Events

Dr. Glory Van Scott......Hear a world renowned dancer and directors escapades among famous civil rights leaders and Hollywood greats. She will read from her biography and sign books. Books will be available for purchase.

Keynote address by Leandris Liburd, PhD, MPH, MA, Director of the Office of Minority Health and Health Equity at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).

In Honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration 2020 Penn Medicine Presents Rev. Dr. Harold Dean Trulear.

We will say a group rosary with intention for peace in our world, and celebrate a mass with the propers of the Feast Day of Martin Luther King, Jr. Sponsored by St. Mary’s at Penn, University Lutheran, The Episcopal Church at Penn.

Walkers will join the Distinguished Gentlemen of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Mighty Psi Chapter for the Annual Candlelight Vigil. The vigil will begin at Irvine Auditorium with songs, stories, and quotes from Dr. King then proceed to the compass and end at Du Bois College House and proceed with song and quotes from Dr. King during the walk through campus to end at College Green. Contact: Montell D. Brown @ montbrown@sas.upenn.edu

Volunteers will work on service projects at the following sites: Mitchell Weir Elementary, Hamilton Elementary, Antioch Home School Center, and Laura Sims Skate House. Dress for cleaning and painting. Light refreshments will be provided. Meet at 9:45 am in the main lobby of Houston Hall for transportation to locations. Registration required for each site. Registration details coming soon. 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.; (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Symposium Committee). Contact: AARC @ 215.898.0105

The mission of the MLK Symposium is to honor Dr. King and the principles he espoused through learning, service, and community engagement. This year, the Young Quakers Community Athletics (YQCA) program' goal is to promote deeper bonds between Penn and the greater West Philadelphia area by inviting school-age children onto the Penn campus to engage in sports, wellness and community service activities under the guidance and encouragement of Penn students. Students will participate in a service activity, climbing the rock wall, yoga and football clinic led by the Penn Football team. Sponsors:  Penn's Division of Recreation and Intercollegiate Athletics,the Netter Center for Community Partnerships, and the African-American Resource Center. The event is open to 4th-8th grade students at Mitchell, Comegys, Leaand Hamilton University-Assisted Community Schools. 

Inspired the words and actions and words of Dr. King, we shall overcome features repertoire from across the African American music traditions that electrified generations of civil rights activists and defenders. Led by the talented Damien Sneed, this performance weaves spoken word from Dr. King speeches with a musical lineage of gospel, jazz, classical, and Broadway to reinvigorate, and inspire future generations. Featuring singers from the New Spirit of Penn Gospel Choir. Penn students tickets $10. Penn faculty and staff save 50% with the code: GOSPEL50.

A critical analysis of Dr. King's messaging by Temple University's, Dr. Anthony Monteiro.

Our 2020 Reverend Dr.Martin Luther King, Jr. Lecture in Social Justice will feature Angela Davis and Gina Davis inconversation with Margo Natalie Crawford. This event is free and open to the public; however registration is requested. Please plan to arrive early as registering does not guarantee you a seat. Seating is first come, first served. Sponsored by the Center for Africana Studies and the Annenberg School for Communication. Co-sponsored by the Office of the Provost and the black Alumni Society. NOTE: Registration for this event will open at 10:00 AM on December 12, 2019.