Commissioner tanner is absent, but we do have a quorum and for the record, also attending is director of Cultural Affairs Ralph Remington, Deputy Director of finance and administration. Sarah hollenbeck and Deputy Director of programs lex leifheit are in attendance as well. Thank you very much. And again, welcome all of our new members and this is your family. Today is the Arts Commission. Will Arts Commission meeting will be conducted in a hybrid format. This will allow everyone to participate in person and remotely through the webex platform. Um, while this Technology Grants us better accessibility for individuals joining the meeting remotely, please be mindful that tech related difficulties may occur which could contribute to the gaps and delays as staff transition runs. The technology between speakers. Please know that we are doing our best and that we ask for your patience. You may also find the meeting being streamed on the gov tv to comcast. 78 astound 28 and 80. At t. Uverse 99
Shelby. Present. Commissioner stryker. Present and commissioner tanner is absent, but we do have a quorum and for the record, also attending is director of Cultural Affairs Ralph Remington, Deputy Director of finance and administration. Sarah hollenbeck and Deputy Director of programs lex leifheit are in attendance as well. Thank you very much. And again, welcome all of our new members and this is your family. Today is the Arts Commission. Will Arts Commission meeting will be conducted in a hybrid format. This will allow everyone to participate in person and remotely through the webex platform. Um, while this Technology Grants us better accessibility for individuals joining the meeting remotely, please be mindful that tech related difficulties may occur which could contribute to the gaps and delays as staff transition runs. The technology between speakers. Please know that we are doing our best and that we ask for your patience. You may also find the meeting being streamed on the gov t
I should say, oprah is oscar nominee Timothee Chalamet is here. [ cheers and applause ] youve got to warn me if youre called stand up for something, which is exactly what happened last night on cnn. Did you see the town hall monster lady from the nra. It was very powerful. The students were given a chance to confront these adults who seemed to have no problems at all with automatic was especially obvious when a kid named Cameron Cassidy asked senator rubio a Pretty Simple question that rebooted the senator right on into full marco robot mode. That is not our goal here. Our goal is to move forward so right now in the name of 17 people you cannot ask the nra to keep their money out of your campaign . Law that will prevent a killer like this no, but im talking about gun money. No. Because as a matter of fact, i bet we can get peopl applause ] can you stand up if youre okay. Not a lot. But well get it. Jimmy at that moment marco rubio realized he lost a high school about school safety. Wha
I should say, oprah is everywhere always but tonight shes physically here in the building. Also with us tonight 22yearold oscar nominee Timothee Chalamet is here. [ cheers and applause ] youve got to warn me if youre going to do that. And we have music from andra day and common. They have [ cheers and applause ] their oscarnominated song is called stand up for something, which is exactly what happened last night on cnn. Did you see the town hall with the students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School . [ cheers and applause ] the students went face to face with marco rubio and that monster lady from the nra. It was very powerful. The students were given a chance to confront these adults who seemed to have no problems at all with automatic weapons. And it was fascinating because you first of all you could really see compared to the students how polished and fake these politicians are and it was especially obvious when a kid named Cameron Cassidy asked senator rubio a Pretty Simple q
In terms of generationally did not prepare us for the work that needs to happen today. Thats the critique i was making about trading on individual success without a sense of social responsibility. Who are your parents . My parents are both retired professionals. One was a School Teacher and administrator of the Chicago Public schools for 35 years and my father recently retired was photojournalist. He worked for Johnson Johnson publishing in the early days, charlotte observer, news day, for past 20 years, New York Times staff photographer. Are they retired from new york. My mother always lived in chicago. My parent were divorced when i was young. My father lived in new york for over 30 years. What is your lineage . The famous part of my lineage, the part i know as opposed to distantly, im greatgrandson of the founder of Elijah Mohammed founder of nation of islam. My mother never converted but very much formative to my early years my First Cousins aunts and uncles all very much part of t