Political commentator and author Keith Boykin to deliver keynote address at Eastern Michigan University's annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration

YPSILANTI, Mich., Jan. 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Keith Boykin, a nationally known political commentator and author, will serve as the keynote speaker for Eastern Michigan University's 33rd annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, scheduled for January 17 - 22, 2019.

Boykin will give the MLK celebration keynote address at 2 p.m. on Monday, January 21, 2019 in the Student Center Auditorium at 900 Oakwood St. Ypsilanti, Mich. The event is free and open to the public.

A graduate of Dartmouth College and Harvard Law School, Boykin has enjoyed a broad and wide-ranging career that has taken him to the Clinton White House and on to become a political commentator on major networks, such as MSNBC, CNBC, and CNN. Boykin also teaches at the Institute for Research in African-American Studies at Columbia University in New York.

As a White House Aide to President Clinton and a spokesman for the administration, Boykin was once the highest ranking openly gay person in the Clinton White House.

Boykin is a New York Times best-selling author and author of four books. His newest book is "For Colored Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Still Not Enough: Coming of Age, Coming Out, and Coming Home." It responds to the crisis of youth development and suicide in the African-American community, specifically among young gay men of color.

Boykin will speak briefly at the annual MLK President's Luncheon at Eastern, an event widely attended by community leaders and EMU students, faculty and staff. Following the luncheon, he will deliver the MLK keynote address, and end his day meeting with a small group of EMU students.

EMU's MLK celebration will take place from January 17-22, 2019 with a variety of events occurring over the week. For further details on the celebration, see the website link.

"EMU is proud to be planning for our 33rd MLK Celebration program, which is annually one of the most extensive celebrations in the state," said Ellen Gold, co-chair of the planning committee and Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students at Eastern. "We are planning on a wide and stimulating range of activities that acknowledge and celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and we invite our campus and community members to join together in this important celebration." 

SOURCE Eastern Michigan University

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