MLK at Yale in the News

A photo of keynote speaker Martin Luther King III speaking to the audience at Woolsey H

In Yale visit, King urges all to join the work of improving America

January 19, 2023
By: Susan Gonzalez | January 19, 2023 Every January people across America and the world mark the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. with “profound gratitude” for his...
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'Have we achieved the dream?' | Martin Luther King lll speaks at Yale’s MLK Day celebration

January 18, 2023
By: DeAndria Turner | January 18, 2023 11:29 PM NEW HAVEN, Conn. — On Wednesday, Martin Luther King lll headlined Yale’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration. Hundreds...
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Families celebrate MLK Day with dance, music and storytelling at the New Haven Museum

January 16, 2023
By: Maggie Grether  11:45pm, January 16, 2023 To make space for the dancing, the first row of chairs in the auditorium of the New Haven Museum had been pushed aside. At the...
A photo of John Rice (left) and President Peter Salovey (right)

Yale Talk: Conversations with President Peter Salovey - Advancing Racial Equity in the Workplace

January 12, 2023
In recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, John Rice, the founder and chief executive officer of Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT) and a member of the Yale board of...
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Nyeema C. Harris to Address how MLK Jr.’s Work Engineered Ecosystems

January 11, 2023
Martin Luther King Jr.’s civil rights work epitomizing how systems can change will be the subject of an address by Nyeema C. Harris, Knobloch Family Associate Professor of...

Campus events honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

January 10, 2023
By Susan Gonzalez | January 10, 2023 The Yale and New Haven communities will commemorate the life and legacy of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. during a series of...
A photo of keynote speaker Martin Luther King III

Martin Luther King III to headline Yale’s MLK Day celebration

January 10, 2023
January 10, 2023 Martin Luther King III, a global human rights activist and the elder son of the iconic civil rights leader, will deliver the keynote address during Yale’s...