<p>Widener University Delaware Law School will present the program &ldquo;Generations of #BlackLivesMatter&rdquo; as its reflection on the holiday honoring the late Martin Luther King Jr. The program is open to the public and the media is encouraged to attend.<br /><br />It will be held Tuesday, Jan. 19 at 5:30 p.m. in the Barristers&rsquo; Club, 4601 Concord Pike, Wilmington.<br /><br />The program will highlight the work of the Metropolitan Wilmington Urban League, including its young professionals. The organization works to empower people of color to achieve economic self-reliance, parity, power and civil rights.<br /><br />Program speakers will examine how Black Lives Matter in Delaware. They include Latisha Bracey, community outreach director for U.S. Sen. Chris Coons, and Jordan Hines, a Widener University undergraduate alumnus who is active in Delaware political and community affairs.<br /><br />The #BlackLivesMatter movement surfaced in 2012 after the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed teen-ager in Florida. George Zimmerman, the shooter, was acquitted of murder charges.<br /><br />&ldquo;This event will explore the importance of civic engagement and underscore the national message that Black Lives Matter at all levels, including here at home in Delaware,&rdquo; said Sydney Howe-Barksdale, assistant dean for public interest partnerships and opportunities.<br /><br />The program serves as the school&rsquo;s celebration of the Martin Luther King holiday. Delaware Law School will be closed Jan. 18 when the holiday is observed nationally.<br /><br />Widener University is a metropolitan university that connects curricula to social issues through civic engagement. Dynamic teaching, active scholarship, personal attention, applied leadership, and experiential learning are key components of the Widener experience.&nbsp; Its Delaware Law School is the First State&rsquo;s only law school, providing juris doctor, legal graduate and paralegal degree programs with an emphasis on developing legal professionals who reflect the Delaware Way and its traditions of civility, integrity and mutual respect. The school offers signature programs in corporate and business law, environmental law, family health law and policy, and trial advocacy. Widener University is proud to be tobacco free. Visit <a href="{staticroot}">delawarelaw.widener.edu</a> for more information.&nbsp;</p>
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