In terms of generationally did not prepare us for the work that needs to happen today. Thats the critique i was making about trading on individual success without a sense of social responsibility. Who are your parents . My parents are both retired professionals. One was a School Teacher and administrator of the Chicago Public schools for 35 years and my father recently retired was photojournalist. He worked for Johnson Johnson publishing in the early days, charlotte observer, news day, for past 20 years, New York Times staff photographer. Are they retired from new york. My mother always lived in chicago. My parent were divorced when i was young. My father lived in new york for over 30 years. What is your lineage . The famous part of my lineage, the part i know as opposed to distantly, im greatgrandson of the founder of Elijah Mohammed founder of nation of islam. My mother never converted but very much formative to my early years my First Cousins aunts and uncles all very much part of t
Very similar or reset rehashing arguments or some sort of justification. It is not a summary process. Recently in the new york book review it was an iraq war veteran story. So many of those books have come out. How do you choose just one . It is perspective. Its a very subjective thing, very imperfect art. Its your looking for somebody who has some kind of unique twist, some kind of different argument something magical happening in the voice of the pros. How did you get this . I love criticism. The program in fiction writing. I love reviews, reading quick reading critics. I started working at publishers weekly, trade magazine that churns out. I went over to npr and worked on reviews. Do we ever see your byline . Yes. I write every now and then nonfiction. Working on a review about a photographer that is going in our issues. Yeah. How long have you been here . Three years. Thank you for your time. Thank you. One of those few sections of the paper that have our own dedicated coffee book.
That collection arrived at the 135th Street Public Library 90 years ago. He was a bibliophile who migrated from puerto rico in 1891 found a job on wall street work in the mailroom saves his pennies and worked really hard and bought anywhere are unique but he could find that was by or about black people. He eventually became famous for this collection. People would go to his home in brooklyn to see the library to borrow from the Library People like Langston Hughes and eventually people like and when the librarian at the library and library decided she had a lot of lack patrons coming to the library and a large immigrant community at the time she said ive got to find material for my patrons and ultimately schombergs collection of 5000 items was purchased by Carnegie Corporation and a variety of 90 years ago and made up the core of what now today is a 10 million item collection at the Schomberg Center. Host how did the Schomberg Center end up at 135th . Guest this was the settlement zone
As marshal of the college it is my privilege and pleasure to welcome one and all to this con vocation at west minister college. In this historic gym 1946 dignitaries were escorted to the stage and to this elect turn. I as the current marshal welcome you to west ministers halls. I declare this con vocation open. I am pleased to welcome the grand marshal mr. Jeremy hall. Thank you, dr. Jones. On behalf of the future alumni of west minister college, alumni who strive to preserve the legacy of Winston Churchill who was granted a degree 70 years ago, i welcome you here tonight. Before we begin the program, i would like to inform you that this occasion is being recorded by cspan. In a short question and answer session will take place following our distinguished speaker. Also, i kindly ask that all cell phones be turned off at this time. As member of the this historic procession i am honored to recognize someone who performed these duties 70 years ago when president truman and Winston Churchi