Wendy Ellis, DrPH, selected as King Legacy keynote

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Contributed& & & The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center announced equity innovator, researcher and documentarian Wendy Ellis, DrPH, as keynote for its 20th annual 2025 King Legacy Celebration, presented by Kroger. The annual celebration of the life and leadership of civil rights icon Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. will feature a solution-oriented, future-focused call to action and live performances. The 2025 King Legacy Celebration is Monday, January 20, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. Tickets are available now.& & Dr. Ellis is the inaugural director of the Institute for Racial, Ethnic and Socioeconomic Equity and the founding director of the Center for Community Resilience at George Washington University. In this role, she shapes infrastructure to support impactful research dedicated to eradicating racial, ethnic and socioeconomic inequity. In less than 20 years, she has inspired a global “resilience movement” by developing tools, frameworks and research methods to address systemic inequities that contribute to social and health disparities. Her Building Community Resilience (BCR) collaborative and Resilience Catalysts networks provide platforms for cross-sector partners to align resources, programs and initiatives with community-based efforts to address adverse childhood experiences and adverse community environments. This strengths-based approach aims to...

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