2024 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration: Boldly Embracing a Legacy of Greatness

The annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration will highlight the richness of the Black experience in America. The event will feature an original theatrical work created and performed by Kathryn Bentley, Geovonday Jones, and Jacqueline Thompson, with David A.N. Jackson providing the soundscape. Inspired by Moneta Sleet Jr.’s photo of Dr. King reading a book in his library and a photo of a member of the movement reading a book on the grass, the piece explores how greatness is exemplified through ordinary people–people who like MLK lived their lives humbly, unknowingly making an exemplary impact in their immediate spheres of influence.

The program will also include speaker Rebeccah Bennett, founder and principal of Emerging Wisdom and a call to action from Marcus A. Creighton, on behalf of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., Epsilon Lambda Chapter.