Give yourselves a round of applause. [applause] i am very grateful to have Morgan Jerkins and Britt Julious to discuss this will be my undoing. Before we begin i want to make a few announcements starting with some information about Upcoming Events here at women and children first. On february 26, we will have Britney Cooper in conversation with page may and monica to discuss the buck rage a black woman discovers her superpower created this will also be held at the swedish american acm ande amanda will take place from seven to 9 p. M. Tickets are Available Online through brown paper tickets. If you are interested in learning more about the events, please sign up for the email list at a table around the corner and you can also check out the website and Facebook Page or follow us on twitter and insta graham. One final thing before we continue, the womens voices fund is a nonprofit store that covers the cost of having even as such as the one we are having tonight. Please consider putting a
Shares his Family History of ranching in texas lock and wrapping up our book at the bestselling nonfiction books according to book people bookstore in austin is vacationland a memoirist from humorist john hodgman. Some of these authors will be appearing on book tv, watch them on our website, booktv. Org. [inaudible conversation] hi everyone. I think were going to get started. How are you doing . Everybody doing good . [applause] thank you. My name is Lily Philpott and im the Public Events coordinator. Where so glad you joined us at the strand bookstore this evening both to celebrate banned books week and to help us launch our new series. This year banned books week run september 21 through the 30th and we are pleased to be celebrating the freedom to read and the three and countable authors, david levithan, coe booth and ariel schrag. Band out loud as a series presented in collaboration with the strand, the series provides us with a platform to amplify Diverse Voices and convene vital c
What did he say . It appears donald trump jr. Is trying to clean this up for his father amid all these questions over softening what his position really is on immigration. It was interesting in this interview that will air tonight with Anderson Cooper, donald trump jr. Was asked specifically about a moment that really exemplifies has donald trump has almost been processing and deciding his immigration policy, almost in real time. This happened last week in austin, texas where trump almost polled the crowd and said what do you think i should do about the undocumented immigrants in this country . That caught a lot of peoples eye and ear then. Well, don junior responds to that moment. He wasnt softening on anything. He didnt change his stance on anything. What he did and what hes done all along is hes speaking with the people. Hes not lecturing them like most of the politicians you see. Hes actually have something a conversation. He basically surveyed the room, hey, what are your thoughts
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Our society is terrified of a world that is increasingly Black and increasingly female. The powers that be are not ready to share power with Black women. Supporting Black women in reclaiming their rightful power means recognizing their worth and defending their right to speak their truth without fear of retribution or undue malice. This is not merely a matter of justice; it is about respecting and protecting our collective humanity. We must create environments where Black women can express themselves freely and safely, ensuring their voices are not only heard, but also valued and respected.