Photos: Scenes from U-M’s MLK vision
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Children dance as they listen to the Rev. Robert Jones play blues music during the Martin Luther King Jr. Children and Youth Day, for grades K-12. Activities included story-telling, guided discussions and group projects, skits, rap poetry, and a range of musical performances. The event was sponsored by the School of Education, School of Social Work and the Office of Academic and Multicultural Initiatives.Photo by Eric Bronson, U-M Photo Services |
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UM-Flint staff member Tawana Day, center, 9-year-old AriAnna Day, left, and 12-year-old Malaela Parks sort clothes at My Brother’s Keeper Shelter in Flint as part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service. Photo by Mel Serow, UM-Flint. |
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Maude Barlow, an internationally known water activist and author, discusses the global water crisis. The lecture at Michigan Theater was presented as part of the MLK Symposium, the Winter 2011 LSA Theme Semester on Water and the School of Art & Design’s Penny Stamps Distinguished Speaker Series. Photo by Scott Galvin, U-M Photo Services. |
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People line up to take part in the Circle of Unity on the Diag. The fifth annual event, which took place Jan. 17, invites faculty, staff and students to honor and celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream through musical and theatrical performances. Photo by Eric Bronson, U-M Photo Services. |
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Juana Bordas, president of Mestiza Leadership International and founder of Mi Casa Women’s Center in Denver, delivers the Business & Finance Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation. Her lecture was called “Diversity: Weaving Together the Sources of our Strength.” Photo by Scott Soderberg, U-M Photo Services. |
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Byron Pitts, chief national correspondent for “CBS Evening News with Katie Couric,” delivers the speech “MLK Stepped Out on Nothing for Us.” The talk was sponsored by the Stephen M. Ross School of Business. Photo by Eric Bronson, U-M Photo Services. |
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UM-Dearborn students volunteer at Gleaner’s Food Bank as part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service. Photo by Beth Marmarelli. |
