Michael Honey – UW News

Hark! UW talents — on page and disc — for the good Dawgs on your holiday shopping list

Peter Kelley — Thu, 13 Dec 2018 16:47:04 +0000

As the year comes to a close and festivities abound, some UW faculty creations can make great gifts for the thinking Dawg on your giving list.

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UW historian Michael Honey recalls Martin Luther King’s message of economic justice in new book, ‘To the Promised Land’

Peter Kelley — Wed, 28 Mar 2018 15:32:35 +0000

As the 50th anniversary approaches of the murder of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, UW historian Michael Honey reminds us in a new book that economic justice and labor rights were always part of King's progressive message.

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UW Tacoma historian Michael Honey’s film about Rev. James Lawson to screen locally

Peter Kelley — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 23:07:55 +0000

UW historian Michael Honey and filmmaker Errol Webber have produced a documentary about the life of Methodist minister and civil rights activist Rev. James Lawson that will be screened in Tacoma on Oct. 28, Seattle on Oct. 29

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When job security becomes insecurity: Inequality the topic of April 25 conference

Peter Kelley — Mon, 14 Apr 2014 16:04:03 +0000

Economic inequality will be the topic when activists, academics and policymakers meet the public for a conference presented by the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies titled "Working Democracy: Labor and Politics in an Era of Inequality."

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Arts Roundup: Dino Day, music — and Cloud Gate

ArtsUW — Thu, 06 Mar 2014 16:43:26 +0000

This coming week in the arts there’s an array of dance, theater and exhibitions to enjoy. Don’t miss Dino Day and ArtVENTURES at the Burke Museum and Henry Art Gallery or Cloud Gate presented by the UW World Series.

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‘Sharecropper’s Troubadour’: The life of singer, union organizer John Handcox

Peter Kelley — Tue, 07 Jan 2014 19:43:42 +0000

UW historian Michael Honey talks about his latest book, "Sharecropper's Troubadour: John L. Handcox, the Southern Tenant Farmers' Union, and the African American Song Tradition."

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