Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Commemoration Event

Tuesday, January 16, 2024
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Allendale Campus, Online
Alumni, Community, Faculty, Staff, Students

Melissa Harris-Perry, educator and author, will present the keynote address January 16 during Grand Valley's celebration of the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Harris-Perry teaches and conducts research at Wake Forest University as the Maya Angelou Presidential Chair in the Department of Politics and International Affairs, the Department of Women and Gender Studies, the African American Studies Program, and the Program in Environment and Sustainability. She is the founder and president of the Anna Julia Cooper Center, whose mission is to advance justice through intersectional scholarship and action. She is the author of the award-winning "Barbershops, Bibles, and BET: Everyday Talk and Black Political Thought," and "Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America."

INT 100/201 Approved

Location Information

Grand Valley State University

1 Campus Drive

1240 Kirkhof Center - Grand River Room

Allendale, MI 49401

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Contact Information

Bobby J. Springer - [email protected]

Linda Ray - [email protected]

Zoom information, please visit www.gvsu.edu/mlk

Hosting Department, Organization, or Business

Division of Inclusion and Equity, Hauenstein Center and Office of Student Life

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This event was added to the calendar by Linda Ray (rayli@gvsu.edu) on Friday, December 8, 2023 and was last updated on Friday, December 15, 2023 at 5:17 p.m.