12/7/15 New York Public Library Book Discussion "Fracture: Barack Obama, the Clintons and the Racial Divide" with Joy-Ann Reid & Alexis Garrett Stodghill

FREE RSVP: info@souleouniverse.com   Monday, December 7, 6:30 - 8:30 PM Mid-Manhattan Library, 455 Fifth Avenue at 40th Street, Sixth Floor, New York, NY 10016   Joy-Ann Reid and Alexis Garrett Stodghill examine the complicated relationship between President Barack Obama and Bill and Hillary Clinton, and how their varied approaches to the race issue parallel the challenges facing the Democratic Party. They will investigate the following questions: Will Hillary Clinton's campaign represent an embrace of Obama's legacy or a repudiation of it? How is Hillary Clinton's stand on race both similar to and different from Obama's, or from her husband's? How do minorities view Mrs. Clinton, and will they line up in huge numbers to support her—and what will happen if they don't? This stimulating evening includes ample time for audience Q&A and book signing.

Joy-Ann Reid is a national correspondent for MSNBC. Previously, she was the host of MSNBC’s "The Reid Report," a daily program that offered her distinctive analysis and insight on the day’s news. Before that, she was the Managing Editor of theGrio.com, a daily online news and opinion platform devoted to delivering stories and perspectives that reflect and affect African-American audiences. She joined  theGrio.com with experience as a freelance columnist for the Miami Herald and as editor of the political blog The Reid Report. She is a former talk radio producer and host for Radio One, and previously served as an online news editor for the NBC affiliate WTVJ in Miramar, Florida. During the 2004 presidential campaign, she served as the Florida deputy communications director for the 527 "America Coming Together" initiative, and was a press aide in the final stretch of President Barack Obama's Florida campaign in 2008. Her columns and articles have appeared in the Miami Herald, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, South Florida Times and  Salon.com. She is currently producing a documentary, "The Fight Years"—which takes a look into the sport of boxing during the 1950s and 1960s in Miami. She graduated from Harvard University in 1991 with a concentration in film, and is a 2003 Knight Center for Specialized Journalism fellow. She currently resides in Brooklyn with her husband and family. Follow her on Twitter @JoyAnnReid. *Photo Credit: Keith Major Alexis Garrett Stodghill is an award-winning, multi-media journalist. Currently a segment new media producer for MSNBC Live with Thomas Roberts, previously she was a producer on the MSNBC show, The Reid Report, hosted by Joy Reid. She was also the Living and New York editor for  theGrio.com, formerly an NBC News site focused on African-American perspectives. She was part of  theGrio.com news team noted by The New York Times as one of the first to report in-depth on the Trayvon Martin case. She got her start in journalism and the Internet industry by developing leading sites such as  BlackPlanet.com,which she co-produced from the ground up. After moving to focus on online journalism for AOL Black Voices, which is now HuffPost Black Voices, she began to cover topics ranging from fashion to politics. Additionally, she has written for other outlets such as  NBCNews.com, The New York Daily News, Ebony, Jet, Clutch Magazine, News One, The Atlanta Post, Madame Noire and  BlackEnterprise.com.She has also provided on-air commentary regarding social issues, African-American women, and culture for MSNBC and radio. She graduated from Brown University. *Photo Credit: Keith Major Via Souleo Enterprises, LLC, Copyright © 2015 Souleo Enterprises, LLC, All rights reserved.

Become a Pre-Professional at the Schomburg! BNY Mellon Pre-Professional Development Program

Become a Pre-Professional at the Schomburg!

Calling all college and graduate students! Apply to be a Pre-Professional in the BNY Mellon Pre-Professional Development Program at the Schomburg Center. 

This fall, up to eight college and graduate students will be selected to participate in the BNY Mellon Pre-Professional Development Program, which offers workforce training, mentorship and a competitive compensation that prepares students for full-time positions at a broad range of institutions and businesses.

We are currently looking to fill a number of Pre-Professional positions that reflect the breadth of resources and services here at the Schomburg:

ŸCollections Pre-Professional
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Education Pre-Professional
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