In front of the stage at any point. Exits are to the left and right. Three, most importantly, if you have not yet purchased the book, we encourage you to purchase the book through the midtown scholar bookstore. We have Copies Available at the cafe county if youre interested in getting your book signed at the end of the evening. At this time, i am happy to introduce our authors. Our interviewer is a civil rights activist focused on issues of innovation, equity and justice. Born and raised in baltimore, he holds honorary doctorates from the new school and the Maryland Institute college of art. As a leading voice in the black lives Matter Movement and a cofounder of campaign zero, he has worked to connect individuals with knowledge and tools and provide citizens and policymakers with commonsense policies that ensure equity. He has been praised by president obama for his work as a Community Organizer and has advised officials at all levels of government and continues to provide capacity to
The activist tarana burke describes her as a truth teller and builder of movements. We have seen that with her work with a nonprofit she founded to close the gender gap in technology. Her commitment to Technology Helped her launch a National Movement to center her commitment to economic recovery and her policy that supports moms. Gender equality is at the heart of this. The pandemic made it clear to her and millions of women that workplaces were never built for working mothers to have a fair chance and that is why we saw historic number of women leave their jobs in 2021, highlighting that it is the system that needs to be fixed. They offer a plan to educate corporate leaders, advocate for policy reform and reimagine our workplaces. She will be having this conversation with the executive editor of the Washington Post, the first woman to lead the 140 fouryearold news organization. Previously, she was the executive editor and senior vp of the associated press. Later we will take some of y
Good evening. Welcome to the midtown scholar bookstore. It is an honor to welcome you to this evenings author program. Before we begin, i have a few housekeeping notes as always. One, while our speakers will keep their masks off, we ask you to keep your masks on. Two, this event is being recorded by cspan, so a couple notes. We please ask you turn off your cell phone ringers, refrain from using profanity, and dont walk in front of the stage at any point. Exits are to the left and right. Three, most importantly, if you have not yet purchased the book, we encourage you to purchase the book through the midtown scholar bookstore. We have Copies Available at the cafe county if youre interested in getting your book signed at the end of the evening. At this time, i am happy to introduce our authors. Our interviewer is a civil rights activist focused on issues of innovation, equity and justice. Born and raised in baltimore, he holds honorary doctorates from the new school and the Maryland Inst
Recorded by cspan, so a couple notes. We please ask you turn off your cell phone ringers, refrain from using profanity, and dont walk in front of the stage at any point. Exits are to the left and right. Three, most importantly, if you have not yet purchased the book, we encourage you to purchase the book through the midtown scholar bookstore. We have Copies Available at the cafe county if youre interested in getting your book signed at the end of the evening. At this time, i am happy to introduce our authors. Our interviewer is a civil rights activist focused on issues of innovation, equity and justice. Born and raised in baltimore, he holds honorary doctorates from the new school and the Maryland Institute college of art. As a leading voice in the black lives Matter Movement and a cofounder of campaign zero, he has worked to connect individuals with knowledge and tools and provide citizens and policymakers with commonsense policies that ensure equity. He has been praised by president
Exits are to the left and right. Three, most importantly, if you have not yet purchased the book, we encourage you to purchase the book through the midtown scholar bookstore. We have Copies Available at the cafe county if youre interested in getting your book signed at the end of the evening. At this time, i am happy to introduce our authors. Our interviewer is a civil rights activist focused on issues of innovation, equity and justice. Born and raised in baltimore, he holds honorary doctorates from the new school and the Maryland Institute college of art. As a leading voice in the black lives Matter Movement and a cofounder of campaign zero, he has worked to connect individuals with knowledge and tools and provide citizens and policymakers with commonsense policies that ensure equity. He has been praised by president obama for his work as a Community Organizer and has advised officials at all levels of government and continues to provide capacity to activists, organizers, and influenc