Events / 2026 MLK, Jr. Week Keynote and Inclusive Excellence Speaker Series: Dr. Hasan Jeffries

2026 MLK, Jr. Week Keynote and Inclusive Excellence Speaker Series: Dr. Hasan Jeffries

4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.

 

Please join us for the Inclusive Excellence Speaker Series and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration Week Keynote with Hasan Kwame Jefferies, PhD. His talk is entitled, “When a Dream Becomes a Nightmare: Reclaiming Dr. King’s Vision for a Just America.” All are welcome!

Dr. Hasan Kwame Jeffries is a historian who teaches, researches, and writes about the African American experience with a focus on historical understanding and civic engagement. Dr. Jeffries is a College of Arts and Sciences Alumni Associate Professor in the Department of History and Faculty Director for the Difficult Subjects: K12 Teacher Institute at Ohio State University. Dr. Jeffries, also, chairs the board of The Montpelier Foundation, which stewards the Virginia estate of James Madison, helping to shape a more inclusive public interpretation of America’s founding.

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