 In conjunction with the start of Black History Month, Central Lakes College hosted City of Duluth Human Rights Officer Carl Crawford to speak to the community about race and the history of racial divides in America. Crawford gave a lecture and also answered questions about how the community can improve human and civil rights in today's society. A progress has been made in the last 50 years. Crawford says there is still a lot of work to be done. One of the biggest things is to know that all hope is not lost. Even though we haven't fully moved the needle from the civil rights era, we haven't restored all the rights. We haven't got everything in place, but there is hope. And they are a big key to the puzzle. For us to get things on track, it's going to take all of us. And I sincerely believe that there are no throwaway people, so everyone has to get in the game to make this change. The lecture was part of the college's Cultural Thursday lecture series. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.