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MARTIN AND MALCOLM
From the Archive
In honor of Black History Month and the powerful legacies of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X, The Black Canon will be presenting a curated, educational program that brings rare archival film and community dialogue together.
Sunday, February 15, 2026
1:00 - 5:00pm
The H.U.B. (Host, Unite and Build), Southfield, Michigan
Tickets: $20
Student Discount Available
Discussion Leads
Dr. Kelli Morgan
Dr. Tareq A. Ramadan
Dr. Tareq A. Ramadan
Dr. Kelli Morgan is the Founding Executive Director & CEO of Black Artists Archive, a non-profit cultural initiative designed to preserve, document, and celebrate the legacies of Black artists and visual culture from Detroit and the Midwest, creating digital and physical archives, virtual exhibitions, and supporting emerging curators th
Dr. Kelli Morgan is the Founding Executive Director & CEO of Black Artists Archive, a non-profit cultural initiative designed to preserve, document, and celebrate the legacies of Black artists and visual culture from Detroit and the Midwest, creating digital and physical archives, virtual exhibitions, and supporting emerging curators through residencies and institutes like the Black Curatorial Institute, aiming to safeguard underrepresented Black artistic histories.
Curator, educator, and activist in the cultural sector, Dr. Morgan is widely known as a leader in progressive museum practice whose work develops and advances anti-racist approaches to art curation, fundraising, and community engagement.
Dr. Tareq A. Ramadan
Dr. Tareq A. Ramadan
Dr. Tareq A. Ramadan
Dr. Tareq A. Ramadan is an adjunct professor of Anthropology and also teaches Arab and Islamic Studies at Wayne State University and at Henry Ford College. He is the co-founder of the Malcolm X House Historic Preservation Project in Inkster, serving as the project historian, grant-writer, and communications manager and founded the Malcolm
Dr. Tareq A. Ramadan is an adjunct professor of Anthropology and also teaches Arab and Islamic Studies at Wayne State University and at Henry Ford College. He is the co-founder of the Malcolm X House Historic Preservation Project in Inkster, serving as the project historian, grant-writer, and communications manager and founded the Malcolm X Leadership Award at Wayne State. Tareq also initiated efforts that led to the renaming of State Hall Room 1101 to "Malcolm X Auditorium" and is currently working on a book on Malcolm X that examines his life and time in and around Detroit.
Dr. Jay B. Marks
Dr. Tareq A. Ramadan
Dr. Jay B. Marks
Jay B. Marks, Ph.D. is a widely-respected educator who has been in education since 1991, where
he began his career as a Special Education Teacher at Northern High School with the Detroit
Public School System. During his career he has served as a classroom teacher for 17 years with
both Detroit and Southfield Public School Systems, as well as
Jay B. Marks, Ph.D. is a widely-respected educator who has been in education since 1991, where
he began his career as a Special Education Teacher at Northern High School with the Detroit
Public School System. During his career he has served as a classroom teacher for 17 years with
both Detroit and Southfield Public School Systems, as well as an educational consultant on the
local and national level. Most recently, Dr. Marks worked as a Diversity & Equity Consultant
with Oakland Schools (the Intermediate School District in Oakland County, Michigan) where he
served and supported the diversity, equity, and inclusion needs of the 28 school districts within
Oakland County. He is highly sought after for his work in the area of equity focused on Anti-
Racism, Social Justice, Cultural Proficiency, Courageous Conversations about Race, Culturally
Responsive Teaching, Educating African American Males, and Student Engagement. In addition
to his professional work in the field of education, he has been mentoring youth since 1989, and
has started several mentoring programs in the Metropolitan Detroit Area as a result of his
experiences. Currently, Dr. Marks is an independent consultant in the area of diversity, equity,
inclusion, and justice on the local and national level. He is also a full-time faculty member at
Oakland University in the School of Education.
His academic credentials include a B.S. degree from Western Michigan University (1990), M.A.
degree from University of Detroit Mercy (1995), and an Education Specialist Certificate (1997)
and Ph.D. (2005) in Curriculum and Instruction both from Wayne State University. As a
graduate student, Dr. Marks studied abroad at Oxford University in Oxford, England as a
student in their British Studies Program.
Dr. Marks is an active member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., and the proud father of two
beautiful daughters, Amari (22) and Jalia (19).