Shadow Politics, June 19, 2022

Guest, CHUCK HICKS, Civil Rights Leader and Social Justice Advocate

Chuck Hicks — “Mr. Black History” — is chair of the DC Black History Celebration Committee. Hicks sits on the DC Commission on Aging, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Commission and the MLK Holiday DC Committee. Chuck was instrumental in coordinating the Million Man March, the March on Washington and the Million Family March. He was a librarian with the DC Public Libraries for more than 50 years and a union leader with extensive experience working on social justice causes. 

Chuck hails from Bogalusa, Louisiana, and is the son of deceased famed civil rights leader Robert Hicks. He graduated from Syracuse, University of Central Maryland, with bachelor's and master's degrees.

This year, Father's Day and the Juneteenth holiday fall on the same day — June 19th. Marília and I will speak with Mr. Black History about civil rights in America, the fight for social justice and his annual event — the DC Black Fathers Matter Project. Please tune in for this important interview.