“Alvin Sykes Speaks: A Conversation on Racial Justice in America,” will take place at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9, at the Kansas City, Mo., Health Department auditorium, 2400 Troost Ave., Kansas City, Mo.
Sykes, who has worked with civil rights issues for years in the Kansas City area, will speak about his life and work, and civil rights.
Sykes was a force in getting the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act and its renewal law passed.
The event is free and open to the public.