MLK Commemoration

‘The power of the image’: UChicago film scholar examines Dr. King’s legacy

At MLK commemoration, Prof. Jacqueline Stewart explores the role of media in civil rights leader’s journey

UChicago community reflects on Dr. King’s words at daylong readings

More than 40 people from the UChicago and local communities volunteered to speak on Jan. 27 at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Reading event.

Ruby Bridges urges people to ‘choose good’ in the fight against injustice

At UChicago’s MLK event, civil rights icon recalls integrating New Orleans schools and pleads to protect today’s youth

Ruby Bridges to speak at UChicago’s 2025 MLK commemoration

Civil rights icon to discuss her experience integrating New Orleans schools at age six

Martin Luther King III urges UChicago community: “Stand up for truth; stand up for justice”

At MLK commemoration, the civil rights advocate and global humanitarian recalls family’s legacy and lessons on activism

Martin Luther King III to deliver keynote at 2024 MLK commemoration

Civil rights leader to speak Jan. 30 at Rockefeller Chapel, where his father first spoke in 1956