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Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Breakfasts, a Unity March and other local events
Audrey J. Kirby
The Star Press
MUNCIE, Ind. — Groups from Ball State University and around Muncie will host events commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The day is set for Monday, Jan. 21, though celebrations will continue through the week.
If your organization has an event celebrating the civil rights leader, email details to ajkirby@muncie.gannett.com. This list will be updated as more events come in.
MLK Children and Youth Breakfast
A 2019 MLK Breakfast will be Monday, Jan. 21, at Muncie Central High School, followed by youth programs.
Doors open at 8:15 a.m. for breakfast, while youth programming begins at 9 a.m. Activities will include workshops, a free Muncie Symphony Orchestra petting zoo, a performance by Unstoppable and a speech from local NAACP president Joseph Anderson.
Activities for children in kindergarten through fifth grade were created by Boys & Girls Clubs of Muncie and will include crafts, videos and discussions about Martin Luther King Jr. and more. Workshops for students in grades 6-12 were organized by Yolanda Taylor and Boys & Girls Clubs of Muncie. They will include separate sessions for boys and girls in each grade, with topics ranging from positivity to finding your purpose.
Lunch is included. Workshops and activities will end at 1 p.m.
MLK Unity Worship Service
A worship service will run 6-7:30 p.m. at Union Missionary Baptist Church, 1103 N. Macedonia Ave. The service will feature Pastor Jeffrey A . Johnson Sr. of Eastern Star Church in Indianapolis.
Ball State community to celebrate MLK Community Day, Unity Week
Ball State University's 39th Unity Week, which will kick off with a community breakfast Monday, Jan. 21, will hold events through the week including a lecture from a Georgetown University sociology professor, a series of Queer Monologues and showing of the film, "BlacKkKlansman."
Ball State's Unity Week salutes the influential civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. while celebrating campus diversity and exploring the perspectives of minority oppression through social, cultural and educational events, according to a release
Here is a full schedule of Unity Week events:
Monday, Jan. 21: The Muncie community and Ball State University kick off the week with their annual MLK Community Breakfast at 9 a.m. in the Ball State Student Center's Cardinal Hall. The annual Unity March begins at 11 a.m. in the Multicultural Center, continues to Shafer Bell Tower and returns to the center.
Tuesday, Jan. 22: MLK speaker Dr. Michael Eric Dyson will discuss the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. at 7:30 p.m. in Pruis Hall.
Wednesday, Jan. 23: Ball State's Spectrum club theatrically will address the emotional stride of coming out through a series of Queer Monologues at 6 p.m. in Pruis Hall.
Thursday, Jan. 24: Through a guided tour with interactive booths, Tunnel of Oppression will provide individuals a simulation of the oppression that marginalized groups face daily. The event begins 6 p.m. in the Student Center Ballroom.
Friday, Jan. 25: The Latinx Student Union will host a non-competitive talent showcase, Latinxpalooza, at 6 p.m. in Schmidt/Wilson. Friday Night Filmworks presents "BlacKkKlansman," a Spike Lee-directed film zooming in on the true story of the first African-American detective to serve on the Colorado Springs Police Department who sets out to expose the Ku Klux Klan. The film shows at 9 p.m. in Pruis Hall.
Saturday, Jan. 26: During the Beneficence Leadership Conference, students, faculty and community members will showcase interactive presentations at 9 a.m. in Pruis Hall, followed by a professional keynote speaker. March on Late Nite provides students high-energy entertainment at 9 p.m. in the student center.
Sunday, Jan. 27: The Black Student Association will host its annual Unity Pageant, which typically attracts nearly 400 guests and strives to promote unity through the crowning of a Mr./Miss/Mx. Unity at 7 p.m. in Pruis Hall.
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