I am the Vice President of the open Society Foundation that is hosting this event. And i should say, that we are going to talk to around 45 minutes, give or take. And that we have enough time for another 45 minutes of questions. Those questions that you would like to share with eric and maya and me should be sent to questions at open Society Foundations. Org. Questions and open Society Foundations. Org party can also do this by twitter. If you really need to, you can do it via facebook. We are recording this event. It is being live cast. And it is going to be quite a show. We have someone i have known and admired for a very long time, mile wylie is with us as a discussant. She has a very long time civil rights lawyer and activist, former chair of new york cities civilian Complaint Review board. Former Corporation Counsel to his honor, william de blasio, a University Professor at the school and ongoing legal analyst for both nbc news and msnbc. And so its a great pleasure, maya to be wi
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 well 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 aint got to be reminded me of the famous score activist and former dean, kelly millers statement in the 1916 Howard University yearbook, quote, those who feel it know. Theres 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 robinson. The culture that xi
But thats raising some concern among activists. Power is gradually being restored in syria after a major gas pipeline explosion left large parts of the country without electricity for fascism now managed to put out the blaze on the arab gas pipeline just northeast of the capital damascus this was the scene a few hours ago there are no details yet on what may have caused the explosion but the oil minister is suggesting it could be an act of terror was an 100 joins us now via skype from beirut just bring us up to speed on the latest. The information that we have has been provided by the Syrian State News Agency as well as Syrian Government officials. What they have reported is that a large explosion on a pipeline in the early hours of the morning was the total blackout in many areas in and around the capital damascus there was a large fire we saw that on videos that were uploaded on social media but since then firefighters and Civil Defense teams have managed to put out the flames the sy
Raising some concert among activists. The gunman who murdered 51 people at 2 mosques in new zealand has faced survivors of his attacks in a courtroom sentencing herrings have begun for a stray and brenton tyrant prosecutors say he planned to the concert attacked carefully for years and intended to burn the 2 mosques down tired has already pleaded guilty to dozens of charges and faces a life sentence without parole using my beloved microsoft sun its like feeling the pain of labor in my one again and again it is like losing a big part of me forever every time i look in the eyes of his daughter you left fatherless at the age of 2. His wife whether he says that his brother is that building you want it for it is heart written well both of you were crying it will never go out this way some. 4th inaugural through those sisters one group. No words to go describe work my heart speak as though its the spears. Of praveen men on is bureau chief ed Thomson Reuters new zealand he joins us live from
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