MLK Celebration 2024

MLK Celebration 2024

MLK Celebration Committtee

MLK Celebration

January 20-24, 2025

Every year, the University of Richmond pauses to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The theme of this year’s celebration was inspired by MLK’s persistence that we all have something to give. We hope that during this year’s events you might reflect on current and historical movements for social justice, connect with others, and commit to action beyond the celebration itself.

Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ’What are you doing for others?’

Martin Luther King Jr., 1963

Featured Events

Monday, January 20

Community Conversation
9:30–11 a.m.
Richmond Room

Service Project
10 a.m.–2 p.m.
Alice Haynes Room

 

Tuesday, January 21

Community Conversation
11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
Richmond Room

The Future of Wyatt Tee Walker
7–8:30 p.m.
International Center Commons

Wednesday, January 23

Community Conversation
11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
Richmond Room

Thursday, January 24

Community Conversation
12–1 p.m.
Richmond Room

Beloved Community Gathering
5–7 p.m.
Queally Center for Admission and Career Services

Volunteers are also needed to support MLK Celebration events in January.
Wyatt Tee Walker

Dr. and Mrs. Wyatt Tee Walker Collection

University of Richmond’s Boatwright Memorial Library is home to the Dr. and Mrs. Wyatt Tee Walker Collection. Walker served as chief strategist for Martin Luther King Jr. and was hailed as “one of the keenest minds of the nonviolent revolution” by King himself. The collection includes hundreds of historical items such as photographs Walker took of King while they were jailed in Birmingham in 1967; numerous letters to King and others regarding civil rights issues; and journals, drawings, diagrams, and notes kept by Walker’s wife Theresa who was also active in the Civil Rights Movement.

2025 MLK Celebration Events

Planning your own event to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day? We would love to include your event on MLK Celebration publicity materials.