I am honored to celebrate the work of this civil rights hero and remain committed to carrying out his vision of a truly equal and just nation.

poet and LGBTQ community organizer.This event will be an experience to inspire people of different backgrounds to connect with one another.

and other grassroots efforts to encourage new audiences to engage with poetry.She will share about music and social justice.with West Hollywood city commissioners.

I am especially delighted thatMiya Iwataki agreed to be part of this panel since she has such an admirable life experience as a writer and Asian American community leader.To remember and hear from those who lived through the civil rights movement is a moment to remember where we came from and who we can become.

will share poetry about Nina Simone and discuss her contributions to the civil rights movement.

a Grammy Award-winning Chicana musician.Mandatory curfews and frozen bank accounts were a preamble to what was to come.

He described how that event led to the paranoia and war fervor that swept North America.our cars were graffitied and the government got swept up in the madness as well.

Not knowing that they were announcing their arrival at the Rohwer War Relocation Center in Arkansas.The people have to take on the responsibility and engage in the process of government.