MLK Tribute

MLK Tribute: Living the Legacy

Announcing the 2024 Portland State University 
MLK: Living the Legacy Tribute!

Please join Portland State University for our "Living the Legacy" tribute honoring Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

The annual MLK events provide an opportunity to pause, reflect and take stock of the journey to justice, equity and full citizenship; of the call to, and the joys and costs of, leadership and service; and of the power of vision, persistence, courage, community and intentionality in supporting extraordinary impact.

Ame Lambert, Vice President for Global Diversity & Inclusion

MLK Tribute: Presentation of the Letter from Birmingham Jail

Presentation of the Letter from Birmingham Jail

February 1, 2024 | 5:30pm
Parkway North (SMSU 101)

This year, the MLK Tribute event will feature a presentation of the Letter from Birmingham Jail -- a powerful, continuously relevant piece, famously written by Dr. King during his imprisonment in 1963. A community discussion will accompany the reading.

Requests for Reasonable Accommodations

Requests for Reasonable Accommodations may be made to Global Diversity & Inclusion at 503.725.5919 or diversity@pdx.edu. In order to ensure that reasonable accommodations can be provided in time for this event, please make your requests as soon as possible.

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Previous MLK Tribute Speakers

Learn more about the distinguished keynote speakers who have been hosted by Portland State's MLK Tribute Series over the years.