Undergraduate Academic Affairs

February 3, 2016

Video and photos from MLK Week 2016

Undergraduate Academic Affairs

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his legacy of strength, resilience and compassion are a worldwide touchstone of civic responsibility and action. In January 2016, the University broadened and deepened our recognition of the MLK holiday and expanded our recognition from a day of service to a week of service, leadership, learning, legacy-building and celebration.

Video highlights from MLK Week

Video by Bryan Nakata, UAA digital media producer.

Photo highlights from MLK Week

Enjoy these photos from the week of events designed to honor his memory and the contributions of all people — past and present — who stand for justice.

Birthday party, kickoff and Black history mobile museum

Spoken word performances, cupcakes and a mobile museum showing more than 200 artifacts, including some original documents signed by Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X.

Day of Service

Each year, the University of Washington and the United Way of King County host the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service. Through this event, nearly two thousand volunteers provide vital people-power to organizations that support our county’s most vulnerable populations.

Race and the Legacy of Dr. King: The Sequel & Unconscious Bias Workshop

“Race and the Legacy of Dr. King: The Sequel” focused on a more complete narrative of Martin Luther King, Jr. and locates him more fully in the time and place in which he lived.

In the Unconscious Bias Workshop, participants learned to recognize their own biases and interrupt the impact they have on interactions with others. This interactive session was a collaboration between the Carlson Leadership & Public Service Center and Starbucks.

Ask Your Mama: 12 Moods for Jazz

The Langston Hughes Project and UW’s R.E.T.R.O. Revolutionary Poets delivered a night of social justice centered musical and poetic performances.

All photos by Bryan Nakata, UAA digital media producer.

MLK Week was a collaborative event developed by the Carlson Leadership & Public Service Center, the Center for Communication, Equity & Difference and the Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center. Inspired by past campus MLK celebrations, MLK Week broadens and deepens the University’s recognition of the MLK Day holiday.