In MLK’s Footsteps: Education as a Civil Right
Note: This event is filled to capacity.
WNYC presents the sixth annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration at the Brooklyn Museum. "In MLK’s Footsteps: Education as a Civil Right" examines a civil rights battle Dr. King embraced and left for us to finish: equal education for all. Join WNYC’s Brian Lehrer and Jami Floyd, managing editor of The Global Game, for an invigorating afternoon of discussion, performance, and personal reminiscence.
Moderators:
Brian Lehrer, host of WNYC's the Brian Lehrer Show
Jami Floyd, managing editor of the global game
Panelists:
Cami Anderson, Superintendent of the Newark Public Schools
Fredrick C. Harris, Professor of Political Science and Director of Columbia University's Center on African-American Politics and Society
Rachel Moran, Dean of the UCLA School of Law
Harvard Sitkoff, Professor of History at the University of New Hampshire
John A. Stokes, an original plaintiff in the Brown v. Board of Education case
Touré, journalist and cultural critic
Live performances by:
Toshi Reagon
Manhattan Country School
Manhattan Theatre Lab
Please arrive at 2 p.m. Doors open at 2:30 p.m.
Presented by WNYC and the Brooklyn Museum.
Sponsored by the Brooklyn Community Foundation, Tekserve, and SchoolBook.org.
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