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Florida State University’s Civil Rights Institute will host the second annual Martin Luther King Junior celebration titled “Memories of A Living King” on Saturday, January 25, from 6 – 8 p.m. at the FSU Alumni Center (1030 W. Tennessee St.).
Florida State University’s Civil Rights Institute participated in the City of Tallahassee’s Bicentennial Festival Weekend Spectacular on Saturday, November 9.
The City of Tallahassee is celebrating its 200-year anniversary on November 9 & 10 at the Parkview at Cascades. Both days will commemorate and celebrate Tallahassee’s rich history and culture.
Florida State University’s Civil Rights Institute will lead an inspiring presentation of an exhibit reflecting on the struggles, triumphs, and progress made during the last two centuries, recognizing 40 individuals of different backgrounds who have made significant contributions to the Civil Rights Institute in Tallahassee-Leon County and across the state.
Florida State University’s Department of English and the Civil Rights Institute co-hosted Fred Moten, Ph.D., on October 10, the first major event of the “Going to Mars” series. Dr. Moten delivered the lecture, “a forward thrust of blackness”, to a standing room audience at the Augusta Conradi Studio Theatre.
Florida State University’s Civil Rights Institute’s Director and Acting Chair of the 400 Years of African American History Commission (400YAAHC), Ted Ellis, attended Freedom Forward: Alaska in Anchorage, Alaska, from June 19 to June 24.
Florida State University’s Civil Rights Institute was approved by the National Park Service to be included in the African American Civil Rights Network (AACRN), a federally funded initiative to bring awareness to various stories within the Civil Rights Movement as it spans time.
Florida State University’s Civil Rights Institute Director Ted Ellis gave the keynote address at the U.S. Attorney’s Office’s annual African American History Celebration on Wednesday, February 21.
Florida State University’s Civil Rights Institute (CRI) celebrated Black History Month with an hour-long screening of the “Justice Sunday” series on Wednesday, February 21, in the College of Medicine Auditorium
Florida State University’s Civil Rights Institute’s Director and Acting Chair of the 400 Years of African American History Commission (400YAAHC) Ted Ellis attended a showcase of the film “Kemba,” at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Monday, February 5.
During Black History Month, America celebrates the legacy of Black Americans whose leadership brought about positive change across the nation. Florida State University’s new Civil Rights Institute Director, Ted Ellis, will travel to Capitol Hill this month as Acting Chair for the federal 400 Years of African-American History Commission (400YAAHC).
