WHYY’s 17th Annual President’s Dinner
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WHYY’s 17th Annual President’s Dinner featuring Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr.
WHYY honors acclaimed historian and filmmaker Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr., with its Lifelong Learning Award at the 17th annual WHYY President’s Dinner on Thursday, May 3, 2018. The Harvard scholar is known for his award-winning documentaries like Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise, Africa’s Great Civilizations, and popular PBS series like Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr.
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WHYY’s 17th Annual President’s Dinner
Special | 28m 47sVideo has Closed Captions
WHYY honors acclaimed historian and filmmaker Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr., with its Lifelong Learning Award at the 17th annual WHYY President’s Dinner on Thursday, May 3, 2018. The Harvard scholar is known for his award-winning documentaries like Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise, Africa’s Great Civilizations, and popular PBS series like Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr.
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