NYU MLK Week

Happy MLK Jr. Day! Please note that all updates on NYU MLK Week 2019 (and future years) will now be posted on the new NYU Office of Global Inclusion, Diversity, and Strategic Innovation page. Please follow us over there!

First MLK Week 2019 Community Photobooth of the year is happening now at Weinstein Hall, behind the turnstiles!

We're excited to announce the schedule of community photobooths for the next two weeks:

----Mon, Dec. 3rd, 11-2PM | Center for Student Life, 7th Floor (Kimmel, 60 Washington Square S)

----Wed, Dec. 5th, 12-3PM | 6 MetroTech, Lobby (6 MetroTech Center)

----Thu, Dec. 6th, 2-3:30PM | 726 Broadway, Rm 701 (726 Broadway)

----Fri, Dec. 7th, 2-5PM | Pless Hall, 3rd Floor (82 Washington Square E)

----Tue, Dec. 11th, 2-5PM | CMEP Lounge, Rm 804/805 (Kimmel, 60 Washington Square S)

----Wed, Dec. 12th, 12-3PM | 6 MetroTech, Lobby (6 MetroTech Center)

----Fri, Dec. 14th, 12:30PM-3:30PM | The Leadership Initiative, MPR (12 Washington Place)

CMEP 30th Anniversary Celebration Gala The NYU community is invited to join CMEP, CMEP alumni, NYU alumni, community and friends as the NYU Center for Multicultural Education and Programs (CMEP) commemorates its 30th Anniversary! The Gala will be held on Saturday, April 21, 2018 from 6:00pm to 9:00pm, in the Rosenthal Pavilion, located a...

The NYU MLK Day of Service is the capstone to 2018. Tomorrow, approximately 300 students and staff members will band together to participate in various service projects across different communities within NYC.

Thanks to New York University and the surrounding community for a week of action-oriented events that have truly embodied this year's theme: The Revolution is NOW.

Don't miss out on the opportunity to watch Amy León perform TONIGHT at the University-Wide Event. León is a Brooklyn based singer and spoken word artist who is known for projects like the and the way she uses original music and poetry to illuminate social inequality, blackness, and what it is to be woman.

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Amy Leon - Burning in Birmingham (Official Video) "Burning in Birmingham" BUY NOW: https://amyleon.bandcamp.com/track/burning-in-birmingham STREAM: https://soundcloud.com/amyleon3/burning-in-birmingham Lyric...

Spike Lee's films have critically examined wide-ranging political issues including race relations, the role of media in contemporary life, urban crime and poverty, and colorism in the black community,

Lee has received Academy Award nominations and won multiple Emmy Awards. Tomorrow, is honored to present Lee with the 2018 NYU MLK Humanitarian Award Recipient.

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Best known for channeling her unique blend of honesty and openness, Munroe Bergdorf is raising awareness of social issues that are affecting thousands of people across the world today.
Munroe regularly appears on national and international television news to comment on race, diversity and LGBT+ stories.

Last November, Munroe was featured on Huffington Post and AOL's online series, New Activists. The docu-reality show follows the daily lives of 5 prominent UK-based activists on the frontline of their campaigning.

Catch Munroe as one of our panelists for the University-Wide event TOMORROW: www.mlkweek2018.eventbrite.com

Tonight in the CMEP Lounge, join representatives from student groups across the university as they explore the truth behind revolutions forgotten, remembered, and reimagined. See you there!

"We carry the past and present. The scars of our past are a piece of our intricate imperfections. These experiences not only form who we are; they shape our fears and burdens. That’s the other part of intersections – they’re not solely the identities, they’re the fights we may never win, which are unavoidable in the journey." - Clay Cane in Live Through This.

But this does not mean the fight is not worth it. The Revolution is NOW. We have a need for an intersectional movement on our hands, and it can not be done without the voices of activists and change agents across all platforms.

Join your community at the University-Wide Event this week and hear Clay Cane, as well as other remarkable speakers, take the stage: www.mlkweek2018.eventbrite.com

Charles M. Blow is the Op-Ed columnist at The New York Times. His writing tackles issues surrounding social justice, racial equality, presidential politics, police violence, gun control, and the Black Lives Matter Movement.

As Charles Blow once said, "There is no wrong time to do the right thing." His words capture the spirit of this year's .

Do not miss the opportunity to hear him and other noteworthy panelists at the University-Wide Event.

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Tonight's the night, NYU Steinhardt GSO! We look forward to hearing our Graduate Students speak their truths as they reflect on this year's theme.

The GSO 2018 MLK Oratorical Contest is less than one week away! Join us for amazing student performances followed by a reception.

Amanda Seales doesn’t just make you laugh, she makes change!

The essence of our 13th annual NYU MLK Week celebration truly means that we are beyond a time of trying to start a revolution, but rather, are living in a time that needs to be revolutionary. The work of Amanda Seales echos this spirit.

“When you empower someone, you’re giving them something that hasn’t been given to them in that way before. You’re creating a positive trajectory that helps folks share that with other people and empower other people.”

Check out her full interview on https://hellogiggles.com/celebrity/amanda-seales-insecure-interview/ and catch this witty social commentary-based comedian and Insecure star at the University-Wide Event on Thusday, 2/8.

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