TUESDAY, JANUARY 13
10:30 a.m., Press Conference (View the archived webcast in the Newsroom)
Introduction of Clayborne Carson as Martin Luther King Jr. Distinguished Professor and executive director of the Morehouse College Martin Luther King Jr. Collection and announcement of scholarly access to the Collection.
Location: Lobby, Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel

6 p.m., Inaugural Martin Luther King Jr. Collection Distinguished Lecture
“King, Obama and the Great American Dialogue”
Speaker: Clayborne Carson, Executive Director of the Morehouse King Collection
Location: Executive Conference Center, Leadership Center Building

THURSDAY, JANUARY 15
6 p.m., Candlelight Vigil
Speaker: The Rev. Harry Wright Jr., Office of Student Services, Morehouse College
Location: Martin Luther King Jr. Statue

8 p.m., The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s 17th Annual “A King Celebration” Concert
ASO Music Director Robert Spano leads the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the Morehouse and Spelman College glee clubs in works celebrating Abraham Lincoln and his connection to music.
Tickets: $25 general admission; $7 students (Purchase advanced tickets through ASO Box Office at (404) 733-5000, via email at boxoffice@woodruffcenter.org or at Morehouse College ticket office on day of event)
Location: Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel

SUNDAY, JANUARY 18
11 a.m., Worship Service
Speaker: The Rev. Luther E. Smith, professor of Church and
Community, Candler School of Theology, Emory University
Location: Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel

MONDAY, JANUARY 19
8 a.m.-Noon, Campus-wide Day of Service
Location: Bonner Office of Community Service
Volunteers should contact the Bonner Office of Community Service at 404-681-7575

12:30 – 2 p.m., Brown Bag Luncheon and Lecture
Speaker: Lonnie King ’69, noted civil rights activist, community organizer, historian, educator and entrepreneur
Location: Lobby, Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel

8-11 a.m., Alumni Panel Discussion (Live Webcast)
“King to Obama -The Dream Realized: Where Do We Go From Here?”
A discussion of how Morehouse Men can meet the challenge to groom new leadership in this new political era.
Speakers: Activist Martin Luther King III ’78, the Rev. Otis Moss Jr. ’56; U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop ’68; Ralph Everett ’73, president and CEO of the Joint Center of Political and Economic Studies; CNN contributor Jamal Simmons ’93, SGA representative Terrence Woodbury ’09
Location: The Historic Willard Intercontinental Hotel, Washington, D.C.

THURSDAY, JANUARY, 22
11 a.m., Crown Forum
1st Annual Vivian Malone Jones Lecture on Civil Rights
Speaker: The Honorable Shirley Franklin, Mayor, City of Atlanta
Unveiling of oil portrait of Mayor Franklin
Location: Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel

SUNDAY, JANUARY 25
11 a.m., Worship Service
Speaker: Illya Davis ’89, professor, Department of Philosophy and Religion, Clark Atlanta University
Location: Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel