Panel discussion at MLK Center to focus on Black History Month
City of Dallas sent this bulletin at 02/09/2017 01:35 PM CSTFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Feb. 9, 2017
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Panel discussion at MLK Center to focus on Black History Month
What: The Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center will host a panel discussion focusing on the challenges minority women face while serving as leaders in the public sector and in corporate America. The free event is Thursday Feb. 23 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the MLK Recreation Center, 2901 Pennsylvania Ave. This year's theme, "Expose to Greatness,” extends the mission which is to inspire, educate, celebrate, and galvanize the community of South Dallas and surrounding areas.
“We are so thrilled to present this phenomenal event to the South Dallas community,” said MLK Community Center Manager Pamela Jones. “February is a month for citizens to remember and learn that if it had not been for a great historian named Carter G. Woodson creating Negro History Week in 1925, there would be no Black History Month. This gives the community a chance to embrace its culture in a nation that is diverse and is built on immigration,” she said.
Panelists will include Dallas City Councilmember Tiffinni A. Young, District 7; Zeronda Smith, City of Dallas Director of Risk Management; Dallas County Constable Tracey Gulley; Dr. Froswa Booker-Drew, Director of Community Affairs and Strategic Alliances for the State Fair of Texas; and Shari Hicks, Frost Bank Vice President of Corporate Banking. The panel will be moderated by Pamela Jones.
When: 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday Feb. 23
Where: Martin Luther King, Jr. Recreation Center, 2901 Pennsylvania Ave.
Who: Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center Board and staff members are hosting the event.
