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Wade Henderson To Address Mason
Grads Wednesday Evening

Douglas, Krachman Valedictory Speakers

(June 11, 2005)

Mr. Wade Henderson, Esq., Executive Director of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights and Counsel to that organization’s Education Fund, will address Mason’s 158 graduates Wednesday evening at 5 o’clock at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C.

Joining Mr. Henderson on the dais will be senior valedictory speakers Alex Douglas and Natalie Krachman, who were elected by their fellow valedictory scholars to give the student commencement speeches. To qualify as a valedictory scholar, a student must have earned a minimum grade point average of 4.0 for his or her high school career.

According to its website, the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights is the nation’s premier civil and human rights coalition. Established in 1950, it was created to promote the passage and implementation of civil rights laws designed to end discrimination and achieve equal opportunity for all Americans.

Mr. Henderson is well known for his expertise on a wide range of civil rights, civil liberties, and human rights issues. Currently, he works on issues involving nationwide election reform, federal judicial appointments, public education reform, and hate crimes.

Prior to his role with the Leadership Conference, Mr. Henderson, was the Washington Bureau Director of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. He was also previously the Associate Director of the Washington national office of the American Civil Liberties Union, where he began his career as a legislative counsel.

Mr. Wade Henderson, Esq., Executive
Director of the Leadership Conference on
Civil Rights, will address Mason’s graduates
Wednesday evening at Constitution Hall.

Mr. Henderson serves as the Joseph L. Rauh, Jr. Professor of Public Interest Law at the David A. Clark School of Law, University of the District of Columbia. He is a recent recipient of the prestigious 2003 Congressional Black Caucus Chair’s Award.

Mr. Henderson is a graduate of Howard University and the Rutgers University School of Law. He is a member of the Bar in the District of Columbia, New Jersey, and the United States Supreme Court.