May 7

Past Event

Race in America: New Approaches to Bridging the Divide

Summary

Race in America:
New Approaches to Bridging the Divide
A Brookings Forum

Friday, May 7, 1999
9:00 a.m. [EST]

Introduction by Michael H. Armacost, President, The Brookings Institution
Keynote Address by The Honorable Eleanor Holmes Norton, Congresswoman, District of Columbia
Panel I: Learning From Solutions at the Grassroots
Panel II: Race in America: An Overview
Closing Remarks by Robert B. Johnson, Assistant to the President and Director of the President's Initiative for One America, The White House

Examine other Brookings research on Race and Minority Politics.


Event Agenda

  • Introduction and Keynote Address

    • Michael H. Armacost

      President, The Brookings Institution

    • The Honorable Eleanor Holmes Norton

      Congresswoman, District of Columbia

  • Panel I: Learning From Solutions at the Grassroots

    • C. Dorsey

    • G. Ifill

    • J. Berry Griffin

    • J. Ladner

    • R. Little

    • Y. Martinez

  • Panel II: Race in America: An Overview

Details

May 7, 1999

9:00 AM - 12:00 AM EDT

The Brookings Institution

Falk Auditorium

1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW

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