The Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Dinner
The longest-running celebration honoring King in Indianapolis. The dinner attracts sell-out crowds to commemorate King's goals and dreams and to hear nationally renowned speakers. Past speakers include the famed American poet Maya Angelou; Benjamin Hooks, former director of the NAACP; former Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm;
Hollywood actor and director Bill Duke; nationally syndicated columnist William Raspberry; and the scholar Henry Louis Gates. The Black Student Union presents awards to outstanding faculty and students at the dinner.
IUPUI joins a national effort to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by making this national holiday a “"Day-On" rather than a day off. Since classes are not in session, students, faculty, and staff participate in a half-day service project in the local community. A kick-off breakfast is followed by team service projects that may include painting and general clean-up, assisting with a youth basketball clinic, or preparing a low-income home for rehab construction. Students and student groups may also apply for mini-grants to fund special service projects to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Original Martin Luther King Jr. Dinner Flyer
c. 1969
The complete listing of sites schedule for IUPUI's Martin Luther King Jr. service projects follows:· Hawthorne Community Center 2440 W. Ohio St. (317) 637-4312 Contact: Diane Arnold. Task: Painting and Working in the Clothing Pantry
· Southwest Community Center W. Washington and Lynch Task: Painting and Cleaning
· Wheeler Mission 245 N. Delaware St. (317) 635-3575 Contact: Tiffany Powell. Task: Serving Lunch
· Holy Family Shelter 30 E. Palmer St. (One block east of South Meridian.) (317) 635-7830 Contact: Amy Moelhman. Task: Basic Clean-up
St. Elizabeth Shelter 2500 Churchman Ave. (Off Raymond St.) (317) 787-3412 Contact: David Syler. Task: Putting up Shelving
· Harbour Lights Mission 927 N. Pennsylvania Contact: Maggie Lunden (317) 687-3714, Ext. 134
· Dayspring Center 1537 N. Central Contact: Meliny Priest (317) 635-6780
· Mary Rigg Center 1920 West Morris St. Contact: Dr. Bob (317) 639-6106. Task: Working with Children
· Our Redeemer Lutheran Church 3421 N. Park Ave. (317) 925-3588. Task: Painting
· Watkins Park Community Center 2360 Dr. Martin Luther King St. Task: Painting
· Senior Citizens Home of Indianapolis 708 E. Michigan St. Task: Cleaning and Serving Lunch.
· Martin Luther King Jr. Park 1701 Broadway Task: Spruce-up
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MLK Award Winners
2007 MLK Award Recipients
(first row left to right)Tiffany Reed, Nicole Oglesby *Award Winner*, Dominic Dorsey
(second row left to right) Kim Stewart-Brinston, Nathaniel Williams*, Dominic Dorsey*, Dr. Regina Turner
2002 MLK Award Recipients
(First row left) Zebadiah Badgett -- The I Have A Dream Award
(First row right) David Fredricks -- The Advocate of the Dream Award
(Second row left) Willie Frank Middlebrook -- The Drum Major Instinct Award
(Second row right) Abiodun Taborah Mafolasire -- The Dr. Joseph T. Taylor Academic Award
2006 MLK Award Recipients
Jillian "JJ" Jennings--"Advocate of the Dream"
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2001 MLK Award Recipients
(left) Chancellor Gerald Bepko--Advocate of the Dream Award (right) Arlington High School Principal Jackie Greenwood--Drum Major Instinct Award
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Cassandra Giles -- Dr. Joseph T. Taylor Academic Award Nicole Hobbs -- The I Have A Dream Award
1998 MLK Award Recipients
John Thomas Liell--Community Service AwardSylvia White-Hooks--"Advocate of the Dream"
