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D.C. Government Transparency to be Explored at Sunshine Week Event
NPC Broadcast Committee
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Book Rap: Scott Simon "Unforgettable: A Son, A Mother, and the Lessons of a Lifetime"
Scott Simon, host of NPR’s Weekend Edition Saturday, will discuss and sign copies of his new book “Unforgettable: A Son, A Mother, and the Lessons of a Lifetime.” Tickets are $5 for NPC members; $10 public. This event is a fundraiser for the nonprofit NPC Journalism Institute. When Scott Simon began tweeting from his mother's hospital room in July 2013, he didn't know that his missives would soon spread well beyond his 1.2 million Twitter followers. Squeezing the magnitude of his final days with her into 140-character updates, Simon's meditations spread virally. Over the course of a few days…
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Book Rap: John Byrne Cooke "On the Road with Janis Joplin"
John Byrne Cooke, Janis Joplin’s road manager from 1967 until her death, gives a behind-the-scenes look at the years he spent with Joplin, from her legendary rise to her tragic last days. Cooke reveals the never-before-told story of his years with the young woman from Port Arthur who would become the first female rock and roll superstar. In 1967, as the new sound of rock and roll was taking over popular music, John Byrne Cooke was at the center of it all. As a member of D.A. Pennebaker’s film crew, he witnessed the astonishing breakout performances of Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix at the…
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Book Rap: Nicholas Kristof "A Path Appears: Transforming Lives, Creating Opportunity"
Join us for coffee and a special morning book rap featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof. Kristof will discuss and sign copies of his new book “A Path Appears: Transforming Lives, Creating Opportunity.” With scrupulous research and on-the-ground reporting, Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn investigate the art and science of giving, determine some of today’s most successful local and global initiatives to fight inequality, and evaluate particularly effective forms of help such as early childhood education. Intimately linked to this analysis are the…
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Book Rap: Tavis Smiley "Death of a King: The Real Story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Final Year"
Book Rap: Nicholas Kristof "A Path Appears: Transforming Lives, Creating Opportunity"
Type: Event
Akon on Africa: The Next Growth Frontier
NPC Membership Committee
Type: Event
President Blaise Compaoré of Burkina Faso
Akon on Africa: The Next Growth Frontier
Type: Event
Interpreting smoke signals from the marijuana skirmish line
NPC Freedom of the Press Committee
Type: Event
USA vs. Belgium World Cup Watch Party
Reliable Source Jazz Night and Summer BBQ Buffet
Type: Event
Book Rap: David Boies & Theodore Olson "Redeeming the Dream: The Case for Marriage Equality"
Attorneys David Boies and Theodore B. Olson—who argued against each other all the way to the Supreme Court in Bush v. Gore— will discuss their new book "Redeeming the Dream," which tells how they joined forces after that titanic battle to forge the unique legal argument that would carry the day. A book signing will follow the discussion. On June 26, 2013, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a pair of landmark decisions, striking down the Defense of Marriage Act and eliminating California’s discriminatory Proposition 8, reinstating the freedom to marry for gays and lesbians in…
Type: Event