Steward Speakers Series will commence its 30th season with an eagerly anticipated State of Black America Town Hall — Indianapolis Edition on Nov. 12 at the Pike Performing Arts Center, 6701 N. Zionsville Road. The lecture begins at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15.
Panelists for the town hall meeting include George Fraser, an entrepreneur and one of the top 50 power brokers in Black America; Karen Freeman-Wilson, mayor of Gary, Indiana; Dick Gregory, legendary activist and comedian and the series’ first speaker; Nuri Muhammad, an influential member of the Nation of Islam; and Jamal-Harrison Bryant, activist and founder and pastor of Empowerment Temple AME church in Baltimore, Maryland. Emmy-award winning journalist Edward “Ed” Gordon will serve as moderator.
Following the town hall meeting, Steward Speakers Series will welcome rapper Common Feb. 22; attorney and TV personality Star Jones March 7; and philosopher, theologian, social critic and political observer Cornel West April 8. Before presenting a public lecture, each speaker visits with and lectures to students during the day.
The series’ title sponsor is IUPUI. The Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper also serves as a sponsor of the 2015–16 Steward Speakers Series.
Steward Speakers Series: State of Black America Town Hall Steward Speakers Series will commence its 30th season with an eagerly anticipated State of Black America Town Hall — Indianapolis Edition on Nov.
