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AirTalk Broadcasts Live from Brown vs. Board Exhibit, May 21 at 10 AM, California African American Museum

Los Angeles, May 18-- During the month of May, KPCC 89.3 FM marks the 50th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court ruling with a series of community discussions.

AirTalk’s Larry Mantle hosts the third and final of these community forums, broadcast live this Friday, May 21 from 10-11 a.m. from the California African American Museum (CAAM). The broadcast, held in the museum’s meeting room, is free and the public is invited to attend. The California African American Museum is located at 600 State Drive in Exposition Park. Parking is $6. For more information, call 213-744-7432 or visit www.caam.ca.gov. This community forum is sponsored by the California Community Foundation and Washington Mutual.

Recognizing the enormous impact of the Brown vs. Board ruling, The California African American Museum has mounted an historical and artistic inquiry, Through the Gates: Brown v. Board of Education. This milestone exhibition commemorates the trials of school desegregation through a legal ruling that was particularly relevant to African Americans, but equally applicable to all Americans. The exhibition is on view until July 31.

These programs are supported in part by a grant from the California Community Foundation. Established in 1915, the California Community Foundation is one of the largest and most active philanthropic organizations in Southern California, with assets of more than $600 million. In partnership with its donors, the foundation supports nonprofit organizations and public institutions with funds for health and human services, affordable housing, early childhood education, community arts and culture and other areas of need.

89.3 KPCC is the flagship station of Southern California Public Radio. In the past three years KPCC has won more awards for excellence in journalism than any other radio station in Southern California. KPCC is also the fastest-growing public radio station in the country, airing the signature public radio news and talk programs from NPR, along with Air Talk with Larry Mantle weekdays from 10 a.m.- 12 Noon, and Talk of the City with Kitty Felde weekdays from 2-3 p.m.