MLK Symposium
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January 11, 2021
Veterans for Peace to explore MLK’s teachings on dangers of war and militarism
Veterans for Peace and the U-M Office of Veteran and Military Services will host a virtual discussion on the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s thoughts and teachings about the dangers of war and militarism Jan. 18.
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December 7, 2020
Virtual MLK Symposium asks ‘Where Do We Go From Here?’
“Where Do We Go From Here?” is the theme of U-M’s 2021 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Symposium. The annual keynote memorial lecture will take place virtually at 10 a.m. Jan. 18.
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January 20, 2020
Angela Davis celebrates movement’s unsung heroes in MLK keynote
Activist, scholar and author Angela Davis said the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. would agree the civil rights movement was bigger than just one person and her MLK Symposium keynote highlighted its unsung heroes.
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January 13, 2020
2020 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium
An index of stories from the Record’s special section on the 2020 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium, including previews of several lectures and discussions on the Ann Arbor campus.
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January 13, 2020
Detroit Center’s MLK Day events to focus on immigration issues
The Detroit Center will explore today’s events in the historical perspective of U.S. immigration policy, with local expertise to engage with the university and Detroit communities.
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January 13, 2020
Lecture to consider challenges faced by black, deaf people
Researcher Joseph C. Hill will explore how black deaf people can face double discrimination — for both their deafness and their skin color — as part of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium.
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January 13, 2020
Ford School to host former U.N. representative Susan Rice
Susan E. Rice, former national security adviser and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, will discuss her distinguished career and best-selling memoir.
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January 13, 2020
Public Health alumna to deliver health sciences lecture
Jalonne L. White-Newsome will deliver the 30th annual Health Sciences 2020 MLK Lecture focusing on the intersection of climate change, health and racial equity.
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January 13, 2020
Talk to explore MLK’s teachings on dangers of war and militarism
Veterans for Peace and the U-M Office of Veteran and Military Services will host a discussion on the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s thoughts and teachings about the dangers of war and militarism.
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January 13, 2020
Cheryl Brown Henderson to explore landmark school desegregation case
Cheryl Brown Henderson, education and civil rights advocate, will discuss her personal experience with segregated schools and the story of how Brown v. Board of Education came to be.
