Martin Luther King, Jr. Leadership Lecture with Academy Award-Winning Actor, Director, Producer and Humanitarian Forest Whitaker

Join the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center as we host award-winning actor, director, producer and humanitarian Forest Whitaker for the fourth Martin Luther King, Jr. Leadership Lecture and his investment as a Martin Luther King, Jr. Fellow. Mr. Whitaker is well known for winning an Academy Award for his performance as Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in the 2006 film The Last King of Scotland and also for his charity work and social activism. In 2011, Whitaker was inducted as a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Peace and Reconciliation. The Gotlieb Center is the repository of Mr. Whitaker’s personal archive and an exhibition of his material will be on display. The mission of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Leadership Lecture is to bring speakers to the Boston University community who serve as leaders in the quest for maintaining social justice and human rights. We seek mentors for our students who exemplify the highest standards of Dr. King’s legacy of peace, forgiveness and reconciliation. Past Martin Luther King, Jr. Fellows include Christine King Farris, Paul Rusesabagina, and Congressman John Lewis.

When 4:00 pm on Monday, January 21, 2013
Building George Sherman Union, 775 Commonwealth Avenue
Room Metcalf Ballroom, Second Floor
Contact Name Christopher Gately
Phone 617-353-3696
Contact Email archives@bu.edu
Contact Organization HGARC
Fees Free
Speakers Academy Award Winner Forest Whitaker