Poet and social activist speaks at WSU

Wayne State University Law School and the Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights have announced that the law school’s third and final Izumi Scholar in Residence, poet and social activist E. Ethelbert Miller.
He will visit campus Wednesday and Thursday, March 24-25.
Miller will speak at 12:15 p.m. on March 24, in a lunch presentation titled “Poetry Reading and Discussion of
He will also give a lecture at 4:30 p.m. on March 25, titled “Reading Poetry, Writing the Memo
Both events will take place in the Law School’s Spencer M. Partrich Auditorium.
“Art and artists have always been an inspiration for the Civil Rights Movement,” said Wayne Law Professor and Director of the Keith Center for Civil Rights Peter Hammer. “The vision that will lead us forward will come from the hearts and imaginations of our artists, especially those whose experiences are rooted in our urban landscapes.”
Miller has served as director of the African American Resource Center at Howard University since 1974. He is the board chairperson of the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) and is the former chair of the Humanities Council of Washington, D.C.
Miller is a frequent NPR commentator and the author of a number of important books including “Fathering Words: The Making of An African American Writer” (2000), “Buddha Weeping In Winter” (2001), “How We Sleep On The Nights We Don’t Make Love” (2004) and “The 5th Inning” (2009).
The Izumi Family Scholar in Residence was established by the ninth dean of Wayne Law Frank H. Wu and his wife, Carol (“Debbie”) Izumi, to honor the memory of her parents Shinsuke Edwin and Misao Izumi.
This event is free and open to the public.
For additional information about this event, contact Holly Hughes at (313) 577-3620 or hhughes@wayne.edu.

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