Activist, Author Angela Davis to deliver annual MLK lecture

Civil rights activist, author and teacher Angela Davis Will talk about “The Struggle for Liberation Today” in the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Muemorative Lecture, February 3 at. 19 in Bailey Hall.

Davis is Professor Emerita for History of Consciousness and Feminist Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

“We are pleased to welcome the legendary professor Angela Davis to Cornell University,” said Sharifa A. WIP, associate dean of students and director of Black Student Empowerment and co -chair of the event. “As one of the most influential voices in liberation and education, Angela Davis has dedicated her life to learning, strengthening future generations and advancing the civil rights movement. Her unique knowledge and first -hand experience offer invaluable insight that resonates with people with all backgrounds. “

Davis’ work focuses on the police, the abolition of prisons and the related intersections between race, gender and class. After helping to popularize the notion of a “prison -industrial complex”, Davis is now calling on his audience to think seriously about the future opportunity for a world without prisons and to help forge a 21st century abolition movement.

She is the author of several books, including “Angela Davis: an autobiography” and “Freedom is a constant battle.” Her latest books include “abolition. Feminism. Now, “Written with Gina Dent, Erica Meiners and Beth Richie, and an essay book,” Abolition: Politics, Practice, Promises, Vol. “

Davis has spoken at Cornell in the past: Africana Studies and Research Center brought her to Campus in 2007 for a public lecture; And she gave a speech as part of Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin lecture series.

2025 -Minders lecture is part of the annual celebration of the 30th anniversary of Cornells LHBT Resource CenterAnd celebrate Davis’ advocate of the LGBTQ+ community. This year’s speech also highlights the work of Centers of student justice, empowerment and affliction  Within the student’s dean.

“It’s an incredible honor to get Professor Davis to speak at our school,” said Kary’s Everett ’25, a student employee at the LHBT Resource Center. “In a time when hatred is getting a platform on a national scale and marginalized identities is under constant attack, it is no small feat that we are able to welcome a lighthouse to welcome a lighthouse for the LHBT Resource Center. This institution Welcome to this institution to strengthen all students. “

After Davis’ speech, Everett, a double major in the government and American studies at the College of Arts and Sciences, will lead a question and questions. Personal participants are required to register  ahead of time to secure seating. The event will also be available via  livestreamWith a recording available to those who sign up for livestream.

The event is sponsored by Office of Spirituality and meaning -making; Black student empowerment; The Choir for Gender Law Advocate; Office of Academic Diversity Initiatives; It Greater Ithaca Activity Center; First generation and students with low income; Department of Inclusion and Loisiness; Office of Diversity and Inclusion at College of Architecture, Art and Planning; LHBT Resource Center; Asian and Asian American Center; Latinx Student Empowerment; Black Students United; Office of Diversity and Inclusion at SC Johnson College of Business; John Henrik Clarke Africana Library; Africana Studies and Research Center; Centers for student equity, empowerment and affliction; and Frederic C. Wood Lecture Fund.

Laura Gallup is a communication leader in students and campus life.