Tag: Taylor Branch

Branch Draws Connections Between Civil Rights Activists’ Work

Posted by Belicia Rodriguez | Apr 12, 2018

Award-winning author and historian Taylor Branch spoke about the connection between Martin Luther King Jr. and civil rights activist and author James Weldon Johnson and how the men’s lives and legacies reflect modern views of...

A Day in the Life of President Claire E. Sterk

Posted by Madison Bober | Apr 11, 2018

As an elderly patron entered the Cannon Chapel for an April 8 lecture, she happened upon Emory University President Claire E. Sterk. Of Sterk’s numerous responsibilities, including fundraising for the University and advocating...