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-32 posts tagged "Martin Luther King Jr."
Genevieve Redsten | Tuesday, January 21, 2020
As part of Notre Dame’s “Walk the Walk Week” and in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the campus community joined together for a luncheon at the Joyce Athletic and Convocation Center. After a choral performance and an opening invocation, Diane Nash — a civil rights movement leader who helped integrate lunch counters and
Observer Staff Report | Tuesday, January 21, 2020
Wendy Oduor, Miss Kenya USA and a Saint Mary’s alumna from the class of 2014, will present the keynote address Wednesday night at Student Diversity Board’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. event, the College announced in a media release Monday. Oduor is a motivational speaker with the mission of educating audiences on mental health issues.
Jack Jerit | Tuesday, January 21, 2020
Students and University leaders gathered late Sunday evening in the Rotunda of the Main Building to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., with a candlelight prayer service. The prayer service was the first event of Walk the Walk Week, a series of events celebrating the life and legacy of King and reflecting on inequality in
Maria Luisa Paul | Monday, January 20, 2020
Two men joining hands stand firmly at Leighton Plaza. At times, people visiting the area pose next to them taking pictures. A historic snapshot, the statue featuring Martin Luther King Jr. and University President Emeritus Fr. Theodore Hesburgh permanently preserves an aspect of the civil rights movement in downtown South Bend. Created by local artist,
Tom Naatz | Friday, January 17, 2020
In June 1964, University President Emeritus Fr. Theodore Hesburgh was sitting at his desk when he received a phone call. The civil rights movement was in full swing, and the Catholic priest’s services were needed at a rally in Chicago. According to a report from Notre Dame Magazine, then-Chicago mayor Richard Daley and a series
Ben Testani | Thursday, December 12, 2019
Everyone who has ever set foot on the campus of Notre Dame has seen the famous photo of Fr. Ted Hesburgh and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The two are locked in arms, standing together against racial injustice. The image is plastered around our University, iconic for what it represents. Less well known is a
Patrick McKelvey | Tuesday, April 16, 2019
I recently read an opinion piece by former Governor of Louisiana Bobby Jindal. He begins it with a criticism of the identity politics that has become associated with modern American liberalism. Pushing back against this ideology, Jindal reminded us of Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech at the 1963 March on Washington — in which he dreamed his
Thomas Murphy | Tuesday, January 22, 2019
University President Fr. John Jenkins reflected on the history of night prayer as he opened a Candlelight Prayer Service remembering the life and work of Martin Luther King, Jr. on Sunday. “Night prayer in the Christian tradition has been an opportune time to acknowledge what we have done and what we have failed to do,”
Drew Lischke | Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Hanging on the wall of LaFortune Student Center is (what seems like) a decades old mosaic. Yellowed by the noxious fumes of Subway and what is certainly stains from the occasional — and utterly tragic — 3 a.m. quarter dog mishap, the mosaic depicts two pretty famous men, arms linked, faces stoic in their resolve.
Nicholas Ottone | Friday, November 9, 2018
An iconic photo, two great men, arms crossed and hands linked in a powerful display of faith and courage for civil rights. This is how many students first encounter the legendary mythic figure of University President Emeritus Fr. Theodore Hesburgh, who was president of the University of Notre Dame for 35 years. But separating man