The UTC Office of Multicultural Affairs, in partnership with Student and Family Engagement, will host a commemorative brunch to celebrate the 12th UTC MLK Day celebration, “Remembering the Past and Embracing the Future.” Panelists Dr. Michael Williams and Elijah Cameron will reflect on the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his lasting impact on the Chattanooga community at 11 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 31, in the University Center Tennessee Room.
MLK Day of Service 2021 is a virtual event
Go to: https://www.facebook.com/multicultuCHA The 2021 Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service will take place in a virtual format from 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 18. Due to COVID-19 precautionary measures, the event will be held on Facebook Live. The celebration of the life and legacy of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.…
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Speaker Symone D. Sanders
Sponsored by Office of Multicultural Affairs; Office of Equity and Inclusion, and the Department of Communication. Sanders is a champion for women, a strategist, communications consultant, CNN Political Commentator and was a Spring 2018 Resident Fellow at Harvard University’s Institute of Politics at the Kennedy School of Government.
Political analyst Roland Martin to visit UTC for Martin Luther King Jr. event
Roland Martin. His name is synonymous with politics. From Bill Clinton to Barack Obama, Martin has interviewed multiple presidents, and he will be speaking at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, as part of their annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration on Friday, January 19.
Sheyann Webb to share her experiences as the “Smallest Freedom Fighter”
In 1964, 8-year-old Selma, Alabama resident Sheyann Webb saw something that changed her life forever. On her way to school, she saw a crowd of blacks and whites standing together, an unusual site in the South at the time. Instead of going to school, she followed the crowd to the Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church, and…
University honors Martin Luther King Day with speaker, service
In honor of Martin Luther King Day, the University will hold a commemorative breakfast and coat drive to benefit the area’s homeless population.