Join us for a movie, lunch, and community conversation.

We will screen Ava Duvernay's critically acclaimed film, Origin. "The unspoken system that has shaped America and chronicles how lives today are defined by a heirarchy of human divisions."

Join us for a movie, lunch, and community conversation.

We will screen Ava Duvernay's critically acclaimed film, Origin. "The unspoken system that has shaped America and chronicles how lives today are defined by a heirarchy of human divisions."

Join us for an author talk, book signing, and reception with Aran Shetterly as he discusses his new book, "Morningside," about the 1979 Greensboro Massacre, which explores the history and characters of a painful chapter in the nation's journey toward racial healing. This is a true story about a community struggling to heal longstanding social, cultural, and racial divisions.

On January 21 at 1:45 pm, as part of the National Day of Racial Healing 2025, the museum and WSU’s English Department will host a reading and open mic program in response to the theme of the day, “Keep on Pushing: Building Bridges to Sustainability.” Readers will include WSU Campus Civic Poets & finalists, creative writing students and faculty, and student editors of WSU creative writing publications. All students, faculty, staff, and community members are invited to bring a poem to read during the open mic portion. Poems may be original compositions or selected from the work of another author, though they should engage with the themes of the day. Before and after the program, visitors are encouraged to view current museum exhibitions, including “The Art of Food: From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation” and “Your Collection: Faculty Remix”.

In collaboration with the Holland Terrell Library’s Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC), the event will be accompanied by a letterpress printing of a relevant poem. This program takes place live in the museum’s Pavilion Gallery and will be livestreamed on the WSU Global Campus YouTube channel.

LOCATION | The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU is located in the Crimson Cube (on Wilson Road across from Martin Stadium and the CUB) on the WSU Pullman campus.

Join us in Austin Central Library's Special Event Center for a conversation with David Wright Faladé and Alejandro Puyana as part of the Library's National Day of Racial Healing events.

The event will celebrate the publication of Wright Faladé's latest novel, The New Internationals, a stunning historical novel set in a post-WWII Paris filled with possibility that interweaves a coming-of-age story, a cross-cultural romance, and a portrait of the international youth at a definitive moment in contemporary history.

He will be joined in conversation by Alejandro Puyana, discussing his debut, Freedom is a Feast, a multigenerational, Latin American saga of love and revolution in which a rebel who commits a youthful betrayal receives a late-life chance at redemption and a new life.

Both novels draw inspiration from the authors' family histories. Wright Faladé and Puyana will discuss how they transformed these stories into imaginative, ambitious works of fiction.

The Austin Public Library, African American Cultural & Heritage Facility, and Austin Community College will host our 4th Annual National Day of Racial Healing Celebration and Healing Circle.

Let's break down barriers and build community through fellowship!

Celebrate with the Library!

All ages welcome

You are invited to join Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (TRHT) & Little Black Pearl for a day filled with creativity and healing vibes. Engage your imagination as we explore the power of art in bringing love, peace and human connection to our lives. This event is all about exploring creative outlets and social platforms as vital tools for sharing our narratives and sustaining our stories for future generations. Collectively, we will lean into our shared humanity – listening deeply, sharing authentically, and holding space for healing. We earnestly believe that art, as a powerful tool for storytelling and narrative change, has the ability to transform policies toward racial equity, helping to close the persistent wealth and health gaps in Chicago and beyond. Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to nurture your heart space and express yourself through various art forms, in community at the heart & soul of Bronzeville.

One Day, TWO community events:

Sun Up: (Free Event)
2pm – 4pm: Creative Arts Open House: Podcast studio, Customization Art lab, TRHT documentary viewing, Healing Art Exhibition and more!
4pm – 6pm: Panel & Community Discussion w/LeeAnn Trotter, NBC5: BE with us, stand with us and share your voice!

Sun Down: (Paid Event)
7pm – 9pm: BLACK UNPLUGGED: A Concert for Peace & Social Justice

You are invited to the 46th Annual Citywide Tribute Event in Honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: "Equity, Justice & Voting Rights."

The dinner will be distinguished with a keynote address from Dr. Clarence Nixon, CEO & Founder of t.Lab, a high-performance learning laboratory for families and students from kindergarten through undergraduate. t.Lab was established to increase the competitiveness of US based students while leveraging a global leadership model. t.Lab has served more than 3,800 parents and students since its inception in 2007 and has students from the US, Kenya, Nigeria, Hungary, Lebanon and the Philippines. As of 2020, t.Lab's median composite ACT score among students was 30.7 and its students have received more than $17M in college scholarships. Dr. Nixon and t.Lab were recently honored by the Information Technology Senior Management Forum.

Presented by the Dr. Martin L. King Jr. Planning Committee, all proceeds from the event go to support the Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship for eligible students attending Kettering University, Mott Community College, and the University of Michigan-Flint.

Individual Admission $50
Table Sponsorship $500 (includes 8 VIP tickets)

Pre-registration is required, at www.mcceventsonline.com

Dr. Howard Stevenson, the Constance Clayton Professor of Urban Education and Professor of Africana Studies in the Human Development and Qualitative Methods Division of the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania directs the Racial Empowerment Collaborative. He will present on his work on racial literacy as a means to address the harm from hate and belonging.

Join MSU Libraries and WKAR for a screening of the award-winning documentary, Fannie Lou Hamer’s America as part of the 2025 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Celebration. Fannie Lou Hamer was a leader in the civil rights movement, founder of the Freedom Democratic Party in Mississippi and the organizer of Freedom Summer, a volunteer-based campaign launched in the summer of 1964 in order to register as many Black voters in Mississippi as possible. FANNIE LOU HAMER’S AMERICA, a documentary produced by her grand-niece Monica Land and winner of Best TV Feature Documentary or miniseries at the IDA Awards, is a portrait of a civil rights activist and the injustices in America that made her work essential. Through public speeches, personal interviews and powerful songs of the fearless Mississippi sharecropper-turned-human-rights-activist, Fannie Lou Hamer’s America explores and celebrates the lesser-known life of one of the Civil Rights Movement’s greatest leaders.

The screening will be followed by a panel discussion and Q&A featuring Tamera Carter (Lansing City Council), Trini Pehlivanoglu (Lansing City Council) and Cindy Villarreal-Medina (Student, MSU College of Social Science), moderated by Erika Vallejo (PhD Candidate, Political Science). The panel will reflect on Hamer’s impact on today’s social justice movements and explore the ongoing fight for equity in the United States.

The event is open and free to the public. Registration is encouraged. Light snacks and refreshments will be provided.