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
but to make sure that folks from the outside didn t come in who were supposed to be there and that takes an amount of organizing that requiredplanning . i think it was garfield right who told me you had somehow gotten in your head the blueprint from the administration building . it was methodical . so looking at the time i just want to really get you all your views on or just your perspectives on those three days. inside the building and how that experience shaped this moment. the idea of occupying a building and holding a building and the will that it took to really ensure that those demands wereaddressed by the administration . i want to share that we re talking about organization and the division of labor such. it s important for people to know that you do talk about her of course in the book but sherry warren was absolutely instrumental for the logistics, the organization . she is embodied perseverance and the license of
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[ laughter ] and my guess is with that he ll probably find his way here at some point in the near future but i am confident our alumnus michael bloomberg is in the room today. [ applause ] supporter of the bloomberg school of public health and, of course, of the bloomberg american health initiative launched two years ago with mike s extraordinary commitment of $300 million. that used to be a really big number for johns hopkins. [ laughter ] but i digress. as you surely have seen, today s agenda is future-looking but as mike bloomberg frequently reminds us, to look ahead effectively you have to look back. sometimes way back so in this case i want to go back to new england in 1736. that year a strange disease swept across the region that would claim the lives of one out of every 40 people in the colonies and moist were children. locals called it the strangling angel. we call it diphtheria. for one minister who experienced this catastrophic loss of life firsthand the only explan
get boasted if you are vaccinated, continue to use the mitigation methods, namely masks, avoiding crowds and poorly ventilated spaces, choose outdoors, rather than indoors. keep your distance, wash your hands, test and isolate if appropriate. there are no signs of the period in the us, but other countries are stepping up measures to stop at spreading. in japan, for example, all 4 nationals have been banned from entry that last month and traveling japanese citizens and residents will have to quantize for 14 days on returning to the country. many nations have already been travelers from south africa that would stop the spread, says the world health organization. we are trying to warn the other country of the emergency that might be bid that be coming through. and those countries don t want that now trade or so to try their level, best to get prepared or if she, this particular pathogen enter into their territory. this up what you do, but closing the borders or bring into certai