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Senior Matthew Suffern performs “Glory,” arranged by Michael White ’19, for Ithaca College’s MLK celebration, alongside the Dorothy Cotton Jubilee Singers, groups from the college’s School of Music and Maria Ellis-Jordan.

Virtual concert honors civil rights activists

By Grace Azula • February 11, 2021
Messages of joy, resilience and progress were all expressed in the images and videos of the annual MLK Celebration Concert.
Martin Luther King Scholars present on their Fall academic trip to Georgia and Alabama during the MLK week kick-off brunch on Jan 20 in the Emerson Suites.

MLK Scholars emphasize solidarity in social justice

By Cora Payne and Falyn Stempler • January 23, 2020
Martin Luther King Jr. said to a crowd in 1967, “A time comes when silence is betrayal,” and that line was the theme for Ithaca College’s annual MLK Week.
Ithaca College celebrates MLK Week

Ithaca College celebrates MLK Week

By Madison Fernandez, News Editor • January 23, 2019
The college held its 12th annual MLK Campus-Wide Celebration the week of Jan. 21, commemorating what would have been King’s 90th birthday.
The Dorothy Cotton Jubilee Singers had a lengthy act involving many different musicians and singers. SAM FULLER/ THE ITHACAN

Community comes together to close MLK Week celebration

January 29, 2018

Ithaca College had a concert to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with singers and instrumentalists coming together to enjoy music and honor King's legacy.

Rabbi Saul Berman gives the closing keynote presentation on Jan. 25 at the Ithaca College MLK Week 2018. Berman shares his personal experiences with the civil rights movement in Selma, Alabama.

MLK Week 2018 speaker presents civil rights experiences

By Ryan King, Staff Writer • January 28, 2018
Rabbi Saul Berman discussed his involvement with the civil rights movement as the closing keynote speaker for MLK Week 2018.
Marlon Peterson, an African-American activist, gives the keynote presentation at the Ithaca College MLK Week 2018. Peterson shares his personal experiences with incarceration.

MLK Week 2018 keynote speaker discusses human rights

By Madison Moore, Staff Writer • January 24, 2018
Marlon Peterson, an African-American activist, speaks about youth development, violence prevention, criminal justice and equality at MLK Week 2018.
Ithaca College Students Finish MLK Week with Day of Service

Ithaca College Students Finish MLK Week with Day of Service

By Matt Maloney, Assistant Multimedia Editor • January 30, 2017
Students from Ithaca College volunteered around the community for the annual MLK Day of Service.
Keynote speaker Russell Rickford, associate professor in the Department of History at Cornell University, discussed how King's legacy was transformed from the radical activist he was to a more tame icon of the civil rights movement.

Ithaca College celebrates MLK’s roots

By Ben Kaplan and Meaghan McElroy • January 25, 2017
The events of this year’s celebration are centered around “the ultimate weakness of violence,” a topic taken from King’s last book, “Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?”
Storyboard P, Brooklyn-based street dancer who is known for channeling his emotional state and improvisation through flex, a form of dance, will be the keynote performer for the MLK week celebration at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 26 in Clark Theatre in the Dillingham Center.

Influential street dancer glides onto campus for MLK Week

By Kate Nalepinski, Life & Culture Editor • January 25, 2017
At 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 26, Storyboard P will perform in the Clark Theatre in the Dillingham Center as the keynote performer for MLK week.
Ithaca College announces keynote for 2017 MLK Week

Ithaca College announces keynote for 2017 MLK Week

By Kayla Dwyer, Editor in Chief • January 4, 2017
Russell Rickford, associate professor of history at Cornell University, has been selected to give the keynote address at the 2017 MLK Week.

Myrick to headline MLK Week

By Candace King, Staff Writer • January 25, 2012
City of Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick will deliver the keynote address tonight in the Dillingham Center as part of the college’s celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Week.
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