Good afternoon, good morning. If we could all get settled and all get seated in. Good morning. My name is marisa williams, and on behalf of the African American Historical Society id like to welcome you to our 2018 black History Month kickoff celebration. This Years National ill wait. This Years National theme as established by the association of the study of African American history is African Americans in times of war. This theme honors those African Americans who have fought in wars dated as early as world war i. It also recognizes those African Americans who have been iconic and revolutionary in the struggle for skbru struggle for justice in america. Now as a Planning Committee we decided to expand on the National Theme and say African Americans in times of war are a resilient spirit. Since coming to america, African Americans have had to embody a sense ofri sill yep see in order to succeed. From wars over seas to the struggle of daytoday life in america, African Americans have had
Cspan two, features leading authors discussing their latest nonfiction books and 8 pm eastern, former publican South Carolina governor and un Ambassador Nikki Haley shares her ok, if you want something done. She talks about the women shes drawn inrmation from throughout her life then, at 7 pm eastern on afterwards, Tufts University professor chris midler traces the history of Microchip Technology and how its become one of the most critically needed technology globally, in his book, chip or. Hes interviewed by democratic congressman jim himes. Watch book tv every sunday, on cspan two, and find a full schedule on your program guide. Or bought on time anytime, on book tv dot org. Evening, everybody thank you all so much for joining us today. Its my pleasure to welcome everybody to todays event, a celebration of the 40 Year Anniversary of the reagan tax cuts im matt dickerson, director of the Grover Center for the global budget here at the harriott foundation. Our team and i focus our rese
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