District Attorney Scott Colom will speak at Mississippi University for Women’s second annual “Desserts and The Dream” event at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Claudia A. Limbert Assembly Room in Cochran Hall.
The newly elected district attorney will discuss civil rights in the 21st century in memory of Martin Luther King Jr.
“I really appreciate the opportunity to celebrate this occasion with the MUW family, and appreciate the opportunity to speak about civil rights in the 21st century,” Colom said.
The program is being hosted by The W’s Office of Student Life.
“We are excited to welcome Scott Colom as guest speaker to engage with the campus community and celebrate the efforts of Dr. Martin Luther King at this event,” said Kimone Holtzman.
A native of Columbus, Colom recently won the district attorney’s seat. When he was appointed interim Justice Court judge of Lowndes County, Colom was the youngest and first African-American to hold the position in Lowndes County. He also was the first African-American appointed city prosecutor for the city of Columbus in 2013.
Colom graduated from Millsaps College and attended law school at the University of Wisconsin.
He is the son of attorney and businessman Wilbur O. Colom and Senior Judge Dorothy W. Colom of the 14th Chancery Court District.
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