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This pandemic. As part of our Program Series in conjunction with our exhibit, my america, we welcome layla assad. [applause] her book, me and White Supremacy grew out of an online effort to get people to disassemble how they benefit, and people who leave liberation for others to follow. She is an author, she lived in doha, and theyre excited to announcement this new book has released as number eight on the New York Times best seller list. [cheers and applause] and number 88, number 88 on usa today. So, with that, welcome. Thank you so much. Very happy to be here. Are you on . Not here. Oh. Here it comes. There it goes. Can you hear me . No. Can you hear me . No, will you grab the third mic . Sorry about that, a sudden technical that has never happened before. [laughter] its cause the tv is here. [laughte [laughter] you can hear me, right . So im going to ask a question and hand this mic over to layla so she can hear you. Im going to start with this fascinating work book and book and re
[applause]. Layla saad. Her book, me and White Supremacy group on online group. She calls it good ancestors, people who live a legacy for others to follow. Shes a writer and podcast author. She lives in and her husbands and two children. So, we are very excited to be able to talk with her tonight. We also are very excited to announce that this very new book has already released as number eight on the New York Times bestseller list. [screaming]. [applause]. And number 88, on usa today. So with that, layla thank you. Layla i am very happy to be here. Can you hear me. Host there is a technical problem. This never happened before. So now you can hear me right. So i will ask a question and i will and this mike over to layla so she can hear you. Im going to start with this really fascinating book. An really great exploration of the topic of or that we are all interested in talking about tonight. But in this book youre asking why people in particularly white people of the United States like m
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