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America's 400th Anniversary
Voices From Within the Veil
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February 21-23, 2007
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER
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Juan Williams, one of America's leading journalists, served as senior correspondent at NRP for several years. He is currently a regular panelist on Fox Broadcasting's Sunday morning public affairs program and FOX News Sunday with Tony Snow. Williams has worked on documentaries and is a prolific author. Knowledgeable and charismatic, Williams brings insight and depth to a wide spectrum of issues and ideas.
NPR Biography
FOX NEWS Biography
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Mary Frances Berry, is the Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought and Professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania where she teaches History of American Law. As the author of seven books, Berry has had a distinguished career in public service, serving as a member and chair of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and as Assistant Secretary for Education in the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW).
Berry Biography
University of PA
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THURSDAY LUNCHEON SPEAKER |
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| The Reverend B. Courtney McBath is the Presiding Bishop of the Calvary Alliance of Churches and Ministries. As the organization's presiding bishop, he now is responsible for churches in the U.S. , Africa, India, China, and the Caribbean. In this role he provides guidance, leadership training, and opportunities for accountability relationships to affiliated ministries. In addition to his duties as Presiding Bishop of the Calvary Alliance of Churches and Ministries, McBath serves as an adjunct professor
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| Dr. Thomas M. Shapiro directs the Institute on Assets and Social Policy and is the Pokross Professor of Law and Social Policy at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University. Shapiro has been a leader in the asset development field with a particular focus on closing the racial wealth gap. His books, The Hidden Cost of Being African American: How Wealth Perpetuates Inequality and the award-winning publication, Black Wealth/White Wealth, have made him the nation's specialist on the forces behind economic racial inequality. |
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