MLK Symposium
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January 15, 2018
MLK speaker Hill Harper reminds audience ‘we have the power’
Author, actor and philanthropist Hill Harper emphasized the collective power of the people and called for active advocacy in his Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium keynote memorial lecture.
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January 15, 2018
Photos from MLK Day at U-M
Photos from the MLK Circle of unity and the Children and Youth Program.
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January 8, 2018
Carillonist to use music against silence
A historic work of carillon music penned by African-American composer Jalalu-Kalvert Nelson will ring across campus as part of “Music Against Silence.” Tiffany Ng, university carillonist and assistant professor of carillon, will perform Nelson’s 1973 “Carillon Dances.”
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January 8, 2018
MLK Symposium 2018 calendar of events
A list of many of the events scheduled for the 2018 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium.
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January 8, 2018
2018 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium
Author, actor Hill Harper to deliver symposium keynote Award-winning actor, best-selling author and philanthropist Hill Harper will deliver the 32nd annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Symposium keynote memorial lecture. Trotter Lecture to feature Janet Mock, Amiyah Scott Acclaimed author Janet Mock and actor Amiyah Scott will serve as keynote speakers for the Trotter… -
January 8, 2018
HuffPost editor to discuss role of journalism, free press
HuffPost editor-in-chief and Livingston Award winner Lydia Polgreen will discuss the role of journalism in a democracy and its responsibility in the current moment.
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January 8, 2018
Trotter Lecture to feature Janet Mock, Amiyah Scott
Acclaimed author Janet Mock and actor Amiyah Scott will serve as keynote speakers for the Trotter Multicultural Center’s fourth annual W.M. Trotter Lecture.
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January 8, 2018
Andrea J. Ritchie to discuss police violence against women of color
Author, advocate and police misconduct attorney Andrea J. Ritchie will discuss how women of color experience brutality at the hands of law enforcement.
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January 8, 2018
Panel to highlight health partnership to help LGBTQ youth
A partnership between the Ruth Ellis Center and the Henry Ford Health System that aims to improve the long-term health outcomes of LGBTQ youth is the topic of a panel discussion.
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January 8, 2018
SMTD performance to celebrate musical life of African Americans
“Out of the Silence” will celebrate the musical life of African Americans during the late 19th and early 20th centuries and showcase seldom-heard works by several black American composers.
