The Civil Rights Act of 1964 After 60 Years: Challenges & Questions for Voters & the Nation in 2024

Welcome to this in-person and livestreamed dialogue, “The Civil Rights Act of 1964 After 60 Years: Challenges and Questions for Voters and the Nation in 2024”.

The livestream is scheduled to begin at 7:00 pm EDT. Since this is an in-person gathering, the livestream may start late. Just wait for holding slide to change to the live feed. Thank you for your patience!

We’re pleased to have the following leaders joining us:
—Sr. Cora Marie Billings, RSM, is a Sister of Mercy and was the first Black member of the Philadelphia community. She led the Diocese of Richmond’s Office for Black Catholics for 25 years. Her great-grandfather was enslaved by the Jesuits at Georgetown University.
—Kessley Janvier (C’25) is a rising senior at Georgetown University majoring in history. She serves as the vice president of Georgetown’s Black Student Alliance and the Georgetown chapter of the NAACP.
—Diann Rust-Tierney is the executive director of the Racial Justice Institute at Georgetown University. She is the former executive director of the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty and former legislative counsel at the American Civil Liberties Union.
—Rev. Jim Wallis is the inaugural Chair in Faith and Justice and leader of the Center on Faith and Justice in the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University. He is the author of multiple books, including The False White Gospel (2024).
—Kim Daniels, the director of the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life will offer welcoming remarks, and Kimberly Mazyck, associate director of the Initiative, will moderate the conversation.

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