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After six decades covering every major event and every living president since Eisenhower, venerated journalist and APB speaker Dan Rather writes, “I find myself thinking deeply about what it means to love America, as I surely do.” His new book of original essays, What Unites Us: Reflections on Patriotism takes on the toxic political atmosphere and polarized opinions of our times with a hopeful reminder of the core ideals that all Americans share.

APB speaker Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has been nominated for a NAACP Image Award for Becoming Kareem: Growing Up On and Off the Court. The book, written especially for young readers, chronicles how Abdul-Jabbar overcame a childhood made difficult by racism and prejudice to become a basketball legend and icon.

As featured opening and closing speakers at the inaugural Obama Foundation Summit in Chicago this week, APB’s Anand Giridharadas and Eric Liu inspired audiences with their visions of the American Dream, democracy and creating change.

APB's Eric Liu has been selected as a keynote speaker at the inaugural Obama Foundation Summit, a two-day immersive event in Chicago that will welcome hundreds of leaders from around the world, including Prince Harry and former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi of Italy.

We are excited to share with you our NEW CommunityWatch catalog, a directory of speakers that features nationally recognized and widely respected authorities on education, family and social issues. 

Marking the close of her final term as President of Liberia, APB speaker and Nobel Peace Laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf addressed the UN General Assembly, highlighting Liberia’s advances and celebrating an unprecedented transfer of power for a country that endured a decade of civil war.

“As colleges increasingly worry about boosting their retention and graduation rates, campuses are returning to their old-school ways.” - Jeffrey Selingo

“Nobody is born hating another person because of the color of his skin or his background or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.” -Nelson Mandela, quoted by Barack Obama in reaction to the Charlottesville attack on protesters.

Known for his reporting both co-anchoring the CBS Evening News and posting on social media via Facebook Live, APB speaker Dan Rather took to some more personal reporting as he embarked on a four-day road trip with his grandson and education advocate, Martin Rather.

Author, veteran and transformative leader Wes Moore, was announced as the new chief executive officer of the nonprofit Robin Hood.