Register Now for Expressions of King’s Legacy and Let Freedom Ring | December 2023
RIT’s Division of Diversity and Inclusion is hosting two major events in January to honor the life of one of the most prominent civil rights leaders of our time. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. One event will bring a New York Times best- selling author to campus, the other brings an RIT alum and entrepreneur who is described as “bold” and “multidimensional.” Registration is required for both events.
Krystle Ellis ’09, ’15 is the owner of Ellis K Consulting, and the Executive Director of the Women’s Foundation of Genesee Valley. She is a leader in policy remapping, professional development, conflict mediation and operational support. She is also a philanthropist and a founding member of the Rochester Institute of Technology Sentinel Giving Society. She will deliver the keynote address at Let Freedom Ring on Monday, January 15th. She will deliver the keynote address at Let Freedom Ring on Monday, January 15th. The program runs from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in Ingle Auditorium. Don’t forget to join us for good food and fellowship following the program in Fireside Lounge from 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m..
The other signature event mixes music with the message in honoring Dr. King. The 42nd Annual Expressions of King’s Legacy program will feature a conversation with Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, author of the New York Times bestseller “How to Be an Antiracist.” This event is Tuesday, January 30th from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. in Gordon Field House. Kendi’s focus is on the reality of racism in America. He is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Boston University, and the founding director of the BU Center for Antiracist Research. He is a contributing writer at The Atlantic and a CBS News racial justice contributor.
In addition to “How to Be an Antiracist”, the author has also produced other #1 New York Times bestsellers including Antiracist Baby, and Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You, co-authored by Jason Reynolds. In 2020, Time magazine named Dr. Kendi one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Expressions of King’s Legacy will include musical performances by famed Rochester-based musician and Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra trumpeter Herb Smith and the Freedom Trio.
For more information on Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, please visit www.prhspeakers.com
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