MLK Symposium
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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.
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January 12, 2015
Poetic storytelling to focus on diversity, inclusion, social justice
As part of the U-M’s 29th celebration of the annual MLK Symposium, the School of Education will host First Wave Hip Hop and Urban Arts Learning Community for its inaugural performance at U-M.
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January 12, 2015
Marie Chisholm-Burns to discuss health disparities in MLK lecture
Addressing issues of health care access and equity will be the subject of the 25th Annual Health Sciences MLK Day Lecture from noon-1:30 p.m. Jan. 19. It will be presented by Marie Chisholm-Burns, dean and professor of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy, and professor of surgery in the College of Medicine.
