Humphrey Public Affairs panel agrees: King’s Dream remains a dream, not our reality
The 1964 Civil Rights Act became law 50 years ago, and the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs this year is hosting a series of events to commemorate the historic legislation. Last week’s panel discussion at Cowles Auditorium with local civil rights activists was the beginning.
Roy Wilkins Center for Human Relations and Social Justice Chair Dr. Samuel Myers characterized the January 23 event, cosponsored by the center and the African American Leadership Forum, as “a critical discourse and discussion about how far have we come and where we need to go.”
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The five panel members — which included Julia Freeman of the Organizing Apprenticeship Project, Empower MSP’s Mark Robinson, U of M junior political science student Kenneth Eban of Students for Education Reform-Minnesota, Kandace Montgomery of TakeAction Minnesota and Anthony Newby of Neighborhoods Organizing for Change — each spoke on Dr. King’s “Dream” as well.
