Washington who is author of tonights book , boss of the grips, the life of James H Williams and the red caps of Grand Central terminal. This is part of an ongoing series of programs posted in conjunction with our series the ballad of harlem. If youve not had a chance to look at the exhibition it will be up through the end of december. There are all these things inside the exhibition that i think you will hear about tonight and also it might feed your own historical knowledge about how the ballot for harlem examines several strands of black place making in the 20th century offering viewsof president s and institutions dedicated to education , politicalengagements , cultural affirmation and creativity. The exhibition as i was mentioning earlier highlights includes the brotherhood of sleeping car porters which was the first union of black workers particularly plowman porters and youll also find selections from ruby dee and aussie davises collection which we recentlyacquired. Also items fr
I am the associate director for Public Programs and exhibitions. Thank you for joining us for tonight news conversation with eric eight washington is an independent scholar and author denies book, gretz. The live of James H Williams and three cats of Grand Central terminal. This program is an ongoing series of programs hosted in conjunction with current exhibition about the harlan. If you have not had a chance to take those look at the exhibition, it will be up through the end of december. And very much there all of these things inside of that exhibition that i think you will hear about tonight. And also my own historical knowledge about how harlem examines several strands of black place making in the 20th century. Offering views of residents and institutions committed to Community Animation education, and different Political Engagement and coastal affirmation global perspectives, and creativity. They highly includes the brotherhood of of car porters, which the first union for black wo
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[applause] good morning and welcome to the center for American Progress. My name is carla martin. Im the the Vice President for policy. It is my honor to welcome to this exciting event. Our lineup today is a real testament to the importance of this issue to this administration and to president obama. Nearly one in three americans has some type of criminal record that creates barriers to employment, housing and many other pathways to opportunity. Some americans with criminal records are even barred from casting a ballot which denies the right to participate in our democracy after they have paid their debt to our society. The impact of these barriers goes beyond those previous convicted of a crime. Criminal records are a family sentence. In fact, they have found that nearly half americans children now have a parent with a criminal record. Study after study has shown that the barriers associated with the parents criminal record can severely limit the childs opportunities and lead to worse
Good morning, everybody. So we will shift gears now building on the remarks from representative pose and representative crowly. We want to do three things. First we vpt to a conversation about what the pba accomplished and what was left undone. That is the purpose of this conversation. We will get indepth into it with really great speakers into what happened in the ten years since the tpa was passed, what it means for retirement in america, and what more needs to be done and hopefully that will tee up the next of the day. Followed by keynote remarks at 11 30 from edmond murphy, ceo of power retirements. And then is short break and we will have a second panel all about the path forward and what is the agenda for the next administration. So, what i am going to do, just a note on logistics. The way we would like to do is people make brief remarks and i will follow up with one question per person. Woel we will go down the row and have time for dialogue between the panel and questions and a