MLK Jr. Day Celebration – Public Lecture

Before retirement in 2014, Rev. Bob Hunter was a Diversity and Justice specialist for the Indiana Division of Intervarsity. He was also on the national leadership team for Black Campus Ministries of InterVarsity. He has taught courses in Racism, Conflict Management, and occasionally Statistics at Trinity College, Binghamton University, and Earlham College and is the former chair of the Richmond Indiana Human Rights Commission. He has twice won the Frieda Dawkins Award for his work in Civil and Human rights. He is the Co-Author of Loving Justice, InterVarsity Press, 1990, and Co-editor of Yearning to Breathe Free: Liberation Theologies in the United States, Orbis Press, 1990.

Bob has two grown children, Rachel and Daniel. Rachel, a talented musician, teaches Spanish at Richmond Friends School. Daniel is an organizer and skilled trainer, having worked with 350.org on Environmental Justice issues for 15 years. He is the author of 5 books on organizing and justice work, including his recent book “What Would You Do If Trump Wins.” Bob was married to Dr. Carol Hunter for 40 years until her death in 2015. Together, they worked for various organizations and taught justice issues to scores of students. Bob is on the board of Just Faith Ministries, The Richmond Equity Commission, and a pianist at Bethel African Methodist Church in Richmond, Indiana.