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The Healing Power of Art is very beneficial as we confront issues and educate on the topics around the personal hurt and pain of racism. We will provide our campus community with an opportunity to eat and greet, bring to light the pain, and use our racial healing circles to provide a calming reflection moment to our bodies and minds. Participants can join in our moment of comfort together as they add to our “The Power of Expression” mural.

Join the Truth, Racial Healing and TransformationTM (TRHT) Initiative at Emory University for the 9th Annual National Day of Racial Healing, January 21–23, 2025.

The entire Emory community is invited to engage in safe, brave and responsible spaces to discuss, reflect, experience and imagine a process of healing. The opening session is an interactive livestream Lunch and Learn with keynote speaker Tia Brown McNair, vice president for diversity, equity and student success and executive director of TRHT campus centers for the American Association of Colleges and Universities. She’ll discuss from a national perspective how to implement the TRHT framework within the strategic and innovative work being conducted on both Emory campuses. After her remarks, enjoy lunch and engage in an interactive discussion.

We will be screening "Eye of the Storm." Four screenings will last 30 minutes on January 15 and January 16 at 11:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. on both days.

Before the Jane Elliot lecture, we invite you to participate in Rx Racial Healing Circles from 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. with virtual and in-person options. These circles aim to help us reflect on our shared values and create a blueprint for #HowWeHeal from the effects of racism.

Racial healing circles are an experiential process by which, through story-telling and deep listening, we can engage with perceived others to build trust and deepen relationships, enabling self-reflection and acknowledgment of one’s previously unquestioned assumptions and biases.

We are excited to welcome Dr. Michael A. Baston, president of Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C), as our keynote speaker. Dr. Baston is an in-demand speaker on the role of higher education in moving the needle on equity and justice in America. In addition to his presidencies, Dr. Baston is known as a national leader, including his role as a national Guided Pathways and Equity Transfer Initiative coach for the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC). The Keynote will be presented as a discussion, with questions created to reflect on the 2025 MLK Week theme, “Where do we go from here: Chaos or Community?” ________________________________ The 2025 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration theme replicates the title of Dr. King’s fourth and final book, which was published prior to his assassination. Under the backdrop of monumental change in America after new laws such as the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. believed the next phase of the movement would bring its challenges. “Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?” inspires thought and hope for advancing the movement, from continued interracial coalitions to faith, economic justice, nonviolent action and the ballot. As Baldwin Wallace is centered on its own challenges of what the next steps of social action will be and our nation navigates the aftermath of a contentious election cycle and global unrest, the tenets of Dr. King’s work ring more now than ever before. In what ways will we rise to the challenge of finding new ways to build even when we don’t feel like building? How do we advance community and justice when the structures that support community have been dismantled? Join the committee as we challenge you to consider your role in answering, “Where do we go from here?” Throughout the week, at various programs, we will take time to reflect on the significance of the people and milestones that inspire the struggle for justice in our age. We will celebrate legacies connected to our campus and region. This year, the world lost a giant of the Civil Rights Movement when BW graduate Rev. James Lawson ’51 passed away on June 9. Our MLK celebrations also mark the 50th anniversary of the implementation of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday in the State of Ohio, eight years prior to it becoming a federal holiday. The 35th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration is sponsored by Baldwin Wallace University in conjunction with the Berea community and the Campus/Community MLK Week Committee 2025. This FREE conference-style event is in the spirit of MLK’s legacy surrounding social justice. The program is designed to help students move from feelings of anxiety, apathy and angst regarding current events into ACTION for social justice and positive social change. Sponsored by the David & Frances Brain Center for Community Engagement. NOTE: This event is only open to BW students, faculty and staff. Registration is required. ________________________________ The 2025 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration theme replicates the title of Dr. King’s fourth and final book, which was published prior to his assassination. Under the backdrop of monumental change in America after new laws such as the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. believed the next phase of the movement would bring its challenges. “Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?” inspires thought and hope for advancing the movement, from continued interracial coalitions to faith, economic justice, nonviolent action and the ballot. As Baldwin Wallace is centered on its own challenges of what the next steps of social action will be and our nation navigates the aftermath of a contentious election cycle and global unrest, the tenets of Dr. King’s work ring more now than ever before. In what ways will we rise to the challenge of finding new ways to build even when we don’t feel like building? How do we advance community and justice when the structures that support community have been dismantled? Join the committee as we challenge you to consider your role in answering, “Where do we go from here?” Throughout the week, at various programs, we will take time to reflect on the significance of the people and milestones that inspire the struggle for justice in our age. We will celebrate legacies connected to our campus and region. This year, the world lost a giant of the Civil Rights Movement when BW graduate Rev. James Lawson ’51 passed away on June 9. Our MLK celebrations also mark the 50th anniversary of the implementation of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday in the State of Ohio, eight years prior to it becoming a federal holiday. The 35th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration is sponsored by Baldwin Wallace University in conjunction with the Berea community and the Campus/Community MLK Week Committee 2025. A Jacket Circle is an experiential process by which, through storytelling and deep listening, we can embrace our common humanity, learn to see ourselves in one another, and approach difficult issues and needed policy changes through the lens of empathy and compassion. Participants will have an opportunity to engage in dialogue with their peers in a hands-on, transformational experience. Sponsored by the BW Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation Team. NOTE: This event is only open to BW students. ________________________________ The 2025 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration theme replicates the title of Dr. King’s fourth and final book, which was published prior to his assassination. Under the backdrop of monumental change in America after new laws such as the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. believed the next phase of the movement would bring its challenges. “Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?” inspires thought and hope for advancing the movement, from continued interracial coalitions to faith, economic justice, nonviolent action and the ballot. As Baldwin Wallace is centered on its own challenges of what the next steps of social action will be and our nation navigates the aftermath of a contentious election cycle and global unrest, the tenets of Dr. King’s work ring more now than ever before. In what ways will we rise to the challenge of finding new ways to build even when we don’t feel like building? How do we advance community and justice when the structures that support community have been dismantled? Join the committee as we challenge you to consider your role in answering, “Where do we go from here?” Throughout the week, at various programs, we will take time to reflect on the significance of the people and milestones that inspire the struggle for justice in our age. We will celebrate legacies connected to our campus and region. This year, the world lost a giant of the Civil Rights Movement when BW graduate Rev. James Lawson ’51 passed away on June 9. Our MLK celebrations also mark the 50th anniversary of the implementation of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday in the State of Ohio, eight years prior to it becoming a federal holiday. The 35th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration is sponsored by Baldwin Wallace University in conjunction with the Berea community and the Campus/Community MLK Week Committee 2025.

Attorney Gerald Griggs will educate and inspire as he explores the intersections of resistance, hope, and education. His talk will challenge us to reflect on our roles in bending the arc of the universe toward justice while equipping us with tools to overcome barriers. “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.”- Martin Luther King, Jr.