19th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast
Friday, January 29 9:00-11:00 a.m.
On Friday, January 29, 2021, from 9 – 11 a.m., UMass Dartmouth will host the 19th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast in a virtual format featuring a keynote address by social justice activist Tamika D. Mallory, remarks from recently appointed Interim Chancellor Mark Fuller, and performances by the student-led D’SWORD Gospel Choir. The event’s theme Call to Action: Then and Now, will look back at the activist actions of Dr. King and how that legacy has translated into current racial equality movements.
The event is free and open to the public, but you must register to attend.
To strengthen the event’s theme, UMass Dartmouth is excited to announce that Tamika D. Mallory, award-winning social justice leader, activist, and mother, will be the keynote speaker.
About Tamika D. Mallory
Tamika D. Mallory is an award-winning social justice leader, activist, and mother. Mallory is the Co-Chair of the Women’s March, Co-Founder of Until Freedom, and served as the youngest ever Executive Director of the National Action Network. As co-chair of the 2017 Women’s March on Washington, Mallory helped organize the largest single-day demonstration in American history. Most recently, Mallory co-founded Until Freedom, an intersectional social justice organization that serves as a clearinghouse for organizers, activists, movement attorneys, artists, celebrities, and formerly incarcerated individuals. Tamika also co-hosts the Street Politicians podcast on iHeart Radio’s Black Effect Network. She was named as one of Time’s 100’s Most Influential People in the world as well as featured on Fortune’s 2017 list of the World’s Greatest Leaders and is being hailed as one of the most influential Black voices in the nation.
