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Bethune-Cookman philosphy professor speaks at UDM on "Hope and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr."

The Carney Latin American Solidarity Archives (CLASA), Student Programming Board (SPB) and African-American Studies program at the University of Detroit Mercy are sponsoring two lectures with C.W. Dawson, Jr., professor of philosophy of Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida.

"The Concept of Hope in the Thinking of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr." will be held on Friday, January 18, 2008 at 10 a.m. in the Student Center Ballroom of the McNichols campus. His second talk, "When the House is on Fire: Finding Hope in the Midst of Democratic Despair" will be held at 7 p.m. in the Life Science Building, Room 113.

Dawson, will discuss the three key aspects of hope in the thought of Dr. King. As well as the "bitter reality of the current state of black life," the conditions of education and healthcare and "hope for a better future."

He earned a B.A. from Cornell College, M. Divinity from Princeton Theological University and an M.A. from University of Missouri. In 2006, Dawson also became the first African-American to earn a Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Missouri. He was ordained by the United Presbyterian Church, U.S.A. and the National Baptist Convention.

Release date: January 10, 2008

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