MLK Celebration

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2026 MLK Celebration
Thursday, January 22, 2026 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Distler Hall (20 Talbot Ave, Medford, MA) Dinner to follow in Alumnae Hall at 7:00 p.m.
Join for this annual celebration, recommitting Tufts to the legacy of the Rev. Dr. King. The event will feature:
- Ladies of Essence and S-Factor
- The 2026 Student Voices Winner
- The Tufts Wind Ensemble
- Regie Gibson, first Massachusetts Poet Laureate, who will also speak on our theme.
“Now is the time to make real the promise of democracy...Now is the time to make justice a reality to all of God’s children. We cannot walk alone. As we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead. We cannot turn back. No, no, we are not satisfied and we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters, and righteousness like a mighty stream.” – Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, 1963
The event will be recorded and livestreamed. ASL interpretation will be available. Please register below.
2025 MLK Day Celebration

Bammaya Drumming by Dr. Attah Poku, Lecturer, Music Dept. and M.K. Titiati, Tufts Music Dept. performs during the Tufts MLK Day Celebrations on Jan. 30, 2025. Photo by Jodi Hilton for Tufts Chaplaincy

Student voices winner Sonia Broni with Chaplain Elyse Nelson Winger, left and Africana Center director Katrina Moore after MLK Day Celebrations on Jan. 30, 2025. Photo by Jodi Hilton for Tufts Chaplaincy

