Recordings from the 35th Annual Heman Sweatt Symposium on Civil Rights.
Still Hidden Figures
Black Women in the Workplace
November 5, 2020 | 6-7:30 p.m.
Watch VP for Diversity and Community Engagement Dr. Leonard Moore speak with Yamiche Alcindor, PBS political correspondent, about her career and challenges covering the White House. In addition to a special performance and the student legacy award winners, the symposium features conversations about Black women’s experiences in the workplace.
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the 1950 Supreme Court ruling in Sweatt v. Painter, which granted Sweatt admission to The University of Texas School of Law.
Welcome Remarks
Thaïs Bass-Moore and Dr. Tiffany Tillis-Lewis
Spoken Word: Prism, by Gloria Akinnibosun
Junior in Marketing and African and African Diaspora Studies, FLI student
Heman Marion Sweatt Student Legacy Awards
Jalesha Bass and Brianna McBride
Spoken Word: Hidden in Plain Sight, by Gloria Akinnibosun
Junior in Marketing and African and African Diaspora Studies, FLI student
Fearless Leadership Institute (FLI) Alumni and their experience in the workplace
Dr. Tiffany Tillis-Lewis
Fearless Leadership Institute (FLI) video
Leonard Moore in Conversation with Yamiche Alcindor
PBS political correspondent covering the White House
Closing Remarks
Special thanks to our supporters: College of Education, College of Natural Sciences, Financial and Administrative Services, LBJ School of Public Affairs, McCombs School of Business, Moody College of Communication, Office of the President, School of Information, School of Law, School of Nursing.