Today, Friday, January 12, Benjamin L. Crump, civil rights
attorney and the host of the A&E series “Who Killed Tupac?,” will be the
keynote speaker during Florida A&M University’s 2018 Rev. Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr. Convocation.
FAMU invites prolific speakers and notable figures in Black
history, human rights and civil rights to deliver the annual address before
students, faculty, staff, alumni and the community. Crump will reflect on
King’s famous “Letter From Birmingham City Jail” and use the message to empower
students and people of all ages to use “what they have” to stand up for
justice.
Crump has represented numerous families who lost loved ones
due to gun violence and the use of deadly force by police, including the parents slain Florida teenager Trayvon Martin.