We celebrate 100 years of africanamerican special agents. Today, the program will honor their history, honor their service, and look towards the future. M hasewsy him newseu enjoyed working with the fbi during our time here. Our exhibits inside todays fbi, which explores headlinemaking fbi cases and explores how the bureau is fighting terrorism and cyber crime, is a visitor favorite. We have enjoyed hosting many programs with the fbi. I want to give a warm welcome to many former and current fbi in the room, and a warm welcome to our visitors and our members. Thank you as always for your support. Introduceleasure to fbi associate Deputy Director paul. [applause] paul good afternoon, everyone. What an amazing day. So privileged to be here. Thank you john, and to the newseum, for hosting this phenomenal and historic event, and to the fbis office of Foreign Affairs and office of diversity and inclusion for helping to organize such an Amazing Program today. It is an incredible privilege to be one small part of this celebration of the 100 Year Anniversary of the hiring and entry onto duty of the first africanamerican fbi special jones, ands wormley to recognize the enduring and ongoing achievements of the many africanamerican special agents who followed in essay joness oness footsteps. The theme of our anniversary is our history, our service, yesterday, today, and tomorrow. I would like to take a few moments to reflect on that theme and the meaning that it carries. When special jones joined the fbi in 1919, he charted a course for agents like john famous agents like the one who joined the fbi in 1921. Special agents jones and amos pave the way for many africanamerican special agents sat followed, including sa lewis and spiro, who joined in 1962 under the first formalized new agents Training Program at quantico. Jonesould also, like sas and amos, go on to lead accomplished careers in the fbi. Special agents lewis and arrow barrow opened doors for one of todays panelists, dr. John d. Glover. Thank you, sir, for being with us. The first we heard earlier i am going to repeat again because we are because they are of the utmost significance. First africanamerican assistant special agent in charge in the bureau history, newark, 1976. First africanamerican special agent in charge, milwaukee, 1979, and atlanta in 1980. First assistant director of the Inspection Division in 1982. And first africanamerican executive assistant director, administration having achieved that rank and position in 1986. Thank you, sir, dr. Glover, for all you have done. [applause] paul separately and tragically, on january 8, 1969, special agent edmund art woodruff became the first africanamerican agent to lose his life in the line of duty, while in pursuit of a fugitive here in the d. C. Area. This anniversary gives us the opportunity to remember and hold closely in our thoughts sa woodruff, his family, and his loved ones, and it is a chance for us to reflect on his sacrifice, even his life to protect others. Determinedstrong, young lawyer became the fbis first female africanamerican special agent. Steppeda mathis bravely forward, and broke down Major Barriers within the fbi at a time when even the integration of women into the bureaus agent ranks was progressing at an unacceptably slow pace. While she would remain in the fbi for two years, special agent mathis led the way and contributed immensely toward the growth of diversity and advancement in the organization, all while carrying out the mission in a highly effective way, and leading the way for other africanamerican female special agents, such as lizzie johnnie maea barry, bright, sandra chandler, jennifer love, my harrison, Deborah Evans smith, and many others who followed. Mathisspecial agent passed away in 1983, at the far too early age of 34, in an automobile accident. She will never, ever be forgotten either, and this anniversary gives us likewise the opportunity to remember and celebrate her once again for who she was, everything she accomplished, and everything she did for others, for the fbi, and for the nation. , while progress has been made, very regrettably and sadly, the discrimination, the challenges, and the struggles africanamericans have faced are reflected in the history of the fbi. In 1981, africanamerican special agents brought a lawsuit against the fbi for discrimination and discriminatory practices. That lawsuit ultimately changed the way the fbi addressed issues of unfairness not only in the agent ranks, but also for professional staff employees across the organization. And those outcomes reflect the universal and essential principle that we all live by, right things the for every individual, no matter who they are, no matter where they come from, the background treated from, should be equally with dignity and respect inside our great organization, across the bureau family, and externally. All the great people who we work with, and every Single Member of the public who we serve, always and in always. That lawsuit and the environment and culture it sought to correct and right led to muchneeded change at the fbi, and today it holds lessons that must never be forgotten, and it has made the organization stronger and better than now, and for the future. Years,e last 100 africanamerican special agents have led the investigations of many of the fbis most significant cases. Those cases are far too numerous to name here, but reflect the fact that africanamerican special agents have been at the forefront of preventing, disrupting, and investigating terrorism, Violent Crime, organized criminal groups, civil rights offenses, human trafficking, for intelligence adversaries, cybercrime, and countering the many, many other threats we face. Protecting people and keeping our people safe for the past 100 years, and currently today. Further, today, there is a cadre of africanamerican special agents working and leading at the highest levels of leadership in the fbi, and i want to name them. They are exceptional individuals, and they include special agent in charge. Turner of the houston field office. Turner of the houston field office, or most tenured and active sac when you combine the time he spent in houston with the time he spent in louisville. Lafayette morgan of the Los Angeles Field Office criminal division. Stephen woolery, Los Angeles Field Office intelligence division. Special agent in charge m. A. Memphisers of the field office. Alfonso jody noris iii of the colombia field office. Of denver, calvin chivers. Special agent in charge brian turner of the new haven field office. And special agent in charge emerson junior in the chicago field office. With regard to emerson, he was born and raised in the city of chicago. The city is proud to have him back here back there and he is the first africanamerican the great chicago field office. Each of these executives is an amazing example of where we need to be, and the broader and higherlevel representation we are working hard to achieve within the organization. To continue to combat the complex and evolving threats we face, and to fulfill our mission in the most effective ways tosible, we need to continue recruit relentlessly from all backgrounds and walks of life those who embody the core values of the fbi, which include, we know, fairness, integrity, accountability, leadership, and importantly diversity. Aggressively and proactively recruiting africanamerican special agents, as well as people of diverse backgrounds, and our field offices continue to reach out to and across a wide range of groups and institutions, including historically black colleges and universities, and communitybased organizations. Our Human Resources branch developed the Diversity Agent Recruitment Program to focus on and apply resources to continue to attract diverse candidates. And we are also working hard to make sure that every member of the fbi family feels welcomed, included, valued for who they are and what they bring to the table. They need to strive hard and reach high continually, always toward the ideal of inclusion for all. And we are working hard to provide the support needed to enable people to reach their full potential. And we need everyones help with that. Saying thatout recruitment is everyones job in the fbi. Those of us who serve currently and all of you who serve in the past served in the past, you are out there in the communities, and you know what it takes to serve in the fbi and to serve the american people. We need to be able to fully reflect the communitys we serve in order to continue to build trust and carry out our mission. I ask when you encounter strong candidates, and i know many of you are already doing this, individuals who would represent the fbi in the way you would want them to, that you please encourage them to consider the fbi as a career option. We all need to work hard, partnering together in a sustained and persistent manner, to continue to blaze the trail now and for the future foundation and echelons of the organization, because everyone who has worked here in the fbi knows there is no better people, no greater mission, and no more wonderful place to work. Any anniversary, but especially a milestone like this one, is a great opportunity to reflect on the history of the work in the evolution of our organization. It is an opportunity to think about where we need to be and who we need on our team, now and moving forward. On behalf of director ray, who theeard from earlier, director general, and myself, you have the focus and unrelenting commitment, our promise, to continue to promote, to represent, to recruit, to sponsor all People Fairly and equally, and lead the organization in the right way and in the direction, in the right direction, now and in the future, especially when it comes to diversity. So i say thank you again to the ofseum and the fbis Office Public affairs, as well as the office of diversity and inclusion, for helping us to commemorate this milestone anniversary. I want to come to close my thinking each of you for your service to the fbi and our country. Thank you for being here today, and i hope you enjoy the rest of the celebratory events over this weekend. Now, i am honored to introduce a friend of mine i have worked with him a couple of times before. Our moderator, the cbs news correspondent jeff the gaze jeff. I have to tell you a little bit about jeff before we bring him out here. Chief justicenews and Homeland Security here inndent based washington, d. C. He joined cbs news in july when he 14 and reports for all cbs news protests and platforms. Coverage ofetwork some of the most important and notable stories of the last decade. In addition, he is one of the most respected and informed voices on issues arising between and police of color and Law Enforcement. He has written extensively on police and Justice Department investigation stemming from baltimore, ferguson, and across the country, and he has authored a book on the issue, titled black and blue, inside the divide between police and the black community. He is the recipient of emmy awards and multiple emmy award nominations. He received the sigma delta chi award from the society of professional journalists, and in 2017 was a member of the cbs news team, which i earned an edward r. Murrow award. To say we have the honor and privilege of being joined by his wonderful parents, betty and joseph. Thank you for being here with us today. Now lets please extend a [applause] [laughter] mr. Abbate please extend a warm welcome to jeff and the panelists. Jeff thank you very much. Appreciate the introduction and especially mentioning my parents. That will really help at thanksgiving in a few weeks. I will get the big piece of turkey at some point. It is good to be here. Thise been preparing for the last month or so with the fbi, when they asked me to do this. And i had prepared remarks, and then i got into my goober my uber today on the way over here. I like toin an uber, put my headphones on and when my own business. The driver said, where are you going . Ok. I am going to the newseum. Why . And i said, well, i am doing this thing with the fbi. It is about black fbi agents. What . He says, what . Black fbi agents . Yes, black fbi agents. He was surprised. I was not really surprised that he was surprised. You probably are not either. It made me sort of chuckle, because looking back and i have had to do my research preparing for this there was James Wormley jones in 1919. I did not know that. He did not want to believe it, the uber driver. James wormley jones. Mentioned john glover. I get so caught up covering the fbi of today that i had not at in theked back past. When they asked me to do this, i would not be doing my job if i did not say, but are you going to talk about what the numbers are now . And they could have brushed off that question. I respect the fact they dealt with it. I was told, listen, you cant look to the future until you look back at the mistakes of the past. I appreciate that. That is where we are going to begin this conversation. That is what i wanted to be a conversation. We are going to talk to many of the legends of the past two are with us today. I said legends. John is chuckling over there. I told you that in florida, when i saw you a few weeks ago. And the legends of the future. Trailblazers because that is what i think they are. John glover began his career with the fbi as a special agent in 1966. He would rise through the bureau to become the executive assistant director for administration at fbi headquarters. From the fbi as the highest ranking africanamerican leader. Please welcome john glover. [applause] good to see you. Linda barry, the second africanamerican woman to join years, served for 28 during which she often would remain the only female africanamerican. She was a certified hostage negotiator, and a special Operations Group team leader. Please welcome linda barry. [applause] brightohnnymae mulden was also a trail blazer. She entered duty as a special agent in october of 1976, where she was assigned to the miami field office. She assisted in the investigation into the jonestown suicide massacre, and was involved in several undercover investigations. Her life and work inspired a made for television movie. Ie mae. Welcome johnn [applause] karen jordan started out with a special agent in the fbi in june of 2004. She is currently a supervisory special agent with Operation Rescue me and the endangered child alert program. She worked in the new York Field Office before transferring here to fbi headquarters. Please welcome karen. Tienne hasthe end e been with the fbi since 2005. He has investigated Violent Crime and major offenders as part of the fugitive Bank Robbery Task force, and he has worked in the major cybercrime squad. He was promoted to supervisory special agent. Please welcome hadley etienne. [applause] ok, lets talk. Start with john glover. I wanted to ask you first about the history. James wormley jones, what can you tell us about him . Dr. Glover well, i can tell you a lot about jones. Jones is an individual who is very distinguished. He was distinguished before he became an fbi agent. He actually did not become an fbi agent until he was 35 years old. The fbi had not formed then, so this was the precursor organization to the fbi. But jones attended Virginia University in richmond. Then he joined the Washington Metropolitan Police department, was a foot patrolman, moved through the ranks to motorcycle man and then to detective. He resigned from the metropolitan Police Department , thee joined the military segregated army, as it was referred to at the time in history. He became a captain, and a relatively short period of time, learning explosives and a number of things. But he led a particular charge in the Northeast Corner of france during world war i. Rousted the germans out of a stronghold they had held for four years. Underequipped. Not well trained. Soldiers. It,ilitary history records ditch by ditch, trench by trench, and rested them out. They took a lot of heavy casualties, but they fought with valor, and jones survived. He returned. In december of 1919, he joined ,he precursor to the fbi reporting directly to j edgar hoover. Jeff wasnt he the son of former slaves . Dr. Glover that is correct, yes. Hooverhy do you think chose him . Dr. Glover it is interesting i dont know how the two got together, how he became interested in the fbi. But he is the kind of guy i would look for. A fellow with that kind of previous Law Enforcement experience, that kind of distinctive military experience, that is the kind of person you are going to look for. It worked out. I dont know if hoover saw him or he saw the fbi, that they ended up working together. Jeff you know, at that time, many of the African Americans who came in James Wormley jones, he was working undercover. Dr. Glover he worked primarily undercover. He was targeted. Jeff he was what . Dr. Glover he was targeted at Marcus Garvey. Jeff he was focused on Marcus Garvey . Dr. Glover Marcus Garvey was very prominent in harlem. He had created an organization of some notoriety, which some people viewed as subversive. So in this unit in which mr. Hoover was the young attorney, on what is kind of subversive or antisubversive unit so the targeting of individuals at that time was looking for subversive activity. It was also 1919 was the rise of communism, so there were some communist movements up in new york as well. So it worked out in that way. Jeff you talk about subversives, right . Marcus garvey at that time when i was doing my research for a piece that will eventually air on cbs news about this was lar topic, hoover launched investigations into Marcus Garvey, mlk. We know that. So that is the image that a lot of p