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Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with Babson College Professor Frederick Opie’s New Book—Southern Food and Civil Rights: Feeding the Revolution

Babson College Professor Frederick Douglass Opie has authored Southern Food and Civil Rights: Feeding the Revolution—his latest book which exposes readers to the importance of food in fueling a movement. From the publisher: Food has been and continues to be an essential part of any movement for progressive change. From home cooks and professional chefs…

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The 2014 MLK Legacy Award goes to….

Babson Senior Nitaya Walker! See below for Nitaya’s reflection on the recognition, the statement that was read, and one of Nitaya’s “Walker’s Take on Business” segments from Babson TV! If you’ve paid attention to the launch of Babson TV, you may have seen the first couple of episodes of “Walker’s Take on Business” where our…

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MLK Legacy Day Committee Welcomes Angela Davis

In honor of the 11th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Day, Babson will welcome keynote speaker Angela Davis to campus. The event will be devoted to the theme Globalization and the Prison Industrial Complex. Through her activism and scholarship over the last decades, Angela Davis has been deeply involved in the quest for social…

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