Eric Holder Will Head to Memphis to Commemorate MLK

Former AG Eric Holder will be going to Tennessee next spring to the National Civil Rights Museum and the University of Memphis for a two-day symposium about civil rights and economic equality, on the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. The theme for the event is based on King's final book, Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community? Topics to be covered by speakers and panelists include criminal justice, voting rights, poverty, and activism. The symposium is scheduled to take place April 2-3, 2018. It will end with a ceremony on April 4th to commemorate the anniversary of King's death. Holder will keynote the first day of the symposium. More here.