The University of Central Missouri's Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration happens each year in January. UCM, Whiteman, Sedalia, Kansas City and Warrensburg communities pause to reflect on the work and impact of Dr. King, while renewing goals of respect and dignity toward one another. The speaker this year will be labor economist, author and commentator Julianne Malveaux. It's planned for 6:30 p.m
The University of Central Missouri will be hosting their big evening coming up on January 21. It's the Freedom Scholarship Dinner, which is a big part of their Dr Martin Luther King Celebration.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day may be on Jan. 21, but several activities are going on at the University of Central Missouri in the next week in observance of this day. L. Douglas Wilder, former governor of Virginia and the first elected African American governor in the United States, will be the keynote speaker for the University of Central Missouri’s annual Freedom Scholarship dinner, planned for 6