i want to start first by thinking everyone for being here. we are all here to discuss a moment in howard university history, and a lot of you were here in the our zoom tonight, were direct participants in that moment so we invite you to use the chat in the q & a to share reflections as we engage in dialogue. after our dialogue we ll take questions from now. and then finally this is being simulcast via youtube so share the link and those who may not be able to join us here can also view the program. april r. silver commented that there are two howards. but she left it there. almost as if to signify that what is known ain t got to be reminded me of the famous score activist and former dean, kelly miller s statement in the 1916 howard university yearbook, quote, those who feel it know. there s a howard hidden from view that nevertheless comes to the surface often and forcefully because it represents an alternative black political culture to use the word odd cedrick robinso
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with janet webster jones who is the owner of source booksellers in detroit about the shutdown has affected our business. janet webster jones, it is an update five minutes into the covid pandemic. we have quite a lot to say this type. i get so much again for having us on c-span. you all are so dear to our hearts and i look at you at home a lot, so you have helped us really improve our business by the things that you do. we have really had to have an experience with back and forth, open close come up and done that is happening i think with everybody across the country because we take a little step four and we have to a little bit. i think that is the mode of the day as they would say. when we shut down the pivoted right away to online sales but it took a little while for that to happen. so we quickly moved ourselves to online sales and begin to sell the online website. in addition to that we also have added, people have added the phone calls, e-mails, the instagram and facebo
spoke with janet webster jones who is the owner of sourcebooks sellers in detroit about how the shutdown how has affected her business janet webster jones give us an update five months into the covid pandemic. well, we have quite a lot to say this time peter and thank you so much again for having us on c-span. you are also dear to our hearts. i look at sheila at home a lot. you have helped us really improve our business by the things you do. we have really had to have an experience of back-and-forth, open close, up and down that is been happening with everybody across the country. because we take little step forward and then we have to back up a little bit. and i think that is the mode of the day as they would say. and so when we shut down we pivoted right away to online sales. but it took a little while for that to happen. so we quickly moved ourselves to online sales and began to sell through the online website. in addition to that we also have added, people have added ph
volunteer the true story. when joined today by author jack fairweather. and the author of the good work. as the daily telegraph, and as a video journalist for the washington post in afghanistan. in interviewing jack today is doctor robert. one of the main authorities on history. from 1997 - 98, robert young developed a master plan and participated as an expert witness in the case against the british historians and author. robert young has published on camp and served as historical advisor and the evidence room which would be visited at the center. so before we get started i wanted to do some quick housekeeping things. we will have time about 15 minutes or so for audience q&a. and i sure do have questions from the end and we will try to go back and get as many as possible. and please note that this program is being recorded it will be available on youtube channel within the next few days or so. i will follow-up with registers on today s program. and probably tomorrow with a l