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  2020-2021 Impact Series - Book Club Discussion: March - Book One

  Lynn University

  Impact Series - Book Club Discussion

  Join us to read and discuss the New York Times Best-Selling graphic novel, March: Book One by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin, illustrated by Nate Powell. Lewis before he became a respected Congressman, John Lewis was clubbed, gassed, arrested over 40 times, and nearly killed by angry mobs and state police, all while nonviolently protesting racial discrimination. He marched side-by-side with Martin Luther King as the youngest leader of the Civil Rights Movement that would forever change a nation.

  Date and Time

  Friday, February 19, 2021, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. EST

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  Do Black Lives Matter to the Constitution? (U.S. Constitution Day)

  Lynn University

  Be a Global Citizen: Human Rights Lecture Series

  Distinguished Professor of American History, Dr. Robert Watson, hosts our annual Constitution Day lecture.

  In collaboration with the Pulse Agency, the League of Women Voters, Lynn Library, Lynn Student Affairs, and Project Civitas hosted a virtual voter registration drive on Zoom and a brief lecture to discuss the Constitution as it relates to Black Lives Matter.

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  Never Again: The 10 Stages of Genocide

  Lynn University

  Be a Global Citizen: Human Rights Lecture Series

  Join a virtual discussion on the ten stages of genocide, as developed by Dr. Gregory Stanton, the founder of Genocide Watch. This virtual conversation led by Dr. Antonella Regueiro and Dr. Timea Varga will help you explore genocide as a process and highlight different stages in different genocides throughout history, and its implications for today.

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  State-Sanctioned Racism: The Nuremberg Race Laws (85th Anniversary)

  Lynn University

  Be a Global Citizen: Human Rights Lecture Series

  Join Professor of Criminal Justice Dr. Sindee Kerker and Dr. Robert Watson, distinguished professor of history, for a virtual conversation about state-sanctioned racism as represented with the Nuremberg Laws and the legal precedent of the Nuremberg trials (Professor Kerker) joining with the historical perspective of the Nuremberg Race Laws through present-day circumstances in the U.S. and globally (Professor Watson).

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  Tribute to John Lewis: Good Trouble

  Robert P. Watson

  A video tribute to the late Civil Rights hero, Congressman John Lewis (D-GA), by Dr. Robert Watson, Distinguished Professor of American History.

  
  

  Photo credit: Pete Souza, White House Photographs, National Archives, 157649496

  Photo caption: President Barack Obama hugs Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., after his introduction during the event to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday and the Selma to Montgomery civil rights marches, at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., March 7, 2015.

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  Race, Community and Dialogue: Virtual Panel Discussion

  Lynn University

  Project Civitas launched the "Be a Global Citizen" virtual lecture series. Distinguished Professor of American History Robert Watson moderated the first panel discussion, "A Town Hall on Race, Community and Dialogue."

  Date and time

  June 30, 2020, 2 p.m.

  Participants

  • Dr. Karen Casey, criminal justice professor
  • Rick Christie, Palm Beach Post editor
  • Dr. Kendrick Scott, associate professor of management
  • Javaro Sims '03, Delray Beach Police Department chief of police
  • Hope Thomas, class of 2023.

  The event served as a stepping stone towards deepening our understanding of issues our community, students, faculty and staff face. Topics discussed:

  • The Black Lives Matter movement
  • The collision of race and law enforcement
  • Racial injustice and its effect on students, faculty and staff
  • Engaging allies in becoming actively anti-racist

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  What is Juneteenth?

  Robert P. Watson

  Dr. Robert Watson, Distinguished Professor of American History, discusses Juneteenth, a holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in America on June 19, 1865.