Daniel White Hodge, 萝莉社鈥檚 assistant professor of intercultural communication, is the 2018 recipient of North Park鈥檚 Martin Luther King Jr. Award.
Hodge, who before coming to North Park spent 17 years working with urban youth through organizations such as Young Life and World Vision, continues to advocate for urban youth justice issues.
He鈥檚 also a recognized youth culture expert and cultural literacy scholar. At North Park and at schools including Fuller Theological Seminary, Hodge has taught classes on race and ethnicity in religion, black popular culture, and聽hip-hop discourse.
The MLKJ Award was created in 2017 by Jacqueline Strapp C鈥�08, head of the Office of Diversity, to highlight those on campus who are doing exceptional work in the area of restorative justice and racial reconciliation.
Dr. Mary Trujillo, a communication arts professor, was the recipient of North Park鈥檚 first MLKJ award last year.
Trujillo and Hodge were recognized for working continuously with the community, faculty, staff, and students to 鈥渂e disciplined in our demeanor in not being divisive, to continue to do better, and strive for peace at the forefront鈥攚ith peace being what MLK fought for,鈥� Strapp said.