37th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration

24 Fountain Street Northeast,Grand Rapids MI 49503

16 January, 2023

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Dr. Eddie Glaude, Jr., New York Times Bestselling Author & Chair of the Department of African American Studies at Princeton UniversityCombining a scholar's knowledge of history, a political commentator's take on the latest events, and an activist's passion for social justice, Dr. Eddie Glaude challenges all of us to examine our collective American conscience, "not to posit the greatness of America, but to establish the ground upon which to imagine the country anew."Dr. Glaude is the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor and Chair of the Department of African American Studies at Princeton. His writings take a comprehensive look at Black communities, the difficulties of race in the United States, and the challenges we face as a democracy.