ONLINE: An Evening with Isabel Wilkerson

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Joe Henson

Isabel Wilkerson, author of "Caste" and "The Warmth of Other Suns."

Pulitzer Prize winner Isabel Wilkerson has written two critically acclaimed books that focus on the Black experience in America: Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents and The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration. On Jan. 25 she will be the keynote speaker for UW-Madison's virtual Martin Luther King Jr. symposium. "The work to fulfill Dr. King's vision of racial equality continues today, and Wilkerson is carrying on this work," says Chancellor Rebecca Blank. (The presentation will be replayed on Feb. 9: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKt_LIZzK6fi2BqbGw8jEuw

press release: Join Student Affairs and the Division of Diversity, Equity and Educational Achievement on Feb. 9 for a re-recorded encore of Isabel Wilkerson's MLK Symposium lecture as part of Black History Month. This rebroadcast will be featured on the UW-Madison Student Affairs YouTube channel at 6 p.m. CST.

Recording of this lecture is strictly prohibited.

Check out this article for more information on Isabel Wilkerson: https://students.wisc.edu/news/mlk-symposium-an-evening-with-isabel-wilkerson/