Free | In-Person | Open to the Public
Symposium Schedule
2024 marks 70 years since the historic Brown v. Board Supreme Court decision that declared segregated education in the United States was unconstitutional. Arizona was grappling with equal education opportunities and school segregation and several key court cases paved the way towards the 1954 decision.
Join us for a two day program that examines Arizona’s histories of education and policy, community advocacy and legal pursuits of educational justice.
Thursday, September 26, 2024
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm – Film Screening of My Name is Pauli Murray
Location: ASU Memorial Union, La Paz 242, 301 E. Orange Street, Tempe, Arizona 85281
Friday, September 27, 2024
9:00 am - 5:00 pm – Pursuits of Education and Excellence Symposium
Location: ASU Memorial Union, Ventana C Room, 301 E. Orange Street, Tempe, Arizona 85281
The event begins Thursday with a screening of My Name is Pauli Murray, the revelatory documentary that examines the life of Murray, an under-recognized legal scholar and educator who provided key legal strategies that ensured the successful outcome of the lawsuit. The Friday program features panels with pioneering Arizona educators, attorneys on the frontlines of Arizona equal education efforts, administrators and alumni of Arizona’s African American schools in Phoenix and Tucson.
The morning keynote speaker is Cheryl Brown Henderson, daughter of the Brown family of Topeka, Kansas, in whose name the historic lawsuit was brought. Panels will focus on the impact of Brown v. Board in Phoenix and Tucson. The closing keynote speaker is Leslie Fenwick, Dean Emerita of Howard University School of Education and author of Jim Crow's Pink Slip: The Untold Story of Black Principal and Teacher Leadership.