Ithaca College celebrates MLK Week
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 college held its 12th annual MLK Campus-Wide Celebration the week of Jan. 21, commemorating what would have been King’s 90th birthday.
Ithaca College had a concert to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.
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, speaks about youth development, violence prevention, criminal justice and equality at MLK Week 2018.
Students from Ithaca College volunteered around the community for the annual MLK Day of Service.
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?”
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.
Russell Rickford, associate professor of history at Cornell University, has been selected to give the keynote address at the 2017 MLK Week.
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.