Baltimore uprising following the death of freddie gray he is interviewed by the most senior fellow heather mcgee. Hi, how are you . I am good and so happy to see im so grateful youre doing this. It is so great to give our audience the opportunity to get to know bestselling author, wes moore author of i am wes moore and now a new book that could not have been more timely. You cowrote the book i would say with erica greene and warren winning record who covered education for the New York Times in baltimore reported that was part of the team for its breaking News Coverage of the death of freddie gray and those events that followed. This book is a beautiful way to understand what happened to freddie gray, what has happened to baltimore, what happens in black and white america. How the lives that connect us and the un truth and a half spoken truth and the incomplete stories stop us from truly being one community. And most importantly, five days as a way to think about uprising and reckonings
To tonight at the event, calvin baker talking about a more Perfect Union race integration, and the future of america. Tonights event is part of our ongoing event series, bringing authors during a difficult time. And this event. The you and a button. Included a link to our website. Or you already have a book or would like to contribute to this series, we included in that button. Send to us at this time. If you participated, technical glitches may come up. We will solve any issues. I am pleased to introduce tonights speaker, novelist and journalist, author of four claims novels with the finalists for best fiction and he previously taught at Middlebury College in san francisco. New York Times Magazine and elsewhere. The Senior Editor at world books, New York Times bestselling author michael smith. Before this we would see. A more a more Perfect Union race integration, and the future of america, captivating portrait of the historic united states. Spanning the first conference. Incremental
And now the person you all came to see. [cheers and applause] Michelle Lavonne robinson obama. She is a lawyer. She is an author. And she is the wife of the 44th president of the United States. Barack obama. Throughout her initiatives as first lady she has become a role model for women and for girls. And an advocate for healthy families, Service Members and their families, higher education, and international adolescent girls education. Her much anticipated memoir becoming will be published in the u. S. And canada on november 13th, 2018, by crown. A division of Penguin Random house. It will be released simultaneously in 24 languages. Considered one of the most popular first ladies [cheers and applause] mrs. Obama invites readers into her world chronicling experiences that have shaped her from her childhood on the south side of chicago, to her years as an executive balancing the demands of motherhood and work, to her time spent at the worlds most famous address. Warm, wise, and becoming
Robinson obama. applause she is a lawyer. She is an author and she is the wife of the 44th president of the United States, barack obama. applause throughout her initiatives as first lady, she has become a role model for women and four girls. And an advocate for healthy families, Service Members and their families, Higher Education and international adolescent girls education. Her much anticipated memoir will be coming will be published in the u. S. And canada on november 13th, 2018 by crown, a division of Penguin Random house and it will be released simultaneously in 24 languages. Considered one of the most popular first ladies. applause mrs. Obama invites leaders into her world, chronicling the experiences that have shaped her from her childhood on the south side of chicago to her years as an executive balancing the demands of motherhood and work to her time spent at the worlds most famous address. Warm, wise and revelatory, becoming is the deeply personal reckoning of a woman of soul
As podcasts. Host hello, how are you . Guest im grateful for you during this. Host to give the audience the opportunity to get to know the bestselling author wes moore author of ims before, and the new book that couldnt have been more timely. Youve covered the book with part of the team that was a finalist for the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for breaking News Coverage of the death of freddie gray and at the event that followed. This book is a beautiful way to understand what happened to freddie gray, whats happened to baltimore and what happens in black and white america, how the lives that connect us in the own truths and half spoken truths and incomplete stories stop us from being one community and most importantly, five days is a way to think about the reckoning in america. Im pleased ti am pleased to bee this conversation with you. Guest thank you. Host lets start by talking about the young man whose life was taken from us, freddie gray. The book begins with with your attending the funeral