good morning. good morning, everyone. this is what i call king day excitement. can we get a round of applause? on this blessed day? everyone is finding their seats. the ladies look beautiful as ever and the men handsome. thank you, all. we still have a few folks making their way in this morning. please come on in and find your seat. no snow. can i say amen to no snow? my name is michelle ebanks and i am ceo of essence communications. thank you. and i am your co-chair this morning with my sister, tanya lia lombard who, due to unforeseen circumstances is not here today. she s head of national public affairs at at&t. and you all know tanya and you know she is here in spirit and in staunch support of nan and dr. martin luther king jr. s day. so welcome, everyone, to the annual national action network martin lukter king jr. annual breakfast. good morning, everyone. each year the national action network hosts a celebratory breakfast to reflect on the rights and achievements of ci
attention and the focused life, and new: understanding our need for novelty and change. she s written for numerous publications such as the atlantic monthly, rolling stone, and the new york times. her book, new women in the old west: from settlers to suffragists, an untold american story, is available for purchase from our partner bookseller politics and prose. if you use the link in the chat box which is also available on our website, you ll be able to purchase the book with a 10% discount. just make sure to use the code special 10 when checking out. now, please join me in welcoming to the smithsonian winifred gallagher. hi, winifred. hi, kathy. thank you so much. it s wonderful to be with you. before i begin, i d like to say a few words about mina wespy who you see on your screen with her cousin. they re on mina s homestead in northwest north dakota. she was a norwegian immigrant who spoke no english at all when she arrived in the u.s., but she filed her homest
let me tell you about our speaker tonight. win ifred gallagher s books, where you are, working on god, the power of place, rapt attention and the focused life and understanding our need for novelty and change. she has written for numerous publications such as the atlantic monthly, rolling stone and the new york times. her newest book, new women and the old west from settlers to suffrages, an untold american story and from politics and prose. if you look at the link in the chat box which is available on our website you ll be able to purchase the book with a 10% discount. make sure to use the code special 10 when checking out. now please join me in welcoming to the smithsonian, winifried gallagher. hi, kathy. thanks so much. it s wonderful to be with you. before i begin i would like to say something about her cousin in northwest north dakota. she was a norwegian immigrant who spoke no english at all when she arrived in the u.s., but she filed her homestead claim, lived on
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and new, understanding our need for novelty and change. she has written for numerous publications such as the atlantic monthly, rolling stone, and the new york times. her newest book, new women in the old west, from settlers to suffragists, an untold american story, is available for purchase from our partner book store, politics and prose. if you look at the link at the chat box, you ll be able to purchase the book with a 10% discount. just make sure to use the code special10 when checking out. now please join me in welcoming to the smithsonian winifred gallagher. hi, winifred. hi, kathy. thanks so much. it s wonderful to be with you. before i begin, i would like to say a few words about mina westby who you see on your screen with her cousin. they re on a homestead in northwest north dakota. she was a norwegian immigrant who spoke no english at all when she arrived in the u.s. but she filed her homestead claim, lived on it for five years, then sold it for a nice