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Day of Social Justice @CBU

Oct
17
High school students: Join us to envision a Just Memphis at the 2nd annual Day of Social Justice at CBU.
9:00am - 2:00pm
Sabbatini Lounge 650 East Parkway South Memphis TN 38104
Casey Ramsey
 
 

Additional Details

  • Envision a Just Memphis in a discussion with peers and CBU faculty and students
  • Hear from Dr. Russ Wigginton, President of the National Civil Rights Museum
  • Work together on Protest Posters
  • Take a Campus Tour, focused on Social Justice

Lunch is included.
Event qualifies for $1,000 Visit Grant

Register for the event.

 

Dr. Russ Wigginton serves as the President of the National Civil Rights Museum. He assumed this role in
August 2021 and brings vast experience in education, fundraising, operations, and community engagement.

Prior to assuming this role, Wigginton served as the Chief Postsecondary Impact Officer for Tennessee State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE) and as vice president for student life and dean of students at Rhodes College. In his teaching, Russ focuses on African-American and community history. His publications include a book (The Strange Career of the Black Athlete: African-Americans and Sports) as well as articles and essays on African-American social and labor history.

Russ has served on numerous civic boards, including the National Civil Rights Museum, Memphis Zoo, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Facing History and Ourselves, Ballet Memphis, ArtsMemphis, UrbanArt Commission, St. George’s Independent Schools, Promise Academy, and KIPP Schools.

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