{"id":992,"date":"2015-01-16T16:00:36","date_gmt":"2015-01-16T22:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dunwoody.edu\/blog\/?p=992"},"modified":"2015-01-16T16:04:02","modified_gmt":"2015-01-16T22:04:02","slug":"r-t-rybak-speaks-at-mlk-day-diversity-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/2015\/r-t-rybak-speaks-at-mlk-day-diversity-forum\/","title":{"rendered":"R.T. Rybak speaks at MLK Day Diversity Forum"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_994\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-994\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Rybak-MLK-Day.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-994\" alt=\"Rybak\u2019s speech focused on the importance of fixing the achievement gap in schools and he encouraged attendees to take action to engage with and understand someone who is different than them. \" src=\"http:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Rybak-MLK-Day-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Rybak-MLK-Day-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dunwoody.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Rybak-MLK-Day.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-994\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rybak\u2019s speech focused on the importance of fixing the achievement gap in schools and he encouraged attendees to take action to engage with and understand someone who is different than them.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Around 100 students and staff filled the Holden Center on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.\u2019s birthday, Jan. 15, to hear former Minneapolis Mayor and Executive Director of Generation Next R.T. Rybak talk about King\u2019s vision and the importance of equality.<\/p>\n<p>Rybak was the 150<sup>th<\/sup> person to speak about diversity and inclusion at one of the College\u2019s monthly Cultural Diversity Forums. The Forums expose students and staff to different cultures and various perspectives.<\/p>\n<p>Rybak\u2019s speech focused on the importance of fixing the achievement gap in schools and he encouraged attendees to take action to engage with and understand someone who is different than them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the most important things you can learn at Dunwoody is to sit down in the lunch room and talk to someone who is different from you. Sounds trivial, doesn\u2019t it? But the fact of the matter is that\u2019s not happening everywhere,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Rybak said the issues of race and opportunity are subtler today than they were in the past&#8211;stressing that those who succeed will cross boundaries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe each need to find somebody different than us and try to understand who they are. That\u2019s not an obvious thing. That\u2019s not something that will get a day named after you someday, but it is absolutely about the daily work of living a dream.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>February Forum<br \/>\n<\/b>The College\u2019s February Forum celebrates Black History Month. Civil rights leader Dr. Josie Johnson is the keynote speaker and Grammy Award winning-singer Kimberly Brown will perform. The Forum is Tuesday, Feb. 17, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Around 100 students and staff filled the Holden Center on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.\u2019s birthday, Jan. 15, to hear former Minneapolis Mayor and Executive Director of Generation Next R.T. Rybak talk about King\u2019s vision and the importance of equality. 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