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Candis Watts Smith to Moderate Conversation with CNN Anchor Abby Phillip for 2026 MLK Commemoration

Candis Watts Smith, professor of political science at Duke Trinity College of Arts and Sciences, will moderate the keynote conversation with Abby Phillip, anchor for CNN’s NewsNight, at Duke University’s annual MLK Commemoration on Sunday, Jan. 18. The public event starts at 3 p.m. in Duke Chapel; Duke will livestream the commemoration on YouTube. The theme of this year’s event is “Hope Powered by Community II: Together We Serve, Advancing Dr. King’s Vision of Humanity and Equity.”  “We are looking forward to a conversation between these two…