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MLK Symposium

MLK Symposium: How the right mindset can continue MLK’s legacy

Posted on January 26, 2023

Former NCAAP President Benjamin Jealous said he succeeded by presenting the keys on how each of us can unlock our ability to have a maximum impact on the world for the better.

Posted in Top StoriesTagged Benjamin Jealous, Martin Luther King Jr., MLK Symposium

MLK Symposium 2023 Communications Toolkit

Posted on January 11, 2023

Social entrepreneur, changemaker, and former NAACP president Benjamin Jealous will keynote UW–Madison’s 2023 MLK Symposium on Monday, January 23, at the Memorial Union. Jealous has dedicated his life to bringing people together, building diverse coalitions …

Posted in UncategorizedTagged Benjamin Jealous, MLK Symposium, social media toolkit

Former NAACP president Benjamin Jealous to present annual MLK Symposium

Posted on January 10, 2023

Join us in person and online for UW–Madison’s annual MLK Symposium, featuring former NAACP president Benjamin Jealous, on Monday, Jan. 23, from 5:30 – 7 p.m. in Shannon Hall at the Memorial Union.

Posted in Top StoriesTagged Benjamin Jealous, Event, Martin Luther King, MLK Symposium, NAACP, speaker

MLK Symposium – An Evening with Benjamin Jealous

Posted on January 3, 2023

Join us in person and online for UW–Madison’s annual MLK Symposium, featuring former NAACP president Benjamin Jealous, on Monday, Jan. 23, from 5:30 – 7 p.m. in Shannon Hall at the Memorial Union.

Posted in Featured EventTagged Benjamin Jealous, Event, Martin Luther King, MLK Symposium, NAACP

Media coverage of the 2022 MLK Symposium with Nikole Hannah-Jones

Posted on January 27, 2022

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and historian Nikole Hannah-Jones presented the 2022 UW–Madison MLK Symposium for an in-person and virtual audience at the Memorial Union on Jan. 25.

Posted in News & AnnouncementsTagged Martin Luther King, MLK Symposium, Nikole Hannah-Jones

MLK Symposium: Seeing Martin Luther King Jr. for what he truly stood for

Posted on January 27, 2022

The Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of The 1619 Project did not mince words as she presented “the real Martin Luther King Jr.” and his teachings alongside social justice issues prominent today.

Posted in Top StoriesTagged Martin Luther King Jr., MLK Symposium, Nikole Hannah-Jones, student affairs, The 1619 Project, The Wisconsin Union

Nikole Hannah-Jones to headline MLK Symposium

Posted on January 13, 2022

The celebrated investigative journalist and historian will reflect on the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through the lens of her award-winning work investigating racial injustice and the consequences of slavery in American history. 

Posted in News & AnnouncementsTagged Event, LaVar J. Charleston, Lori Reesor, Martin Luther King Jr., MLK Symposium, Nikole Hannah-Jones, The 1619 Project

MLK Symposium – An Evening with Nikole Hannah-Jones

Posted on December 30, 2021

Join us for an evening of reflection on the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., with Nikole Hannah-Jones, Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of The 1619 Project.

Posted in Featured EventTagged Martin Luther King Jr., MLK Symposium, Nikole Hannah-Jones, student affairs

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