Excited to announce the least best seller list. [cheering and applauding] number 88 on usa today so welcome. Thank you so much. Happy to be here we go. Can you hear me . Can you hear me . No. Sorry about that. That has never happened before. [laughter] its because the tv is here. You can hear me, right . Going to ask a question and i will hand the microphone over so im going to start fascinating workbook and a book and a great exploration of a topic that we are all interested to talk about work tonight but in this book, youre asking white people in the u. S. , like me, to confront the racism outright, you know its an uncomfortable process. Talk about the motive you used specifically to tackle this as a writer. Its interesting because ive been asked this question so many times now and i think if i had known before embarking on this during of doing this kind of work, if i had known what was going to be out of time, i might not necessarily have chosen it. The work i was doing before, i wa
Reigniting the National Debate over Police Brutality and has sparked a federal investigation. The Law Enforcement officer, has within their latitude of scope of duty, the ability to use the right amount of force. But not Excessive Force. Not Excessive Force as defined by the law. A tense situation in minneapolis tonight. Good evening, im christina run down. Im frank somerville. Those protests are spread around the country, including here in the bay area, but none of them with the intensity of minneapolis. This is video from the Third Police Precinct in minneapolis in just the past 90 minutes. Its been the focus of all the protests and tonight the building, as you can see, was set on fire. There are hundreds of protesters surrounding the precinct. Police officers were seen abandoning it, but there has been no sign of any firefighters as of yet. You can see people piling wood and cardboard at the entrance to the building and throwing fireworks as the fire burns out of control. The damage
With her tonight. And we also are very excited to announce that this very new book has already released as number eight on the New York Times best seller list. [applause] and number 88 on usa today. So with that layla, welcome. Thank you so much. Very happy to be here. Are you on . Here it comes. Can you hear me . Try again. Can you hear me . No. Will you grab the third myth. Sorry about that. Thats okay. Sudden technical never happened before. Its because the tv is here. So, you can hear me, right . Ill ask a question and hand this mic over to layla so she can hear you. So, im going to start with this really fascinating workbook and book and a really great exploration of the topic of that we are all bed to talk but more tonight, but in this boom youre asking white people, in particularly white people in the United States, like me, to confront the racism. You say outright you know this can be ununcomfortable process. What motivate you to tackle this as a write center. Yes, so, its so i
This pandemic. As part of our Program Series in conjunction with our exhibit, my america, we welcome layla assad. [applause] her book, me and White Supremacy grew out of an online effort to get people to disassemble how they benefit, and people who leave liberation for others to follow. She is an author, she lived in doha, and theyre excited to announcement this new book has released as number eight on the New York Times best seller list. [cheers and applause] and number 88, number 88 on usa today. So, with that, welcome. Thank you so much. Very happy to be here. Are you on . Not here. Oh. Here it comes. There it goes. Can you hear me . No. Can you hear me . No, will you grab the third mic . Sorry about that, a sudden technical that has never happened before. [laughter] its cause the tv is here. [laughte [laughter] you can hear me, right . So im going to ask a question and hand this mic over to layla so she can hear you. Im going to start with this fascinating work book and book and re
Disassemble the way they benefit from whiteness and what she calls good ancestors. People who leave a legacy of liberation and others to follow. Shes a writer, speaker and podcast offer, she earned her bachelor of law degree from Lancaster University in the kingdom. Her husband and two children. We are excited to talk with her tonight. We also are excited to announce this new book has already released on the number one bestseller list. [cheering] number 88 on usa today. With that, layla, welcome. Thank you so much. Happy to be here. Are you on . Here it comes. There we go. Can you hear me . No. Sorry about that. That has never happened before. [laughter] i want to ask a question and hand the mic over to layla so she can hear your. Why do start with a fascinating book, a great exploration of a topic that we are all interested to talk about work tonight but in this book, youre asking white people, particularly quite people in the u. S. Like me to confront racism, you say outright this ca