35th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration

Name: 35th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
Start: 2026-01-16T08:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-01-16T10:30:00-05:00
Location: Florida International University,Modesto Maidique Campus

Schedule

Fri Jan 16 2026 at 08:00 am to 10:30 am

UTC-05:00

Location

Florida International University,Modesto Maidique Campus | Miami, FL

The MLK Commemorative Celebration is one of the largest annual FIU events on campus. Join us as FIU celebrates Dr. King's life and legacy.
About this Event

Join us as we celebrate our 35th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Commemorative Breakfast. We welcome our guest speaker, Kevin Powell, who is one of the most celebrated political, cultural, literary, and hip-hop voices in America. He is a prolific writer and a GRAMMY-nominated poet; Kevin is a heavily sought-after public speaker who has lectured in all 50 states and on five continents. A native son of Jersey City, New Jersey, the human and civil rights activist has been engaged with nearly every democratic movement of the latter 20th and early 21st centuries, either as a servant-leader, a behind-the-scenes advocate, or in a leadership position with fellow writers, artists, and change agents. In 2008 and 2010, Kevin ran for the United States Congress in his adopted hometown of Brooklyn, New York."

Dotson Family
MLK Keynote Speaker
Kevin Powell

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Proceeds will support the Martin Luther King Endowment to support scholarships and the Youth Forum initiatives.

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