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The project has been in the works for nearly 10 years and, in 2022, received a federal grant to help fund the construction.

This year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Celebration, hosted by Penn State’s Forum on Black Affairs, will take place from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on Friday, January 15 via Zoom. In past years, Penn Staters and community members gathered together in person to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., but due to the coronavirus pandemic, FoBA needed to make a change. “This year, due to the global pandemic, we will not be able to gather in person, so we have partnered with our ...