Dr. Marc Lamont Hill to Deliver “Black Lives Matter” Lecture at San Bernardino Valley College on Feb. 11

To celebrate Black History Month, one of the country's most visible academics and social justice activists will present a keynote speech at San Bernardino Valley College on the Black Lives Matter movement. Dr. Marc Lamont Hill will speak from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016, in San Bernardino Valley College's historic auditorium. This event is free and open to the public. A longtime social justice activist and organizer, Dr. Hill is the host of BET News, a political contributor for CNN, and Distinguished Professor of African American Studies at Morehouse College. Dr. Hill holds a PhD with distinction from the University of Pennsylvania, and previously held teaching positions at Columbia University and Temple University. His passions include covering education, politics, hip hop, and black identity, and his scholarly research focuses on the intersections between culture, politics, and education. Dr. Hill's lecture is sponsored by San Bernardino Valley College’s Arts, Lectures & Diversity Committee and its Associated Student Government. In addition to his stop at San Bernardino Valley College, Dr. Hill's speaking tour will take him to Stanford University, Johns Hopkins University, Emory University, Wellesley College, and the University of California, Santa Cruz.