The week will conclude with the WSU MLK Keynote Celebration on Thursday, featuring keynote speaker Rhonda V. Magee, a distinguished advocate for mindfulness and social justice. The celebration will also include musical performances by God’s Harmony, the Campus Civic Poet Winner, Crimson Couture, and the presentation of the newly revamped MLK Legacy Awards, recognizing individuals and groups who embody Dr. King’s vision for the Beloved Community through their work in service, nonviolence, and social justice.
Rhonda V. Magee, M.A., J.D., is an emerita professor of law and the Founding Director of the Center for Contemplative Law and Ethics at the University of San Francisco School of Law. Magee is an internationally-recognized mindfulness teacher and prolific author who has spent more than twenty years exploring the intersections of anti-racist education, social justice, and contemplative practices, garnering international acclaim for her work. She is the author of the award-winning The Inner Work of Racial Justice: Healing Ourselves and Transforming Our Communities Through Mindfulness (Penguin RandomHouse TarcherPerigee: 2019), which broke new ground in bringing mindfulness together with diversity and inclusion theory and practice. Her current work integrates contemplative ways of knowing, teaching, skill-building, and leading as the foundation for wiser, more meaningful, and ethically-grounded action for creatively growing together through the greatest challenges of our times.