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Voices of Impact: Leaders Shaping Modern Nebraska
Black History Month Panel
5:00 pm –
6:30 pm
Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center
Room: Ubuntu Room 202
Target Audiences:
1505 S St
Lincoln NE 68508
Lincoln NE 68508
Additional Info: GAUN
Contact:
Student Culture & Community, (402) 472-5860, pjamalov2@unl.edu
Join us for an inspiring Black History Month panel featuring leaders and creatives whose work is shaping modern Nebraska across academia, business, the arts and community life.
This dynamic, interview-style conversation includes:
* Albert Maxey: a Hall of Fame athlete, 34-year Lincoln Police veteran and the officer who personally escorted Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during his visit to Lincoln. Albert Maxey is a living bridge between civil rights history and modern Nebraska leadership.
* Preston Love Jr.: A former Husker football player, national political strategist, Founder & Executive Director of Institute for Urban Development and the Nebraska Democratic Party’s 2020 candidate for U.S. Senate, Preston Love Jr. brings decades of experience at the intersection of civic power, economic equity and leadership in action.
* Dr. Jeannette Eileen Jones: A nationally recognized historian and Yale University Press author, Dr. Jeannette Jones examines race, empire and America’s global impact helping us understand the forces shaping today’s social and political realities.
* Letura Idigima: As Youth Engagement Director at The Bay and founder of Art Bus LNK, Letura Idigima transforms creativity into opportunity, redefining leadership through culture, innovation and youth empowerment.
* John Goldrich: As Assistant Director of Embedded Services at CAPS and a community human rights leader, John Goldrich works at the frontlines of student well-being, helping young leaders build resilience in complex times.
Panel speakers will reflect on leadership journeys, community impact and the responsibility of shaping legacy.
Open to students, faculty, staff and the public, this evening offers space to listen, learn and connect across experiences and perspectives.
Soft drinks and refreshments will be served.
This dynamic, interview-style conversation includes:
* Albert Maxey: a Hall of Fame athlete, 34-year Lincoln Police veteran and the officer who personally escorted Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during his visit to Lincoln. Albert Maxey is a living bridge between civil rights history and modern Nebraska leadership.
* Preston Love Jr.: A former Husker football player, national political strategist, Founder & Executive Director of Institute for Urban Development and the Nebraska Democratic Party’s 2020 candidate for U.S. Senate, Preston Love Jr. brings decades of experience at the intersection of civic power, economic equity and leadership in action.
* Dr. Jeannette Eileen Jones: A nationally recognized historian and Yale University Press author, Dr. Jeannette Jones examines race, empire and America’s global impact helping us understand the forces shaping today’s social and political realities.
* Letura Idigima: As Youth Engagement Director at The Bay and founder of Art Bus LNK, Letura Idigima transforms creativity into opportunity, redefining leadership through culture, innovation and youth empowerment.
* John Goldrich: As Assistant Director of Embedded Services at CAPS and a community human rights leader, John Goldrich works at the frontlines of student well-being, helping young leaders build resilience in complex times.
Panel speakers will reflect on leadership journeys, community impact and the responsibility of shaping legacy.
Open to students, faculty, staff and the public, this evening offers space to listen, learn and connect across experiences and perspectives.
Soft drinks and refreshments will be served.
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This event originated in Student Culture & Community.