Good evening, everybody. My name is katie willard, and im part of the event staff here at politics and prose. Before we begin, id like to go over a few announcements. Announcements. Please type in your cellphones and other boys making devices. Not only is it courteous to the author, but we are also on cspan tonight, so you do not want to be the person whose phone goes off on cspan. Second, during the questionandanswer portion and in the interest of our video and audio recording if you could come up to the microphone over here and it is right here by the pillar that way we can all hear your questions and engage in a nice discussion afterwards. Lastly, once everything is done if you could please fold up your chairs and place them against something solid, our staff, as in me, would greatly appreciate that. Tonight im pleased to introduce jared cohen to politics and prose. The founder and ceo of jigsaw alphabet inc. As well as an adjunct senior fellow at the council of foreign relations. H
Okay. Welcome, everyone. My name is kathy rispard, and id like to welcome you to the very first black History Month celebration, hosted by the black american affinity group. Without further adieu, im going to have Katie Willard come willard Kenny Willard come on up. [applause] first of all, want to give a round of applause to kathy and all shes done to make this happen. [applause] so good afternoon, everyone. So it sounds like everyone has had their coffee this morning, so lets do that again. Good afternoon. Id like to welcome you to our first annual black History Month celebration. This years theme is looking back while moving forward. Honoring those who led the fight for justice on transit in San Francisco. Today were recognizing charlotte l. Brown and mary ellen white. Brown was the first to legally challenge racial segregation in the United States when she filed a lawsuit against San Francisco Street Car Company in the 1860s after she was forceablely removed from a street car, and
Good afternoon everybody. For good evening. My name is Katie Willard and im part of the events staff at politics and prose. What a crowd. Before we begin let me go over a few quickthings. First, please silence your dicell phones and other devices. We are audio and video recording this evening and e you do not want to be the one whose phone goes off on cspan. Secondly during our question and answer portion in the interest of being able to hear everyone please ask your questions at this microphone. That way theres no understanding for our recording and lastly please for your chairs and place them against here, our staff would greatly appreciate that. Im pleased to introduce lynne olson to politics and prose. She is the author of those angry days, trouble some young men and citizens of london as well as several other books and has previously worked as a journalist for the associated press. In her new book madame fourcadeb daring young woman war the who franceb against hitler olson network
FAIRMONT — Community leaders across different industries and fields sat at the same tables bright and early Thursday morning, brought together by local nonprofit Tygart Valley United Way at its