This pandemic. As part of our Program Series in conjunction with our exhibit, my america, we welcome layla assad. [applause] her book, me and White Supremacy grew out of an online effort to get people to disassemble how they benefit, and people who leave liberation for others to follow. She is an author, she lived in doha, and theyre excited to announcement this new book has released as number eight on the New York Times best seller list. [cheers and applause] and number 88, number 88 on usa today. So, with that, welcome. Thank you so much. Very happy to be here. Are you on . Not here. Oh. Here it comes. There it goes. Can you hear me . No. Can you hear me . No, will you grab the third mic . Sorry about that, a sudden technical that has never happened before. [laughter] its cause the tv is here. [laughte [laughter] you can hear me, right . So im going to ask a question and hand this mic over to layla so she can hear you. Im going to start with this fascinating work book and book and re
[applause]. Layla saad. Her book, me and White Supremacy group on online group. She calls it good ancestors, people who live a legacy for others to follow. Shes a writer and podcast author. She lives in and her husbands and two children. So, we are very excited to be able to talk with her tonight. We also are very excited to announce that this very new book has already released as number eight on the New York Times bestseller list. [screaming]. [applause]. And number 88, on usa today. So with that, layla thank you. Layla i am very happy to be here. Can you hear me. Host there is a technical problem. This never happened before. So now you can hear me right. So i will ask a question and i will and this mike over to layla so she can hear you. Im going to start with this really fascinating book. An really great exploration of the topic of or that we are all interested in talking about tonight. But in this book youre asking why people in particularly white people of the United States like m
Generous report this year especially when trust. In our programming sponsor, Robert R Mccormick foundation, the alpha without foundation, the tribune, three al real estate, cspan poteet and the American Writers Museum for sponsoring this viewing event. Todays program will be broadcast live on cspan twos tv. If there is time at the end of the presentation for a q a, we ask that you use microphones located at the center of the room is please speak clearly into it so our viewers at home can follow along. Also ask to silence your cell phones at this time. If you do choose to take photosw at this time, turn off your flash. With that said, please welcome carrie any viewing. [applause]ti hi everyone how are you. Great so this is going to be like fast. Really like 45 minutes. What carrie and i decided to do was i would talk it just a little bit about the book and read a few poems to get us started. Then i will hop back over here and he asked me some questions and will try to leave some time fo
Generous report this year especially when trust. In our programming sponsor, Robert R Mccormick foundation, the alpha without foundation, the tribune, three al real estate, cspan poteet and the American Writers Museum for sponsoring this viewing event. Todays program will be broadcast live on cspan twos tv. If there is time at the end of the presentation for a q a, we ask that you use microphones located at the center of the room is please speak clearly into it so our viewers at home can follow along. Also ask to silence your cell phones at this time. If you do choose to take photosw at this time, turn off your flash. With that said, please welcome carrie any viewing. [applause]ti hi everyone how are you. Great so this is going to be like fast. Really like 45 minutes. What carrie and i decided to do was i would talk it just a little bit about the book and read a few poems to get us started. Then i will hop back over here and he asked me some questions and will try to leave some time fo
Thousands of years into our own history and discover what otherwise be completely invisible to us. Sarah has worked on five continents and over 20 years of experience in anthropology. National geographic explorer as well. Ancient egypt rome and the vikings and she at a 2014 senior fellow and the winner of the 2016 that price. She at joined by an astronomer. Stars influence a planets suitability as for hopes of alien live. She at also an artist and worked in a variety of media. Welcome to both of you. [applause]. Sarah thank you everybody for coming. Will you talk to the space archaeologist person. I was like well [laughter] i guess we talked a little bit backstage in a kind of wanted to kick off just by talking about first of all, congratulate sarah on her cook. [applause] has anyone here read it so far. I see at least one copy here doctor way. I have partially read it. I wanted to hear a little bit about how the cook came around. The American Writers Museum and i thought it would be f