Speakers

Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, Professor and Author

Frank Hayden Room of the Curtis L. Ivery Downtown Campus 1001 West Fort St., Detroit Michael Eric Dyson is a ...
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Ben Crump, Leading Trial Attorney

Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 1 p.m.Curtis L. Ivery Downtown Campus 1001 West Fort St., Detroit Listed amongst the Most ...
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Nina Turner, Thought Leader and Activist

February 10, 2025Time: TBDFrank Hayden Room of the Curtis L. Ivery Downtown Campus1001 West Fort St., Detroit Former Ohio State Senator ...
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Dr. Carolyn Carter – Researcher, Archivist, Historian – Public/Oral, Professional Genealogist

Dr. Carolyn Carter is a historian, genealogist, storyteller, and educator passionate about uncovering family histories and preserving African American heritage. ...
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Ken Coleman, Author and Journalist

Ken Coleman writes about Southeast Michigan, history and civil rights. He is a former Michigan Chronicle Senior Editor and served ...
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Bankole Thompson, Journalist, Founding Dean, The PuLSE Institute

Nationally acclaimed journalist, and standard-bearer for economic justice Bankole Thompson will discuss the road ahead in “Race and Democracy at ...
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Dr. Nubia Wardford, Archaeologist, Anthropologist and Historian

Lecture for Northwest Campus: Dr. Wardford presents “The Cultural Unity of Africa from Southern Africa to America.”  Lecture for Eastern ...
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Dr. Jamal Bryant, Minister, Author, and Activist

Rev. Dr. Jamal Harrison Bryant is an American minister, author, and activist. Bryant founded the Empowerment Temple African Methodist Episcopal ...
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Victoria Christopher Murray, Author

Victoria Christopher Murray is the New York Times bestselling author of more than 30 novels. Her novels, The Personal Librarian ...
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Dr. Phyllis Vine, Author

Thursday, February 27, 2025 at 10 a.m. Curtis L. Ivery Downtown Campus, 1001 West Fort St., Detroit Dr. Vine, a ...
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