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Keynote | Can I Get a Witness?: The Pulpit, the Press, and the Legacy of Black Protest

  • Wesley Theological Seminary Washington, DC United States (map)

Dr. Allissa V. Richardson will deliver the 2021 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Lecture at Wesley Theological Seminary. Dr. King’s late wife, Coretta Scott King, and Wesley’s first Dean, Dr. L. Harold DeWolf inaugurated this series after King’s untimely death. Dr. Richardson will discuss the historic intersections of the Black Church and the Black Press, and explain how the relationship has evolved over the years. | Open to the public.