{"id":209862,"date":"2017-01-13T12:38:09","date_gmt":"2017-01-13T17:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/?p=209862"},"modified":"2017-01-24T11:09:17","modified_gmt":"2017-01-24T16:09:17","slug":"more-than-a-decade-of-distinguished-mlk-speakers-209862","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/more-than-a-decade-of-distinguished-mlk-speakers-209862\/","title":{"rendered":"More than a decade of distinguished MLK speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Author Joy DeGruy, who will deliver\u00a0this year&#8217;s Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Address, is the latest in\u00a0a long line of exceptional luminaries in the civil rights field to speak at the University. A fuller list of past speakers is found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/college\/OMSA\/news-events\/mlk.html\"><strong>Office of Minority Student Affairs website<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Morial-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-210802 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Morial-1.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Morial-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Morial-1-630x350.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Morial-1-768x427.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Morial-1-1024x569.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Marc Morial [2016]<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>President of the National Urban League since 2003 and former mayor of New Orleans, Morial has been recognized as one of the 100 most influential black Americans by <em>Ebony <\/em>magazine.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>View <a href=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8XiZI1O7hSI\"><strong>highlights from the speech<\/strong><\/a> or <a href=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TnQUYi-RJ4k\"><strong>the speech in its entirety<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Muhammad.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-210692 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Muhammad.jpg\" alt=\"Khalil Gibran Muhammad with quote: &quot;The hard work of social change is in the everyday waking up willing to move the needle just a little bit further.&quot;\" width=\"1200\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Muhammad.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Muhammad-630x350.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Muhammad-768x427.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Muhammad-1024x569.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Khalil Gibran Muhammad [2015]<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Now serving as professor of history, race, and public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, Muhammad was executive director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture when he delivered his address. He also provides media commentary on race and related issues.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tc25St1wHG0\"><em><strong>View highlights from the speech<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Jealous.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-210722 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Jealous.jpg\" alt=\"Benjamin Jealous with quote: &quot; I don't believe in fighting the good fight, I believe in winning the good fight&quot;\" width=\"1200\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Jealous.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Jealous-630x350.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Jealous-768x427.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Jealous-1024x569.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Benjamin Jealous [2014]<\/h3>\n<p>Benjamin Jealous was the youngest president in the history of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Having begun his civil rights career at age 18, Jealous is a senior partner at Kapor Capital, a firm that aims to leverage the tech sector to create progressive social change.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_K38wL_ZybE\"><strong><em>View highlights from the speech<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Harris-Perry-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-211112 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Harris-Perry-1.jpg\" alt=\"Melissa Harris-Perry with quote: &quot;&quot;The legacy of King is a reminder that when we live in a democracy, we have a right to govern and not just to be governed.&quot;\" width=\"1200\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Harris-Perry-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Harris-Perry-1-630x350.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Harris-Perry-1-768x427.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Harris-Perry-1-1024x569.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Melissa Harris-Perry [2013]<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Harris-Perry is a political analyst, scholar, and professor of political science at Tulane University. At the time of her speech, she also hosted her own current affairs program on MSNBC.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=E095YitcUfE\"><strong><em>View highlights from the speech<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Dyson-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-211122 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Dyson-1.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Eric Dyson with quote: &quot;Dr. King would have been deeply troubled by the persistence inequality, and pushed for the relief of the most vulnerable in our society.&quot;\" width=\"1200\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Dyson-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Dyson-1-630x350.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Dyson-1-768x427.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Dyson-1-1024x569.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Michael Eric Dyson [2012]<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>A professor of sociology at Georgetown University and former radio host, Dyson is an author, commentator, and political analyst for MSNBC. Dyson has been named one of the most influential black Americans by <i>Ebony<\/i> magazine.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xPsQx1z4TOE\"><strong><em>View highlights from the speech<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Poussaint3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-210672 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Poussaint3.jpg\" alt=\"Alvin Poussaint with quote: &quot;Until the black consciousness movement, 'black' was a derogatory word&quot;\" width=\"1200\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Poussaint3.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Poussaint3-630x350.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Poussaint3-768x427.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Poussaint3-1024x569.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Alvin Poussaint\u00a0 [2011]<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>A Harvard University psychiatrist and noted author, Poussaint has focused his work on the mental health of African Americans. He served as a script consultant to both <i>The Cosby Show<\/i> and <i>A Different World<\/i>, working to ensure the sitcoms portrayed a positive image of African Americans and avoided stereotypes. <em>No video available.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Lowery2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-210712 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Lowery2.jpg\" alt=\"Joseph Lowery with quote: &quot;We must not stop with honoring the man, we must honor the mission as well.&quot;\" width=\"1200\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Lowery2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Lowery2-630x350.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Lowery2-768x427.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Lowery2-1024x569.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Joseph Lowery [2010]<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Lowery started working the front lines of the civil rights movement during the mid 1950s alongside King and Rosa Parks. He has served in leadership positions in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference\u00a0 and has been recognized with multiple awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><a href=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLQqibrU3vsloguNIRE-KcRuN6ZdYX8QTb\">View full video playlist (7 parts)<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Giovanni2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-210752 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Giovanni2.jpg\" alt=\"Nikki Giovanni with quote: &quot;Without the\u0003Pullman Porters, \u0003the civil rights \u0003movement would not have been financed.&quot;\" width=\"1200\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Giovanni2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Giovanni2-630x350.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Giovanni2-768x427.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Giovanni2-1024x569.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Nikki Giovanni [2009]<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>A writer, activist, educator, and poet\u2014referred to as the &#8220;Princess of Black Poetry&#8221;\u2014Giovanni has written more than 30\u00a0books. She currently holds the title of University Distinguished Professor at Virginia Tech University. <em>No video available.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Young-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-210682 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Young-2.jpg\" alt=\"Andrew Young with quote: &quot;The direction Dr. King\u2019s life took \u0003was not a fun path; it was\u0003not a glorious path. It\u0003was a necessary path.&quot;\" width=\"1200\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Young-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Young-2-630x350.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Young-2-768x427.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Young-2-1024x569.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Andrew Young [2008]<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>A former Atlanta mayor and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Andrew Young was a top aide to King. Recipient of multiple awards including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Young is the co-founding principal and chairman of GoodWorks International, a consulting firm that focuses on\u00a0advancing economic development in Africa and the Caribbean. <em>No video available.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Jackson-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-210842 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Jackson-2.jpg\" alt=\"Jesse Jackson quote: &quot;Injustice anywhere\u0003 is a threat to justice everywhere&quot;\" width=\"1200\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Jackson-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Jackson-2-630x350.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Jackson-2-768x427.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Jackson-2-1024x569.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Jesse Jackson [2007]<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Like Lowery and Young, Jackson worked with King during the tumultuous civil rights period of the 20th century. A minister, politician, and activist, he has expanded his work across international lines to foster social justice issues. <em>No video available.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author Joy DeGruy, who will deliver\u00a0this year&#8217;s Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Address, is the latest in\u00a0a long line of exceptional luminaries in the civil rights field to speak at&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":672,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[14,24082],"class_list":["post-209862","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-university-news","tag-events","tag-martin-luther-king-jr-commemorative-address"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>More than a 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