The Rev. Dr. Starsky Wilson, a nationally recognized children’s rights and racial equity champion who in December succeeded Marian Wright Edelman as president of the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF), called for a child-focused agenda of New Deal dimensions in his keynote address for Duke University’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. commemoration, streamed on the web […]
Month: January 2021
MLK Commemoration Safe Service Opportunities
Throughout the month of January in observance of the MLK Holiday and the National Day of Service, we invite you to join us in supporting our community through COVID safe service. The Duke Office of Durham and Community Affairs is hosting a virtual food drive through the Interfaith Food Shuttle and a book drive through […]
Voices of the Movement “In the end, we will remember not the word of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”— Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (1965) This year, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. birthday celebration commemorates voices of wisdom from the past and hope for the present that guide our pursuit of […]
The Rev. Starsky Wilson, a nationally recognized children’s rights and racial equity champion who in December succeeded Marian Wright Edelman as president of the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF), will deliver the keynote address for Duke University’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. commemoration on Sunday, Jan. 17. Wilson, an activist and philanthropist who served as chief […]