Tag Archives: Dr. Martin Luther King

Community Curation and Digitization Activities Have the Potential to Make Every Month Black History Month

Posted on December 26, 2023 by Dr. Regennia N. Williams, Founder, President, and Executive Director

Pictured above (left to right) are the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, and the Washington Monument. (Photographs by Regennia N. Williams.) By Regennia N. Williams, PhD For … Continue reading →

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The Dr. King / Rabbi Heschel Presentation Video Is Now Available on YouTube

Posted on February 17, 2023 by Dr. Regennia N. Williams, Founder, President, and Executive Director

Hello! If you missed the our tribute to the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel in January, please know that the video recording of the Zoom event is now available on YouTube. If you would … Continue reading →

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Join us for the January 19, 2023, “Reading about and Reflecting on the Work of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel” 6 PM Event!

Posted on November 25, 2022 by Dr. Regennia N. Williams, Founder, President, and Executive Director

Regennia N. Williams, PhD You are cordially invited to join me for a free Zoom discussion about the work of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel. This event will take place at 6 p.m. … Continue reading →

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1963: A Year in the Life of a Nation — A Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Presentation by Dr. Regennia N. Williams

Posted on January 9, 2021 by Dr. Regennia N. Williams, Founder, President, and Executive Director

You are cordially invited to attend a free virtual event that will take place at 7 p.m. (EST) on Monday, January 18, 2021, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. Hosted by the Cuyahoga County Public Library System, “1963: … Continue reading →

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The Black Church, the Global Community, and World History and Culture in the Season of MLK Day 2020

Posted on January 14, 2020 by Dr. Regennia N. Williams, Founder, President, and Executive Director

If anyone doubts the significance of the work of the Black Church in the global community and its contributions to recent world history and culture, I am convinced that many of those doubts will be settled during the 2020 season … Continue reading →

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The 2018-2019 Issue of RASHAD’s Journal is Now Available!

Posted on November 5, 2019 by Dr. Regennia N. Williams, Founder, President, and Executive Director

Volume 6 of The Journal of Traditions & Beliefs is now available. This issue focuses on the legacies of President Nelson Madiba Mandela and the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  Readers can access the content online at engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/jtb/vol6/iss1. Special … Continue reading →

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Contemplating Beauty and Freedom in the Capital City

Posted on January 7, 2017 by Dr. Regennia N. Williams, Founder, President, and Executive Director

Congress is back in session on Capital Hill, and the newly-elected representative for my community in Maryland’s 4th District, Congressman Anthony Brown, is also a member of the Congressional Black Caucus.  My classes at UDC’s Community College on North Capital … Continue reading →

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Museums, Marches, and More on My Mind

Posted on January 3, 2017 by Dr. Regennia N. Williams, Founder, President, and Executive Director

  As we prepare for the annual celebrations of the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and African American History Month, I want to believe that  Icabod Flewellen, the son of an African Methodist Episcopal … Continue reading →

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Hollywood, Historians, and the Business of Movie Making

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Dr. Regennia N. Williams, Founder, President, and Executive Director

“Selma,” is a thought-provoking new film from director Ava DuVernay.  This work is receiving a great deal of attention for both its dramatization of the events leading up to the historic 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights march and its … Continue reading →

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