National Park College (NPC) will host Minnijean Brown Trickey, civil rights activist and member of the Little Rock Nine, along with her daughter, Spirit Tawfiq Thursday, September 13 at noon in the Frederick M. Dierks Center for Nursing and Health Sciences. Trickey will speak to students and the community with a message of peace and reconciliation in celebration of the International Day of Peace.
Ms. Brown Trickey changed history in 1957 by walking through the doors of Little Rock Central High with protection from federal troops. She is a teacher, writer, and motivational speaker and served in the Clinton Administration as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Workforce Diversity at the Department of Interior.
This event is part of the NPC Cultural Diversity Club's "We Belong" Speaker Series and is presented by the Women’s Leadership Council. Additional sponsorships include Lewis Architects Engineers, First Security Bank, Regions Bank, the Rosenzweig Foundation, Hot Springs High School, REGARD of Hot Springs, and Steve and Teresa Holt. The event is free and open to the public, and lunch will be provided to attendees. Due to limited space, NPC is hoping to partner with local school districts to provide a livestream of the event to their campuses.
