MLK Champions
- Event Type
- Lecture
- Sponsor
- MLK 2025 Commemorative Planning Committee
- Location
- Student Dining and Residential Programs Building (SDRP), Multi-Purpose Room 2025 (301 E. Gregory Drive, Champaign)
- Date
- Jan 22, 2025 6:00 - 7:30 pm
- Speaker
- Ashley Etienne, Former Senior Advisor to Presidents Obama and Biden, VP Harris, and Speaker Pelosi
- Registration
- Registration
- Contact
- Gina Lee-Olukoya
- golukoya@illinois.edu
- Views
- 114
- Originating Calendar
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Annual Celebration
The MLK Champions recognition program will celebrate the MLK legacy by recognizing the power of community action to honor local partners, students, faculty, and staff who have dedicated their talents to enhancing the movement of justice, equity, and dignity. The evening will inspire and feature a keynote speaker and local community performers. Featured keynote for the evening will be Ashley Etienne, Communications Strategist and senior advisor to our nation’s most powerful leaders: Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and Speaker Nancy Pelosi.