Location
RISD Auditorium, Canal Walk, Providence, RI 02903
Event Website
https://www.risd.edu/news/annual-events/mlk-series
Start Date
20-1-2017 7:00 PM
End Date
20-1-2017 9:00 PM
Description
Program for the 2017 MLK Keynote Address: Emory Douglas. An artist, educator and human rights activist, Emory Douglas served as the Minister of Culture for the Black Panther Party from 1967-80. Best known for his political drawings and cartoons in the Black Panther Newspaper, he articulated the injustices experienced by African Americans living in the inner city, the growing militancy and organization among urban black youth in the face of police violence and the need for community-based social programs. 2017 MLK Keynote, Emory Douglas discusses the process, meaning and impact of his artwork then and now.
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2017 MLK Keynote Emory Douglas Program
RISD Auditorium, Canal Walk, Providence, RI 02903
Program for the 2017 MLK Keynote Address: Emory Douglas. An artist, educator and human rights activist, Emory Douglas served as the Minister of Culture for the Black Panther Party from 1967-80. Best known for his political drawings and cartoons in the Black Panther Newspaper, he articulated the injustices experienced by African Americans living in the inner city, the growing militancy and organization among urban black youth in the face of police violence and the need for community-based social programs. 2017 MLK Keynote, Emory Douglas discusses the process, meaning and impact of his artwork then and now.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/studentaffairs_MLK/Keynotes/Presentations/8
