Pick up our program. And you can sign up and you can be on our list for all of the programs we have coming up in 2018. And we have programs both here and at Central Library two or three times a week and wed love to have you come and wed love to have you sign up. And wed love to have you bring your friends. So please sign up. Tonight were so honored to have James Shipley with us. Mr. Shipley enlisted at just 19 years old and would become a member of the 332nd Fighter Group in one of the original Tuskegee Airmen. [ applause ] i want to especially thank the heart of america chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen for making this program possible tonight. And thank you for all of your service all of these years. We really appreciate you as well. Thank you. [ applause ] tonight with mr. Shipley is author Jeremy Paul Amick and they will be discussing a new biography about shipley and the book is available here tonight right outside and both gentlemen will be signing after the program right up here on
2017. Can you believe it . Its kind of bitter sweet. Anyway, if youre new here and youve never been before, please pick up our program. Can you sign up and be on our list for all of the programs we have coming up in 2018. We have programs both here and at central library, two or three times a week and we would love to have you come and sign up and we would love to have you bring your friends. Please sign up. Tonight were so honored to have James Shipley with us. Mr. Shipley enlisted at just 19 years old. We are so honored to have one of the original Tuskegee Airmen. [ cheers and applause ] i want to especially thank the heart of the america chapter of tuskegee airman for making this possible tonight and all of your service all of these years. We appreciate you as well. Thank you. [ applause ] tonight with mr. Shipley is jeremy amick. The book is available outside the library and both of the gentlemen will sign the book right up here on stage. Now to introduce our guest is someone you p
And wed love to have you bring your friends. So, please sign up. Tonight, were so honored to have James Shipley with us. Mr. Shipley enlisted at just 19yearsold and would become a member of the 332nd Fighter Group and one of the original Tuskegee Airmen. [applause] i want to especially thank the heart of america chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen for making this program possible tonight. Thank you for all of your service all of these years. We really appreciate you as well. Thank you. [applause] tonight, with mr. Shipley is author jeremy paul amick, and they will be discussing a new biography about shipley. And the book is available here tonight right outside, and both gentlemen will be signing after the program right up here on stage. Now, to introduce our guest, someone you probably already know, kansas city councilman quinton lucas. He serves on committees overseeing the citys planning and Economic Development priorities and transportation, as well as infrastructure and investment prior
Im brook silvabraga in for annemarie green. This morning the most powerful atlantic hurricane ever recorded is bearing down on islands in the northeast caribbean, and landfall in florida is looking more and more likely. Irma hit barbuda early this morning where it knocked down power lines. In the neighboring area of antigua, it send things flying through the air. Its packing sustained winds of nearly 185 miles an hour. Its expected to move over parts of the Virgin Islands today and passion near puerto rico by tonight. Puerto ricos governor said irma is like nothing weve ever seen. Evacuations have begun in the bahamas and begin this morning in florida keys. Irma could hit florida by this weekend. Seth lemon has been monitoring the details. Good morning, brook. Residents in hurricaneprone florida arent taking any chances after seeing the devastation by Hurricane Harvey. Theyre raiding store shelf, lining up at gas stations, and heading out of town as the mandatory evacuation begins. Thi
The [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations]. [inaudible conversations] welcome to the 22nd annual texas book festival. We appreciate you coming out for the authors and just in general great literature. A few housekeeping things, president of houston university. Just a reminder please silence your cell phones or turn them off. After that session here in our authors will be signing books in the book tend and book the booke for sale courtesy of book people. Remember when you buy a book, you support the author, the festival and independent bookstore and it is a Nonprofit Organization and its mission is to support lowincome schools in texas with author visits and donations like the leading rock Stars Program so your purchases go a very long way. And we have a book drive going on to help raise money to rebuild the library is affected by Hurricane Harvey and a donation of 15 at any register to buya a book for a student in the texas book festival and foundation will match with a bo