The Dallas Metroplex Chapter of Blacks in Government hosted FAITH IN ACTION – The Church Leading the Fight for Civil Rights from the Sanctuary to the Streets, Monday, October 14 at Friendship-West Baptist Church.
The panel discussion was moderated by Casey Thomas II, First Vice President of the Texas State Conference of NAACP Chapters and the panel consisted of Karen Boykin-Towns, Vice Chair of the NAACP National Board of Directors; Dr. Frederick D. Haynes III, Senior Pastor of Friendship-West Baptist Church; and Shirley A. Jones, ESQ., National President of Blacks in Government, Inc.
The evening also featured the Grandmother of Juneteenth, Dr. Opal Lee, who at 98 years old, is still a precinct chair.
