February 5, 2021
The MLK and Common Reading Programs invite you to attend the keynote presentation by Harvard scholar Anthony Jack who will present “The Privileged Poor: How Colleges are Failing Disadvantaged Students” at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, February 9. Jack’s 2019 book on this topic was described by the Washington Post as breaking “new ground on social and educational questions of great import.”
This talk is the second of three keynote events that are collaborative efforts by the MLK and Common Reading programs to highlight issues raised by Trevor Noah’s
Born a Crime. The third keynote will be given by Ijeoma Oluo on March 29.
Emory Report | Feb. 2, 2021
Programs during Emory’s 2021 observance of Black History Month will feature (clockwise from top left) Anthony Jack; Jessica Stewart; Taos Wynn; Kevin L. Gilliam and Iesha Galloway-Gilliam; Valerie Babb; and more.
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Departments across Emory will host numerous virtual activities during February in recognition of Black History Month, including panel discussions, a film screening and conversations with artists and authors. Our theme for Black History Month this year is legacy and responsibility as we reflect on the loss of so many luminaries in 2020, says Carol E. Henderson, Emory’s chief diversity officer, vice provost for diversity and inclusion, and adviser to the president.
January 14, 2021
By Steve Nakata, Division of Student Affairs
Campuses across the Washington State University system have planned more than 30 events in recognition of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday. The events will span several months and feature authors, songwriters, rappers, visual artists and films.
The full list of events can be viewed at the MLK Program website.
The celebration kicks-off with Virtual Bingo for Student Groups on Wednesday, Jan. 20 and concludes with Tongan Visual Artist Robin Fifita on Friday, April 30. Scheduled in between are a wide variety of events including several keynote addresses, beginning with Bree Newsome Bass on Thursday, Jan. 21, at 6 p.m.