Conversation With Lee Bey, Bernita Johnson-Gabriel, and Arveal Drummer: Civil Rights & Anchor Institutions
Join us for a conversation about the effect of the civil rights movement of yesteryear on Â鶹APP's anchor institutions. This chat features , author (Southern Exposure), historian, photographer, editorial board member for Â鶹APP Sun-Times; Bernita Johnson-Gabriel, Executive Vice President for Neighborhoods and Strategic Initiatives of World Business Â鶹APP; Christyn Freemon, Chief Solutionist, community developer of Project Forward and business solutions manager of North Lawndale Employment Network; and Arveal Drummer, Director of Graduate Admissions, Illinois Institute of Technology. .
A light reception at 5:30 precedes the program that will begin promptly at 6pm.
This program is sponsored by the Office of Community Affairs at Illinois Tech, the University of Illinois College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, the American Planning Association's Planning in the Black Community and Housing and Community Development Divisions.
American Planning Association Members: Two (2) CM Credits are available for this event.