Events & CalendarsDr. Eddie Glaude Jr.: "Interrogation of Excellence in the Black Experience"

Join Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr. for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr./Black History Month Symposium Keynote, "Interrogation of Excellence in the Black Experience."

Glaude is the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Religion and African American Studies at Princeton University, columnist for Time magazine, and a regular contributor to MSNBC. In one of his most notable books, Democracy in Black: How Race Still Enslaves the American Soul, he takes a wide look at black communities and reveals complexities, vulnerabilities and opportunities for hope.

There will be a reception at 5:15 p.m., followed by the keynote at 6:30 p.m. in the Cole Assembly Room, Converse Hall, Amherst College. The event is free and open to the public.