Existence and they are are safe and they are beautiful but we want Public Policy transformation for our communities and our young sons and daughters who are living and dying all over the United States. We are optimistic that they can be better and we have to organize. Stokely carmichael said organize organize organize and that is what we need to do. [applause] you know, i love anything sasha and malia and so any kind of image of them is beautiful and i do love them and i believe the notion put forward of that kind of new generation set of conversations but i also think and i know that is a set of possibilities as kendall said that is very limited, very small, very narrow and very elite. The two images that are notions of communities talking to each other and having dialogue has stuck with me this week where the interview with juror 37 that Anderson Cooper did and im really glad for that interview. I am very thankful for the honesty of juror p37 and what she said and the insight that sh
The panel is framed around what kind of pesksa what kind of progress blacks have made since the Civil Rights Movement and the enduring challenges and inequality that face africanamericans in the 21st century. The organizers have formulated two major questions for us to talk about. The first is, what historical and contemporary factors continue to make racial equality a contested and elusive concept in the 21st century and second, what kinds of knowledge can we mobilize to face the specific challenges of racial inequity. We have two or three dynamic speakers today and id like to introduce you to them before opening our conversation. Joining us is sara griffin, the william b at columbia and has also served as the director of the institute for research in africanamerican studies. Her most recent book is forth coming in september, harlem nocturne. Women. Politics during world war ii. Our second panelist is camille joseph, the founding direct oroff the center for race and and the author of