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Dr. Campbell Speaks of Forging Consensus Ahead of MLK Virtual Celebration

Molly Newhard5 years ago12 months ago04 mins

The Torch sat down with Dr. Mary Schmidt Campbell to discuss the upcoming virtual celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Junior’s legacy. Lane Community College is hosting the event Thursday Jan. 13 from 5:30-7:30 p.m., register here. Dr. Campbell is the 10th President of Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia. Spelman is a Historically Black University…

Music and injustice

Kamyl Cole7 years ago12 months ago27 mins

Eric Richardson, the Executive Director of Lane County’s chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, performed a one-man show at the University of Oregon’s Museum of Natural and Cultural History on Jan. 23. There, about 50 people crowded into the museum’s lecture hall to hear his speech, double-bass playing, and recitation…