My name is rosalie and im here to introduce our guest, clyde ford. He is a former Systems Engineer with ibm. He graduated from the university of western states in portland as a doctor of chiropractic and is a trained psychotherapist area is also the awardwinning author of 12 works of fiction and nonfiction area clyde is the recipient of this or on the other Person Injured right award in africanamerican literature as well as numerous other awards for his books. Hes been a guest on the oprah show and npr and radio and tv programs across the nation. Clyde is here tonight to speak about his latest book, think black. Which was just released shortlisted for the 2019 goddard book prize in social justice. Would you please join me in welcoming to the kendall planetarium at the Oregon Museum of science and industry clyde ford. Thank you leslie and thank you for being here. I cant tell you how special it is to be here at odyssey again. I was talking with president nancy and just reliving my First
Dedicated to fighting antisemitism and bigotry. The museum has challenged visitors intellectually to understand the ways in which dehumanization of a people can evolve to deeply destructive ends. People inherit or mission to never forget and to combat intoll ran that endures to this day. If youre interested in receiving any information of upcoming events, please join our mailing list, a signin sheet can be found at the at missions desk. I also invite you to become a member of the museums vibrant community. Were honored to have you with us today to celebrate the haul cost surviveogy, author, max eisen. At 15, mr. Eisen was saved from certain death at allwitness by a polish physician who employed him as a cleaner in his operating room. Mr. Eisens 2016 memoir by chance alone i chron hell us persistence, liberation, and continuing aling after miraculously surveying auschwitz. By chance alone received canadas top literaryward in 2019. Tonight we sell integrate the launch of the books americ
Good evening, everyone, and welcome. Im rita lerner, a daughter of Holocaust Survivors and trustee of the museum of jewish heritage, a living memorial for the holocaust. It is my pleasure to introduce this special evening. Before we begin tonight i would like to say a few words about the museum. The museum of jewish heritage is the leading New York Institution dedicated to fighting antisemitism and bigotry. For more than 20 years the museum has challenged visitors intellectually, rigorous to understand the ways in which dehumanization of the people can evolve to deeply destructive ends. Engaging with history, people of all ages and backgrounds inherit our mission to never forget and to combat intolerance that endures to this day. If youre interested in receiving any information of Upcoming Events please join our mailing list. A sign in sheet can be found at the admissions desk. I also invite you to become a member of the museums vibrant community. We are honored to have you with us ton
Pleasure to introduce a special evening, before we begin tonight i would like to say a few words about the museum. The museum of jewish heritage is the leading New York Institution dedicated to fighting antisemitism and bigotry rated for more than years, the museum has challenged his visitors intellectually, rigorous to understand the ways in which dehumanization of the people can evolve to deeply destructive and. Engaging with history, people of all ages and backgrounds is our mission to never forget into combat and then power and endorsed to this day, if youre interested in in receiving any information about upcoming events, please join our mailing list. A sign in sheet can be found at the admissions desk. I also invite you to become a member of the museums community. We are honored to have you with us tonight to celebrate the hollow cost survivor author max eisen. At 16 mr. Max eisen was saved by death by a polish physician who employed him as a cleaner and is operating room. Mr. Ma
Well as the middle east, as well as a few speeches that he made, one in 1959 and another in 1965 before he was killed that really talked about his viewpoints on africa, and then also a very critical interview that he gave when he attended the organization of African Unity conference in late july of 1964, in which he sort of discussed his strategy and the reason why he came to that conference and was appealing to these african heads of state. So hopefully everyone has read and listen to these speeches so we can really get a sense of malcolm xs viewpoints on africa. But really, in order for us to really understand why malcolm expressed some of the things he did in these letters because in many ways we see he is arguing against particular ideas within the black community that were right spread widespread. It is critical for us to have a very good Vantage Point of how africanamericans, specifically black americans, were thinking about africa in the late 1950s, early 1960s. Before we talk a