Political power, a poignant past and the powder keg present collided magnificently at the Paley Center for Media in New York City on the evening of February 9. Former President Bill Clinton was on hand to give opening remarks for an intimate, yet pivotal conversation taking place on the cusp of a dramatic moment in history.
Before an audience of intellectuals, business leaders and media heavyweights, civil rights luminary Andrew Young and Young's godson and co-author, Kabir Sehgal, discussed their new book, Walk in My Shoes. This courageous memoir includes an eloquent foreword by Clinton and a message for the ages. Rest assured, this was not your typical book party.
That night, Clinton's words opened the door to a discussion that touched on the future of our youth, race relations, economic empowerment of the poor at home and abroad, and democracy in Egypt. These heady topics were challenging even for a crowd including the likes of iconic newsman Dan Rather, CNN's TJ Holmes and Hearst Corporation CEO, Frank Bennack.
Despite this meeting of the minds, no one in the room predicted the week would end with monumental change in the Middle East. Mubarak's rule still hung in the balance. Egypt's destiny was still uncertain. Questions remained. Bill Clinton though, connected the dots. He was the bright line that linked our nation's humbling history with racial inequity to understanding the needs of the disenfranchised in our current technocratic world order....
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