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DESCRIPTION:Mount Holyoke is honored to host feminist activist\, writer and
  storyteller Jamia Wilson in conversation with President Holley for this ye
 ar’s Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King Commemorative Keynote—St
 orytelling: A Powerful Tool in Our Struggle for Social Justice.\n\nThis key
 note conversation will highlight the importance of social justice activist 
 traditions and the power of storytelling to inspire new generations of acti
 vists.\n\nThere will be a book signing and light refreshments to follow. To
  join the event virtually\, please register here: https://mtholyoke.zoom.us
 /webinar/register/WN_QisNQwL1RyuRjHL6o7aa_w#/registration.\n\nJamia is an a
 ward-winning feminist activist\, writer\, speaker\, and podcaster. She join
 ed Random House as vice president and executive editor in 2021. As the form
 er director of the Feminist Press at the City University of New York and th
 e former VP of programs at the Women’s Media Center\, Jamia has been a lead
 ing voice on women’s rights issues for over a decade. Her work has appeared
  in numerous outlets\, including the New York Times\, the Today Show\, CNN\
 , Elle\, BBC\, Rookie\, Refinery 29\, Glamour\, Teen Vogue\, and The Washin
 gton Post. She is the author of This Book Is Feminist\, Young\, Gifted\, an
 d Black\, the introduction and oral history in Together We Rise: Behind the
  Scenes at the Protest Heard Around the World\, Step Into Your Power: 23 Le
 ssons on How to Live Your Best Life\, Big Ideas for Young Thinkers\, ABC's 
 of AOC\, and the co-author of Roadmap for Revolutionaries: Resistance\, Adv
 ocacy\, and Activism for All. Jamia is passionate about mission-driven orga
 nizations and serves on the Omega Institute\, ERA Coalition and Center for 
 Reproductive Rights boards\, and the St. Timothy’s School Advisory Council.
  She is also the co-host of the second season of the Anthem Award-winning p
 odcast\, Ordinary Equality.\n\nLearn more about Jamia Wilson on her website
 : https://www.jamiawilson.org/
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SUMMARY:Storytelling: A Powerful Tool in Our Struggle for Social Justice\, 
 Feminist Activist\, Writer\, and Storyteller Jamia Wilson in conversation w
 ith President Danielle R. Holley
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