1. University of Central Arkansas Hosts Its MLK Prayer Breakfast Featuring Washington County Judge Joseph Wood
2. Arkansas Martin Luther King Jr. Commission Announces Its MLK Day of Service 2021 Virtual Day of Impact
3. State of Arkansas Chaplains Council Offers Intercessory Prayer (**Every Sunday Until Easter**)
4. The NWA Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Council Presents its 25th Annual Celebration Events
5. Arkansas Hosts Week-Long Observance of the National Day of Racial Healing Beginning January 19
6. UA – Pulaski Tech Hosts Its Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Featuring Dr. Michael Eric Dyson
1. University of Central Arkansas Hosts Its MLK Prayer Breakfast Featuring Washington County Judge Joseph Wood
2. Arkansas Martin Luther King Jr. Commission Announces Its MLK Day of Service 2021 Virtual Day of Impact
3. State of Arkansas Chaplains Council Offers Intercessory Prayer (**Every Sunday Until Easter**)
4. The NWA Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Council Presents its 25th Annual Celebration Events
5. Arkansas Hosts Week-Long Observance of the National Day of Racial Healing Beginning January 19
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6. UA – Pulaski Tech Hosts Its Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Featuring Dr. Michael Eric Dyson
UA – Pulaski Tech’s annual celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. will be a virtual event featuring bestselling author and distinguished professor Dr. Michael Eric Dyson on Monday, Jan. 18, 2021 at 6 p.m.
Mayo Johnson, UA-PTC Computer Science Faculty and member of Chancellor’s task force on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, will moderate the event. Participants include Little Rock spoken word artist Chris James; recording artist Genine LaTrice Perez; Rev. Cecil Gibson with a recitation of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s “I Have A Dream” speech; and UA-PTC Chancellor Dr. Margaret Ellibee.
The keynote speaker, Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, is a Georgetown University Sociology Professor, Distinguished University Professor of African American and Diaspora Studies, College of Arts & Science, and Distinguished University Professor of Ethics and Society, The Divinity School, and Centennial Professor at Vanderbilt University.
He is one of America’s premier public intellectuals and author of over 20 books, including seven New York Times bestsellers. A contributing opinion writer for the New York Times, and political analyst for MSNBC, Dr. Dyson is recipient of two NAACP Image Awards and the 2020 Langston Hughes Festival Medallion. Former President Barack Obama has noted: “Everybody who speaks after Dr. Michael Eric Dyson pales in comparison.”
This event will be hosted on Zoom and registration is required. To Register, click the button below. Registrants will receive a link upon registration.
