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Jennings, John - Associate Professor
HARLEM BOOK FAIR. THIS PANEL IS BRIDGING THE MARKET-DRIVEN LITERACY GAP. BASICALLY I WANT TO-- INTRODUCE OUR PANEL. AFTER THAT, BASICALLY WHAT IS GOING...
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Unidentified Speaker, -
WELL, LITERACY, WHEN I THINK ABOUT
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LITERACY, I AM IN GRAD SCHOOL
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| 00:02:55 |
Duffy, Damian - Author
AT THE MOMENT AND THIS WAS PART OF MY DISSERTATION WORKS. I LOOK A LOT AT THIS IDEA CALLED MULTIMODAL LITERACY AND THAT IS PRETTY MUCH THAT SAYS PEOPLE...
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AT LITERACY, AND I AGREE WITH DAMIEN, IN
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| 00:04:44 |
Banks, L. A. - Author
TERMS OF THE DELIVERY SYSTEM. THERE WAS A TIME WHERE YOU WOULD GO AND FILL OUT A JOB APPLICATION. NOW IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY LITERACY TO GO...
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| 00:07:09 |
Anyabwile, Dawud - Author
WE ARE MOVING TO A DIGITAL AGE WHERE THE LANGUAGE IS CHANGING. YOU KNOW, THE YOUNG PEOPLE ARE TEXTING. I AM TEXTING TOO SO I GUESS I AM IN THAT CATEGORY...
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SO TO ME, I AM JUST THINKING THE WAY WE LOOK AT THINGS IN THE PAST IS JUST ON A PLANE WHERE IT IS MOVING IN ANOTHER DIRECTION BUT WHAT I'M REALLY MORE...
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| 00:09:38 |
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YOU KNOW MAY COME IT DOESN'T WORK THAT.
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| 00:09:41 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
I AM NOT SURE WHERE MY AGE FITS IN WITH ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE AT
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| 00:09:44 |
Simmons, Alex - Founder
THIS TABLE BECAUSE I TAX TOO AT THAT IS MAINLY BECAUSE MY KIDS DO SO THAT IS THE ONLY WAY THEY COMMUNICATE WITH ME. I AGREE WITH A LOT OF WHAT HAS BEEN...
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| 00:13:05 |
Walker, Gregory L. - Author
ASPECTS OF THE DIGITAL AGE AND I THINK THAT IS BECAUSE THE TYPICAL FUNDAMENTAL THING ABOUT LITERACY TO ME IS-- REMAINS THE SAME AS THE LAST COUPLE OF...
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| 00:16:30 |
Jennings, John - Associate Professor
AND MAYBE THE PLACE OF COMICS AND GRAPHIC NOVELS IN THE DIGITAL REALM AND BASICALLY HOW DOES THE DIGITAL REALM OF FACT COMICS AND VERSA. AND DO YOU...
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| 00:17:03 |
Duffy, Damian - Author
GUESS. BUT ONLY MORE RECENTLY WHEN I WAS ABOUT I JUST WANT TO LOOK AT COMICS IN TERMS OF PICKING POLITICAL STATEMENTS AND SORT OF SOCIAL CRITIQUES ARE...
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| 00:20:32 |
Banks, L. A. - Author
AND IMAGES MORE FROM THE PERSPECTIVE AND I AGREED IT LEAVES A LOT OF ROOM FOR REFLECTION. AND I LOOK AT THE IMAGES THAT WERE AVAILABLE WHEN I WAS A...
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| 00:24:24 |
Anyabwile, Dawud - Author
NOVEL. AND WHAT I PLAN TO DO WITH THE GRAPHIC NOVEL IS TO DEFINE IT IN A WAY WHERE IT CAN BE BOTH CONVENTIONAL AND DIGITAL AND GETTING BACK TO COMING...
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| 00:28:23 |
Simmons, Alex - Founder
PIGGYBACKING WHAT HE JUST SAID. WHAT WE BELIEVE BUYERS AND AS AN ADULT, YOU KNOW, WHEN IT STARTED CLICKING IN MY MIND THAT THERE WERE IMAGES THAT I...
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| 00:34:23 |
Walker, Gregory L. - Author
VERY, VERY LONG BEGINNING OF CIVILIZATION AND BEFORE CIVILIZATION. AND I WANT TO TELL YOU THAT THE COMICS MEDIUM, SOMEBODY DRAWING SOMETHING ON A...
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| 00:38:51 |
Jennings, John - Associate Professor
GOT [APPLAUSE] >> SO I SEE WE HAVE A BUNCH OF TIME FOR QUESTIONS. IT'S A WONDER TO QUESTIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE FOR A SHORT Q&A. >> AND WE
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| 00:39:01 |
Jennings, John - Associate Professor
THANK YOU TO US QUESTIONS. >> MY QUESTION IS, DO YOU THINK -- [INAUDIBLE]
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| 00:39:10 |
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MY QUESTION IS, DO YOU THINK THE WAY PEOPLE COMMUNICATE AND
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| 00:39:15 |
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HOW THEY USE -- [INAUDIBLE] AFFECT THE WAY PEOPLE REACT TO MAJOR LITERATURE OR KIND OF NUMBS US TWO THINGS THAT ARE NOT DUMBED DOWN WITH ALL THE PICTURES...
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| 00:40:07 |
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YES. YEAH, WE GET
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| 00:40:09 |
Simmons, Alex - Founder
LAZY. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT THE AGE. PEOPLE GET LAZY. IF YOU COME FROM AN ERA WHERE YOU SAT DOWN AND YOU READ A NOVEL, THEN YOUR MIND, YOUR BODY,...
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| 00:41:35 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
COMING
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| 00:41:37 |
Banks, L. A. - Author
IN NO YOU DIDN'T GO OFF. I JUST WANT TO REPEAT THE QUESTION BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T GO TO THE MIKE IN SO THAT THEY'LL PICK IT UP. BUT HER QUESTION WAS ARE...
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| 00:44:01 |
Duffy, Damian - Author
MESSAGING. I THINK ONE THING THAT KIDS DUMBED DOWN IS THE CONTEXT OF A MATRON TO READ A COVER LETTER FOR A JOB OR AM I TRYING TO JUST TELL SOMEBODY...
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| 00:46:03 |
Jennings, John - Associate Professor
SOMEBODY WHISPERED BEHIND ME. SOMEONE BEHIND
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| 00:46:06 |
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ME WAS SAYING, WHAT IS LITERACY, SO I WOULD LIKE TO GET SOMEBODY ON THE PANEL AN OPPORTUNITY TO DECODE THAT WORD FOR THE USE-- THE YOUTH IN THE ROUND...
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| 00:46:31 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
WILL START. THIS IS MY OPINION AND NOT WEBSTER'S. >> I BELIEVE IT WAS THIS
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| 00:46:39 |
Banks, L. A. - Author
YOUNG BROTHER RIGHT HERE. >> OKAY. THAT IS A GREAT
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| 00:46:45 |
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QUESTION. [APPLAUSE]
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| 00:46:47 |
Banks, L. A. - Author
YOU HAVE GOT A PANEL STUMPED HERE. [APPLAUSE] WE HAVE GOT A SCHOLAR IN THE HOUSE. LITERACY HAS REALLY ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THE WRITTEN WORD. SO YOU CAN...
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| 00:48:52 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
IN MIDDLE SCHOOLTEACHER. THE THINGS THAT ALL OF YOU WERE SAYING MADE ME HAVE IMAGES OF THE MATRIX. TAKE THIS PILL AND THIS BILL AND THIS BILL WILL HELP...
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| 00:51:13 |
Anyabwile, Dawud - Author
THAT ARE FEEDING THAT NEED, AND ONE THING BASICALLY THAT I WRITE ABOUT THAT MY BOOK IS ABOUT IS YOU BEING THE ANSWER. SAY I DON'T KNOW ABOUT ANYPLACE...
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| 00:54:26 |
Jennings, John - Associate Professor
BACK. TRY TO KEEP YOUR ANSWER TO FIVE MINUTES PLEASE. >> GOOD EVENING. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY BROTHER, WHOMEVER THOSE CHILDREN ARE THAT HAD HAVE YOU...
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| 00:54:39 |
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YOUR CLASSROOM, THEY ARE TRULY, TRULY BLESSED. [APPLAUSE] I HOPE THAT YOU WILL REMAIN-- I HAD A DAUGHTER THAT WENT AWAY TO SCHOOL AND DID IT FOR ABOUT...
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| 00:57:36 |
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CONNECTICUT. [INAUDIBLE] BOTTOM LINE, YOU CAN TALK WITH ME AFTER. THAT IS ONE THING.
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| 00:57:47 |
Simmons, Alex - Founder
THERE ARE PROGRAMS. ONE OF THE THINGS I DO EVERY YEAR IS THAT BRONX COMMUNITY COLLEGE, EVERY YEAR STARTING SINCE 07 AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE DO....
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| 00:59:14 |
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YOU
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| 00:59:16 |
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GUYS AS INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS DO YOU
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| 00:59:18 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
FEEL THAT THE IMAGES PEOPLE ARE PUTTING OUT ARE ACTUALLY CORRELATING WITH THE WORDS THAT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO? WE AUTOMATICALLY SEE THE INTERNET. ...
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| 01:00:44 |
Simmons, Alex - Founder
I SEE PEOPLE STARING, YOU HAVE TO GUESS IF YOU CLICK ON THAT OR YOU HAVE TO READ THROUGH THE MANUAL. SO NOW I THINK A SIMPLE THING LIKE THAT ILLUSTRATES...
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| 01:01:13 |
Duffy, Damian - Author
THINK THE MICROSOFT LOGO, THE BRANDING. I THINK A LOT OF THE WAYS IT IS USED BY CORPORATE AMERICA ARE BASED ON TRYING TO SELL YOU SOMETHING. THAT IS...
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| 01:02:16 |
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| 01:02:18 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
BE. AND I SAY THAT TO SAY THESE MEDIA IMAGES ARE NOT JUST AFFECTING LITTLE GIRLS. THEY ARE AFFECTING US THE GIRLS AS WELL SO THE THING ABOUT THE ...
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| 01:03:20 |
Banks, L. A. - Author
I SEE-- AND AGAIN THIS GETS BACK TO WHAT BROTHER DAWUD WAS SAYING, YOU AS AN ARTIST, MY FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS WAS TO MAKE STRONG EMPOWERED HEROINES...
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| 01:05:17 |
Anyabwile, Dawud - Author
PERIOD, I HAVE ALWAYS TRIED TO DRAW-- THIS IS EVEN OUTSIDE OF MY COMICS. I ALWAYS TRY TO DRAW WOMEN FROM A MORE BALANCED PERSPECTIVE. I WAS NEVER REALLY...
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| 01:06:59 |
Jennings, John - Associate Professor
QUESTION
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| 01:07:03 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
ABOUT ENCOUNTERING MANY OF THE IMAGES WE SEE TODAY, NOT ONLY IN I GUESS YOU WOULD SAY GRAPHIC NOVELS BUT JUST MAINSTREAM, TV ADS THE ONE AND SO FORTH....
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| 01:08:05 |
Walker, Gregory L. - Author
BANKS WAS BEING VERY MODEST. HER CHARACTERS KICK. [APPLAUSE] FEMALE CHARACTERS THAT KICK. RIGHT? [APPLAUSE] THE WAY THIS IS GOING TO BE DEALT WITH IS...
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| 01:08:49 |
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I HAVE A QUESTION BUT I WANT TO SET THE STAGE FOR THE QUESTION
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| 01:08:51 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
REAL QUICKLY. LOOKING AT THE TWO FORMS
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| 01:08:54 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
OF MEDIA THAT WE ARE MOST FAMILIAR WITH, MOVIES AND MUSIC AND TRYING TO SENSE ON LACK ART. WE SAW WITH THE EMERGENCE OF RAP THAT WRAP WAS A CULTURE...
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| 01:10:09 |
Duffy, Damian - Author
ON WHAT YOU THINK IT MIGHT BE? >> THIS GETS BACK TO THE EARLIER QUESTION TOO OF WHAT YOU DO
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| 01:10:14 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
TO COUNTERACT NEGATIVE STEREOTYPES.
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| 01:10:18 |
Duffy, Damian - Author
THE WORK THAT I DO, THE WORK THAT JOHN AND I DO, THIS BOOK HAS ALL OF THESE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMICS CREATORS. SHOWCASE PEOPLE IN ONE OF THE THINGS...
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| 01:12:04 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
MINUTE QUESTION, ONE MINUTE ANSWER. >> SO THE FUTURE OF COMICS WOULD NOT FOLLOW THE SAME PATH AS RAP MUSIC? >> IT IS GOING TO DO WHAT IT DOES AND IT...
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| 01:12:13 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
DO THAT DEPENDING ON HOW THE AUDIENCE DEALS WITH IT. I MEAN THE
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| 01:12:17 |
Simmons, Alex - Founder
THING-- SAME WAY MUSIC GIVEN THE SAME WAY WITH COMICS. IT IS A MEDIUM, SO YOU GUYS REALLY ARE GOING TO DICTATE WHETHER OR NOT IT IS GOING TO FLOW LIKE...
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| 01:12:40 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
YOU COULD INTERPRET EDUCATION SOCIALIZATION AND THE ROLE OF COMIC ART IN GENERAL? THE WAY IT SEEMS TO BE OUR INTEREST IN EDUCATION CURRICULA IS ALWAYS...
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| 01:13:31 |
Duffy, Damian - Author
BE ARTIST LEADS TO CREATIVE THINKING NO MATTER WHAT YOU ARE TRYING TO LEARN. >> AND CRITICAL THINKING. >> I WILL PUT IT THIS WAY. I WILL WORK WITH KIDS,...
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| 01:13:43 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THE KIDS LOVE THE ACADEMICS
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| 01:13:44 |
Simmons, Alex - Founder
THAT THEY ARE BEING TAUGHT WHEN THEY SEE IT CAN BE APPLIED TO THE ART THEY ARE INTERESTED IN. THE OTHER THING IS THE DAY THAT YOU SEE THE ESTABLISHMENT...
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| 01:14:20 |
Jennings, John - Associate Professor
YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU
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| 01:14:25 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
FOR COMING. THE GENTLEMAN THAT HAD THE QUESTION CAN SPEAK TO THE PANEL IS. >> WE CAN STILL ANSWER THIS
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| 01:14:33 |
Jennings, John - Associate Professor
BROTHERS QUESTION EVEN THOUGH THE CAMERAS HAVE STOPPED ROLLING. >> I KNOW, I FEEL
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| 01:14:38 |
Banks, L. A. - Author
BAD. >> THAT IS THE CAMERA SHOW, FOLKS. ..
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Unidentified Speaker, -
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| 01:14:46 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
PARENTS TEACHING THEM ISSUES ON AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY, ON HOW TO CALCULATE A COURSE ON SOMETHING WHEN YOU'RE PURCHASING SOMETHING. ALL THOSE OTHER...
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| 01:15:35 |
Banks, L. A. - Author
HOUSE. PUT THE CRAYONS IN THE HOUSE. [APPLAUSE] >> SERIOUSLY, BECAUSE THAT IS REALLY WHERE INFLUENCE COMES. YOU KNOW, MY MOTHER WOULD NOT READ GRIMM'S...
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| 01:15:48 |
Banks, L. A. - Author
FAIRIES TO ME. SHE READ THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF JAMES -- IT'S NOT A CHILDREN'S BOOK. MY MOTHER WAS AN ACTIVIST. THE POINT I'M MAKING IF YOU READ YOUR...
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| 01:16:30 |
Banks, L. A. - Author
WHEN THEY STEP OUTSIDE YOU DON'T. BUT YOU DO CONTROL YOUR
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| 01:16:34 |
Banks, L. A. - Author
HOUSEHOLD. AND, YOU KNOW, FOR RAINY DAYS WHEN THEY DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO AND ALL THAT, YEAH. IT STARTS AT HOME. THE LOVE OF WHATEVER. OWEN SAID...
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| 01:16:52 |
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TOO, YOU HAVE KIDS, YOU KNOW -- YOU LOVE YOUR KIDS. MAYBE YOU DON'T READ. MAYBE YOU CAN'T READ
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| 01:16:55 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
WELL. MAYBE THAT IS YOUR CHALLENGE BUT
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| 01:16:58 |
Simmons, Alex - Founder
YOU CAN TELL THEM STORIES. MY BOYS USED TO GO TO BED TO MY TELLING STORIES ABOUT WHAT I DID WHEN I WAS A KID AND I CAN READ AND THEY WOULD LIKE ME...
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| 01:18:14 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
YOU. >> THE VERY LAST THING I WANT TO DO BEFORE WE LEAVE JUST REALLY QUICKLY CAN WE GET WEBSITES RIGHT QUICK? WE HAD A VISUAL COMMUNICATION
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| 01:18:21 |
Jennings, John - Associate Professor
FROM THE AUDIENCE FOR WEBSITES. QUICKLY. >> OKAY. WEBSITE. JUST GOOGLE AND YOU'LL SEE MY
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| 01:18:30 |
Walker, Gregory L. - Author
WORK. ZULUMECH1. WHAT YOU WILL SEE WHEN YOU GO THERE, YOU WILL SEE THE OLD PREVIOUS ONE THAT WAS INTRODUCED BY WESLEY SNIPES. WE CHANGED -- WE REPLACED...
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| 01:19:21 |
Walker, Gregory L. - Author
SHADES. >> MEMNON IS THE CHALLENGE. >> GOOGLE THAT AND YOU'LL -- YOU KNOW, IT WILL TAKE US TO AMS.COM WEBSITE. YOU'LL SEE ME
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| 01:19:30 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
SPEAKING -- >> THIS IS DIGITAL LITERACY TEST FOR THE
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| 01:19:32 |
Walker, Gregory L. - Author
EVENING. [LAUGHTER] >> COMPUTER LITERACY. >> I'LL TRY AND DO
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| 01:19:37 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
MINE. I HAVE TWO WEBSITES -- ACTUALLY I HAVE THREE BUT I'M ONLY GOING TO GIVE YOU
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| 01:19:43 |
Simmons, Alex - Founder
TWO. ONE IS MY KIDS COMIC-CON WEBSITE. ALL ONE WORD. DOT COM, OKAY AND THAT TAKES YOU TO THAT WEBSITE. AND THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION YOU'LL SEE ABOUT...
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| 01:20:58 |
Anyabwile, Dawud - Author
FACEBOOK. DAWUD, LAST NAME ANYABWILE. I HAVE A FAN PAGE. MY REGULAR PAGE. >> SAY IT AGAIN. >> DO THAT AGAIN SLOW. >> I HAD TO DO THAT ONE,
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| 01:21:13 |
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Unidentified Speaker, -
TOO. >>
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| 01:21:21 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
DAWUD ANYABWILE. I HAVE A FAN PAGE. MY REGULAR PAGE AND THEN THERE'S A BROTHER MAN
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| 01:21:35 |
Anyabwile, Dawud - Author
COMICS GROUP FORUM. >> YEAH, IF YOU'RE ON IF I CAN WE HAVE A KIDS COMIC-CON PAGE, TOO. >> YOU CAN FIND MY WORK ON VAMPIRE HUNT
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| 01:21:44 |
Simmons, Alex - Founder
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| 01:21:48 |
Banks, L. A. - Author
RES.COM. -- HUNTRESS. THE COMIC IS VAMPIRE HUNTRESS AND IT'S THE LEGEND SERIES SO EVERYTHING IS VAMPIRE VANTRESS BUT I'M COMING OUT WITH A YOUNG...
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| 01:22:30 |
Duffy, Damian - Author
THREE. FIRST WEBSITE IS C-SPAN.ORG. THERE
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| 01:22:35 |
Duffy, Damian - Author
WILL BE VIDEO OF THIS PANEL ON THERE. THEY WILL HAVE A LINK -- >> A VIDEO LINK. >> A VIDEO LINK AND THEY'LL LIST ALSO OUR WEBSITES ON THERE. >> OH, GOOD....
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| 01:22:46 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
NOT GETTING THE
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| 01:22:47 |
Duffy, Damian - Author
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Unidentified Speaker, -
SPELLING.
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| 01:22:51 |
Duffy, Damian - Author
J2D2 ARTS.BLOG SPOT.COM. ARTS, PLURAL. AND ALSO BLACKCOMIXBOOK.COM. AND THERE WE BLOG ABOUT NOT JUST THE BOOK BUT ALSO JUST STORIES ABOUT COMICS AND...
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| 01:23:34 |
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Unidentified Speaker, -
GRAB A FLIER FOR ME. >> AND STOP BY OUR BOOTH OUTSIDE. >> TO THE
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| 01:23:50 |
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RIGHT. >> THAT WRAPS UP BOOKTV LIVE COVERAGE FOR THE 2010 HARLEM BOOK
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| 01:23:57 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
FAIR. IF YOU MISSED ANY OF THE
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| 01:23:59 |
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EARLIER EVENTS YOU CAN WATCH AN RE-AIR STARTING THIS EVENING AT 11:00 EVEN. YOU CAN ALSO SEE THE PANELS ONLINE AT THE C-SPAN VIDEO LIBRARY WEBSITE....
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.