(Fayetteville, N.C.) – Fayetteville-Cumberland Human Relations will host a live Virtual Town Hall on Tuesday, August 18. The “Race in America” event begins at 6 p.m. and will be broadcast via Zoom. Login instructions are below. The Town Hall will cover a range of topics including, but not limited to, current events, racial tensions, government policy questions, human relations efforts and civil rights. Fayetteville-Cumberland Human Relations Director Dr. Anthony Wade will host the event and the Human Relations Commission Vice-Chair Eric Olson will moderate the conversation.
The Panelists are:
City of Fayetteville Mayor Mitch Colvin
Toussaint Romain, J.D., (Chairman of the North Carolina Human Relations Commission [NCHRC]), Civil Rights Attorney, Deputy General Counsel for Appalachian State University)
Lynda R. Williams, (President of the National Association for Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE), U.S. Secret Service Deputy Assistant Director (Retired), Middle Tennessee State University Professor [Criminal Justice Administration])
James Stowe (Atlantic Regional Representative for the International Association of Official Human Rights Agencies, Executive Director for the Montgomery County, Maryland Office of Human Rights, former NCHRC Executive Director)
People can ask questions during the event via the Zoom Webinar chat. Members of the public can also submit questions for panelists prior to the event. Please email questions to humanrelations@ci.fay.nc.us. Deadline for submissions is Monday, August 17 at 5 p.m.
