Chevrolet Table of Brotherhood Tour Arrives in Chicago

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Aug 17, 2011, 04:30 ET

CHICAGO, Aug. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- On August 28, 2011, The Washington D.C. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial will finally be unveiled. The monument will pay tribute to Dr. King's legacy and remind future generations of his timeless message.

Chevrolet and the GM Foundation are honored to help raise awareness of the memorial through the "Table of Brotherhood Tour", which is scheduled to make its third stop in Chicago. The tour will consist of organized conversations about issues as relevant and poignant today as they were when Dr. King spoke about them decades ago, and will be moderated by CNN Analyst Roland Martin.

The heart of the discussion will be the following topics:

The Future of Education -- Realizing the Dream: Freedom, Racism and Progress

The Future of our Youth -- Civil Rights Progress: A Look Back/A Look Forward

The public is welcome to attend and witness the discussion.

If interested in an interview with Roland Martin or any of the panelists, please contact Nina Price by 5 p.m., Friday, August 19th.

WHO:	Eric Peterson – GM Vice President of Corporate Diversity
	Ayana Jordan – Chevrolet Advertising & Sales Promotion Manager
	Harry Johnson - MLK National Memorial Foundation CEO & President
	Dr. Juan Andrade, Jr. – President of the United States Hispanic Leadership Institute
	Carrie Gowans – Director of Flashes of Hope
	Jonathan Jackson – National Spokesman for the Rainbow Push Coalition
	Robert Jordan – WGN-TV Weekend Anchor
	Cliff Kelley – WVON Talk Show Host
	Arthur Mollenhauer – CEO of Big Brother Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago
	Pemon Rami – Director of Educational Services & Public Programs - DuSable Museum
	Lisa Nichols - Best-Selling Author

WHEN:	Saturday, August 20, 2011
	Doors Open: 2 p.m.
	Program Begins: 2:30 p.m.

WHERE:	DuSable Museum
	740 East 56th Street
	Chicago, IL 60637

CONTACT:
All scheduled interviews will take place between 11:30am – 1pm on August 20th.