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Author and Northwestern University alum Jonathan Eig (’86) will headline Northwestern’s 2024 MLK Commemoration with a keynote event. Eig will be joined in conversation by Medill School Dean Charles Whitaker. The keynote conversation will take place Tuesday, Jan. 16 at 5 p.m. in person at Galvin Hall.

On this national holiday honoring the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., some people might be wondering what can be said about him that has not already been said. That’s a fair, logical question, considering how King’s life, speeches, leadership and the goals and causes he promoted have been dissected time and time again, especially […]

From preschool primers to Martin Luther King Jr.'s essential speeches, these books confirm his eternal relevance.

Our selection includes biographies of James Bond’s creator, Martin Luther King and George Orwell’s wife | The Economist reads

We now "treat it like a day to celebrate King and we ignore the fact that all these other things are going on"

After the holiday and the commemorations, carry King’s legacy forward by advocating for a cause, such as voting rights, reproductive rights, economic justice or a green economy.

This Monday, Jan. 15, the national holiday honoring the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., some people might be wondering what can be said about him that hasn’

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Decades later, MLK’s legacy still strongly resonates The birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., became a federal holiday 41 years ago, a culmination of efforts that began shortly after he was assassinated in Memphis, Tenn., in 1968 when he was just 39 years old. This means the holiday marking King’s life has been in existence […]

Jonathan Eig (Medill ’86) began his journalism career covering high school sports for his hometown paper in Rockland County, New York. After four years in The Daily’s newsroom, Eig became a professional reporter, working for outlets like The Dallas Morning News and The Wall Street Journal.  Now he’s a biographer, writing about the likes of...