MLK Day

Tuesday, January 21 | Community members gathered for a screening of “Fannie Lou Hamer’s America” followed by a panel discussion as part of the MSU 2025 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Celebration

Tue Jan 21, 2025 | Join WKAR and MSU Libraries for a screening of "Fannie Lou Hamer’s America." Part of the 2025 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Celebration.

The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commission of Mid-Michigan is hosting its 38th annual Day of Celebration in-person this year. The sold-out event will also be broadcast once again.

Sun., Jan. 16 at 12 p.m. on Zoom | Join MSU and WKAR in honoring Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for the Commemorative Celebration week with Mary Ellen Norwood-Ford (witness #43 to the MLK assassination).

Fri., Jan. 21 at 7 p.m. on WKAR OVEE | Join MSU Libraries and WKAR in the final MLK conversation and screening featuring the NOVA film, Poisoned Water. RSVP HEREFrom NOVA on PBS, Poisoned Water investigates what happened in Flint, Michigan when local officials changed the city’s water source to save money, but overlooked a critical treatment process and exposed the community—including thousands of children—to dangerous levels of poison. Is there a way forward from chaos to community?

Martin Luther King Jr. Day falls on January 18 this year.To honor his legacy, the Dr. Martin Luther King Commission of Mid-Michigan for decades has held…

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Hundreds of people gathered to celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. for the annual MLK Day luncheon in Lansing, but for several…

Victor Robinson of PeacePlayers International discusses Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the importance of spreading the knowledge of his legacy to today's…