Featuring Nikki Giovanni\, American Poet\, Writer\, Commentator\, Activist and EducatorThe East Central Alabama chapter of the National Forum for Black Public Administrators (NFBPA) will host its Annual Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr. Scholarship Breakfast to commemorate the civil rights pioneer’s legacy. This year’s keynote speaker is Nikki Giovanni\, an American...
Come kickoff Black History Month by hearing from W. Kamau Bell\, who is a sociopolitical comedian and host of the CNN docu-series United Shades of America\, which premiered in April 2016. Kamau is best known for his critically acclaimed FX comedy series\, Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell. He is...
Over almost two decades\, award-winning journalist and web and TV host\, Laura Ling has dedicated herself to exposing the world to critical global issues\, including slave labor in the Amazon\, the drug war in Mexico\, Internet censorship in China\, and women’s rights in Turkey. As the Director of Development for...
Join the Office of Diversity & Inclusion and the Office of Global Education in the College of Human Sciences as they host Fijian Chief Tui Mali and his fellow Fijians. He will answer questions about life in the Pacific Islands\, particularly life in Fiji. The Fijian delegation will also present...
Join the Cross-Cultural Center for Excellence as they host Ilyasah Shabazz. Ms. Ilyasah Shabazz is an educator\, activist\, motivational speaker\, and author of the coming of age memoir entitled: Growing Up X (Random House 2002). She is an inspirational role model and advocate for women and girl empowerment. Her lifework is...
<div class=\'article_fontsize col-xs-12 col-sm-3 pull-right\'>The Cross-Cultural Center for Excellence presents \'Diverse over Divide\,\' a new series targeting graduate and professional students to participate in critical conversations\, spreading awareness and implementing more diversity and inclusion within this particular sector. Undergraduate students are also welcome to attend.</div><div></div> <div class=\'article_fontsize col-xs-12 col-sm-3 pull-right\'>This...
The CCCE will host a civil rights museum to the Equal Justice Initiative, Legacy Museum, and Rosa Parks Museum in Montgomery to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Week. Student leaders will be invited to attend the trip with the CCCE staff.