From BGSU OFFICE OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
Melissa Harris-Perry, television host, political commentator and professor, will present “Power of the Word: Language, Voice and the Legacy of King in Our Work” Feb. 19.
Harris-Perry’s presentation is part of Bowling Green State University’s annual “Beyond the Dream” series, which provides a variety of opportunities to share in the multicultural experience.
Harris-Perry hosted the “Melissa Harris-Perry Show” on MSNBC from 2012 to 2016; is the founding director of the Anna Julia Cooper Project on Gender, Race and Politics in the South; and is a professor at Wake Forest University in Politics and International Affairs. In addition to serving as a columnist for The Nation magazine, she wrote “Barbershops, Bibles, and BET: Everyday Talk and Black Political Thought,” which won the 2005 W.E.B. Du Bois Book Award from the National Conference of Black Political Scientists, and “Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America.”
The presentation will begin at 7 p.m. in the Lenhart Grand Ballroom in the Bowen-Thompson Student Union. Entry is free; however, registration is encouraged. On-site registration will be available as space allows.
Additional speakers throughout the spring semester include Seale, political activist and founding chairman/national organizer of the Black Panther party; Ruben Angel, public speaker and socio-cultural critic; and Blake Leeper, Paralympic athlete and motivational speaker.
Additional Beyond the Dream events include the Women of Color Leadership Summit, Asian American/Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Not in Our Town Interfaith Breakfast and Lavender, Latino/a/x and Black graduations.
Visit bgsu.edu/beyondthedream for additional information and to register.
To our guests with disabilities, please indicate if you need special services, assistance or appropriate modifications to fully participate in this event by contacting Accessibility Services at access@bgsu.edu or 419-372-8495 prior to the event.
