Issues of Race in America to be Discussed at Aspen Institute Symposium

Dialogue open to the public and media. Registration required.

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Mar 23, 2016, 09:35 ET

WASHINGTON, March 23, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Aspen Institute, in association with Comcast Corporation, will convene a morning of discussions entitled, The Aspen Institute Symposium on the State of Race in America. The Symposium is intended to explore new attitudes, opportunities, and challenges for and about people of color in 21st century America. Public discussions will focus on Race and the University and Shifting Demographics in Urban Communities.

More information and a live-stream of key sessions will be available at: as.pn/stateofrace

Editor's Note: Press and public can register at https://aspeninstitute.wufoo.com/forms/2016-state-of-race-in-america-registration/

Who: Opening remarks delivered by David L. Cohen, Senior Executive Vice President Officer and Chief Diversity Officer of Comcast Corporation and Charles M. Firestone, Executive Director of the Aspen Institute Communications and Society Program.

Other speakers include:

Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Mayor, Baltimore, Maryland
Ray Suarez, Host, Al Jazeera America
Juan Williams, Political Analyst, Fox News
Richard Lui, Anchor, NBC News and MSNBC
Eduardo Padrón, President, Miami Dade College
Sue Chan, Councilmember, Fremont, California
Phoebe Haddon, Chancellor, Rutgers University-Camden
Nailah Harper-Malveaux, Student Activist, Yale University
DeRay Mckesson, Co-Founder, We the Protestors and Mayoral Candidate, Baltimore, Maryland
Dawn Phillips, Executive Director, Right to the City

When: March 29, 2016 at 8:30AM – 1:45PM ET

Where: The Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001

The Aspen Institute is an educational and policy studies organization based in Washington, DC. Its mission is to foster leadership based on enduring values and to provide a nonpartisan venue for dealing with critical issues. The Institute is based in Washington, DC; Aspen, Colorado; and on the Wye River on Maryland's Eastern Shore. It also has offices in New York City and an international network of partners. For more information, visit www.aspeninstitute.org.

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