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2015 MLK Lecture: Tim Wise
No full text2015 MLK Series Lecturer, anti-racism author and activist Tim Wise speaks on privilege and the harms of inequity
MLK 2015|16: Tim Wise
No full text2015|16 MLK Series Lecturer, anti-racism author and activist Tim Wise speaks on Privilege and the Harms of Inequity: A Conversation with Tim Wise . Poster designed by FAVOR Design & Communications.https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/studentaffairs_MLK_posters/1039/thumbnail.jp
2005 MLK Youth Forum & Peace Walk
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MLK Youth Forum & Peace Walk, 2005
Bakari Kitwana, Former Executive Editor of the Source; Author, Hip-Hop Generation: Young Blacks and the Crisis in African American Culture
MLK 2015|16: Faith Ringgold
No full text2015|16 MLK Series Keynote, artist, activist, author and teacher Faith Ringgold shares inspiring, humorous and very human stories illustrating her life’s work. Through political imagery and first-hand accounts of the civil rights movement of the 1960s, she contextualizes her immense body of work and reflects on how artists and designers use creativity and making to advance the values of democracy, equity and access for all. Poster designed by FAVOR Design & Communications.https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/studentaffairs_MLK_posters/1038/thumbnail.jp
MLK 2019: Cornel West
No full text2019 MLK Series Keynote Cornel West lecture Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at 7:00pm, RISD Auditorium,17 Canal Walk, Providence RI. The Center for Social Equity and Inclusion (SEI) welcomes 2019 MLK Series Keynote speaker Cornel West, a professor, philosopher, author and activist. West is professor of the practice of public philosophy at Harvard University and a professor emeritus at Princeton University. He has also taught at Union Theological Seminary, Yale, and the University of Paris and has written and edited many books about race and democracy, including Race Matters, Democracy Matters and the memoir Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud. His most recent book, Black Prophetic Fire, offers an unflinching look at visionary 19th- and 20th-century African American leaders and their legacies. West is a frequent guest on the Bill Maher Show, CNN, C-Span and Democracy Now. He made his film debut in the Matrix and was the commentator (with Ken Wilbur) on the official trilogy released in 2004. He also has appeared in more than 25 documentaries and films, including Examined Life, Call & Response, Sidewalk and Stand.
In communicating with a vast variety of publics, West is committed to keeping alive Martin Luther King, Jr.\u27s legacy of truth-telling and bearing witness to love and justice.
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2015|16 MLK Lecture: Faith Ringgold: More than 60 Years
No full text2015|16 MLK Series Keynote, artist, activist, author and teacher Faith Ringgold shares inspiring, humorous and very human stories illustrating her life’s work. Through political imagery and first-hand accounts of the civil rights movement of the 1960s, she contextualizes her immense body of work and reflects on how artists and designers use creativity and making to advance the values of democracy, equity and access for all
MLK 2025: In Memorium: Nikki Giovanni
No full textView the MLK 2025 event Black Feeling Black Talk: A Celebration of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Nikki Giovanni held Thursday, January 16th, 2025 at 5:30pm in the RISD auditorium.
The RISD community mourns the passing of Nikki Giovanni, poet, author, activist and educator. World-renowned and one of the foremost authors of the Black Arts Movement, Giovanni, through her work, explored race, gender, sexuality, politics and the Black family. Her career, spanning seven decades, manifested in a prolific body of work ranging from poetry, essays and nonfiction to recordings and children’s literature. In 2002, Giovanni’s poetry graced the Smithsonian Institution’s first major exhibition honoring Dr. King titled In the Spirit of Martin: the Living Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In her introduction to the catalogue she urged,
This is a sacred poem…open your arms… turn your palms up… feel the Spirit of Greatness… and be redeemed
Planned as RISD’s 13th MLK keynote speaker, Nikki Giovanni will be counted among previous keynote speakers who have left their indelible mark on our community. The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee posthumously salutes Nikki Giovanni for her distinguished artistry, her groundbreaking achievements and her unwavering vision toward a society imbued with freedom and justice for all. May her passion, poetry and power continue to inspire us and generations to come.
Please click here to reflect more on Nikki Giovanni’s life, legacy and impact. Questions can be emailed to [email protected]://digitalcommons.risd.edu/studentaffairs_MLK_posters/1069/thumbnail.jp
2019 MLK Keynote Address: Cornel West
No full text2019 MLK Series Keynote Cornel West lecture Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at 7:00pm, RISD Auditorium,17 Canal Walk, Providence RI. The Center for Social Equity and Inclusion (SEI) welcomes 2019 MLK Series Keynote speaker Cornel West, a professor, philosopher, author and activist. West is professor of the practice of public philosophy at Harvard University and a professor emeritus at Princeton University. He has also taught at Union Theological Seminary, Yale, and the University of Paris and has written and edited many books about race and democracy, including Race Matters, Democracy Matters and the memoir Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud. His most recent book, Black Prophetic Fire, offers an unflinching look at visionary 19th- and 20th-century African American leaders and their legacies. West is a frequent guest on the Bill Maher Show, CNN, C-Span and Democracy Now. He made his film debut in the Matrix and was the commentator (with Ken Wilbur) on the official trilogy released in 2004. He also has appeared in more than 25 documentaries and films, including Examined Life, Call & Response, Sidewalk and Stand.
In communicating with a vast variety of publics, West is committed to keeping alive Martin Luther King, Jr.\u27s legacy of truth-telling and bearing witness to love and justice
MLK 2017|18: Roxane Gay
No full text2017|18 MLK Series Keynote and Honoree, author and cultural critic Roxane Gay hosts the lecture An Evening with Roxane Gay in the RISD Auditorium,17 Canal Walk, Providence RI Friday, March 2, 2018 at 7pm.
Roxane\u27s writing is unmatched and widely revered. Her work garners international acclaim for its reflective, no-holds-barred exploration of feminism and social criticism. With a deft eye on modern culture, she brilliantly critiques its ebb and flow with both wit and ferocity. Words like “courage,” “humor,” and “smart” are frequently deployed when describing Roxane. Her collection of essays, Bad Feminist, is universally considered the quintessential exploration of modern feminism. Roxane is a contributing op-ed writer for The New York Times, w co-editor of PANK, and formerly w non-fiction editor at The Rumpus. Her writing also appeared in McSweeney’s, The Nation and many other publications. She recently became the first black woman to ever write for Marvel, writing a comic series in the Black Panther universe called World of Wakanda. Roxane fronts a small army of avid fans on social media and when she finds the time, she dominates the occasional Scrabble tournament.
www.roxanegay.com
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MLK 2017|18: Lee Mun Wah
No full textMLK 2017|18 Visiting Speaker, Chinese American documentary film maker, author, poet, Asian storyteller, educator and community therapist Lee Mun Wah leads multiple events including the workshop An Unfinished Conversation: Diversity Conversations in the Classroom , the student dinner/dialogue How to Have a Dialogue Across Cultures , the lecture Only A World Away! and the lecture/film screening If These Halls Could Talk . It is Lee Mun Wah’s belief that we cannot wait until tomorrow for some charismatic leader to appear who will bring us all together. We each must take a stand and personally participate in this important journey of confronting our fears and beginning a conversation not only with those we love but also with those we have been taught to fear. We cannot continue being separate and unequal without there being a cost to each and every generation. Our survival and the very future of our children depend on all of us embracing our differences as well as our mutuality. If we can accomplish this in our lifetime, we can then look back and know that we have found a way to live together authentically and harmoniously, using and honoring all of our gifts and special contributions. To Lee Mun Wah, that is the true meaning of multiculturalism. - Stirfry Seminars and Consulting
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