{"id":683,"date":"2024-01-11T14:33:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T19:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/?p=683"},"modified":"2024-01-11T21:28:17","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T02:28:17","slug":"celebrating-the-legacy-of-martin-luther-king-jr-through-community-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/2024\/01\/11\/celebrating-the-legacy-of-martin-luther-king-jr-through-community-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. through community events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>January is a month that celebrates the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It is also a month to take time to reflect on racial healing. Consider attending these events compiled by Detroit Mercy\u2019s Office of Diversity, Equity &amp; Inclusion:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>On the McNichols Campus<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, Jan.15&nbsp;<\/strong><br \/>\nUniversity Ministry &amp; TENN: Ecological and Racial Justice Immersion Day&nbsp;<br \/>\n10-6 p.m.&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/Pages\/ResponsePage.aspx?id=2MKkyGi9ukC4tnUivppxcekeENDnd2pNmLK3oIqZSZ5UNFdNMTNXODZKWldCT1hYQ0xKVE1ZNVBDRSQlQCN0PWcu\">Register here for Ecological and racial Justice Immersion Day <\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday, Jan. 16<\/strong>&nbsp;<br \/>\nNational Day of Racial Healing: Discussion on Race and How It Impacts Everyone<br \/>\nMcNichols Campus, Ballroom<br \/>\n12:30-2 p.m.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday, Jan. 17&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/strong>Prayer for Racial Healing&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\nPeace Pole (located in front of the McNichols Library)<br \/>\n10-10:15 a.m.<br \/>\nIf you are unable to make it to the prayer, please feel free to leave a prayer in the box provided at the Peace Pole. The box will be available all day.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday, Jan. 18&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/strong>Craft Break&nbsp;<br \/>\nMcNichols Campus, Student Union 201&nbsp;<br \/>\n12-2 p.m.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>In the city&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, Jan. 13- 15&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/strong>Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.&nbsp;<br \/>\nHenry Ford Museum&nbsp;<br \/>\n9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.&nbsp;<br \/>\nMore information at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehenryford.org\/current-events\/calendar\/martin-luther-king-day\/\">The Henry Ford<\/a> website.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, Jan. 15&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/strong>21st&nbsp;Annual Detroit MLK Day Rally and March&nbsp;<br \/>\nSt. Matthew\u2019s and St. Joseph\u2019s Episcopal Church&nbsp;<br \/>\n8850 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI<br \/>\nNoon-3 p.m.&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/21st-annual-detroit-mlk-day-rally-march-tickets-768733752347\">Register here for the march<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, Jan. 15&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/strong>MLK Day Celebration&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\nCharles H. Wright Museum of African American History&nbsp;<br \/>\n315 E. Warren Ave, Detroit MI&nbsp;<br \/>\n10 a.m.-Noon&nbsp;<br \/>\nTickets $40<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewright.org\/programs\/mlk-day-wright\">Tickets and information for the celebration<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January is a month that celebrates the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It is also a month to take time to reflect on racial healing. Consider attending these events compiled by Detroit Mercy\u2019s Office of Diversity, Equity &amp; Inclusion:&nbsp; On the McNichols Campus Monday, Jan.15&nbsp; University &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/683"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=683"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/683\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":727,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/683\/revisions\/727"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/magis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}