Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you so much for joining us today. Todays Education Brain trust is called from brown to fisher, increasing racial diversity to improve Educational Equity. I am melanie newman, the chief Public Engagement and Communications Strategist for the nacp Legal Defense fund, the organization i am proud to say i work for and that is responsible for brown and fisher. So i want to give a little bit of hello . Oh. I want to give sorry. I want to give a little bit of background about myself. I am, ive been with the Legal Defense fund since march of this year but worked in the Obama Administration and on the hill for quite some time. But this issue and the reason i am happy to be here with all of you today is personal to me. I am originally from new orleans but also went to school in selma, alabama. Which im sure all of you are familiar with. My father, dr. Norwood, was the first black School Superintendent in selma, alabama [applause] thank you. And when he in 1987
Us today. As noted there was an emergency that close the Security Council testy 16, the concerning of the medium to long range rocket and there was a press Conference Held by the representative of the u. S. And japan and the south korean before the Security Council meeting. Was in the position of my Government Regarding the decision. Knows, im going to [inaudible] longrange strategic ballistic missile. On successfully carried out may 14 by scientists and technicians in the field of the rocket research. As broadcaster the media, the highly that shows developed usage of science and technology in the feed of dprk is defense by the of great in special significance in ensuring peace and stability on the korean pincer peninsula and the regions. Forces, the u. S. And its have described this exercise of the right to selfdefense as andations and a threat raised the clamor of the sanctions and pressure against. He dprk dprk [inaudible] its forcesu. S. And dprkcall into question the using Nuclear
Us today. As noted there was an emergency that close the Security Council testy 16, the concerning of the medium to long range rocket and there was a press Conference Held by the representative of the u. S. And japan and the south korean before the Security Council meeting. Was in the position of my Government Regarding the decision. Knows, im going to [inaudible] longrange strategic ballistic missile. On successfully carried out may 14 by scientists and technicians in the field of the rocket research. As broadcaster the media, the highly that shows developed usage of science and technology in the feed of dprk is defense by the of great in special significance in ensuring peace and stability on the korean pincer peninsula and the regions. Forces, the u. S. And its have described this exercise of the right to selfdefense as andations and a threat raised the clamor of the sanctions and pressure against. He dprk dprk [inaudible] its forcesu. S. And dprkcall into question the using Nuclear
Us today. As noted there was an emergency that close the Security Council testy 16, the concerning of the medium to long range rocket and there was a press Conference Held by the representative of the u. S. And japan and the south korean before the Security Council meeting. Was in the position of my Government Regarding the decision. Knows, im going to [inaudible] longrange strategic ballistic missile. On successfully carried out may 14 by scientists and technicians in the field of the rocket research. As broadcaster the media, the highly that shows developed usage of science and technology in the feed of dprk is defense by the of great in special significance in ensuring peace and stability on the korean pincer peninsula and the regions. Forces, the u. S. And its have described this exercise of the right to selfdefense as andations and a threat raised the clamor of the sanctions and pressure against. He dprk dprk [inaudible] its forcesu. S. And dprkcall into question the using Nuclear
Us today. As noted there was an emergency that close the Security Council testy 16, the concerning of the medium to long range rocket and there was a press Conference Held by the representative of the u. S. And japan and the south korean before the Security Council meeting. Was in the position of my Government Regarding the decision. Knows, im going to [inaudible] longrange strategic ballistic missile. On successfully carried out may 14 by scientists and technicians in the field of the rocket research. As broadcaster the media, the highly that shows developed usage of science and technology in the feed of dprk is defense by the of great in special significance in ensuring peace and stability on the korean pincer peninsula and the regions. Forces, the u. S. And its have described this exercise of the right to selfdefense as andations and a threat raised the clamor of the sanctions and pressure against. He dprk dprk [inaudible] its forcesu. S. And dprkcall into question the using Nuclear