MLK Symposium
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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.
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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
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.
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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.
