MLK Symposium
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January 11, 2017
Journalist, civil rights leader Shaun King to deliver talk on activism
Journalist and civil rights leader Shaun King will speak about his experiences and activism Jan. 23 as part of the annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium.
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January 9, 2017
Issa Rae, Amy Goodman to deliver MLK Symposium keynote
Golden Globe-nominated actress Issa Rae and “Democracy Now!” host Amy Goodman will deliver the 31st Annual Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium keynote memorial lecture.
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January 9, 2017
Galvanizing Social Justice through Comics: Joe Sacco
Leading graphic historical novelist Joe Sacco will chronicle how and why he uses the graphic novel format to catalyze social justice and human rights struggles in the U.S. and around the world.
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January 9, 2017
Panel to discuss language’s impact on health disparities
The Division of Public Safety and Security will host a panel discussion on how differences in language among cultures can affect the care African-American patients and families receive in health care settings.
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January 9, 2017
Activist and poet Eli Clare to talk about ‘bad bodies’
Writer, activist and teacher Eli Clare will use poetry and storytelling at his Jan. 27 presentation to discuss how some bodies and communities in society are deemed bad and disposable.
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January 9, 2017
‘The Fannie Lou Hamer Story’ raises awareness of voting rights activist
“The Fannie Lou Hamer Story,” a one-woman musical starring Mzuri Moyo Aimbaye, will tell the story of civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer and how her work helped lead to the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act.
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January 9, 2017
‘Hidden Figures’ author will discuss black women who helped U.S. win space race
Margot Lee Shetterly sheds light on the true story of the “human computers” who used math to change their own lives and their country’s future in her book “Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race.”
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January 9, 2017
Junot Diaz to give Institute for Social Research lecture
Renowned author Junot Diaz will deliver the 2017 Institute for Social Research MLK Lecture at noon Jan. 18 in the Rackham Auditorium. He is author of “Drown,” “This is How You Lose Her” and “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao,” which won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize.
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January 9, 2017
‘Redefining Identity’ art exhibition to celebrate students’ visions of identity
“Redefining Identity,” an exhibition celebrating students’ art that challenges society’s definitions of identity and redefines those narratives, runs from Jan. 9-21.
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January 9, 2017
‘One Drop of Love’ to tell story of race in America
“One Drop of Love,” a multimedia one-woman show starring Fanshen Cox DiGiovanni, will tell the story of the creation of race in the United States, as well as how it affects relationships.
