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Atlanta, GA | Posted: January 30, 2018
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This year's GT Black History Month Lecture, "Giving Voice to Justice for 50 Years," will feature speaker Angela Rye.
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Giving Voice to Justice for 50 YearsYou are cordially invited to the Black History Month Lecture
“Giving Voice to Justice for 50 Years”
Sponsored by Institute Diversity and the African American Student Union
Wednesday, February 7, 2018
Georgia Tech Student Center Ballroom
3 p.m.
Featured Speaker: Angela Rye
Angela Rye is principal and CEO of IMPACT Strategies, a political advocacy firm in the nation’s capital. She is a political commentator for CNN and political analyst for NPR. Rye has been featured as an influential politico, lawyer, and advocate by several publications and media outlets, including Marie Claire, Ebony, and The Washington Post. She is a prominent strategist who has offered on-air commentary for several media outlets, including BET, CNN, NBC, HBO, ABC, MSNBC, and TV One. Rye has an unwavering commitment to ensuring positive change in the political process. The depth of her dialogue ranges from political campaigns to more complex legislation and administration policies that have long-term implications nationally and internationally.
Rye currently serves on the boards of the Congressional Black Caucus Institute, Congressional Black Caucus Political Action Committee, Seattle University School of Law Alumni, Women in Entertainment Empowerment Network, Inclusv, and Wilberforce University. She is a member of The Links, Incorporated, National Bar Association, American Bar Association, and the Washington Government Relations Group.
To view Angela Rye's full bio, click here.
