Done on this wonderful conference and also want to thank the secretary for her leadership in helping us land the meeting and i want to thank all the individuals in the room, leaders, president s, professors, administrators, people who have a tireless commitment to the success of the community. Last, i want to say thank you to my beloved alma mater, howard university. [cheering] i learn ou learned our motto, tn the service. That history and legacy is what brings me here today. I have the honor of serving our country in the highest office of our American Government as a Deputy Assistant tthedeputy asse president of the United States. [applause] today i would like to tell you what i know to be true about president of trump. Recently a close friend asked me to brief a group of africanamerican interns on the hill and in that conversation i was asked to describe President Trump in three words and without hesitation, i replied it was funny, he has the biggest heart and hes oldschool. In my ro
My beloved alma mater, howard university. [cheering] i learn ou learned our motto, tn the service. That history and legacy is what brings me here today. I have the honor of serving our country in the highest office of our American Government as a Deputy Assistant tthedeputy asse president of the United States. [applause] today i would like to tell you what i know to be true about president of trump. Recently a close friend asked me to brief a group of africanamerican interns on the hill and in that conversation i was asked to describe President Trump in three words and without hesitation, i replied it was funny, he has the biggest heart and hes oldschool. In my role i get to see a side of President Trump that is not always covered in the media. I see a person who loves his country and loves our people. The president did not run on helping them but he did promise to help the forgotten communities which ive witnessed him do time and time again. For example, i was on the team that was wor
Pleasure of serving as congresswoman alma adams first legislative director and help get the hbcu caucus started and amazing to see all that the congresswoman and staff have done since then. Today you all are joining us for a really important conversation about the ways at that government, philanthropy and business can support our hbcus and sustaining them into the future and with that im going to invite the congresswoman up to get us started. [applause] good afternoon. Good afternoon. Im still hbcu strong. Thank you all for being here today and thank you shaniqua and thank you all for joining us. Im congresswoman alma adams and it is my pleasure to represent the 12th Congressional District in North Carolina, charlotte, mecklenburg, and cabarras county. Give it up for the queen city. [applause] i want to thank especially our same guests who will participate on todays hbcu brain trust. Id like to thank the members of the first bipartisan hbcu tour here. When i started this caucus eight y
92000 hours of programming on the latest discussions on history, politics and biography. You can watch book tv every sunday on cspan2. Or online at booktv. Org. Book tv 25 years of television for serious readers. In Elementary School teacher. Lets try that again. Good afternoon. Okay now we have to saying. This is how it goes. Good afternoon, good afternoon. Then im going to say how are you and then you have a simple response. I am fine, im fine, i hope that you are to. I want you to sound like a choir. Good afternoon i am mc how are you . Im fine im fine i hope that you are too. Good afternoon and welcome to the report lunch. We are so excited to be here. I am doctor brown and i have the privilege of serving as the executive director Grant Research scientist of the doctor and joyce payne center for social justice, housed in the Thurgood Marshall college fund. After nearly two years of research and collaboration with the center for black voices headed by doctor Camille Lloyd we have so
92000 hours of programming on the latest discussions on history, politics and biography. You can watch book tv every sunday on cspan2. Or online at booktv. Org. Book tv 25 years of television for serious readers. In Elementary School teacher. Lets try that again. Good afternoon. Okay now we have to saying. This is how it goes. Good afternoon, good afternoon. Then im going to say how are you and then you have a simple response. I am fine, im fine, i hope that you are to. I want you to sound like a choir. Good afternoon i am mc how are you . Im fine im fine i hope that you are too. Good afternoon and welcome to the report lunch. We are so excited to be here. I am doctor brown and i have the privilege of serving as the executive director Grant Research scientist of the doctor and joyce payne center for social justice, housed in the Thurgood Marshall college fund. After nearly two years of research and collaboration with the center for black voices headed by doctor Camille Lloyd we have so