Fort Worth Opera’s multi-month event series JFK: Five Decades of Progress continues with a candid conversation exploring JFK’s civil rights initiatives and the progression of the civil rights movement and race relations in modern America since his presidency. Recent national events have brought to light the issue of deep civil unrest facing America’s minority populations, proving that the topic of race relations is still at the forefront of both social and media consciousness.
Led by Bob Ray Sanders, the panel comprised of leaders from the African American community and presidential scholars will delve into this hot-button issue.
Moderator
- Bob Ray Sanders, Star-Telegram Columnist & Community Activist
Panelists
- Devoyd “Dee” Jennings, Fort Worth Metropolitan Black Chamber of Commerce President
- Jim Riddlesperger, TCU Presidential Scholar
- Clarence Brodnax, Civil Rights activist; NAACP and Nation of Islam member, key organizer of the 1964 Picadilly Cafeteria Protest
- Dennis Simon, Altshuler Distinguished Professor of Political Science, SMU
Fort Worth Opera’s multi-month event series JFK: Five Decades of Progress continues with a candid conversation exploring JFK’s civil rights initiatives and the progression of the civil rights movement and race relations in modern America since his presidency. Recent national events have brought to light the issue of deep civil unrest facing America’s minority populations, proving that the topic of race relations is still at the forefront of both social and media consciousness.
Led by Bob Ray Sanders, the panel comprised of leaders from the African American community and presidential scholars will delve into this hot-button issue.
Moderator
- Bob Ray Sanders, Star-Telegram Columnist & Community Activist
Panelists
- Devoyd “Dee” Jennings, Fort Worth Metropolitan Black Chamber of Commerce President
- Jim Riddlesperger, TCU Presidential Scholar
- Clarence Brodnax, Civil Rights activist; NAACP and Nation of Islam member, key organizer of the 1964 Picadilly Cafeteria Protest
- Dennis Simon, Altshuler Distinguished Professor of Political Science, SMU
Fort Worth Opera’s multi-month event series JFK: Five Decades of Progress continues with a candid conversation exploring JFK’s civil rights initiatives and the progression of the civil rights movement and race relations in modern America since his presidency. Recent national events have brought to light the issue of deep civil unrest facing America’s minority populations, proving that the topic of race relations is still at the forefront of both social and media consciousness.
Led by Bob Ray Sanders, the panel comprised of leaders from the African American community and presidential scholars will delve into this hot-button issue.
Moderator
- Bob Ray Sanders, Star-Telegram Columnist & Community Activist
Panelists
- Devoyd “Dee” Jennings, Fort Worth Metropolitan Black Chamber of Commerce President
- Jim Riddlesperger, TCU Presidential Scholar
- Clarence Brodnax, Civil Rights activist; NAACP and Nation of Islam member, key organizer of the 1964 Picadilly Cafeteria Protest
- Dennis Simon, Altshuler Distinguished Professor of Political Science, SMU
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