Fisk renames new social justice institute after Congressman John Lewis

Fisk University announced this week that it will rename its recently launched institute for social justice in honor of the late Congressman John R. Lewis, a Fisk alumni. “Nothing could be more appropriate given the congressman's extraordinary impact on civil rights in this country and across the world,” said Provost Vann Newkirk. According to a news release, the John R. Lewis Institute for Social Justice is a “continuation of the famous Fisk Race Relations Institute, which shaped so many…