MLK Symposium
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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.
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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.
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January 11, 2016
Platt to deliver Dr. Hanes Walton Jr. lecture
Political Scientists of Color will host Morehouse College’s Matthew Platt for the annual Dr. Hanes Walton Jr. Distinguished Speaker Lecture at 1 p.m. Jan. 22. The lecture is organized to honor the legacy of Walton, regarded as the “dean of black politics.”
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November 16, 2015
Nontombi Naomi Tutu to deliver MLK Symposium keynote
Nontombi Naomi Tutu, race and gender justice activist, and daughter of Bishop Desmond Tutu, will present the keynote lecture for the 30th annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium.
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January 19, 2015
MLK keynote speaker Hill calls on America to keep its promises
America must keep its promises of liberty and equality carried in the Declaration of Independence and other iconic documents, MLK Symposium keynote lecturer Marc Lamont Hill said Monday.
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January 12, 2015
Wahl to follow unity theme at Business & Finance Convocation
Business strategist Erik Wahl will speak before the 2015 Business & Finance Convocation on “Embracing the Art of Change” as part of the 2015 Rev. Martin Luther King Symposium. The talk is at 1-3 p.m. Jan 19 at Rackham Auditorium.
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January 12, 2015
2015 Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium
A rundown of stories in the Record’s special section about the 2015 MLK Symposium.
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January 12, 2015
Annual MLK Symposium focuses on building unity
The theme “Unity: Not Uniformity” guides the 29th annual Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium, which opened this month and runs through Feb. 26 on the U-M campuses.
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January 12, 2015
BET News host, author Hill to present MLK keynote message
From activist to author to TV host, Marc Lamont Hill has established a national reputation as a leading intellectual voice focused on the intersections of culture, politics and education. He will deliver the MLK Symposium keynote address Jan. 19.
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January 12, 2015
Nelson Mandela’s grandson to address ‘the power of one’
Even as a young man, Ndaba Mandela carries countless memories with him. His grandfather, international icon Nelson Mandela, is central to many of them. The younger Mandela will deliver the 2015 William K. McInally Memorial Lecture Jan. 19.
