Charcoal and blue-gray background with some red shapes around the edges. The logos for the Margaret Walker Center, Jackson State University, and MS Humanities Council are along the bottom, to the left of a headshot of a smiling man in a black suit and red tie and glasses with a white background behind him. The text advertises the MLK Convocation and labels the photo as Charles Payne, Keynote Speaker.

57th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr., Convocation Events

Our 57th Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Birthday Convocation will take place at 10:00 a.m. on January 17 in the Rose E. McCoy Auditorium. Our keynote speaker will be Dr. Charles M. Payne, whose classic book I’ve Got the Light of Freedom: The Organizing Tradition and the Mississippi Freedom Struggle will be celebrating its 30th anniversary. There also will be a poetry … Continue reading 57th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr., Convocation Events

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