{"632119":{"#nid":"632119","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Journalist Yamiche Alcindor Delivers 2020 MLK Lecture Keynote Address","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFor the past decade, Georgia Tech has commemorated the life and work of \u003Cstrong\u003EMartin Luther King Jr.\u003C\/strong\u003E through its annual MLK Celebration.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe 2020 series of events themed, \u0026ldquo;The Beloved Community 2020: Activism and the Fierce Urgency of Now,\u0026rdquo; will feature more than a dozen campus and community events -- some in partnership with the King Center in Atlanta.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3ZVGry_a89g\u0026amp;feature=youtu.be\u0022\u003EJournalist \u003Cstrong\u003EYamiche Alcindor\u003C\/strong\u003E gave the keynote address\u003C\/a\u003E at the campus\u0026#39; Ninth Annual MLK Lecture January 15, on what would have been King\u0026rsquo;s 91\u003Csup\u003Est\u003C\/sup\u003E birthday.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Martin Luther\u0026rsquo;s King Jr.\u0026rsquo;s message is one that was born right here in Georgia,\u0026rdquo; Alcindor opened, in acknowlegment of King\u0026#39;s birthplace in Atlanta. \u0026ldquo;With that in mind, I feel like I\u0026rsquo;m greeting you on sacred ground.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAlcindor, the White House correspondent for\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EPBS NewsHour\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;and a political contributor to NBC News and MSNBC, spoke about life purpose and identity to a crowd of more than 400 faculty, staff, students, and campus guests.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShe also spoke earlier in the day to an HTS class on campus.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Now, of course the theme of today\u0026rsquo;s address is \u0026#39;The Beloved Community 2020: Activism and the Fierce Urgency of Now.\u0026#39;\u0026nbsp;But, those last words \u0026ndash; \u0026lsquo;the fierce urgency of now\u0026rsquo; \u0026ndash; Dr. King\u0026rsquo;s own words, speak very clearly to me.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EArchie Ervin\u003C\/strong\u003E, vice president for Institute Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, said during the event, \u0026ldquo;The term \u0026lsquo;beloved community\u0026rsquo; was first coined in the 20th century by\u0026nbsp;philosopher and theologian Josiah Royce. 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