The Kansas City, Kansas, Public Library, in cooperation with CiviX Class, will hold a lecture presented by Chester Owens at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18, at the Main Kansas City, Kansas, Public Library, 625 Minnesota Ave.
Owens, a former Kansas City, Kansas, City Council member, will discuss the role African Americans played in the world wars.
Owens is a civil activist, historian, business professional and humanitarian. He served as the chairman of the Labor and Industry Committee of the NAACP, and has received numerous awards throughout his lifetime for his civil rights and community service work including the NAACP Civil Rights Award, the Friends of Yates Black Man of Distinction Award, and the Dr. E. A. Freeman Living Legends Award.
Owens’ lecture is part of a series on KCK Black History.