#TBT Gandhi and King on the “Arduous Beautiful Struggle”: Lessons in Going Forward

July 9, 2020.Reading time 5 minutes.

#TBT - Dr. Mary Elizabeth King and Rev. James M. Lawson Jr.

On the evening of Oct. 10, 2019, Rev. James M. Lawson Jr. took the stage in the Satellite Student Union where he talked about his journey discovering Gandhi and his principles of non-violence and working with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to build the civil rights movement in the United States. Through Gandhi’s philosophy, Lawson […]

Civil rights leader James Lawson Jr. spoke at Fresno State

February 13, 2017.Reading time 5 minutes.

~ Photo above courtesy of Vanderbilt University ~ By Lisa Maria Boyles, communication specialist for the College of Arts and Humanities The Rev. James Lawson Jr., widely regarded as a pioneer of nonviolent tactics in the American civil rights movement, spoke to a full house on Feb. 23, in the North Gym 118. The Rev. Dr. […]

Fake news in journalism talk kicks off Ethics Lecture Series

February 2, 2017.Reading time 6 minutes.

~ Reprinted from FresnoStateNews.com The Leon S. Peters Ethics Lecture Series begins its spring semester line-up at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, with a panel discussion on “Journalism, Fake News and The First Amendment” in the Alice Peters Auditorium (Peters Business building). The panel will feature Jim Boren, executive editor and senior vice president of […]