Monmouth College MLK Day Celebration

The community is invited to celebrate this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Monmouth College.

The College will commemorate King’s legacy with a convocation at noon on Jan. 20 in Dahl Chapel and Auditorium. The event – which will feature a keynote by nationally known poet and spoken-word artist Harold Green (pictured) of Chicago – is free and open to the public.

“We’re excited to feature an artist at this year’s Martin Luther King, Jr. convocation,” said Monmouth faculty member Dan Ott, one of the organizers of the College’s annual celebration of the life and ideals of the slain civil rights leader.

Also at the convocation, the College’s Colorful Voices of Praise dancers will perform. The convocation will be emceed by Monmouth students Drew Thaxton ’21 of Decatur, Ill., and Deshja Meyers ’22 of Davenport, Iowa. Meyers will also sing at the event.

Following the convocation, the College will sponsor a day of service in the community for Monmouth students.

“Our day of service continues to grow,” said Ott. “We will have more sites and we are building deeper relationships with our community partners.”