The event will be moderated by Johnnetta Cole, Presidential Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at Emory. Also participating will be a panel of student testifiers drawn from Emory, Agnes Scott College, Clark Atlanta University, Georgia State University and Georgia Institute of Technology.
Admission is free.
Parking is available in the Peavine visitors lot on Fraternity Row. After his speech, which received two standing ovations, Republicans and Democrats passed the bill by a vote of 116-49. The event is being organized by The New Millennium, a group of academic, corporate and community leaders convened to address issues of race that continue to divide communities, institutions and work environments.