UPENN Professor Adebanwi Honors Spike Lee with MLK Social Justice Award

Nigerian-born UPENN Professor Adebanwi presented the 25th MLK Social Justice Award to renowned filmmaker Spike Lee at an event held at UPENN's Annenberg Center in Pennsylvania. Lee was honored for his significant contributions to social justice through his thought-provoking films that address racism, inequity, and historical amnesia in American culture.

The event featured a lecture by Spike Lee and a conversation with Heather Andrea Williams, Adebanwi's colleague at UPENN. Adebanwi highlighted Lee's courage, honesty, and dedication to using art as a tool for societal change, emphasizing the importance of confronting injustices.