{"491921":{"#nid":"491921","#data":{"type":"news","title":"MLK Lecture Keynote Speaker Challenges Community to Seek Authenticity and the Courage to Lead","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EEach year, Georgia Tech commemorates the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr. with the Institute\u2019s MLK Celebration, which, this year, carried the theme \u201cCivil Rights to Human Rights: The Courage to Lead.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cGeorgia Tech is an academic institution that is dedicated to inclusive excellence. Through our MLK Celebration, we are pleased to honor the lives of civil rights leaders like Dr. King and Julian Bond, as the journey continues for social justice and sustainable social change,\u201d said Archie Ervin, vice president for Institute Diversity.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETraditionally, the MLK Celebration\u2019s educational programs and service opportunities kick off with the MLK Lecture. On January 13, MLK Lecture Keynote Speaker Jeffrey Johnson delivered an inspiring speech to nearly 500 students, faculty, staff, and community members in the Student Center Ballroom. Entitled \u201cUnclaimed Legacy: Who Will Lead the Next Social Movement?\u201d, Johnson\u2019s remarks challenged attendees to celebrate the real legacy of Dr. King and create transformation by speaking the truth, maybe becoming a little uncomfortable, and gaining the courage to lead.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJohnson, an award-winning journalist, activist, and thought leader, also posed the following questions:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAre we willing to be our authentic selves, which can be difficult in higher education institutions?\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EWhat does it mean to have a real social movement like #BlackLivesMatter?\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAre we prepared to cast out visions that no longer make sense?\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ECan we create a seemingly ridiculous vision that its leaders will not see realized in their lifetimes?\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EIn your own life, how will you lead? Who will be part of your ecosystem of leadership? Who will you touch? What will you transform?\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cDr. King knew the importance of being surrounded by an ecosystem of leadership that enabled him to deliver the \u2018I Have a Dream\u2019 speech,\u201d remarked Johnson. \u201cHowever, we keep hearing the \u2018I Have a Dream\u2019 speech because it is used to manipulate emotions out of leaders who lack vision today. If Dr. King was living in 2016, why would he still be dreaming a 1960s dream?\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EColin Potts, vice provost of Undergraduate Education, who expressed his support for having discussions generated by such thought-provoking addresses more often, said, \u201cThis MLK Lecture challenged us to not be self-satisfied and retreat to the same language as the 1960s.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo continue these discussions at Georgia Tech, Institute Diversity and the African-American Student Union will host the Black History Month Lecture on Thursday, Feb. 11 at 4 p.m. in the Student Center Ballroom. Black History Month Lecture Keynote Speaker Benjamin Crump, partner of Parks \u0026amp; Crump Law Firm and known for his cases with civil rights implications, will discuss \u201cThe Criminal Justice System, #BlackLivesMatter, and College Student Activism Today.\u201d To register for this event, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.diversity.gatech.edu\/rsvp-2016-black-history-month-lecture\u0022\u003Ewww.diversity.gatech.edu\/rsvp-2016-black-history-month-lecture\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo learn more about the MLK Celebration and to view Johnson\u2019s MLK Lecture, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.diversity.gatech.edu\/mlk-celebration\u0022\u003Ewww.diversity.gatech.edu\/mlk-celebration\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Social Movement Conversations to Continue with Black History Month Lecture"}],"field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"On January 13, MLK Lecture Keynote Speaker Jeffrey Johnson delivered an inspiring speech to nearly 500 students, faculty, staff, and community members in the Student Center Ballroom."}],"uid":"27465","created_gmt":"2016-01-27 20:41:42","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:20:31","author":"Annette Filliat","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-01-27T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2016-01-27T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"491931":{"id":"491931","type":"image","title":"MLK Lecture Keynote Speaker","body":null,"created":"1454083200","gmt_created":"2016-01-29 16:00:00","changed":"1475895248","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:54:08","alt":"MLK Lecture Keynote Speaker","file":{"fid":"204467","name":"mlk_lecture_jeff_johnson_-_condensed.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/mlk_lecture_jeff_johnson_-_condensed_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/mlk_lecture_jeff_johnson_-_condensed_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":3071780,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/mlk_lecture_jeff_johnson_-_condensed_0.jpg?itok=cy-42x11"}}},"media_ids":["491931"],"groups":[{"id":"1313","name":"Institute Diversity"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"9171","name":"institute diversity"},{"id":"169850","name":"Jeffrey Johnson"},{"id":"10810","name":"MLK"},{"id":"52521","name":"MLK celebration"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"},{"id":"71901","name":"Society and Culture"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAnnette Filliat\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECommunications Manager\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInstitute Diversity\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:annette.filliat@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eannette.filliat@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}