February is nationally recognized as Black History Month. Public officials across Kentucky have issued statements, highlighting notable members of the Black community and introducing new initiatives for...
UK’s Martin Luther King Center gathered for its second annual Legacy Luncheon & Awards ceremony on Thursday, Feb. 2.
According to UKNOW, the event was a part of “MLK Center Legacy Week,”...
Members of the Lexington community rallied for the annual Freedom March to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday afternoon.
This year’s march was the 50th anniversary of Lexington’s MLK Day...
The Lexington community gathered Monday in a display of unity to commemorate the life and legacy of civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.The miles-long celebration was a collaborative effort...
Let’s stop whitewashing and depoliticizing Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy.Today, King is one of the most celebrated figures in American history by people of all political affiliations and backgrounds....
Almost a full year after President Donald Trump was inaugurated, amid growing fears of alt-right protests and after Confederate statues were removed from the old Lexington Courthouse, thousands of marchers...
In 1987, a renovation of the UK student center removed a wall, bulletin board and a regular meeting place of African-American students between classes. This left something missing in their student life,...
UK is partnering with the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government to host a celebration of the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday. There will be several events throughout the day on Monday,...
The 44th annual Martin Luther King Jr. event will kick off with a march around downtown Lexington Monday.The event, organized by UK along with Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, started in 1973...
Lexington and Kentucky residents braced single degree temperatures Monday morning as they celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day with the annual Freedom March through downtown Lexington.The march was coordinated...
In his speech celebrating the life and works of Martin Luther King Jr., actor Danny Glover spoke to a crowded Heritage Hall about the importance of social justice.Glover called King, “someone who had...
