Prestigious Dr. Martin Luther King JR. Awards : Sir Hilary Beckles, Dr. Anthony Fauci
One Caribbean Nation. Prestigious awardees SIR HILARY BECKLES, DR ANTHONY FAUCI UP FOR US HONOURS Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, will next week add another prestigious award to his list of accolades. Reverend Al Sharpton, President and Founder of the US National Action Network (NAN), today announced that the organisation’s Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Day awards would be conferred on Sir Hilary as well as Dr Anthony Fauci, at the annual breakfast event on MLK Day, on Monday. This is the 30th anniversary for the awards by which the work and the legacy of Dr King are celebrated and persons honoured with a view to refocusing and sustaining his dream. Sir Hilary is recognised for his global advocacy, academic scholarship and intellectual leadership in support of social justice, institutional equity, and economic development for marginalised and oppressed ethnicities and nations. Sir Hilary, who is also President of Universities Caribbean,