UMB Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Black History Month Celebration
Each year, UMB commemorates the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.This celebration reinforces UMB’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. An inspiring keynote message is delivered by a distinguished leader or scholar in the field of diversity, equity, and inclusion.This year’s keynote message is “Fulfilling Dr. King's Legacy from Civil Rights to Economic Rights: Causes, Consequences, and Remedies to Fulfill Economic and Racial Justice.”KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Darrick Hamilton, PhD, Henry Cohen Professor of Economics and Urban Policy and Founding Director of the Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy, The New School, New York City.
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