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All right, all right...

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you're funny, funny.

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Yeah thanks ok

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I am Cathy Cohen, professor of political science

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and former director of the centre for the study of race at the university of chicago.

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[applause]

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and it is my honour and pleasure this evening to introduce our speaker Angela Davis.

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[applause]

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you gotta hold back until she speaks ok? Alright :)

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Before i say a very brief introduction about angela

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i want to thank a number of people and entities that made tonight possible.

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first i wanna thank the centre for the study of race, politics and culture,

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in particular a few staff members for the entire group.

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Michael Dawson, the director,

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Tracey Matthews [SP?] who has done... i mean... exceptional work...

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to pull this off.

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Shawn Lee [SP?], project assistant;

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i also wanna thank the centre for the study of gender and sexuality, yes.

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[...skipping for now to 9:00 and Angela Davis...]

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Thank you!

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Thank you so much for the amazing welcome.

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first of all, let me also say thank you to the centre for the study of race, politics and culture

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and to the centre for the study of gender and sexuality.

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and id like especially to say thanks to tracey matthews for being suhc a wonderful host

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during my days in chicago...

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of course ive known her since she was an undergraduate at the university of michigan,

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and so its wonderful to spend time together again;

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and of course to professor cathy cohen whom ive known for some time and have been involved in a number of struggles