MLK Program

Black Panther
Synopsis: After the death of his father, T’Challa returns home to the African nation of Wakanda to take his rightful place as king. When a powerful enemy suddenly reappears, T’Challa’s mettle as king — and as Black Panther — gets tested when he’s drawn into a conflict that puts the fate of Wakanda and the entire world at risk. Faced with treachery and danger, the young king must rally his allies and release the full power of Black Panther to defeat his foes and secure the safety of his people.

Emmanuel Acho is a Fox Sports Analyst and Co-Host of FS1’s Speak for Yourself and Host/Producer/Author of “Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man”, a web series focused on driving an open, difficult, but ultimately productive conversation on race in America.

This session will explore what antiracism is, what it looks like in higher education across instruction and student affairs, and who it is for. The facilitator will breakdown theory, translate theory into practice, and offer some examples of antiracist practices while speaking to the mindset and orientation one needs to do high quality antiracist work.

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Synopsis: In 1946, Branch Rickey (Harrison Ford), legendary manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, defies major league baseball’s notorious color barrier by signing Jackie Robinson (Chadwick Boseman) to the team. The heroic act puts both Rickey and Robinson in the firing line of the public, the press and other players. Facing open racism from all sides, Robinson demonstrates true courage and admirable restraint by not reacting in kind and lets his undeniable talent silence the critics for him.

WSU, the Common Reading Program, and the Visiting Writers Series welcome Pulitzer Prize- winning poet Natalie Diaz for a reading. Diaz’s poem, “American Arithmetic,” appears as a selection in this year’s common reading book, Tales of Two Americas: Stories of Inequality in a Divided Nation, that is being used in first-year and other courses this year. She was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 2021.

This session introduces a framework for leading with racial equity whether in the classroom, the advising office, or in a supervisory role. The framework was developed by a multicultural group of individuals within higher education and the communities they serve.

SEB and the WSU MLK Program present: the MLK Film Series featuring Chadwick Boseman

SEB and the WSU MLK Program are teaming up to present the MLK Film Series during Black History Month. The films selected celebrate the late great actor Chadwick Boseman and his roles as iconic Black characters (real and fictional).

WSU’s School of the Environment (SoE) will host the Lane Family Lecture in Environmental Science: public presentation by leading environmental justice activist Catherine Coleman Flowers.

The goal of this competition is to not only call attention to the importance of recognizing the vast inequalities that persists in the world today, but also to recognize the necessity to build a new world – to dream, to envision, to invent, to create – redefining how we live and interact with our surroundings.

Amir Gilmore, PhD, will guide us through selected excerpts from Martin Luther King Jr., this presentation will examine the (mis)understandings and application of King’s words on certain U.S. notions, concepts, and discourses.

A Virtual Trivia Night where attendees will test their knowledge on the life and legacy of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Black history in a relaxed atmosphere. This event is part of Global Connections’ 2022 MLK programming.