You once again good afternoon and we want to welcome you to the National Black writers conference and thank you for so much for being a part of this great conference. Again lets get the organizes a big hand for organizing and putting this together. [applause] they always do such a great job. This panel is part of the great job that they are doing today. Race ,com,com ma power and politics is the title of our panel. Our moderator is marcus ford. William jelani cobb Obery Hendricks Michele Wallace. Thank you and good afternoon. Good afternoon. Hello. We would like to first of all thank you for coming to the 14th annual black writers conference. My name is wallace ford. Im the chairman of the Public Administration department at Medgar Evers School at inappropriate business and the other is the commentary blog soon to be in book form called love and hate the time of obama and a host of inclusion showed which can be seen in various parts of the country. The introduction has to do with the t
He is also an anthology that explores the sexual politics of black churches so without further ado please welcome josef sorret. [applause] good evening everyone. Thank you valerie for that introduction thread i want to thank our sponsors as well as their host for the opportunity to moderate this panel of insightful incisive commentators engaging leaders that i want to quickly stay themes of our panel and introduce a panelist and open it up for conversation. Of course this evening our event is entitled the New Jerusalem black life life the church in the struggle for democracy. Our hosts have given us the charge of taking on the theme of the fact that religious belief religious institutions and religious people came to be seen as essential to social freedom. This remains the central paradox in africanamerican life and political history. Our discussion will examine the overlapping challenges of creating a basis for collective activism building independent black institutions determining th
Like me is the most times they are not to. I said why isnt that exist . It is now the online publication and you can see what is current or upcoming and no way to see what is hot and what is not before you buy your voice felt that the Schomburg Center the author events. What is it . For research in black culture is probably the most preeminent Research Center for black culture in america. Were pleased to be a partner. We are so pleased, peter. Host were going to let max go because he has to introduce the first panel of the day. So i want to let you know, if you happen to be the in the area. We eave a booktv crew, were passing out booktv book bags. Come and stop by and say hi and grab a bag and a booktv pen. Live allday coverage begins right now with the fir panel of the day, and it is on science and health. This is live coverage on booktv. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] good afternoon and welcome to the 15th annual harlem book fair. Thank
Commentators engaging leaders that i want to quickly stay themes of our panel and introduce a panelist and open it up for conversation. Of course this evening our event is entitled the New Jerusalem black life life the church in the struggle for democracy. Our hosts have given us the charge of taking on the theme of the fact that religious belief religious institutions and religious people came to be seen as essential to social freedom. This remains the central paradox in africanamerican life and political history. Our discussion will examine the overlapping challenges of creating a basis for collective activism building independent black institutions determining the place of men women politics and religion in leadership. Now to our panelists who all have long is such that they could take up the entire night so i will list the titles of their books and move into the conversation. First to my most immediate right and moving further along the panel. First is anthea butler, the author of
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