For two decades, Rev. James Lawson Jr. — one of King’s close friends and a fellow civil and labor rights leader — has taught a course on King’s signature method for social reform.
The event is aimed primarily at UCLA faculty, staff and students and their families who are concerned about COVID-19 in the Black and Latino communities.
Sonam Kachru, an assistant professor of religious studies at the University of Virginia, will discuss the many meanings of Buddhist philosophy in South Asian history.
Nianogo, an assistant professor of epidemiology at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, received an award from the Karen Toffler Charitable Trust.