Your television provider. Welcome back to our centennial speaker series. Thank you for joining us for today its event featuring doctor shen that garrett scotch. If this is your first time joining us my name is donna and i have the honor of the school of business. 2020 marks a very special year for the Gabelli School. It is our hundred anniversary and we are celebrating 100 years of purpose driven bridge while business education. Since our inception we believed in the power of partnership to inform and lead change. I would very much like to thank the Gabelli Center for Global Security analysis and our wonderful partners, the museum of American Finance and the cfa society of new york who is cosponsoring todays conversation. One of the goals of the centennial series is to shine the light on the important history plays in shaping the future. In her latest book, banking on freedom, black freedom and u. S. Finance before the new deal, she explores a rich period of a black financial innovatio
Shennette garrettscott. It is a first time joining us, my name is Donna Rapaccioli and had the honor of serving as the dean of the belly school of business. 2020 marks a very special year for our School Tickets are 100 anniversary and were celebrating 100 years of purpose driven his education. Since our inception we believe in the power of partnerships to inform and lead change. I very much like to thank the Global Security analysis and a wonderful partners, the museum of American Finance and the society of new york who are cosponsoring todays conversation. One of the goals of the centennial series is to shine the light on the report history plays in shaping the future. In her latest book, banking on freedom black women in u. S. Finance before the new deal, she explores a rich period a black financial innovation and its Transformative Impact on u. S. Capitalism. Todays session will take place in three parts. First, my colleague and friend david callan, president and ceo of the museum o
Years ago. It was then that Irena Webster and Barbara Spencer dunn joined with the woman who became my first boss at the aspca. They had the vision to get right to support the works the Parks Service was doing to protect the africanamerican experience. Sadly, irena passed away at the start of this year, and i wanted to take a moment to talk about the preservation of the history to achieve black Voting Rights to remember my boss, my friend, and the true pioneer in the long and ongoing process to make conservation and preservation organizations like npca more inclusive. For our panel today, people will understand that it is wideranging, multifaceted and current. Its still going on. What we want to do with this panel of experts and people who are my friends, folks that i admire, is to get their insights on this issue, but maybe in more specific and direct ways. We have one person, Josephine Bolling mccall, who actually lived through the struggle for Voting Rights. Well hear from josephine
The virginia Virginia Society on behalf of everyone is made today possible im honored to be the first to welcome you to the Virginia Museum of history and culture. applause im so thankful to see such a remarkable turnout today as we dedicate our father arthur ashe boulevard, we open our newest exhibition, together we mark the 400 anniversary of captive africans in english north america. Todays gathering is one of remembrance and reflection, it is also one of celebration. We are gathered on the front lawn of a very historic institution. In fact, this is the oldest Cultural Organization in the commonwealth of virginia, founded in 1831. For nearly 200 years, we have been collecting materials for the purpose of telling the story of this place. Some 14 million historical artifacts are housed within the walls behind me. We have much to be proud of. But we still have so very much we must do to be the state History Museum we all deserve. The one that represents all and welcomes all. applause d