Harker’s third annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration culminated with a special Harker Speaker Series event featuring Dr. Walter D. Greason
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Clarence B. Jones shares experiences and lessons at second annual MLK Jr. celebration
Harker held its second annual Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration featuring Dr. Clarence B. Jones, who served as King’s lawyer and speechwriter.
Connie Zheng discusses processes, seeds and maps at Harker Speaker Series
Oakland-based artist Connie Zheng gave attendees an in-depth look into her processes and the experiences that inform them at the Harker Speaker Series.
Harker Speaker Series screens “Chinatown Rising,” filmmakers speak to audience
The Harker Speaker series hosted a special screening of the 2020 documentary “Chinatown Rising,” created by the father-and-son team of filmmakers of Harry Chuck and Josh Chuck.
Dr. Michael Eric Dyson addresses ‘United States of Amnesia’ at Harker Speaker Series
Hundreds arrived at the Rothschild Performing Arts Center on Friday night for the special Harker Speaker Series event with Dr. Michael Eric Dyson.
Pantea Karimi talks art, history, identity and science at Harker Speaker Series
On Nov. 29, Iranian-American artist Pantea Karimi, the 2023 Dickinson Endowment artist-in-residence, appeared as the second speaker in the 2023-24 Harker Speaker Series at the Patil Theater.
Panel discusses Muwekma Ohlone tribe’s ongoing fight for federal recognition
A panel of experts on Bay Area Indigenous history was joined by Charlene Nijmeh, chairwoman of the Muwekma Ohline tribe on Nov. 2 for the first event of this year’s Harker Speaker Series.
Harker Speaker Series welcomes legendary composer and conductor David Amram
On Nov. 8, the Harker Speaker Series will host “An Evening With David Amram,” one of America’s most treasured composers and conductors. A professional…
Harker Speaker Series returns with appearance by Magdalena Yeşil
On Nov. 28, the Harker Speaker Series relaunched after an extended hiatus with an appearance by entrepreneur and author Magdalena Yeşil, a first investor…
Denis Belliveau Follows ‘In the Footsteps of Marco Polo’ at the Harker Speaker Series
Photographer, explorer, author and filmmaker Denis Belliveau visited Harker on March 22 as the final guest of the 2015-16 Harker Speaker Series season. Using…
