DeKalb commissioner to host Black History Month panel discussion
DeKalb County Commissioner Mereda Davis Johnson will host a Black History Month discussion next week.
The panel discussion will be held at 7 p.m. Feb. 23 and streamed at dctvchannel23.tv and on Davis Johnson’s Facebook page. Those interested can also register for the event here.
The event — titled “The Evolution of Voting Rights in Black America: From Picking Cotton to Picking Presidents and Senators” — will be moderated by radio host and commentator Rashad Richey.
Panelists will include DeKalb Commissioners Larry Johnson and Ted Terry; local attorneys Mawuli Davis and Nia Weeks; DeKalb elections board member Dele Lowman-Smith; and Hillary Hall from the National Vote at Home Institute.
Charles Holt is billed as a special musical guest.
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