SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY & WEIL FOUNDATION: YEAR IN REVIEW 2025 RYAN JONES Director of History, Interpretation & Curatorial Services, National Civil Rights Museum In January, in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, Weil hosted a virtual, guided tour of the National Civil Rights Museum, a program centered on reflection, learning and the enduring global relevance of the Civil Rights Movement. The program was presented by Ryan Jones, Director of History, Interpretation & Curatorial Services at the National Civil Rights Museum, located at the historic Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, the site of Dr. King’s assassination in 1968. Drawing on his expertise as a civil rights movement historian and scholar of Dr. King’s assassination and its subsequent investigations, Ryan guided participants through the Museum’s permanent exhibitions, which chronicle American history from the arrival of enslaved Africans in 1619 through the era of Jim Crow and the mass movements, boycotts and legal battles that defined the fight for racial justice in the twentieth century. This year’s MLK Day of Service program reflected Weil’s belief that service can take many forms, including the intentional act of learning. By creating space for education, dialogue and historical understanding, the program honored Dr. King’s legacy of service to others and reaffirmed the Firm’s commitment to public service, community engagement and the pursuit of equal justice. 99 98 THOUGHT LEADERSHIP SPOTLIGHT: MLK DAY OF SERVICE: VIRTUAL TOUR OF THE NATIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM THIS YEAR’S MLK DAY OF SERVICE PROGRAM REFLECTED WEIL’S BELIEF THAT SERVICE CAN TAKE MANY FORMS, INCLUDING THE INTENTIONAL ACT OF LEARNING. BY CREATING SPACE FOR EDUCATION, DIALOGUE AND HISTORICAL UNDERSTANDING, THE PROGRAM HONORED DR. KING’S LEGACY OF SERVICE TO OTHERS AND REAFFIRMED THE FIRM’S COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND THE PURSUIT OF EQUAL JUSTICE.
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