You all have lots of time to enjoy a. We will have a signing directly after this session if youd like to get a copy at the Barnes Noble Book can tend we will have a little discussion pass some speakers the real open for questions i want to introduce you to lydia who was the author of this great book dust bowl girls. The inspiring story of the team babars barnstormed its way to basketball glory. Lydia reeder comes to us from denver but grew up in oklahoma where this true story takes place this is her first book and is the grand niece of the coach of one of the main figures in the story so we will talk about how she can about the story and how she got to this amazing book we can read today and talk about what is going on in todays world. So how did you bring these girls to life . They lived quite a bit ago if you were able to get inside their heads. How did you make that happen . I read their diaries and the their journals and the personal letters talk to their relatives and i could talk
His Historic Program and event. We just completed a Film Festival showing i am not your negro and our particular guest and keynote speaker spoke about that particular film. Since she is a biographer for James Baldwin. His voice is very significant to detroit. He is a founder of metro times but has had deep experience in terms of launching the black Study Department at wane state university. Herb in many ways is like malcolmx having foots in harlem and detroit. We are very happy to have him and dr. Rita kiki edozie here today. I would like to give you background on dr. Edozie. She is the former director of studies at Michigan University and professor of africanamerican relations and african affairs. She has written seven books. Five in print and two forthcoming and several Journal Articles and book chapters on Research Topics that include the comparative politics and International Relationships of africa, global development, and panafrican and diasper studies. Her recent books, the afri
Gentlemen. We just completed the Film Festival showing im not sure negro by james baldwin. The keynote speaker spoke about that particular film and since he is the biographer, the most important voices. Herb boyd is a founder of the metro times and has an experience in launching at Wright State University now very extensive and in many ways like malcolm x. Having spoken at harlem and detroit. We are happy to have him and doctor reda the former director of studies at michigan State University and is currently professor of International Relations and african affairs. Shes written seven books, five in print and several Journal Articles on topics that include the comparative politics and relations of africa, corporate development. An exemplar for the studies excellent work if you havent seen it, though bookstore and of course now the book entered today we want a complete sellout of that book. Also the Award Recipient of the Outstanding Dedicated Service to the community by the association
Good morning, thank you all for being here today for the second full [ inaudible ] [ inaudible ] the meeting today to consider both Homeland Security appropriations bill, and interior appropriations bill. We made some remarkable progress over the past month and we hope to have it completed today. Now i refer to chairman carter to present the fiscal year 2018 Homeland Security bill. Judge carter. Thank you, mr. Chairman. Before i sort its sort of a tradition to have some kind of snipe from your home district. The most famous thing in my home district are doughnuts, the National Magazines declare it the best doughnut in the world. However we cant, theyre so good they dont travel well. So as a substitute, we have a large Czech Community in my district. Swree clac we have clachis of all sorts across the hall. Our Czech Community is very, very proud of their clachis and theyre very good. I want to let you know about that a clachi, we had them here last year. Theyre good. The question is wha
Day. We will be having signing directly after the session, if you like to get a copy at the Barnes Noble Book ten and visit with lidia reeder and get her signature, will do that immediately following that. Well have a discussion, show you pictures, and open it up to questions. I hope you have them on ten things to say and i want to introduce you to lidia reeder who is author of this great book, dust bowl girls the inspiring story of the team that barnstormed its way to basketball glory. Is called the inspiring. What we call dustbowl girl. Liddy. She comes to us from denver but she comes from us from oklahoma, the true story where this takes place, this is her first book and a little bit to note issued the grand niece of the coach who is one of the main figures in the story. Well talk a little bit about how she came to the story and how she got this amazing book that we can read today and have a lot of things to say about what going on in todays world. How did you bring these girls to l