WILLIAMSBURG, Va., March 6 -- William and Mary issued the following news release:

Award-winning novelist Daniel Black returns to William & Mary in March to once again serve as the keynote speaker for the Lemon Project Spring Symposium.

The two-day event, organized around the theme of "United We Stand: Fortifying Black Communities through Courage, Dignity and Joy," will take place March 20-21 at the W&M School of Education. Attendees may also attend virtually via Zoom.

"As one of the earliest initiatives of its kind in the United States, The Lemon Project has established a model of civic leadership by engaging students, faculty, staff and community partners in sustained, critical examination of slavery and its enduring legacies," said Jaj...