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Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed recalled the announcement of the end of slavery in Texas on June 19, 1865. This was a virtual event hosted by the Free Library of Philade…

CUNY professor Douglas Rushkoff talked about the plans that a group of tech billionaires are making to survive “The Event,” a future catastrophic occurrence that will make the planet unhabit…

The Nation Magazine legal analyst Elie Mystal looked at the rights afforded to American citizens by the U.S. Constitution and offered his thoughts on how to prevent those rights from being t…

Fiona Hill, former National Security official and witness in the first impeachment trial of former President Trump, suggested that we must provide opportunities in declining impoverished com…

Philadelphia district attorney Larry Krasner reflected on his efforts to reform the criminal justice system in his community.

Historian Gretchen Sorin looked at how the introduction of the automobile impacted the lives of African Americans, providing a new freedom that was supported by black-owned businesses and tr…

Writer Karla Cornejo Villavicencio detailed the experiences of herself and others living as undocumented immigrants in the United States. This virtual event was sponsored by the Free Library…

African American studies professor Frank Wilderson offered his thoughts on being black in America. This was a virtual event hosted by the Free Library of Philadelphia.

Disability rights activist Judith Heumann discussed her lifelong work to gain rights for disabled people. This was a virtual program sponsored by the Free Library of Philadelphia.

Author and journalist Julie Salamon talked about her book, An Innocent Bystander: The Killing of Leon Klinghoffer, in which recalled the murder of Leon Klinghoffer, a disabled Jewish New Yor…

Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz spoke about his book, From the Ground Up: A Journey to Reimagine the Promise of America, on his life, career and presidential candidacy. William Kristol, …

William Taubman talked about his book Gorbachev: His Life and Times, about the life of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. He was joined by Yuri Slezkine, history professor at the University of…

Freeman Dyson talked about his book of essays Dreams of Earth and Sky, in which he writes about such topics as global warming and biotechnology. He spoke with David Goldberg, professor of ph…

Evan Thomas talked about his book Sea of Thunder: Four Commanders and the Last Great Naval Campaign, 1941-1945, published by Simon and Schuster. He described the Pacific naval campaign of Wo…

Bob Herbert talked about his book Promises Betrayed: Waking Up from the American Dream, published by Times Books. The book, based on his op-ed columns, contends that in recent years the Uni…