January 7, 2005

EBONY\'s Lerone Bennett to speak at Wayne State University

Lerone Bennett, Jr., executive editor of EBONY magazine, will speak at Wayne State University as part of the alumni association\'s distinguished Arthur L. Johnson Urban Perspectives Lecture series at noon on Jan. 11 at Alumni House, on the main campus in Detroit.

Bennett is a social historian and the author of nine books on the life and history of Black Americans, including the classic Before the Mayflower and his most recent book, Forced into Glory: Abraham Lincoln\'s White Dream.

A graduate of Morehouse College, he was named senior editor of Ebony magazine in 1958 and executive editor in 1987. His articles have earned him an enviable reputation as one of the most eloquent, scholarly, and readable of American writers. In 1978 he received the Literature Award of the Academy of Arts and Letters. Bennett has served as advisor and consultant to several national organizations and commissions, including the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders. His poems, short stories and articles have been translated into French, German, Japanese, Swedish and Arabic.

The lecture is free, but reservations are required - call (313) 577-2166 for a seat or more details.

For details on metro Detroit events for WSU alums and friends, go to www.alumni.wayne.edu and click on Alumni Association Home, then "events for alumni."

Wayne State University is a premier institution of higher education offering more than 350 academic programs through 12 schools and colleges to more than 33,000 students in metropolitan Detroit.