U’s MLK Week 2024 to include 40th Anniversary gala
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Inaugural MLK gala to pay tribute to Utah community and civil rights leaders.
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MLK Week 2022: Becoming the beloved community
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MLK Week is underway at the U! Check out the full list of events including the MLK evening with the arts, book discussion, keynote address and more.
Read More4 books to celebrate MLK week
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Get ready for MLK week at the U by checking out these recommended reads.
Read MoreDid you know John Lewis spoke at the U?
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If you haven’t been at the U for at least five years, you may not know that we had the privilege to hear from U.S. Rep. John Lewis on campus in 2015.
Read MoreAgents of change
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A recap of the 2020 MLK Week keynote address from Aisha Moodie-Mills.
Read MoreFace everything and rise
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Ahead of Martin Luther King Jr. Week at the U, the planning committee chair describes how they came up with the 2020 theme.
Read MoreThe power of grassroots movements
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The U’s 35th annual MLK Week celebration features writer, community organizer and queer feminist Charlene Carruthers.
Read MoreMLK WEEK: ADDRESSING ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM
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The 34th annual celebration of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has become a platform to engage students, faculty, staff and community members in critical conversations around contemporary civil rights issues and issues surrounding race and racism in America.
Read MoreWHEN RACIAL ACTIVISM HITS HOME
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U professor William A. Smith says his father’s work with MLK and Jesse Jackson influences his own academic and community service.
Read MorePROMOTING ART THROUGH JUSTICE
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Groundbreaking sculpture by artist Edgar Arceneaux to be unveiled.
Read MoreMLK WEEK EXPLORES SYSTEMS OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION
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McArthur Genius Ta-Nehisi Coates delivers keynote address.
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