Stories about "Martin Luther King Jr. Day"
‘Say yes’: MLK keynote address at Bates College
Tuesday, January 17, 2023 11:48 am
Saying “yes" to the voice inside us that calls for activism, "is your way of speaking your purpose into existence," said Keith Hamilton Cobb, an actor and playwright who delivered the keynote address for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance at Bates College.
‘Art & Activism’: The story behind this year’s two MLK Day posters
Thursday, January 12, 2023 11:49 am
Two distinctive posters for Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Bates celebrates the idea that "the history of MLK is beautiful," says Olivia Orr, the graphic designer who created the posters. "We're allowed to be joyful and artistic and expressive.”
Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2023 at Bates: Creative offerings explore ‘Art and Activism’
Tuesday, January 10, 2023 2:34 pm
A generous menu of creative events — all offered in person and open to the public — awaits attendees at this year’s MLK Day observance at Bates.
Voices from MLK Day: ‘We are finished sitting quietly, insisting on the possibility of change’
Friday, January 21, 2022 11:44 am
Five speakers on MLK Day at Bates, Maine-based thinkers, practitioners, and activists, offered personal narratives and insights that vividly captured the day's theme, "What I Mean When I Say: Decolonization and Liberation."
Bates announces MLK Day 2022 events
Thursday, January 13, 2022 12:05 pm
It's a term you may have heard — "decolonization" — without fully grasping its meaning or relevance. If that's true for you, then welcome to Bates' 2022 Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance.
Video: See what we heard on MLK Day
Friday, January 22, 2021 2:27 pm
A sampling of the words, people, and music of Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Bates on Jan. 18, 2021
Not so fast with the ‘time for unity’ calls, say Bates scholars
Friday, January 22, 2021 12:25 pm
Recovering our damaged democracy does not “come through any blind call for unity." Plus, the events of Jan. 6 may, in fact, be who we really are.
Quotable quotes, and what they mean, from MLK Day at Bates in 2021
Friday, January 22, 2021 12:04 pm
A broad selection of quotable quotes — and what they mean — from presenters during the college's Martin Luther King Jr. Day programs.
MLK Day speaker Angela Davis: Biden-Harris victory ‘does not mean that we step back’
Tuesday, January 19, 2021 1:56 pm
Featured in the 2021 Martin Luther King Jr. keynote, racial justice icon Angela Davis said that activism is an essential complement to the ballot.
Bates announces virtual MLK Day events, including Angela Davis as keynote
Friday, January 15, 2021 2:13 pm
Davis opens a day of reflection with her Martin Luther King Jr. Day keynote, "Reckoning," on the carceral state.