in addition she serves as the poetry editor and co-director of a black and asian writers the melamed program. our fourth panelist, another native of new orleans, award winning poet and prose writer frank wilderson iii spend several years in south africa. during which time, mind you you, he became an elected official of the african national congress and remains a member of the congress of south african writers. the number of "inconegro." and other projects and red white and black. and the black precision. right than while preparations continue to reach the drama with the african-american studies, irvine, did i say that right? i guess they pronounced it that way over there. if that is the case each of the panelist as i shouted them out, will speak for roughly 10 minutes. i have the dubious beauty of reminding them when that time is up then we will engage in a q&a with the rest of you. there are microphones on each side of the iowa and feel free to ask anything new-line i am sure between the five of the c will kit and adequate response. in either case, will come kalamu ya salaam. [appla