Martin Luther King Jr. Multi-Faith Celebration with Joshua Dubois

Please join us for the 2017 Martin Luther King Jr. Community Faith Celebration on Sunday, January 22, at 3PM in Rollins Chapel.

January 22, 2017
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Location
Rollins 102 Rollins Chapel
Sponsored by
Tucker Center
Audience
Public
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Kathy A. Boivin

Joshua DuBois is the author of the bestselling book, The President’s Devotional: The Daily Readings that Inspired President Obama, and is one of our country’s leading voices on community partnerships, religion in the public square and issues impacting African American men. Joshua led the White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships in President Obama’s first term and was called the President’s “Pastor-in-Chief” by TIME Magazine. He spearheaded the White House’s work on responsible fatherhood, grassroots community partnerships and religion in foreign affairs, and brought together diverse religious leaders to tackle the nation’s most pressing challenges.

Joshua now leads a consulting firm, Values Partnerships, that creates faith-based and community partnerships for the public, private and non-profit sectors, teaches at Princeton University, and is the religion and values columnist for The Daily Beast. Joshua is a frequent media commentator and his work with faith-based organizations has been profiled in The New York TimesThe Washington PostABC News’ This Week, PBS NewshourCNN and elsewhere. Joshua has been named to "The Root 100" and "Ebony Power 150" list of the most influential African Americans in the country. Joshua has also has authored four cover stories for Newsweek magazine, including a seminal piece entitled “The Fight for Black Men” which historian Taylor Branch called “stunning.”

Joshua received his Master’s Degree in Public Affairs from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School and his Bachelor’s Degree from Boston University. A former associate pastor at a small Pentecostal church in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Joshua originally hails from Nashville, Tennessee. He currently lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife, Michelle and son, August.

Sponsored by the William Jewett Tucker Center

Begin time: 3pm End time: 4:30pm

Location
Rollins 102 Rollins Chapel
Sponsored by
Tucker Center
Audience
Public
More information
Kathy A. Boivin