TONIGHT’S CIVIL RIGHTS CONFERENCE SPEAKER PRESENTATION CANCELED
MARTIN, Tenn. – Tamika Mallory, tonight’s scheduled speaker for UT Martin’s Civil Rights Conference, has canceled her presentation because of a personal emergency. A new date for her presentation has not been set. Mallory was scheduled to speak about the topic “Intersections of Trauma, Mental Health, and Addiction in the Black Community.”
Remaining events for the 23 rd annual conference include a UT Martin student health fair from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Feb. 24, in the Boling University Center’s second-floor lobby and a presentation titled “Democracy and Race” set for 6 p.m., Feb. 27, in Watkins Auditorium, presented by community activist Joyce Washington, of Martin.
The conference will close with a showing of the movie “Till” at 6 p.m., Feb. 28, in the Campbell Humanities Auditorium located in the Holt Humanities Building.
For more information about the Civil Rights Conference, contact Henri Giles, Department of Mass Media and Strategic Communication faculty member, at hgiles1@utm.edu or visit www.utm.edu/civilrights.
