This important event is cosponsored by the black alumni alliance. The mission of the black alum alumni is to create a community that identify with black and african Heritage Diaspora for meaningful engagement toward greater awareness, pride, participation, Volunteer Involvement and commitment to american university. Were pleased to have a number of alliance members here tonight include Alliance President Gordon Andrew. Special thanks to dr. Sherry williams who will interview him on the stage of his presentation of about 20 minutes. He was an investigative reporter for 30 years. His stories have helped put four Ku Klux klans men and a suspected serial killer behind bars. His stories helped lead to the release of two people from mississippis death row. He is finishing his memomemoir. He is Cofounder And Director of the Mississippi Center for investigative reporting. Earlier a degree in english with a concentration in journalism from Jackson State University and mississippi. Interestingly
Welcome here at american University School of communication led by dean jeffrey rudenbeck. This important event is cosponsored by the black alumni alliance. The mission of the black alum alumni is to create a community that identify with black and african Heritage Diaspora for meaningful engagement toward greater awareness, pride, participation, Volunteer Involvement and commitment to american university. Were pleased to have a number of alliance members here tonight include Alliance President Gordon Andrew. Special thanks to dr. Sherry williams who will interview him on the stage of his presentation of about 20 minutes. He was an investigative reporter for 30 years. His stories have helped put four Ku Klux klans men and a suspected serial killer behind bars. His stories helped lead to the release of two people from mississippis death row. He is finishing his memomemoir. He is Cofounder And Director of the Mississippi Center for investigative reporting. Earlier a degree in english with
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
This event is just over an hour. Jerry good evening. My name is charles lewis, professor and executive editor of the investigative workshop. Welcome to the American University school. This important event tonight is cosponsored by the au School Coalition and black alumni alliance. The investigative reporting workshop is an awardwinning mission of the black alumni alliance. 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. We are pleased to have a number of Alliance Members here tonight, including Alliance President Gordon Andrews, fletcher will make some president Gordon Andrews. He will make some remarks at the end of our program. It is our distinct honor and pleasure and privilege to welcome courageous, teena