Urban League Annual Difference Maker Luncheon

Date: 12/04/2014 Time: 11:45 AM-12:00 AM
Location: Starlight Theater - Backstage
4600 Starlight Rd Kansas City MO 64132
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Join the Urban League of Greater Kansas City for the 2014 Difference Maker Luncheon. This year's Difference Makers are Darryl Forte, Chief of Police, Kansas City Police Department; and Attorneys Daryl Parks and Benjamin Crump, ParksCrump LLC. Please join us backstage at Starlight Theater on Thursday, December 4, 2014 where we will celebrate the achievements of these individuals whose contributions to law enforcement and civil rights have been many and whose impact has been significant.

Specifically, Chief Darryl Forte will be feted for improving police community relations and using “hot-spot” policing tactics to reduce violent crime. Darryl Parks and Benjamin Crump will be hailed for outstanding leadership in civil rights. In 2012, Benjamin Crump received worldwide acclaim for serving as the lead attorney for the family of Trayvon Martin. Currently, he serves as lead attorney for the parents of Michael Brown, the homicide victim of a police shooting in Ferguson, Missouri.

Following the awards presentation, Chief Forte and Benjamin Crump will participate in a fireside chat about racial profiling, police use-of-force, and police community relations. Quintin Lucas, Associate Professor of Law at Kansas University, will moderate the discussion.   

Proceeds from this event will be invested in our Project Ready: ACT Now program. Project Ready prepares urban youth for college, careers, and lifelong success by by helping them to raise their ACT test scores, improve their overall academic performance, qualify for scholarships, and gain admission to college. 

This Difference Maker luncheon promises to be informative, uplifting and inspirational!

Please contact Melva Brownlee today at janette@ulkc.org or at 816.471.0550 for pricing and registration.


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Event Type(s): Other
Producer: The Urban League of Greater Kansas City
Contact: Melva Brownlee Phone: 816.471.0550
Email: janette@ulkc.org
Website: http://www.iamempoweredkc.org/calendar/difference-maker-luncheon-2/
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