Report Release: African American Employment, Population, and Housing Trends in Washington, DC featuring Professor Maurice Jackson

This panel event will spotlight Professor Maurice Jackson's engaged scholarship and service as the first Chair of the DC Commission on African American Affairs, appointed by DC Mayor Vincent Gray in 2013. Dr. Jackson, Associate Professor of History and African American Studies, will present findings from his compelling DC-based research documented in this publication, African American Employment, Population, and Housing Trends. Vice President for Institutional Equity and Diversity, Rosemary Kilkenny, Esp., will open the event. After Professor Jackson's remarks, Heidi Tseu, Director of Local Government Affairs, and Dr. Eva Rosen, Assistant Professor at the McCourt School of Public Policy, will offer comments. A reception will follow the panel event.

This event is part of the Let Freedom Ring! Initiative of the Office of the President and Social Justice Week of the Center for Social Justice.