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MondayJanuary 11, 2010 |
Images of ME and Beyond: A Dual-Screen Exhibit of Videos about Social IdentityImages of ME and Beyond: A Dual-Screen Exhibit of Videos about Social Identity Curated by Craig Saddlemire ’05 and commisssioned… |
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MondayJanuary 11, 2010 |
Calendar of events for 2010 Bates Martin Luther King Jr. DaySunday, Jan. 17 7 p.m. Worship service: A sermon by Barbara D. Savage, Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social… |
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ThursdayFebruary 26, 2009 |
For mayor of Auburn, a remarkable current eventAuburn mayor John Jenkins ’74 was the subject of a story by longtime Portland Press Herald columnist Bill Nemitz, who wrote, “Forty years ago last spring, John Jenkins stood on the stage at his high school in Newark, N.J., and proudly shook the hand of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. |
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MondayFebruary 16, 2009 |
Jazz groups feature talented musiciansBen Smeltzer ’10, of the Bates Jazz Combo, rocks the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall as part of the evening program for Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. The combo’s members participate in the college’s jazz band. |
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WednesdayFebruary 4, 2009 |
2009 King Day Keynote: Who Plays King in the Age of Obama?During her keynote address during Bates’ Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance, scholar Melissa Harris-Lacewell asked her audience the key question: Now that Obama is president, who in our society is going to play the role of Martin Luther King? |
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WednesdayFebruary 4, 2009 |
Slide show: 2009 Martin Luther King Day at BatesThe 2009 Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance at Bates College focused on “Inaugurating Change: Where Do We Go From Here?” Each year, Bates observes King’s birthday by suspending regular classes and focusing community attention on special programming throughout the day. |
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TuesdayJanuary 6, 2009 |
Bates King Day offers 'Inaugurating Change' themeMelissa Harris-Lacewell, associate professor of politics and African American studies at Princeton, is the keynote speaker for the 2009 Martin Luther King Jr. Day observances at Bates College. |
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FridayFebruary 1, 2008 |
Mays and KingLawrence Carter, presenter of the keynote address for the College’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance on Jan. 21, talked partly about the influence that Benjamin E. Mays ’20 had on the great civil rights leader. “You can see Mays all through King,” said Carter, professor of religion at Morehouse College. |
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ThursdayJanuary 19, 2006 |
2006 King Day theme highlights road to peaceThe Bates College community observes the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. by canceling classes and scheduling special programming throughout the day. For 2006, the Martin Luther King Day Committee placed an emphasis on the theme “The Noble Road to Peace: Storming the Battlements of Injustice.” |
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WednesdayDecember 22, 2004 |
MLK Day events highlight legacy of labor, justice, and dignityThe Rev. John Mendez, pastor of the Emmanuel Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, N.C., and the Winston-Salem Chronicle’s 1994 Man of the Year, is the keynote speaker for the 2005 Martin Luther King Jr. Day observances at Bates College. |
