MSU Denver

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Breakfast

Friday, January 13, 2023

 

Check-in and breakfast begins at 8:30 a.m.
The program starts at 9:00 a.m.
The program will conclude at about 11:00 a.m.

Keynote

Carlotta Walls LaNier

Awardees

Allison Cotton, Ph.D.
Miguel Huerta, LSW
Gregor Mieder
Dwinita Mosby Tyler, Ph.D.
Mariana Pascual Miranda

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Six Black children who attended Little Rock's Central High School sit outside the Supreme Court in this 1958 photo. From left to right: Carlotta Walls, 15, Melva Patillo, 16, Jefferson Thomas, 15, Minnie Jean Brown, 16, Gloria Ray, 15, and Elizabeth Edkford, 16. Photo: Getty Images

Member of the Little Rock Nine shares her story of desegregation

Civil-rights trailblazer Carlotta Walls LaNier to speak at MSU Denver's annual MLK Peace Breakfast on Jan. 13.

Cory Phare

January 6, 2023

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Jeff Fard, aka brother jeff, at an MSU Denver podium with a photo of Dr. King on a slide behind him

‘Overcoming the pandemic of racism’

The convergence of two public health crises – Covid and the continuing impacts of racism – took center stage ...

Cory Phare

January 28, 2022

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Until justice rolls down like waters

Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous simile inspired the theme of MSU Denver’s 2020 MLK Peace Breakfast: 'The Act of Fluidity'

Cory Phare

January 20, 2020

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Liberation Through Education: Decolonizing Systems of Power

Join virtually and watch the MLK Peace Breakfast live.

View the program for the event.

Join MSU Denver at the Marade

MSU Denver will participate in the Denver Marade on Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, starting in City Park. The program will begin at 9:30 a.m. and the marching portion will begin about 10:30 a.m. MSU Denver will be carrying a banner.  Participants will form our group at 9:30 a.m. All Students, Staff, Faculty, Alumni, Family and Friends are welcome to participate with MSU Denver in the Marade.

If you are interested in marching with MSU Denver, we will be gathered near the MLK Statue in Denver’s City Park. The Marade walks out of the park towards Colfax and down Colfax to Civic Center Park where the Marade ends.

MLK Marade Information

MLK Peace Award Nominations

Nominations for 2024 are open, until Monday November 5, 2023. Please nominate someone committed to promoting Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s vision for the 2024 MLK Peace Award.

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Past Awardees

Celebrate the all of the MLK Peace Awardees.

MLK Past Awardees

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