To celebrate May as Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, which honors the community's rich heritage and contributions that have been integral in shaping the United States' history, the Asian/Asian American Faculty Identity Group (AAAFIG) of the Diverse Faculty Alliance hosted a virtual panel discussion on Wednesday, May 5, 2021. Panelists at the virtual event discussed issues on campus with special focuses on issues related to Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI), students, faculty and staff.

The late U.S. Rep. John Lewis, a civil rights champion, a major figure in the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s, and a leader for social justice in society, spoke at the fall 2019 Freshman Convocation at Georgia State. Georgia State's first-year novel for the 2019-20 academic year was Rep. Lewis' "March: Book Three," part of an autobiographical black and white graphic novel trilogy about the Civil Rights Movement, told through the perspective of Rep. Lewis.

(Links to GSU SharePoint portals, log-in required) Video of the 2020 Inaugural Groundbreaker Lecture honoring Myra Payne Elliott, Barbara Pace Hunt, and Iris Mae Welch, who sued for their right to attend Georgia State.

Access past Georgia State University MLK Commemoration ceremonies going back to 2023 here. Keywords: videos, multimedia, Martin Luther King. Jr., MLK Commemoration, commemorative events, ceremonies, events, history, ceremony

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