Black America — A Prescription for the Future
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Sunday, Feb. 26
2–6 p.m.
515 Malcolm X Boulevard, New York, NY
Panel discussion with
Moderator Jerold Podair, history professor, Lawrence College; author of Bayard Rustin, American Dreamer
and panelists
- Dr. William Julius Wilson, noted author and distinguished professor of sociology, Harvard University
- Dr. Bernard Anderson, economics professor emeritus, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania; former asst. secretary of labor in the Clinton Administration
- Rev. Al Sharpton, PoliticNation, MSNBC
- Rick Kahlenberg, senior fellow, Century Foundation
- Richard Trumka, president, AFL-CIO
- Velma Murphy Hill, civil rights and labor activist, Summary and Closing
Reception to follow.
Sponsored by the NYC Central Labor Council, Amalgamated Bank, Metro New York A. Philip Randolph Institute, Amalgamated Transit Union.
