shocked by the january six committee hearings, are producing, the next coup is underway. the groundwork is being laid. the january 6th committee hearings have shattered the illusion that the attack on the after was a spontaneous spur of the moment outburst at a trump rally. what happened on january 6th was the culmination of weeks of planning, of an intensive, multipronged effort involving fake electors, state legislators, and a pressure campaign on the american vice presidents to overturn the will of the american voters. the attack on the building which is one part of the plot. we kind of zoomed out and now we see the full picture. but after the anti-democratic efforts of trump world around in the 2020 election, republicans are, right now, working on how to read the system to stop democrats from winning, even if they get more votes, and we if they want to stop them from ever assuming or ever using power. and that is an attack, not just on democrats, but on the voters. on t
through this process that they will schedule hearings should the investigation warrant. the investigation goes on and we have some anticipation that we were closer to the investigation right now. but the fact is, witnesses continue to come forward. so we are reserving the right to do more hearings as these but nurses come forward, and i think hopefully we will have a lot of work remaining to do. one of those witnesses s patrick burn, the former ceo of overstocked.com. he testified before the committee earlier today after his name come up at tuesday s hearing. witnesses for the committee testified that he was at an unhinged oval office meeting in december 2020, along with rudy giuliani, sydney powell and michael flynn. what is a former furniture ceo have to do with january 6th. here s what former white house counsel pat cipollone told the committee on tuesday. [inaudible] and i walked in and i saw sydney powell looking there and i was not happy to see the people in the o
the investigation warrant. we are far from wrapping up our work. the investigation goes on and we have some anticipation that we we re closer to the and of the investigation right now. but the fact is, witnesses continue to come forward. so, we are reserving the right to do more hearings as these witnesses come forward, and i think hopefully we will have a lot of work remaining to do. one of those witnesses is patrick byrne, the former ceo of overstocked. com. he testified before the committee earlier today after his name come up at tuesday s hearing. witnesses for the committee testified that he was at an unhinged oval office meeting in december 2020, along with rudy giuliani, sydney powell and michael flynn. what is a former furniture ceo have to do with january 6th. here s what former white house counsel pat cipollone told the committee on tuesday. i opened the door and i walked in and i saw general flynn and i saw sydney powell sitting there. i was not happy to see
educators and the students who ve joined us this evening your tenacity dedication and determination during such a tremendously difficult period in history continue to make our communities better and stronger. what an honor it is to feature alice walker in the arts and letters. series the first african-american to win the pulitzer prize for fiction alice walker was born the eighth child of sharecroppers in georgia. she became the valedictorian of her segregated high school class. despite a childhood accident that impaired the vision in her left eye before transferring to sarah lawrence college. she attended atlantis spellman college for two years where she became a political activist met dr. martin luther king jr. and participated in the 1963, march on washington her formidable body of work includes poetry novels short fiction essays and children s stories. her writings have been translated into the language of tian copies of her books have been sold worldwide and now gatherin
i m michelle witcher senior program manager of arts and letters live at the dallas museum of art. i m delighted that all of you have tuned in this evening to hear legendary author alice walker in conversation with kiesi layman. i d like to begin by recognizing our promotional partners for this event big thought the black academy of arts and letters and young leaders strong city now more than ever. it s an enormous privilege to join forces with such outstanding organizations whose impact on the dallas-fort worth community warrants deep praise. we are indeed stronger together when we join forces additionally. i d like to recognize the educators and the students who ve joined us this evening your tenacity dedication and determination during such a tremendously difficult period in history continue to make our communities better and stronger. what an honor it is to feature alice walker in the arts and letters. series the first african-american to win the pulitzer prize for fiction