{"id":322,"date":"2020-12-28T05:46:08","date_gmt":"2020-12-28T05:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/uncdiversity.ekhasila.com\/?page_id=322"},"modified":"2021-01-06T05:20:26","modified_gmt":"2021-01-06T05:20:26","slug":"martin-luther-king-jr-celebration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uncdiversity.ekhasila.com\/index.php\/martin-luther-king-jr-celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"322\" class=\"elementor elementor-322\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-244c03f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"244c03f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a20d033\" data-id=\"a20d033\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-783e50a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"783e50a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"771\" height=\"434\" src=\"https:\/\/uncdiversity.ekhasila.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/019318_OldWell0072-1024x577.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1623\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uncdiversity.ekhasila.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/019318_OldWell0072-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/uncdiversity.ekhasila.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/019318_OldWell0072-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uncdiversity.ekhasila.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/019318_OldWell0072-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/uncdiversity.ekhasila.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/019318_OldWell0072-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/uncdiversity.ekhasila.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/019318_OldWell0072.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-591158c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"591158c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>UNC\u2019s MLK Jr. Celebration is part of a campus-wide initiative to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., his legacy and his ideals. Carolina began its celebrations of Dr. King\u2019s life and legacy long before there was a federal holiday. UNC is the only university ever awarded the \u201cMaking of the King Holiday Award\u201d by the former MLK Federal Holiday Commission. UNC-CH engages in honoring King\u2019s legacy through several efforts: MLK Celebration and Committee; MLK University and Community Corporation; and the Day of Service.<\/p>\n<p>The University Office for Diversity and Inclusion hosts this Week of Celebration, which includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>The MLK Celebration Banquet, during which the MLK High School Senior Scholarship, Bridge Builders and Citizenship awards are presented<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The MLK Lecture and Awards Ceremony, during which the MLK UNC Scholarship for UNC juniors and MLK Unsung Hero Awards are presented<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The MLK Student Day of Service, during which various efforts to support the Carolina community take place<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99a652c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"99a652c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10fccc6 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"10fccc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">This year\u2019s theme is \u201cPresence of Justice.\u201d<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c7dae8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c7dae8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Contents<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><b>UNCMLK2021 Schedule of Events<\/b><\/p><ul><li><p>Sunday, January 17<\/p><\/li><li><p>Tuesday, January 26<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Related Links<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19a1019 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"19a1019\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">UNCMLK2021 Schedule of Events<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b32ed9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"6b32ed9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1121\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1121\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Sunday, January 17<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1121\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1121\"><p>36th ANNUAL UNIVERSITY\/COMMUNITY ANNUAL MLK BANQUET<\/p>\n<p><strong>Virtual:<\/strong> 6 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tickets:<\/strong> $20<\/p>\n<p>The week begins with the 36th annual University\/Community Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Banquet and Award Presentation, hosted by the MLK Jr. Corporation, in partnership with UNC\u2019s Office for Diversity &amp; Inclusion. The MLK University\/Community Planning Corporation, a non-profit group founded in 1993, raises scholarship funds for high school students in Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Orange County and UNC students who work to improve the quality of life for everyone in the community. Each year, the Corporation also honors citizens in \u201crecognition of enduring service to humanity by word and by deed\u201d through the Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Citizenship Awards.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s speaker will be North Carolina Superior Court Judge Carl Fox. In 2005, the Honorable Judge Fox became the first black judge in his Orange-Chatham County district. The event wil also include Governor Roy Cooper and other special guests.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mlkpc-ch.org\/\"><b>Register Now<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1122\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1122\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Tuesday, January 26<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1122\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1122\"><p>THE MLK LECTURE AND AWARDS CEREMONY<\/p>\n<p><strong>Virtual: <\/strong>6 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tickets:<\/strong> FREE<\/p>\n<p>The MLK UNC Scholarship for UNC juniors and MLK Unsung Hero awards will be presented. Our keynote speaker will be Patrisse Cullors, social activist, best-selling author of When They Call You A Terrorist and co-creator of the viral Twitter hashtag and movement, #BlackLivesMatter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Registration Opens January 5.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e884335 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e884335\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Related Links<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c24215c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c24215c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><p>Michael Eric Dyson Calls for Unity and Inclusiveness in Keynote Lecture (The Well, Jan. 24, 2020)<\/p><\/li><li><p>Taj and Jones Recognized as 2020 MLK Unsung Heroes (The Well, Jan. 24, 2020)<\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">MLK Week of Celebration: Voices. Presence. Community (diversity.unc.edu, 2018)<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">UNC MLK Celebration Week begins Jan. 14\u2033 (UNC.edu, 2018)<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">\u201cLynch: Move forward by reflecting on history\u201d (UNC.edu, 2018)<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">\u201cUnsung Heroes Strive to Even Out the Playing Field\u201d (UNC Gazette, 2018)<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Carolina Celebrates the Legacy of MLK, Jr.(UNC.edu, 2019)<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Hertel Honored for Service to Carolina with MLK Unsung Hero Award (UNC Gazette, 2019)<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Ben Jealous Urges Audience to Make the Future Come Faster(UNC.edu, 2019)<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr\u2019s. 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Carolina began its celebrations of Dr. King\u2019s life and legacy long before there was a federal holiday. 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