California Marina Del Rey | Riverside | Sacramento Marina Del Rey There will be a 50th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education Commemoration Gala on May 15, 2004, from 6:00 p.m. to 12:00 (midnight), at the Marina City Club, 4333 Admiralty Way, Marina Del Rey, California. Event Details This event will play host to celebrity guests, doctors, lawyers, educators and professionals. This event is a celebration gala. We will have live entertainment, great food, great speakers. Be a part of this history-making event. For more information, visit the website. Supporters / Endorsers: Charles Houston Bar Association Rainbow/PUSH Coalition California Bar Association Greater Los Angeles African American Chamber of Commerce Black Lawyers Association 100 Black Men Los Angeles Recycling Black Dollars 40 Acres and a Mule Productions The Hutchinson Report N.A.A.C.P Assemblymen William Payne (NJ) Speakers / Celebrities / Honored Guests: Congresswoman Diane Watson Kym Whitley, Actress Assemblyman Mervyn Dymally (CA) Dr. Louis Murdock, President, 100 Black Men Los Angeles Dr. Jynona Norwood Muhammad Nassardeen, President, Recycling Black Dollars Bill Overton, Actor, Author Hawthorne James, Actor Dr. Jerimiah Aguolu, MD, Ph.D., FAAFP Nate Holden Preston L. Holmes, Producer Ray Mapp, Author black miracles poster Sponsors: rolling out Richard Cooper Worldwide Entertainment Mercedes Benz Pneuma Life Publishing Continental Limousine Make it Happen Entertainment Upscale Magazine Caribbean International Film Festival Brothers International Purpose Publishing Martell Cognac Proceeds for this event go towards efforts in improving curriculum in our nation's school systems. Contact: Richard Cooper E-mail: richard_cooper3@hotmail.com Web: www.mollyguard.com/event/11379035 Riverside Latinos in California: Their Role in the Legacy of Brown v. Board of Education The Department of Law and Public Policy, UC Riverside Extension presents 50th Anniversary Brown v. Board of Education—Latinos in California: Their Role in the Legacy of Brown v. Board of Education. Equality through Law: No milestone in this process is more important than the Supreme Court’s 1954 ruling in Brown v. Board of Education. The Brown case was a culmination of a long line of court cases brought by the NAACP Legal Defense Fund challenging laws that allowed segregation in public schools. The Brown ruling sounded the death knell for government-sanctioned segregation and helped launch the civil rights movement. This presentation addresses how the first desegregation cases involved Mexican-American students in California and the impact those early rulings had on the strategy of the NAACP. Guest Speaker: Thomas Saenz, Attorney at Law, MALDEF Thomas Saenz, Attorney at Law, is Vice-President of Litigation with the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund. Introductory Remarks: E.M. Abdulmumin, Ph.D., Director, African Student Programs, UC Riverside When: Thursday, May 6, 2004 Time: 6:00–8:00 p.m. Where: UC Riverside Extension Center, 1200 University Avenue, Riverside, CA For more information, call (909) 827-7820. Sacramento Brown v. Board of Education Symposium—Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow The Administrative Office of the Courts will sponsor a Brown v. Board of Education Symposium—Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow—on Monday, May 17, 2004, at the Sacramento Convention Center. Topics will include "Brown through a Historical Lens," "Brown in Contemporary America," and "Brown in the Future: What will be the Legacy of Brown at 50 Years?" . The Sacramento County Bar will sponsor a reception in the Library Courts II following the symposium. Events