MIT 49th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
MIT 49th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
Wednesday, 8 February 2023, 11am-1pm | Morss Hall, Walker Memorial 142, Memorial Dr, MIT, Cambridge, MA
Institute Community and Equity Office (ICEO)
On February 8th, 2023 from 11:00am to 1:00pm the community will gather in Walker Memorial and virtually to honor Dr. King’s legacy with a series of activities, highlighting this year’s theme:
“Let us uphold the flame for fairness & justice. There’s a certain kind of fire that must not be extinguished”.
RSVP here to attend the luncheon.
The event will also be live-streamed here, no registration required.
Program and Speakers
Host: MIT President Dr. Sally Kornbluth
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Angela Y. Davis, feminist and writer
Master of Ceremonies: Myles I. Noel ’24, Course 5
Undergraduate Speaker: Nicole Harris ’24, Course 20; Black Students' Union (BSU) Co-Chair
Graduate Speaker: Jaleesa Trapp, PhD Student; MIT Media Lab
Staff Speaker: Steven N. Branch, MPAc; Associate Director, Diversity Equity & Inclusion, MIT Sloan School of Management