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X-WR-CALNAME:Commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr. with Keynote Speaker 
 Dr. Michael Eric Dyson
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DESCRIPTION:Keynote speaker: Dr. Michael Eric Dyson\, a best-selling author
 \, public intellectual\, distinguished professor and cultural critic.\n\n\
 nDr. Dyson holds advanced academic appointments in African American and Di
 aspora Studies\, Ethics and Society\, and is the NEH Centennial Chair. Dys
 on taught at prominent institutions such as Princeton\, Brown\, Columbia\,
  and Georgetown\, earning acclaim for his scholarship\, teaching\, and pub
 lic engagement.\n\n\nDyson has authored over 25 books\, including seven Ne
 w York Times bestsellers\, that address topics ranging from figures such a
 s Martin Luther King Jr.\, Malcolm X\, Tupac Shakur (2Pac)\, and Barack Ob
 ama to broader issues of race\, culture\, and justice in America. His work
  has garnered prestigious honors such as the Langston Hughes Medal\, Ameri
 can Book Award\, Southern Book Award\, NAACP Image Awards\, and recognitio
 n from major reviewers and media outlets.\n\n\nBeyond academia\, Dyson is 
 a celebrated preacher\, lecturer\, and media commentator\, regularly appea
 ring on major radio and television programs\, and contributing to leading 
 publications including the New York Times and Chicago Sun-Times. Renowned 
 for his eloquence and insight\, Dyson seamlessly blends scholarly rigor wi
 th cultural relevance\, influencing conversations on race\, democracy\, an
 d social change nationwide.\n\n\nThe University at Albany has commemorated
  the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr.\, since the mid-1980s
 .  The event is coordinated by the Division of Inclusive Excellence\, with
  support from the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs\, the S
 tudent Association\, Honors College\, Office of Communications and Marketi
 ng and the NYS Writers Institute.  \n\n \n\nPARKING: Dutch faculty/staff #
 5 and Podium West lot #20.
GEO:42.685431;-73.826046
LOCATION:Republic Records Music Hall - Campus Center CC West Auditorium\, R
 epublic Records Music Hall
SUMMARY:Commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr. with Keynote Speaker Dr. M
 ichael Eric Dyson
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 king-jr-with-keynote-speaker-dr-michael-eric-dyson
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