The UWI’s Sir Hilary Beckles to receive Martin Luther King Award along with Dr. Anthony Fauci

Reverend Al Sharpton, President and Founder of the US National Action Network (NAN), has announced that the organisation’s Dr Martin Luther King Jr Day awards will be conferred on Professor Sir Hilary Beckles and Dr Anthony Fauci at the annual breakfast event on MLK Day, January 18, 2021.

This is the 30th anniversary for the awards by which the work, and the legacy of Dr King are celebrated and persons honoured with a view to refocusing and sustaining his dream. Sir Hilary is recognised for his global advocacy, academic scholarship and intellectual leadership in support of social justice, institutional equity, and economic development for marginalised and oppressed ethnicities and nations.

Sir Hilary, Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies, President of Universities Caribbean, Chairman of the Caribbean Examinations Council, Chairman of the CARICOM Reparations Commission and Advisor on Sustainable Development to former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, will receive the “Peace and Freedom Award”.

Dr Anthony Fauci, famous American Physician and renowned Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) will receive the “Lifetime Community Service Award”.

Prior awardees include the 42nd President of the United States, Bill Clinton; Berry Gordy, Founder of Motown Music, and the 82nd Attorney General of the USA, Eric Holder. Event speakers have included Vice President-Elect Joe Biden and United States Attorney General Loretta Lynch.

The Dr Martin Luther King, Jr. Day ceremony and awards will be held in Washington, DC on Monday, January 18, 2021 from 11:00 am (EST/Jamaica) / 12:00 noon (AST/Eastern Caribbean).

The event will be streamed live on UWItv’s website www.uwitv.org, cable channels on Flow EVO and Facebook page.

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4 Comments

  1. Annon
    January 22, 2021

    Much respect to Dr. Beckels, well deserved, keep the fire burning.
    If Clinton can get awarded by this group representative of ‘Black’ people after he set the stage then apologized for the incarceration of massive amounts of Black men, which has caused so much grief to black families, without openning up access to financing, homeownership and affordable housing for those families that lost their MEN to his massive incarceration using privatized prisons; Then I want mine pal. A prestigious group, but a joke dat Al.

  2. Dr Clayton Shillingford
    January 18, 2021

    Congratulations to both Dr Fauci and Sir Hilary Beckles Well deserved recognition

  3. Dry Crix
    January 18, 2021

    Wow! Congrats Mr. Beckles! There is no end to this man’s amazing capabilities. Pelican Pride! whoot whoot!

  4. Ibo France
    January 18, 2021

    Just want to congratulate Professor Hilary Beckles for this most prestigious award. May you continue to inspire and uplift humanity especially the poor, down-trodden and the black world community.

    Far too often the hard and tireless work of too many goes unnoticed and unrewarded. Glad to know that you are getting your well deserved accolades while you are still above ground.

    CONGRATULATIONS again!

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