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Policy Bridge 10th Anniversary

In this special edition of Ideas, we recap the Policy Bridge 10th anniversary event that took place at ideastream. Featured speakers included Albert Ratner and Randal McShepard, along with keynote speaker Isabel Wilkerson, the Pulitzer-prize winning author of "The Warmth of Other Suns". Ms. Wilkerson's address about African-American migration from the South to the North and across the rest of the United States was followed by a panel discussion. The panel included The Reverend Jawanza Colvin, pastor of the Olivet Institutional Baptist Church; Nina Turner, former state senator; and David Abbott, Executive Director of the Gund Foundation.

Randal McShepard, Board Chairman, Policy Bridge

Albert Ratner, philanthropist & community leader

Isabel Wilkerson, author, "The Warmth of Other Suns"

The Reverend Jawanza Colvin, Olivet Institutional Baptist Church

Nina Turner, former state senator

David Abbott, Executive Director, The Gund Foundation