Lewis, is charles professor and executive editor of the investigative workshop. Welcome to the American University school. This important event tonight is schoolored by the au coalition and black Alumni Alliance. The investigative reporting kshop is an awardwinning the mission of the black Alumni Alliance is to create a lifelong and Worldwide Community among more than 6000 hundred au alumni who identify with the black in African Heritage committees through increased opportunities for meaningful engagement through the goal of meaningful awareness, pride, participation, involvement and philanthropic commitment to American University. Were thrilled to have a number of Alliance Members tonight here tonight, including the president Gordon Andrews. Im sure gordon will make some brief remarks closing out our program of it later. That is our distinct honor and pleasure and privilege to welcome courageous, teenagers investigative journalist tenacious investigative journalist Jerry Mitchell. Jer
The investigative reporting workshop is an awardwinning Nonprofit Organization that develops more than 200 new stories copublished with at least 200 media partners, especially the pbs program frontline the Washington Post and the au. U. Wamu. The mission of the black Alumni Alliance is to create a lifelong and Worldwide Community among more than 6600 au alumni who identify with the black in African Heritage committees through increased opportunities for meaningful engagement through the goal of meaningful awareness, pride, participation, involvement and philanthropic commitment to American University. Were thrilled to have a number of Alliance Members here tonight, including the president Gordon Andrews. Im sure gordon will make some brief remarks closing out our program a bit later. It is our distinct honor and pleasure and privilege to welcome courageous, tenacious investigative journalist Jerry Mitchell to our campus tonight. Special thanks to Sherri Williams who will interview him
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