MLK Day event at the Brooklyn Museum: In MLK???s Footsteps: Education as a Civil Right

I have gone to this event a few times in the past, and it was profound. Hope you’ll consider–it’s free! But you do have to register. http://www.wnyc.org/events/wnyc-events/2012/jan/15/mlks-footsteps-education-civil-right/ In MLK’s Footsteps: Education as a Civil Right Join WNYC’s **Brian Lehrer** and **Jami Floyd**, managing editor of The Global Game, for an invigorating afternoon of discussion, performance and personal reminiscence. Singer-songwriter** Toshi Reagon**performs live. Sunday, January 15, 2012 3:00 PM Tickets: Admission is free, but reservations are necessary. Buy Tickets Seating is first-come, first-served. When the auditorium is full, people will be invited to an overflow room with a live video feed of the event. This year, WNYC’s annual Martin Luther King Day celebration examines a civil rights battle Dr. King embraced and left for us to finish: equal education for all. Moderators: **BRIAN LEHRER**, host of WNYC’s The Brian Lehrer Show **JAMI FLOYD**, managing editor of The Global Game   Panelists:  **CAMI ANDERSON**, Superintendent of The Newark Public Schools **FREDRICK C. HARRIS**,Professor of Political Science and Director of Columbia University’s Center on African-American Politics and Society. **RACHEL MORAN**, Dean of the UCLA School of Law **HARVARD SITKOFF**, Professor of History at the University of New Hampshire **JOHN A. STOKES, **an original plaintiff in the Brown v. Board of Education case **TOURÉ**, Journalist and Cultural Critic   Live Performances by **TOSHI REAGON** **MANHATTAN COUNTRY SCHOOL **