Jasmine griffin. She is a professor at Columbia University of english and africanamerican studies. Her current book is titled towards an intellectual history of black women. Ladies and gentlemen, Farah Jasmine griffin. [applause] thank you, and good afternoon. I know youre here because you love hers stop, not because this hurston you want hear . Okay. Is that better . No . All right. I will keep talking until you can hear me. Ill try to speak a little more loudly. Is that better . Good. So, i know youre here because you love hurston, not bus that is one of the only air conditioned venues today. It is wholly appropriate we have this panel on hurston here in harlem, place she called home. A place that inspired much of her work. A place that started her career. This year will mark the 100th 100th anniversary of her birth, and she continues to be a writer and a figure who messmerrize us. Were fortunate to be joined by a june of scholars and speakers and writers who have spent quite a bit o
Thank you so much. This panel, i let myself in enough income a century and more. I have the pleasure of introducing the moderator for todays discussion, jasmine griffin. She is an author at five books for the focus of your steadiest cultural history. Shes a professor clever university of english and africanamericans daddies. Her current book is titled toward an intellectual history of the women. Ladies and gentlemen, Farah Jasmine griffin. Thank you and good afternoon. I know youre here because you love her sin. Cant hear . That better . Already. Ill keep talking until you can hear me. Ill try to speak a little more loudly. Is that any better . I know youre here because you love Zora Neale Hurston, not because this is one of the only airconditioned venues today. It is wholly appropriate today that we have this panel on someone here in harlem, which is a place for she calls home, a place that inspires mr. Roemer, a place that started her career. This year will mark the 100th anniversary
Existence and they are are safe and they are beautiful but we want Public Policy transformation for our communities and our young sons and daughters who are living and dying all over the United States. We are optimistic that they can be better and we have to organize. Stokely carmichael said organize organize organize and that is what we need to do. [applause] you know, i love anything sasha and malia and so any kind of image of them is beautiful and i do love them and i believe the notion put forward of that kind of new generation set of conversations but i also think and i know that is a set of possibilities as kendall said that is very limited, very small, very narrow and very elite. The two images that are notions of communities talking to each other and having dialogue has stuck with me this week where the interview with juror 37 that Anderson Cooper did and im really glad for that interview. I am very thankful for the honesty of juror p37 and what she said and the insight that sh
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