faculty member of the center for gender sexuality and women studies of university of pennsylvania. She has a phd in the history of american civilizations, and english, from harvard, and any mat from brown. She received a ba in english and africanamerican studies. Her most recent book, by Duke University press, examines how contemporary African American artists, writers, and intellectuals remember antebellum slavery within the postcivil rights america to challenge ongoing exclusion of africanamerican citizens for a model of racial democratic future. In 2010, she did a special issue of ethiopia. Her work has appeared in many differe
Trayvons mother is expected at the rally in manhattan. Reporter thats right. It is time to move on past the verdict and move forward. Thats what everyone here is doing. Take a look behind me at the crowd. It doubled its size. Probably more. Estimating more than 500 people are here from less than an hour ago. People are holding up stand for Justice Trayvon Martin cutouts and holding posters. They are bringing their kids and holding umbrellas. It is 90 degrees out here. It is really hot. We are getting out from our first heat wave. People are here and are energetic. We spoke to one protester who came to new york city as a tourist and found herself in the middle of everything when she jump flood the crowd. The rallies prior to the verdict were focused on getting justice and trying on bring the country to an aware must of what takes place in many neighborhoods across the country. And i think now the focus is more so on trying to prevent this from ever happening again. And to try to persuad
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