大发六合彩鈥檚 鈥淒ialogues for Diversity鈥� Lecture on Jan. 23 鈥淏rand Recognition: How Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Built a Brand Legacy Beyond Trends鈥�
(Delaware and Chester Counties, PA - January 12, 2024)鈥擨n 1966, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had a disapproval rating of 63 percent. In 1968鈥攖he year of his assassination鈥�31 percent of Americans blamed him for his own death. By 2022, 95 percent of American adults, including those who did not approve of him in 1966, said he was an 鈥渋mportant person鈥� in U.S. history. Dr. King鈥檚 ministry, service and political engagement fostered a brand that is associated with justice. How did the estate of Dr. King use his narrative to foster and sustain a brand that is permanently 鈥渧iral?鈥澛�
大发六合彩鈥檚 Center for Equity & Social Justice will present a lecture, 鈥淏rand Recognition: How Martin Luther King, Jr. Built a Legacy Beyond Trends,鈥� by tonya thames-taylor, Ph.D., associate professor of History (American) at West Chester University at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, January 23 in the Large Auditorium inside the Academic Building on the Marple Campus, 901 S. Media Line Road, Media, PA 19063.听
A civil and social historian, professor, environmentalist and human rights activist, Dr. thames-taylor is a specialist in the 19th and 20th centuries. Her research focuses on class, human rights and Southern histories. She is founding director of the African American Studies Program, a member of the Executive Committee of the Frederick Douglass Institute, and currently interim director of Rustin Urban Community Change AxiS at West Chester University. She is a graduate of Tougaloo College and received her doctorate in American History from the University of Mississippi.听
The lecture is the latest in DCCC鈥檚 Dialogues for Diversity series of discussions, which are free and open to the public. It is available both in-person and virtually.听.听
Since 2020, 大发六合彩鈥檚 Center for Equity and Social Justice has hosted an ongoing series of Dialogues for Diversity discussions and events with rotating topics and formats. The Center provides opportunities for meaningful dialogue that creates awareness, promotes education and leads to transformative change, equity and social justice for all people.听
PHOTO CAPTION: West Chester University professor tonya thames-taylor will present a lecture on the brand legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Jan. 23 at 6:30 p.m. at DCCC鈥檚 Marple Campus.
PHOTO CREDIT: 聽Courtesy of DCCC聽
