MLK, Jr. Day and Week Events

MLK, Jr. Day and Week Events

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MLK Week Events

Tuesday, January 20
10:45 AM
Chapel: Conn Center
Speaker: Gloria Scott-Richmond

7:00 PM
Table of Brotherhood
Humanities Building (HUM), Lecture Hall

Thursday, January 22
10:45 AM
Chapel: Conn Center
Speaker: Chris Singleton

7:00 PM
A Life… On: Cleveland Senior Trailblazers
Science and Math Complex (SMC), Lecture Hall

 

Seminars

January 19, 2026

1:30–2:30 PM Sessions

Dr. Chris Blake
Seminar Title: A Dream Still Speaking: MLK, Immigrants, and the Power of Community in the Lee University CELL Program
Location: HUM 101

Dr. Michael Reynolds
Church of God Division of Education, Director of Ministerial Development
Seminar Title: White Sacrifice for Unity
Location: HUM 103

Dr. Ruth Wienk
Seminar Title: Lecture on Colorblindness
Location: HUM 202

Mrs. Alma Dotson
Local Business Owner, Retired Educator
Seminar Title: Stand Up… Straighten Up… Speak Up!
Location: HUM 203

Dan Lawson
Seminar Title: Brown v. Board of Education
Location: HUM 205

Hermilo Jasso
Seminar Title: The Cost of Doing What Is Right: The Price of Integrity
Location: HUM 206

Mr. Alan Wyatt
Seminar Title: Diversity in Music… Jazz
Location: HUM – Squires Recital Hall

2:35–3:30 PM Session

Dr. Joanna Pepple & Dr. Leonardo Rosario
Seminar Title: Music by Black Composers: A Story of Black Composers Shaping Art Music Over the Past 300 Years
Location: HUM – Squires Recital Hall

 

JANUARY, MONDAY 19

Morning Events

Afternoon Events

1:30–2:30 PM

  • MLK Seminars
    Humanities Building (HUM), Various Rooms
  • Interactive Art
    Communication Arts Building (CAB), Rehearsal Rooms 203–204
  • Quiz Bowl
    Science and Math Complex (SMC), Lecture Hall

1:30–3:00 PM

  • Student Presentations
    Humanities Building (HUM), Room 207

1:30–4:30 PM

  • Reading and Reflection Spaces
    Squires Library, Study Room 103
  • Film Screenings: The Color of Friendship / Our Friend, Martin
    Squires Library, Art Gallery

2:00–3:15 PM

  • Drum Circle
    Science and Math Complex (SMC), Medlin Great Room
  • Lesser-Known MLK Speeches
    Communication Arts Building (CAB), Screening Room

2:30–3:30 PM

  • Cooking Workshop: Mama Tasha Cooks - MLK, Jr.’s Favorites
    Deacon Jones Dining Hall

2:35–3:30 PM

  • MLK Seminar
    Humanities Building (HUM), Squires Recital Hall

3:30–4:30 PM

  • Music of the Civil Rights Era
    Humanities Building (HUM), Lecture Hall
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