MLK Symposium

  1. January 11, 2016

    2016 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium

    Index of articles in the Record’s MLK Symposium special section.

  2. January 11, 2016

    2016 MLK Symposium aims to explore current social issues

    In light of the social issues facing the nation and the black community, the theme #WhoWillBeNext is fitting, say organizers of the 30th annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium.

  3. January 11, 2016

    Formative years in S. Africa shaped MLK Symposium keynote speaker

    The challenges of growing up black and female in apartheid South Africa shaped the life of human rights activist and educator Nontombi Naomi Tutu.

  4. January 11, 2016

    ‘The Color of Water’: James McBride and storytelling through music

    James McBride will offer an afternoon of music and storytelling beginning at 2:30 p.m. Jan. 17 in Stamps Auditorium. The event is presented by the School of Music, Theatre & Dance.

  5. January 11, 2016

    Arboleda to deliver keynote for Business & Finance Convocation

    An expert in cross-culture diversity and inclusion, Teja Arboleda, will take the stage as keynote speaker and performer for the 2016 Business & Finance MLK Convocation.

  6. January 11, 2016

    Marv Fox Jr. to deliver Trotter Lecture

    For the Second Annual William Monroe Trotter Lecture, Marv Fox Jr. will deliver the keynote address and introduce the narratives of Hattie McKinney of the University of Michigan Black Student Union and Sean Pitt of the University of Michigan Central Student Government.

  7. January 11, 2016

    Haygood to give McInally Memorial Lecture

    Journalist Wil Haygood is the featured speaker for the 2016 William K. McInally Memorial Lecture on Jan. 18 at the Ross School’s Robertson Auditorium.

  8. January 11, 2016

    Former surgeon general, CDC director to speak in Detroit

    Dr. David Satcher, founding director of the Satcher Health Leadership Institute at the Morehouse School of Medicine, 16th surgeon general of the United States, and former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will speak Jan. 21 at a University of Michigan-affiliated event in Detroit.

  9. January 11, 2016

    ‘I’mma Do Me’: 15-character one-woman play

    “I’mma Do Me,” featuring April Dae Rochon, is a 15-character one-woman play that examines the heartache and humor of poverty in America.

  10. January 11, 2016

    Villalobos to speak at Marjorie Lee Browne Colloquium

    Cristina Villalobos, a professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley, will deliver the keynote address during the Marjorie Lee Browne Colloquium.