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Annual Countywide Dr. MLK, Jr. Celebration – Virtual

Date: January 17, 2021 - 3:00pm

The Annual Countywide Celebration commemorates Dr. King’s legacy by bringing together community members from Champaign County to celebrate the mission, teachings, and legacy of Dr. King.

Keynote Speaker
Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II
President and Senior Lecturer at Repairers of the Breach
and co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign

The Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Countywide Celebration is held in Champaign County, Illinois. The Cities of Champaign and Urbana come together with Champaign County, Parkland College and the University of Illinois to honor the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and to recognize the recipients of the James R. Burgess, Jr. – Susan Freiburg Humanitarian Award; the Doris K. Wylie Hoskins
 
Prestigious Community Service Award; and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Outstanding Achievement Award.

For additional information visit: https://www.mlkcelebration.org/  

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Editor's Note: This is a virtual event. Please follow the link below to find the event. If a link is not included below (or anywhere else in the event description), or if the link does not work, please contact the event organizer for assistance.

http://go.illinois.edu/mlk2021

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