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Tue Jan 15, 2019, 05:43 PM Jan 2019

WH Correspondent April Ryan to keynote MLK commemoration Jan.21 at Vanderbilt



https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2018/12/07/white-house-correspondent-april-ryan-to-give-mlk-commemorative-series-keynote/
"April Ryan, the White House correspondent and Washington, D.C., bureau chief for American Urban Radio Networks and a CNN political analyst, will deliver the 2019 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Series keynote address on Monday, Jan. 21, in Langford Auditorium. The evening keynote is part of Vanderbilt University’s annual celebration of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his dedication to the goals of peace and racial justice. Ryan’s keynote will begin at 7 p.m. and center on this year’s MLK Commemorative Series theme, “Our Lives. Our Movements. Our Responsibility.”
Ryan has been reporting on and covering urban issues from the White House since the Clinton administration. For American Urban Radio Networks and through her blog “Fabric of America,” Ryan delivers news stories each week to readers and listeners across the country. As a black woman reporting on urban issues from the White House, she holds a unique vantage point into how the nation’s last four presidents have approached political struggles and issues of race and identity.

In addition to her work as a White House correspondent, Ryan is an esteemed member of the National Press Club and served on the board of the White House Correspondents Association. She is the best-selling author of multiple books. She also can be seen several times a week on CNN as a political analyst for the network.

Ryan’s keynote will serve as the culmination of a weekend of programs and events being planned as part of the MLK Commemorative Series to celebrate and honor the life and legacy of King. In addition to the keynote, Vanderbilt community members will be able to engage in volunteer opportunities, participate in the Nashville Freedom March, and attend interactive teach-in sessions on activism, inclusion and equity.

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