Duke Today On MLK Day, a Call for Citizens to Be ‘Democracy Maintenance Workers’ NAACP Legal Defense Fund president Sherrilyn Ifill decries ‘a disinvestment from public life’ https://today.duke.edu/2018/01/mlk-day-call-citizens-be-democracy-maintenance-workers Duke Chronicle Activists, City Leaders Remember Martin Luther King Jr., Discuss Race Relations http://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2018/01/activists-city-leaders-remember-martin-luther-king-jr-discuss-race-relations
Dr. Mae Jemison, a NASA astronaut who became the first woman of color to go into space when she orbited aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour on Sept. 12, 1992, delivered the keynote address during Duke Hospital’s Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In this audio excerpt, Jamison shares how she honors King’s legacy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcEC-EeZRqc
“The Enduring Challenge of a Moral Economy: 50 Years After Dr. King Challenged Racism, Poverty, and Militarism” A Duke University Chapel “Bridge Panel” conversation with the Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, moderated by Dean Luke A. Powery, about the ongoing work for economic justice in America. https://today.duke.edu/2018/01/bernie-sanders-william-barber-conversation-jan-19-duke-chapel
A panel discussion on the impact of athlete protests, 7 p.m. Jan. 11 in Griffith Film Theater, Bryan Center Free and open to the public. Parking is available in the Bryan Center Parking Garage on Science Drive (map at bit.ly/2ijQ58I). The discussion will be moderated by Nolan Smith, former pro and Duke basketball player and […]