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2019 Community MLK Celebration Keynote Event with April Ryan at The Paramount Theater

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The Paramount TheaterThe University of Virginia Office of the Vice President and Chief Officer for Diversity & Equity in partnership with the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy and Lifetime Learning present a free community MLK Celebration keynote event at The Paramount Theater on Wednesday, Jan. 30 at 6:30PM.

A free pre-event reception will begin at 5:30PM.

White House Correspondent April Ryan will be the keynote speaker for the 2019 Community MLK Celebration.

For more information about this and all of the 2019 Community MLK Celebration events, visit:http://mlk.virginia.edu.

This event is free and open to the public, however, tickets are required. Tickets may be reserved by calling The Paramount’s Box Office at 434.979.1333, online at www.theparamount.net, or in person at the Box Office Monday through Friday from 10:00AM until 2:00PM.

About April Ryan

White House Correspondent April Ryan has a unique vantage point as the only black female reporter covering urban issues from the White House – a position she has held since the Clinton era. On behalf of the American Urban Radio Networks, and through her “Fabric of America” news blog, she delivers her readership and listeners (millions of African Americans and close to 300 radio affiliates) a “unique urban and minority perspective in news.” Her position as a White House Correspondent has afforded her unusual insight into the racial sensitivities, issues, and attendant political struggles of our nation’s last presidents.

April can be seen almost daily on CNN as a political analyst. She has been featured in Vogue, Cosmopolitanand Elle magazines – to name a few.

April Ryan has served on the board of the prestigious White House Correspondents Association. She is one of only three African Americans in the Association’s over 100-year history to serve on its board. She is also an esteemed member of the National Press Club. In 2015, Ms. Ryan was nominated for an NAACP Image Award (Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author) for her first book.

April is a Baltimore native and Morgan State University graduate, and she gives back to this community by serving as a mentor to aspiring journalists, and assisting with developing “up and coming” broadcasters. April considers her greatest life’s work raising her two daughters, Ryan and Grace – who are phenomenal young women.

April Ryan is the author of the award-winning book, The Presidency in Black and White, and her latest book, At Mama’s Knee: Mothers and Race in Black and White (December 2016), where she looks at race relations through the lessons and wisdom that mothers have given their children. A paperback version of The Presidency in Black and White – with updates about President Trump – will be published later this year.

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