By Kathy Johnson
The Center for Equality and Social Justice at the University of Kentucky is hosting a conversation with Lexington Mayor Jim Gray as part of its Keys to Our Common Future conversation series. He speaks at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20, in the Boone Center in UK's campus.
Gray will talk about political polarization in today's society and how opposite sides can work toward compromise. After Lexington became a focus of national news when Confederate statues downtown were moved, Gray found himself in the middle of a national debate. He will discuss what it is like to personally engage in controversial decisions and how citizens with differing views on issues can still live and work together.
The mission of the Center for Equality and Social Justice is to promote equality and social justice through collaborative scholarship and education and to help advocate for social justice within our communities, public policies, and laws.
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