Sunday, Jan. 26 – 3 p.m. ; held at John Edson Anglin Performing Arts Center
Annual MLK Celebration - Facebook Event Link
Hosted with Neighbors United – Undoing Racism
Keynote Speaker: Bishop Eric D. Morrison
Bishop Eric D. Morrison is a native of Kansas City, Mo., and has served as Pastor of Kingdom Word Ministries, formerly Sunrise Missionary Baptist Church, for nearly 23 years. As a community servant and leader, Bishop Morrison has worked to improve conditions for the underserved and undereducated throughout Missouri. Having earned degrees in Biblical Studies, Christian Education, and Pastoral Theology from Western Baptist Bible College and Heart of America Theological Seminary, he has used his education to create and continue conversations surrounding social justice and reform. Bishop Morrison serves as President of the Ecumenical Leadership Council of Missouri - Kansas City Chapter and works with the Concerned Clergy Alliance. He is also a member of the Urban Summit, a collective group of civil rights organizations dedicated to achieving equality and equity in neighboring communities. Morrison’s church is also a part of the Harvester Community Food Network, distributing food to nearly 1,000 people per month in the Kansas City Area. In addition, he works to provide Back-to-School giveaways, educational programs, and workforce training to the community he serves, as well as with the Community Action Network, the Kansas City Fire Department, and Police Departments to enhance public safety and economic empowerment. Bishop Morrison is genuinely concerned with the problems of rural Missouri, the suburbs, and urban communities.
Thursday, Feb. 6 – 6 p.m. held in Hansen Hall 286
Film: Shirley
This biographical film tells the story of Shirley Chisholm as she makes a trailblazing run for the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination after becoming the first Black woman elected to Congress.
Unbought and Unbossed by Wednesday, March 26 – 6 p.m. ; held at John Edson Anglin Performing Arts Center
Film: Red-Headed Woman
Red-Headed Woman is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic comedy film, produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, based on the 1931 novel of the same name by Katharine Brush, and a screenplay by Anita Loos. It was directed by Jack Conway and stars Jean Harlow as an ambitious career woman.
RED-HEADED WOMAN.Thursday, April 24 - 6 p.m. ; Theatre Lobby
Annual Poetry Reading - Co-Hosted with the English Department
* Special Collaborative Event: Art & Poetry Night
Guest Poet: James D'Agostino
James D’Agostino is the author of The Goldfinch Caution Tapes, winner of the 2022 Anthony Hecht Prize (Waywiser Press), Nude With Anything (New Issues Press), and three chapbooks which won prizes from Diagram/New Michigan, CutBank Books, and Wells College Press. His poems have appeared in Ninth Letter, Forklift Ohio, Conduit, Mississippi Review, Bear Review, TriQuarterly, Laurel Review, and elsewhere. He teaches at Truman State University, lives in Missouri and Iowa City, IA, with his partner, the poet and book artist Karen Carcia.
The Goldfinch Caution Tapes. by Out into the Worldness I Did Roam. by 
