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What:
"Preserving History for a Better Tomorrow"
Ebony Howard of the Wallace Center for Arts and Reconciliation will discuss the organization's origin story that flows from conciliatory efforts of Wallace descendants, and its work to preserve the history that occurred at the Wallace Place.
When: 5:30 pm, Tues., Nov. 18
Where: USA Archaeology Museum
6050 USA Drive South
This event will be in-person and on Zoom. Please email [email protected] for a Zoom link which will be provided on Nov. 12.
Free and open to the public!
Bio:
Ebony Howard is the Executive Director for the Wallace Center for Arts & Reconciliation. She has almost two decades experience in advancing racial justice through legal and policy advocacy. In her current role at the Wallace Center, Ebony works to preserve the history of Black Americans who survived enslavement and honor their struggles and resilience. Ebony also worked at the Southern Poverty Law Center in Montgomery, Alabama where she developed, implemented and managed litigation and policy campaigns to combat injustice and systemic racism in the criminal and juvenile legal systems. She also defended individuals charged with federal crimes in District Court as an Assistant Federal Public Defender in the Northern District of Alabama. Ebony graduated from Howard University Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude with a B.A. in Political Science, and attended the Georgetown University Law Center (GULC). While at GULC, Ebony was a student attorney in the Juvenile Justice Clinic where she represented young people before the District of Columbia Superior Court.
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6050 USA Drive South, Mobile, AL, Alabama 36688, United States
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