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Hale Center Director reflects on 30th Anniversary for Ohio State’s Black Cultural Center: 1989 - 2019

Since the opening day of the Hale Black Cultural Center in 1989, Director Larry Williamson has been a central figure helping to shape a critical gathering spot in Ohio State's rich cultural history.

Initially recruited as a young graduate student in art education to curate the Hale Center's art collection, Williamson has guided the center's growth in recent decades after being passed the baton by the center's namesake, Dr. Frank Hale.

Annual King Celebration focuses on economic message of ‘Mutineer Martin’

Speaker Julianne Malveaux notes MLK pushed to restructure American economy

Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights leader and a passionate fighter for equality and freedom. But he was also an economist with a keen eye and strong beliefs about how the American economy should be radically restructured to lift up poor folks.

CNN Legal Analyst Laura Coates speaks at 51st MLK Celebration

Urging listeners to pay attention to their own moral conscience, CNN senior legal analyst Laura Coates said Americans must continue to advance the work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. even when it seems in vain.

ODI Homecoming honors Williamson’s legacy as caring mentor and art curator

A priceless collection of Black art collected over the past 40 years and displayed within the Frank W. Hale Black Cultural Center will forever be known as the Lawrence K. Williamson Jr. Black Fine Art Collection.

Van Jones: King’s dream must be updated, expanded for new technological age

Staying true to the enduring legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in a new century means focusing on bringing more people of color into the emerging technology and finance sectors.

That was the message from CNN host and contributor Van Jones in his keynote remarks made at the Office of Diversity and Inclusion Hale Black Cultural Center's 50th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. virtual event January 25th. During the 45-minute conversation with moderator Dr. Lori Patton Davis, Jones said King's movement must be upgraded for our digital age.