MLK Symposium – An Evening with Benjamin Jealous
Wisconsin Union Theater
The Wisconsin Union
Event Details
Date
Monday, January 23, 2023
Time
5:30 p.m.
Location
Shannon Hall at Memorial Union, Memorial Union
Description
Join in community for an evening with Benjamin Jealous, a social entrepreneur, changemaker, and former NAACP president. Jealous will reflect on the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., through the lens of his work as a civil rights leader, former investigative journalist, and educator. This is an in-person event that will also be streamed online .
The keynote will be followed by a moderated Q&A.
Those attending the in-person event do not need a ticket; doors to Shannon Hall will open at 5 p.m. for general admission seating.
There will be a reception immediately following the symposium from 7-8 p.m. in the Sunset Lounge across from the theater. Light refreshments provided.
Registration is required to watch live online. Register here.
The livestream will be available to watch during the live event only; it will not be available for on-demand viewing.
Live captioning and sign language interpreting will be provided for both the in-person and virtual viewing. The venue is ADA-accessible.
About Benjamin Jealous Benjamin Todd Jealous is a social entrepreneur, changemaker, and former NAACP president. The former investigative journalist and Rhodes Scholar has dedicated his life to bringing people together, building diverse coalitions for change, and holding government leaders accountable to the needs of everyday people. Jealous was one of the youngest presidents in NAACP history. He has also served as president of the Rosenberg Foundation, founding director of Amnesty International’s U.S. Human Rights Program, and executive director of the National Newspaper Publishers Association — the largest trade association of African-American owned newspapers. In Mississippi, Jealous was editor of the Jackson Advocate newspaper and a NAACP community organizer. He started his career in civil rights at age 18, working in the mailroom of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. About the MLK Symposium Student Affairs and the Division of Diversity, Equity, and Educational Achievement annually host a campus speaker in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The speaker each year is asked to provide their reflections on the legacy of MLK and to discuss how their work or experience connects to this. Recent event speakers have included astronaut Mae Jemison, MD, and Pulitzer Prize-winner Nikole Hannah-Jones.
The keynote will be followed by a moderated Q&A.
Those attending the in-person event do not need a ticket; doors to Shannon Hall will open at 5 p.m. for general admission seating.
There will be a reception immediately following the symposium from 7-8 p.m. in the Sunset Lounge across from the theater. Light refreshments provided.
Registration is required to watch live online. Register here.
The livestream will be available to watch during the live event only; it will not be available for on-demand viewing.
Live captioning and sign language interpreting will be provided for both the in-person and virtual viewing. The venue is ADA-accessible.
About Benjamin Jealous Benjamin Todd Jealous is a social entrepreneur, changemaker, and former NAACP president. The former investigative journalist and Rhodes Scholar has dedicated his life to bringing people together, building diverse coalitions for change, and holding government leaders accountable to the needs of everyday people. Jealous was one of the youngest presidents in NAACP history. He has also served as president of the Rosenberg Foundation, founding director of Amnesty International’s U.S. Human Rights Program, and executive director of the National Newspaper Publishers Association — the largest trade association of African-American owned newspapers. In Mississippi, Jealous was editor of the Jackson Advocate newspaper and a NAACP community organizer. He started his career in civil rights at age 18, working in the mailroom of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. About the MLK Symposium Student Affairs and the Division of Diversity, Equity, and Educational Achievement annually host a campus speaker in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The speaker each year is asked to provide their reflections on the legacy of MLK and to discuss how their work or experience connects to this. Recent event speakers have included astronaut Mae Jemison, MD, and Pulitzer Prize-winner Nikole Hannah-Jones.
Cost
Free