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Apr. 03, 2018
Historian Taylor Branch to discuss Martin Luther King Jr., James Weldon Johnson
Historian Taylor Branch visits Emory on Thursday, April 5, to deliver the annual James Weldon Johnson Distinguished Lecture. Discussing “Lift Every Voice: Martin Luther King Jr. and James Weldon Johnson,” Branch will convey a simple but thought-provoking message: both Johnson (1871–1938) and King (1929–1968) are underappreciated figures.
Feb. 20, 2018
Public dialogue will explore 'Black and Latinx Solidarity'
The relationship and possibilities for solidarity between black and Latino/Latina Americans will be the focus of a public symposium hosted by Emory’s James Weldon Johnson Institute (JWJI) for the Study of Race and Difference. The program takes place Thursday, Feb. 22, from 4:30 to 6 p.m.