Annual celebrations of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy at MIT

2020 46th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

MIT home page spotlight, January 20, 2020
Theme
Speak up. Have Courage. Confront Injustice.
Keynote

Kevin Richardson
Exonerated member of the Central Park Five
Criminal Justice reform advocate

MLK Leadership Awardees

Sandy Alexandre
Associate Professor in Literature

Stephen Barr ’G
Sloan School of Management

Meghan Davis
Biological Engineering

Gloria Anglón
Assistant Dean Grad Education HQ

Dayna Cunningham
Executive Director CoLab, Urban Studies and Planning

Delta Phi Epsilon
Fraternity

Photos

SEE PHOTOS BY JAKE BELCHER

Video
Art


Kevin Richardson, one of the Central Park Five, who have all been exonerated of their unjust conviction, gives the keynote speech at this year’s annual MIT Martin Luther King luncheon. Photo: Jake Belcher

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