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Transcripts For CSPAN2 Book Discussion On Lines Of Descent 20140524

For more information, visit the authors web site, williameasterly. Org. Some people in the movement decided to take the cause of Marriage Equality to the United States Supreme Court. And thats really what i chose to write about. Or and im really gratified the New York Times called it a stunningly intimate story. And thats the story, that is what i set out to do. I wanted i was fascinated. I wanted to know, well, what would it feel like to be a plaintiff in major civil rights litigation case . One that was incredibly high profile and controversial. What did that feel like . What was the judge thinking, you know, as he was considering the evidence . The judge, as it turns out, in one of the major twists in the story turns out himself to be gay. What does it feel like ....

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Transcripts For CSPAN2 Book Discussion On Lines Of Descent 20140622

Now on booktv, Kwame Anthony appiah recount w. E. B. Du bois time spent as a student at the university of berlin. This is about an hour and a half. So, first about, thanks for coming out on a rainy night. And thank you to Anthony Appiah and cornel west for being here. Its an honor. Im going to say a few introductory words about our distinguished as the men also about Anthony Appiahs new book, lines of descent w. E. B. Du bois and hte emergence of identity, which of course we are here to celebrate tonight. Ive asked professor appiah to tell us a little bit about how he came to write the book and the conversation will go from there. So it is a very fortune to have those Anthony Appiah and dr. Cornel west, truly of this countrys great poet intellectuals with us to discu ....

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Nairobi to New York and back: the loneliness of the internationally educated elite

<strong>The long read</strong>: Every year, hundreds of Kenyans head off to study at elite universities in the US and UK. On graduating, many find themselves in a strange position: unable to fit in abroad, but no longer feeling like they belong back home ....

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Alzheimer's agony: a son's vow to never endure

Witnessing his father's agonizing decline from Alzheimer's, Dan concluded that life without memory was no life at all, leading him to vow never to endure such a fate himself, a sentiment echoed by others who faced similar experiences. ....

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