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Muskingum University will Honor the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. During a Special, Week-Long Celebration, Jan. 18-22
Muskingum will host the university’s annual celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during an extended celebration from January 18-22, 2021. The Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday on Jan. 18, 2021, will mark the 26th anniversary of the day of service that celebrates the Civil Rights leader’s life and legacy. Led by the office of Diversity, Access & Inclusion (DAI), Muskingum will honor Dr. King in celebration of The Voices of Social Justice.
The University will hold several events throughout the week designed to highlight the significance of taking a stand in the fight for social justice. Events include a month-long, campus wide service project led by the John & Annie Glenn (JAG) Fellows to help diversify local libraries. The group will collect age-appropriate books on the topics of MLK, social justice, racial equality, and civil rights, then donate them to each elementary school in Muskingum County. Anyone who wishes to donate can purchase a book from this Amazon book list or donate and drop off relevant books to the Student Life office. The book drive will begin on Monday Jan. 18 and run for the remainder of the month.
The week will also feature a video tribute project to Dr. King’s I Have a Dream speech, delivered and created by members of the Muskingum Community. To adhere to social distancing guidelines, the University will be providing virtual and drop-in engagement opportunities throughout the week.
Other “Voices of Social Justice” week events include:
Thoughts from Danyelle Gregory, Director of the office of Diversity, Access, and Inclusion
"As the Director of DAI, I am proud of the way our campus community has come together to create meaningful platforms for discussion that will engage faculty, staff, and students throughout the week. In addition to recognizing Dr. King, our country will be witnessing history with the inauguration of not only the first female Vice President, but the first woman of color who graduated from Howard University – a Historically Black University – who also belongs to one of the divine nine Historically Black Greek Letter sororities!
This is a time to highlight the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the steps we have taken as a nation toward achieving that dream. Though recent events have confirmed that we still have a long way to go, Muskingum University will provide various platforms for intellectual engagement on how we can continue to move toward a place of civil discourse. "
