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Donald Trump’s Inauguration Day, Jan 20, 2025, falls on the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. This is a sickening coincidence and a harsh reminder that the fight for equality is not finished. 

The room buzzed with light chatter as people settled into their seats for this semester’s Socrates’ Café on “Building the Beloved Community Through the Order of Melchizedek,” a biblical figure whose name means “king of righteousness.” 

Shaun Boothe, a recording artist and motivational speaker, shared his work  “The Unauthorized Biography Series,” on Feb. 23 in the Campus Center before an audience of about 30. 

As part of the University of La Verne’s second annual Season for Nonviolence, students and faculty gathered to talk about different types of love, from self love to loving one’s enemies, at the session entitled “Nonviolence and Love” held Monday via Zoom.

Christian Bracho, associate professor of teacher education in the University’s LaFetra College of Education, led the final workshop to his three-part nonviolence workshop series called “Learn ways to practice nonviolence daily in thoughts, words, and deeds” on April 1 via Zoom.

A modern version of the African-American protest anthem “We Shall Overcome” played over a slideshow of photos from “After Selma” photographer Joshua Rashaad McFadden. His collection was displayed in the Carlson Gallery until Oct. 14.