"Acknowledging the Past, Moving Toward the Future" featuring Shirley Sherrod, Former Georgia State Director of Rural Development with the US Department of Agriculture
Ms. Sherrod discusses her history, "the controversy" surrounding the call for her resignation following a blog posting of alleged racist remarks concerning a farmer who sought her help in financing for his farm in 1986, her public vilification by the NAACP and other organizations, apology by White House official Tom Vilsack, and how she acknowledged her own unconscious bias and moved forward to a point of racial reconciliation.
Please RSVP by Friday, February 18 to Tamara Toussaint at ttoussaint@fordharrison.com. Limited seating available. Complimentary parking available in the Atlantic Station parking garage.