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Ellison Campus Center, North Campus
1 Meier Drive, Salem, MA 01970
Veterans Hall
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11:30 am - 1:00 pm
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Join us for the 2025 Black History Month Luncheon and Keynote featuring Cartoonist, Social Activist, and Salem State alumnus Keith Knight. Following the discussion is a print signing and meet & greet!
This event is free and open to the SSU community and invited guests. If you are interested in attending, please contact Carlie Pierre. Be sure to also check out our full list of BHM events here.
For accommodations and access information, visit salemstate.edu/access or email access@salemstate.edu.
About Keith Knight
Keith Knight is a critically acclaimed comics creator and cartoonist. He has received the Comic-Con Inkpot, a CXC Master Cartoonist Award, several Glyph Awards for best comic strip, a Harvey Award, and has been nominated for an Eisner,, and an NAACP Image Award. Knight is the creator of the long-running autobio comic strip, the K Chronicles.
One of the most widely distributed alt-weekly comic strips since its launch in the early nineties. His socio-political single-panel cartoon, (th)ink, has graced the pages of both Black newspapers/websites, and alt-weeklies. And he drew the daily syndicated strip, the Knight Life for over a decade until 2019. In 2020, Knight's life and comics were the inspiration for the comedy series, Woke, on Hulu.
Knight served as co-creator, writer, and executive producer on the show. It ran for two seasons. Knight is a graduate of Malden High School and Salem State University, where he received an honorary doctorate from the school in 2022.
Hosted by: Inclusive Excellence
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