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Project Humanities hosts program discussing strategies on how caregivers should broach the subject of racial bias and race relations

In celebration of Black History Month, the University of Arizona’s College of Humanities launches their Tucson Humanities Festival this week. The festival will occur from Monday, Feb. 8 to Feb. 23, and will include three virtual events. 

ASU Gammage has announced the lineup for its 2021-22 season, which is scheduled to launch with Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! in August 2021 and conclude with Come From Away in June 2022.

Dr. Neal Lester, foundation professor of English at Arizona State University, will be playing a big role in an Arizona PBS special being coordinated with East Valley cities.

Airing Monday, Jan. 18 at 5:30 p.m. and simulcast on our social media and on this page, “MLK: Celebrating the Legacy” is a look at the past, present and continued future impact of Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech on the Arizona community.

Community leaders across the Valley come together to reflect on the effects of the speech and how it has shaped the conversation of equality and diversity. Through this program, Arizona PBS seeks to to celebrate the legacy of Dr. King and encourage all people to actively work towards achieving the promise of freedom and justice for all.

Dr. Neal Lester of Ahwatukee, foundation professor of English at ASU and founder of its Project Humanities program, will be discussing Martin Luther King Jr. on two programs.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day has a different tone this year after the past year with the Black Lives Matter Movement. It is normally a day to reflect and honor MLK's legacy.

The city of Tempe will honor Arizona State University's Project Humanities program with an MLK Diversity Award Friday, along with 10 others.

Arizona State University’s Project Humanities will be recognized for excellence in education by the city of Tempe at the 23rd annual MLK Diversity Awards ceremony on Jan. 15. Project Humanities will be among 11 organizations and people who will be honored for demonstrating a commitment to diversity and inclusion, and for exemplifying the spirit of Martin Luther King Jr.

Eleven people and organizations, including students, have been named winners of the 2021 MLK Diversity Awards, which honor those who demonstrate a commitment to diversity, inclusion and who exemplify the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., by working to make his dreams a reality.