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Blacklist Star Harry Lennix to Speak At Boston University As Part of MLK Day Celebrations
Boston – Stage and screen star Harry Lennix will headline a distinguished lineup of speakers at Boston University’s January 17 celebration of the school’s most famous alumnus, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Lennix, an award-winning actor currently starring on NBC’s The Blacklist, will speak about how Dr. King’s legacy resounds into the twenty-first century. Other speakers will include distinguished Boston University faculty members, such as College of Fine Arts professor and award-winning playwright Kirsten Greenidge. Musical guests will include Boston University’s Big Band and Inner Strength Gospel choir in a performance of Duke Ellington’s Sacred Concerts, led by conductor, composer and scholar Randall Keith Horton, a former Ellington assistant.
Event Details
Title:Blacklist Star Harry Lennix To Speak At Boston University As Part of MLK Day Celebrations
Date:Monday, January 16, 2017
Time:2:00 PM
Location: Metcalf Hall (2nd Floor of the George Sherman Union, 775 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston)
Admission: Free and open to the public
Contact: For more information, call 617-353-3696 or email archives@bu.edu
Boston University will welcome acclaimed stage and screen actor Harry Lennix as part of its annual celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the university’s most distinguished alumnus. This year’s event, titled Hope, Despair and the Blues, will focus on Dr. King’s legacy and its impact on music and the performing arts. Lennix will share his experiences as actor of color working in the United States, and discuss how art may be used to create dialogue and ease racial tensions.
Currently starring as Harold Cooper on NBC’s primetime series The Blacklist, Lennix’s big-screen credits include leading roles in Ray, The Matrix: Reloaded, The Matrix: Revolutions, Barbershop 2, Love and Basketball, The Human Stain and State of Play. He was also featured in Man of Steel and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Lennix’s television career includes roles in the Golden Globe-nominated ABC television show Commander in Chief, the FOX hit series 24, ER, Diagnosis Murderand the FOX series Dollhouse.
Hope, Despair and the Blues will also feature remarks by several esteemed Boston University faculty members, including College of Fine Arts professor and award-winning playwright Kirsten Greenidge. Musical guests will include Boston University’s Big Band and Inner Strength Gospel choir in a performance of Duke Ellington’s Sacred Concerts, led by conductor, composer and scholar Randall Keith Horton, a former Ellington assistant. The event is free and open to the public.
