College & Theater Events

<p>Mark Sullivan tells the incredible, true-love-conquers-all tale of Pino Lella, the main character of his bestselling novel <i>Beneath a Scarlet Sky</i>, soon to be a major television mini-series.</p><p>Mark is the acclaimed author of eighteen novels, including the #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling "Private” series, which he writes with James Patterson.

<p>As the oldest son of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mrs. Coretta Scott King, Martin Luther King III serves as an ambassador of his parent’s legacy of nonviolent social change.</p>

<p>Acclaimed foreign policy expert KT McFarland helps business leaders understand how shifting trade, security, and energy dynamics are transforming markets, supply chains, and investment decisions.</p><p>A key architect of conservative national security strategy, KT McFarland was President Trump’s Deputy National Security Advisor in his first term, where she played a pivotal role in shaping the "America First" and "Peace through Strength" doctrines.</p><p>KT has been a media commentator for decades, appearing on Fox News, Fox Business News,

<p>Mónica Ramírez, who helped ignite the #TimesUp movement, discusses strategies for fighting gender-based sexual harassment and achieving gender equity across industries.</p><p>Mónica Ramírez is a co-founder of Alianza Nacional de Campesinas, or the National Farmworker Women's Alliance, and she created the first legal project in the U.S. focused on representing farmworker women in legal cases involving sexual harassment and other forms of gender discrimination.

<p>Kevin Blackistone has been a national sports columnist since 1990, last at <em>The Washington Post</em>. </p><p>He was a panelist on ESPN’s long-running talk show “Around the Horn. He is cohost of an award-winning podcast <em>Our New South</em>, a contributor to NPR, and a University of Maryland journalism professor.

<p>Known for his starring Broadway roles in <em>Hamilton</em> and<em> Thoughts of a Colored Man</em>, as well as for Netflix’s <em>Inventing Anna</em> and Disney+’s Emmy Award-winning <em>Sneakerella</em>, Bryan Terrell Clark inspires audiences to dream big, create a positive impact on others, and discover the best version of themselves.</p><p>Bryan has also appeared in numerous television and streaming productions such as the critically acclaimed Netflix drama <em>When They See Us</em>, <em>Queen Sugar</

<p>Garrison Keillor captivates with his signature blend of humor, charisma and wisdom as he shares his journey to becoming one of America’s greatest storytellers. </p>

<p>Garrison regaled audiences for more than 40 years as the host of <i>A Prairie Home Companion</i>, and brought stories to life on public radio’s <i>The Writers Almanac</i>.</p>

<p>One of America’s most vocal Muslim-American advocates, Linda Sarsour inspires audiences to get off the sidelines and raise their voices in the fight for equality and justice for all.    </p><p>Linda is one of the most prominent Muslim-American, racial justice, and civil rights activists in the country. Outspoken and independent, Linda shatters stereotypes of Muslim women while also treasuring her religious and ethnic heritage as a Palestinian-Muslim American.

<p>Carmen Perez is an award-winning, internationally-known civil and human rights leader and Chicana feminist. </p><p>She is the President & CEO of The Gathering for Justice, co-founder of Justice League NYC and Justice League CA, two state-based task forces for advancing a juvenile and criminal justice reform agenda, where she spearheaded campaigns to Free Meek Mill and Take a Knee with Colin Kaepernick, among many others. She was one of the National Co-Chairs of the 2017 Women’s March on Washington, which drew over 5 million people across the globe.

<p>Susan D. Bro honors the legacy of her daughter and civil rights activist Heather Heyer by empowering others to make a difference in the world by fighting for equal rights for all.</p><p>Susan is the mother of Heather Heyer and the co-founder of the Heather Heyer Foundation (HHF). Susan launched the foundation to carry on the legacy of her daughter, Heather, a young a paralegal for the Miller Law Group who had a love for all individuals regardless of race, religion or creed.