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50th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Lecture with Reginald Dwayne Betts (Main/Virtual)

50th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Lecture with Reginald Dwayne Betts (Main/Virtual) In-Person / Online

Join the Cambridge Public Library in welcoming Reginald Dwayne Betts—poet, lawyer, and Executive Director of the nonprofit Freedom Reads—for a lecture celebrating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The program includes welcome remarks by Mayor E. Denise Simmons, Director of Libraries, Dr. Maria McCauley, and a performance of Lift Every Voice and Sing by soprano Pelaiah Auset accompanied on piano by Dan Pappas.

Reginald Dwayne Betts is the Founder and CEO of Freedom Reads. A poet and lawyer, he is the author of four books. A 2021 MacArthur Fellow, his latest collection of poetry, Felon, was awarded the American Book Award and an NAACP Image Award. He holds a J.D. from Yale Law School.

This event is sponsored by the Office of Mayor E. Denise Simmons, the City Manager's Office, Cambridge Public Library, Cambridge Public Library Foundation, and MBK Cambridge.

Registration is required for in-person and virtual attendance.

Date:
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Time:
6:00pm - 7:30pm
Time Zone:
Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
Location:
Lecture Hall
Branches:
Main Library
Audience:
  Adult  
Categories:
  Author Event     Feature     Presentation/Lecture  
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Reginald Dwayne Betts is a poet, lawyer, and the Founder & CEO of Freedom Reads, an initiative to radically transform access to literature in prisons.

The City of Cambridge does not discriminate, including on the basis of disability. We may provide auxiliary aids and services, written materials in alternative formats, and reasonable modifications in policies and procedures to people with disabilities. For more information contact us at library@cambridgema.gov, 617-349-4032 (voice), or via relay at 711.

This program is sponsored by the Office of Mayor E. Denise Simmons, the City Manager's Office, Cambridge Public Library, and the Cambridge Public Library Foundation.

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