today s program will be broadcast live on c-span s booktv. if there is time at the end for a q&a session with authors, we use the microphone, located at the center of the room so that the home viewing audience can hear your question. before we begin today s program we ask you to silence your cell phones and turn off cameras. i am here to introduce our guest, maudlyne ihejirika, a journalist for the chicago sun-times, president of the chicago chapter of the national association of journalists and president of chicago journalist association. please welcome maudlyne ihejirika of the chicago sun-times. [applause] good morning, thank you for being here and joining us for what promises to be an inspiring and intriguing conversation. as a columnist at a major chicago newspaper and as president of the national association of black journalists chicago chapter i ll my career to dorothy butler gilliam, author of trailblazer: a pioneering journalist s fight to make the media look more
i am honored to be here because the secretary has been involved in the foundation for about 15 years now and it was hard for us when she became secretary of the army because she had to step off the board but now that she s no longer secretary of the r. air force. i m going to say to introduce debbie and she will be formally introduced by allison of the national press club, she has been a friend for many years and set the example when she was at scic she was leaving people and was president of the technical division of the largest division and she doesn t mince words. she s always there and when she became secretary of the air force, i used to stay up at night watching c-span and she with a decisive leader. she always made decisions quickly and i look forward to being here today where i don t have to watch on tv but have had the opportunity to learn about her leadership style and she s been a role model the last decade. i would like to introduce alison fitzgerald kodjak who
sponsor the tribune and c-span book tv today s program will be broadcast live on book tv if there s time at the end for q&a we ask you to use the microphone located at the center of the room so the whole viewing audience can hear your question. before we c begin please silence your cell phone and turn off camera flashes. let me introduce you to our guest. a reporter and columnist president of the chicago chapter national association of black journalists president of the journalist association please welcome from the sun-times. [applause] good morning. thank you for being here today and joining us for what promises to be an inspiring and intriguing conversation. as a columnist at a major chicago newspaper and as a president of the chicago chapter i owe my career to dorothy gilman author of trailblazer a pioneering journalist yes i owe my career to dorothy gilliam and pioneer such as she those who endeared the struggles to be the first and the struggles associated with breaki
self-cleaning board. i want to give a special like you to our sponsors who have been generous in their support this evening. excuse me, especially when thrust is our [inaudible] today s program will be broadcast live on the spin to book tv and if there s time at the end for a q&a session with the author we ask you to use the microphone located at the center of the room so the home viewing audience can hear your questions. for we begin today s program we ask you to silence your cell phones and turn off the camera flashes. i m here to introduce you to here to introduce our guest is [inaudible], reporter and columnist for the chicago sun-times, president of the chicago chapter of the national association of black journalists and president of the chicago journalist association. please welcome [inaudible] of the chicago sun-times. thank you back. [applause] good morning. thank you all for being here today. for joining us for what promises to be an inspiring and intriguing conv
podcast and can be viewed on our website, but tb .org. live from chicago it is day two of the 35th annual printers wrote lit fest. throughout the day today you hear from several authors including education activists and professor on racism in schools. follow-up social media for behind-the-scenes pictures and videos and check your cable guides for more agile information. for step today is journalist dorothy butler gilliam, first african-american woman reporter at the washington post . welcome, everyone. this is presented by the near self-cleaning board. i want to give a special like you to our sponsors who have been generous in their support this evening. excuse me, especially when thrust is our [inaudible] today s program will be broadcast live on the spin to book tv and if there s time at the end for a q&a session with the author we ask you to use the microphone located at the center of the room so the home viewing audience can hear your questions. for we begin today s