So far, the Senate has passed a bill that aims to limit DEI in public colleges and universities, and the House has introduced legislation that would bar universities and colleges from expending “any resources” to support DEI programs or DEI officers.
Focus on Race Relations (FORR) will reenact the 1964 Freedom March on Frankfort which was attended by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Jackie Robinson, Peter Paul and Mary, and 10,000 Kentuckians.
Have we taken our eyes off the prize? This is the question fueling the theme for this year’s annual MLK Day observance. The University of Kentucky, along with the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government and other community sponsors, will kick off this year’s MLK Day celebration at 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 15 with the annual holiday Freedom March, beginning at Central Bank Center in downtown Lexington. Directly following the march, the Commemorative Program will be held at 2 p.m. at Central Bank Center.
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