PNW MLK Celebration featuring Carol Anderson

On Thursday, January 12 the PNW community is invited to come together to discuss, learn, and reflect on topics related to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Legacy.

Schedule of Events

• 2 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. – Join community leaders and PNW students for breakout sessions focusing on “Racial Inequality in Northwest Indiana” or “Voter Suppression in Northwest Indiana.”  You can join the conversation in-person on PNW’s Hammond and Westville Campuses or register to discuss your preferred topic by Zoom!
• 3:45 p.m. – we will gather in Alumni Hall in Hammond and the Dworkin Center in Westville to hear a live broadcast from keynote speaker Carol Anderson.

Zoom options are also available for registered guests! Sign up soon to reserve a space.

About the Keynote Speaker

Carol Anderson is the Charles Howard Candler Professor of African American Studies at Emory University and author of “White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide,” a New York Times Bestseller, Washington Post Notable Book of 2016, and a National Book Critics Circle Award winner.

She is also the author of “Eyes Off the Prize: The United Nations and the African American Struggle for Human Rights, 1944-1955;” “Bourgeois Radicals: The NAACP and the Struggle for Colonial Liberation, 1941-1960,” and “One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression is Destroying Our Democracy,” which was long-listed for the National Book Award and a finalist for the PEN/Galbraith Award in non-fiction.

Learn More About Carol Anderson

2023 Sponsors

Learn About Sponsorship Opportunities

Dreamer ($7,500+)

• Purdue University Northwest Cultural Heritage Celebration Committee
• NIPSCO

Justice Seeker ($2,500)

• Horizon

Silence Breaker ($1,000)

• Shive-Hattery
• Urban League
• Visit Michigan City LaPorte

$500

• PNW Department of Psychology

Service Opportunities

On Monday, January 16 the community is invited to honor the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a day “on” by coming together in service to the communities of Northwest Indiana.

To request a disability-related accommodation, please contact the Office of Institutional Equity at oie@pnw.edu or (219) 989-2163 five days prior to the event.

In accordance with Purdue policies, all persons have equal access to Purdue University’s educational programs, services, and activities, without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin or ancestry, genetic information, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, or status as a veteran. See Purdue’s Nondiscrimination Policy Statement. If you have any questions or concerns regarding these policies, please contact the Office of Institutional Equity at oie@pnw.edu or (219) 989-2337.