2022 MLK Celebration
A Legacy of Uplift
Watch the 2021 MLK Week Uplift Luncheon
- MLK Day of Service01-17-2022 | 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. | Throughout Nashville & VirtualRegister
We will celebrate MLK Day with a Day of Service, both in-person and virtual. For a full list of service options, visit http://getconnected.belmont.edu/mlk-day-of-service/.
- Candlelight Vigil01-17-2022 | 6 p.m. | Gabhart A&B
Monday, January 17
- Student Real Talk with Gary Hunter01-18-2022 | 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. | Virtual
To participate in this event, email Benita Walker at benita.walker@belmont.edu to RSVP and access the zoom link.
Tuesday, January 18
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Week Address—An Exercise in Hope01-19-2022 | 10 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. | Gabhart Chapel
Dr. Esau McCaulley’s recent book, “Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope” has won numerous awards including Christianity Today’s book of the year. Rev. McCaulley is a contributing opinion writer for the New York Times and teaches New Testament at Wheaton College. Sponsored by the Martin Luther King, Jr. Week Committee
Wellcore event
- Student Real Talk with Gary Hunter01-19-2022 | 5 pm - 7 pm | Virtual
To participate in this event, email Benita Walker at benita.walker@belmont.edu to RSVP and access the zoom link.
Wednesday, January 19
- Faculty & Staff Real Talk with Gary Hunter01-20-2022 | 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. | Virtual
To participate in this event, email Benita Walker at benita.walker@belmont.edu to RSVP and access the zoom link. - Student Real Talk with Gary Hunter01-20-2022 | 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. | Virtual
To participate in this event, email Benita Walker at benita.walker@belmont.edu to RSVP and access the zoom link.
Thursday, January 20
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Week Sermon—Infinite Hope01-21-2022 | 10 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. | Gabhart Chapel
- Bishop Anne Henning Byfield is president of the African Methodist Episcopal Council of Bishops, in addition to shepherding the AME churches in TN and KY. She has established a vocational school in Haiti, re-established the AME Church in Cuba, was instrumental in planting ten churches, and is the author of several books. Sponsored by the Martin Luther King, Jr. Week Committee
- Wellcore event
- Lunch on the Lawn with Black-Owned Food Trucks01-21-2022 | 12 p.m. | The Lawn