Black History Month Guest Speaker
Posted on 02/28/2019
The Diversity Commission hosted Mr. Reggie Walker as a guest speaker presenting on Black History Month. A Trenton native, Mr. Walker works as an academic counselor for the Educational Opportunity Fund Program at Montclair State University where he also serves as a professor. At Montclair State he also coordinates the EOF Male Leadership Academy, the Turning Point Academic Empowerment Program and Academic Launch Program. In addition to his work in higher education, Mr. Walker is an author and playwright, having released two chapbooks of poetry and his play 1960-Black has been in production since 2010. He's a motivational speaker, workshop presenter, community activist and mentor. Throughout today's presentation, he inspired us all to embrace conversations about iversity and celebrate the individuals who have influenced our lives over the course of history.