Luther hosts Dr. Bettina Love for MLK Jr. Day lecture Monday, January 11, 2021 5:47 PM Dr. Bettina L. Love, an author, activist and public speaker will give Luther College's 2021 Martin Luther King Jr. Day lecture at 4 p.m. Monday, Jan. 18. The viewing link for this lecture, which is free and open to the public, can be found on the Luther College Events page, luther.edu/events.Love's lecture, "Living a Hip Hop and Abolitionist Life: Resistance, Creativity, Hip Hop Civics Ed, Intersectionality and Black Joy," will educate viewers about racial violence, oppression, intersectional justice and how to make sustainable community change. Love’s work is based on a curriculum she created called GET FREE, which connects youth to resources and a network of artists, community leaders and activists who advocate for visibility, inclusion and societal change. Love is a sought-after speaker with lecture topics ranging from anti-racism and art-based education to Black girlhood and Hip Hop feminism. Love's work has been recognized by the White House Research Conference on Girls and by the Old Fourth Ward Economic Security Task Force, a six-month initiative supporting residents of one of Atlanta’s most historic and rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods. In 2020, she co-founded the Abolitionist Teaching Network with the simple mission to develop and support teachers and parents to fight injustice within their schools and communities.Luther College's Martin Luther King Jr. Day Lecture began in 1987 to provide an ongoing scholarly conversation about the struggle for human rights in the United States. It is supported by the Williams Endowment Fund, named in recognition of Lawrence and Queen Williams for their dedication and years of service to Luther.