Fort Wayne Free public lectures Made possible with the support of the English, Bonter, Mitchell Foundation and publicized with support from WANE-TV NewsChannel 15 and WBNI FM 89.1 . In celebration of Black History Month, the series presents Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Alan Page.
Page is an ardent defender of equal education for all children.
He established a foundation to provide college tuition for underserved youth and cosponsored a national essay-writing competition to promote literacy. The Page Foundation has produced more than 180 scholarships. In addition to helping pay for college tuition, the foundation requires its scholars to spend time each month teaching or tutoring younger students. Page's law career began during his NFL days when he attended law school at the University of Minnesota at the height of his football career, to prepare for life after football. When he retired from the game in 1981, he worked for a Minnesota law firm before being appointed special assistant attorney general in Minnesota.