U.S. Department of State's International Visitor Leadership Program

Today, November 6, 2015, CHRC’s Executive Director, Dr. Ericka King-Betts, & Community Outreach & Engagement Coordinator, Christina Brown, met with visitors taking part in the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program.  They met to discuss  “Minority Participation in the Political Process" and the work that CHRC is doing to help the community overcome prejudice and discrimination, build mutual respect and understanding, and become more harmonious and cohesive. The themes they covered included:

• The causes, history, and outcomes of the Civil Rights Movement

• U.S. federalism and U.S. citizen participation in democratic and political processes 

• Strategies to engage youth, underserved immigrant, and minority populations in U.S. society, economic growth, civic activities, and political affairs

• The roles of education, religion, and culture in a pluralistic society

• Case studies on the evolution of race relations and discrimination in the U.S.