Was the chancellor of the University Of Wales so in the summer he would come to cardiff and meet us and interview sections of the university. We were the German Department, we lined up a knee came past us and we should cancel with him and after he passed the German Department figures, he suddenly stopped himself. He had a brainwave when he turned and talked to the professor who had been teaching at the university for many years with a rather, worn gown, Prince Philip looked at the end of the gown and said you have been teaching here for a long time, havent you professor . It was a typical moment where people would usually say his remarks were politically incorrect and funny, are supposed to make it easy for people to make them relax, but it did the opposite. The professor went bright red in the face, couldnt quite answer and he was put out as it were but that was the philippi came to know quite early on. He was a court jester, occasionally the buffoon, who follows the british instinct
Hello im david rubinstein, the National Book festival, welcome to the National Book festival, which this year is being done virtually. Our guest this year is melinda gates, for the first part of our program. Im coming to you from washington dc at the library of congress and from another washington, seattle washington, is melinda gates. Thank you very much for doing this. Im so glad we could do it david. Melinda, youve written your first book recently, a book about women its a book about empowering women and i want to talk to you about that and what prompted you to write this book. How long did it take you to write this book and what prompted you to write this book . Melinda i wrote it over most of the year and what prompted me to write it was, ive been so incredibly fortunate with the foundation to travel to so many places in the world. Its the people and particularly the women ive met in these incredibly difficult circumstances and seeing what they are doing to empower their families
Father who was a prominent africanamerican minister in the state of North Carolina, his parents were individuals who actually came out of the institution of slavery and ended up thriving as prominent africanamericans in the state of North Carolina. Dr. Shepard goes on to receive an advanced education at whats now charlotte university, and goes on to also become one of the first africanamerican pharmacists in the state of North Carolina. Shortly thereafter, he goes on to follow his fathers footsteps and tries out the ministry, and travels the world with the International Sunday school association, which leads him to his higher calling which ultimately becomes creating the institution that is present day North Carolina Central University. What about his role in terms of the creation of historically black colleges and universities . I think that the role that he had in creating that institution in particular, when we look back at it, there was, at the turn of the century, an either or deb
Prominent africanamerican minister in the state of North Carolina, his parents were individuals who actually came out of the institution of slavery and ended up driving, as prominent africanamericans, in the state of North Carolina. Dr. Shepard goes on to receive an advanced education at whats now Charlotte University and goes on to also become one of the first africanamerican pharmacists in the state of North Carolina. Shortly thereafter, he goes on to follow his fathers footsteps, and tries out the ministry, and travels the world with the International Sunday school association, which leads im to his higher calling which ultimately becomes creating the institution, that is present day North Carolina Central University. What about his role in terms of the creation of historically black colleges and universities . I think that the role that he had in creating that institution in particular, when we look back at it, there was, at the turn of the century, an either or debate. What type o