My name is kristin king and im the manager here and i want to thank you all for joining us this evening. A couple notes before we begin. First and foremost, the book is available for purchase in the bookstore and will be available after the event and in addition there will be a signing. Second, we have a really fantastic fall lineup coming at all six of our busboys and books location this fall. Theres an event signup list being passed around on a clipboard, so feel free to add your name and email address. Thank you again for joining us and without further ado join me in welcoming and he and doctor ibram kendi. [applause]. Think you. Pleasure to have you all here on this rainy afternoon. Although, compared to whats happening in houston our hearts and minds go to the people they are. I want to welcome all of you for being here and let you know that independent bookstores are dropped dying breed. They can only make a comeback if you support them and buy support them i dont mean to say its
Unfiltered. Host lets start with the original conscience of a conservative the original red white and blue jacket with the stars burned in my mind as a guiding text and that put him on the path of a president ial run. It is very much in a mosh to goldwater. He felt that the conservative movement in the republican partn party have been compromised by the new deal and somebody needed to put together a blueprint on where the party at the movement got to go and that is what the conscience of the conservatism was and i think that everybody looked at the book and said this is the manifesto and so, i thought that i would honor it that way because we are facing some of the same kind of questions today that the party or the conservative movement has been compromised by the populist flair. You begindoublequote a saying that i regret having to write this book. I regret it because it is a necessity of this kind of the American Conservative Movement which had been a force for good in our country an
His Historic Program and event. We just completed a Film Festival showing i am not your negro and our particular guest and keynote speaker spoke about that particular film. Since she is a biographer for James Baldwin. His voice is very significant to detroit. He is a founder of metro times but has had deep experience in terms of launching the black Study Department at wane state university. Herb in many ways is like malcolmx having foots in harlem and detroit. We are very happy to have him and dr. Rita kiki edozie here today. I would like to give you background on dr. Edozie. She is the former director of studies at Michigan University and professor of africanamerican relations and african affairs. She has written seven books. Five in print and two forthcoming and several Journal Articles and book chapters on Research Topics that include the comparative politics and International Relationships of africa, global development, and panafrican and diasper studies. Her recent books, the afri
Gentlemen. We just completed the Film Festival showing im not sure negro by james baldwin. The keynote speaker spoke about that particular film and since he is the biographer, the most important voices. Herb boyd is a founder of the metro times and has an experience in launching at Wright State University now very extensive and in many ways like malcolm x. Having spoken at harlem and detroit. We are happy to have him and doctor reda the former director of studies at michigan State University and is currently professor of International Relations and african affairs. Shes written seven books, five in print and several Journal Articles on topics that include the comparative politics and relations of africa, corporate development. An exemplar for the studies excellent work if you havent seen it, though bookstore and of course now the book entered today we want a complete sellout of that book. Also the Award Recipient of the Outstanding Dedicated Service to the community by the association
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