Wayne State University Law School and the Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights are pleased to welcome Izumi Family Scholar in Residence, E. Ethelbert Miller, literary activist and director of the African American Resource Center at Howard University.
March 24-25, 2010
March 24 at 12:15 p.m.
"Poetry Reading and Discussion of Events Shaping Poetic Vision"
Lunch presentation (sub sandwiches) in the Spencer M. Partrich AuditoriumMarch 25 at 12:15 p.m.
"Texts that Shape Life and Values"
Faculty presentation in the Faculty LoungeMarch 25 at 4:30 p.m.
"Reading Poetry, Writing the Memoir and Raising our Children"
Public lecture in Spencer M. Partrich Auditorium
E. Ethelbert Miller, poet and social activist, is the third and final Izumi Family Scholar in Residence at Wayne Law. Since 1974, Miller has been the director of the African American Resource Center at Howard University. He is the board chairperson of the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) and is the former chair of the Humanities Council of Washington, D.C.
Miller is a frequent NPR commentator and the author of a number of important books including Fathering Words: The Making of An African American Writer (2000), Buddha Weeping In Winter (2001), How We Sleep On The Nights We Don't Make Love (2004) and The 5th Inning (2009).
The Izumi Family Scholar in Residence was established by the ninth dean of Wayne Law Frank H. Wu and his wife, Carol ("Debbie") Izumi, to honor the memory of her parents Shinsuke Edwin and Misao Izumi.
These events are free and open to the public. Parking is available in Structure #1 for $4.25 across from the Law School on West Palmer Street. Click here for directions.
For more information about this event, please contact Holly Hughes at (313) 577-3620 or hhughes@wayne.edu.