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SUMMARY:MLK\, Jr. Freedom Walk
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\nThe 2026 Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Celebration wil
 l take place Monday\, Jan. 19\, beginning with the annual Freedom March at
  1 p.m. and followed by the commemorative program at 2 p.m. at the Central
  Bank Center.\nThis year’s theme — “The Right to Live\, The Right t
 o Choose: Health\, Ballots &amp\; The Beloved Community” — invites th
 e Lexington community to reflect on King’s vision through the lens of pu
 blic health\, voting rights and the ongoing pursuit of a just and compassi
 onate society.\nServing as the 2026 keynote speaker is the Rev. Devon Jero
 me Crawford\, senior pastor of Historic Third Baptist Church of San Franci
 sco. A theologian and scholar\, Crawford previously served as the inaugur
 al national executive director of the Multifaith Initiative to End Mass In
 carceration\, a national effort founded by U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock and b
 ased at Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. He has also held role
 s at Morehouse College’s Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel and
  the William Monroe Trotter Collaborative for Social Justice at the Harvar
 d Kennedy School.\nCrawford’s career spans faith leadership\, public pol
 icy and grassroots organizing — from advising cities and governors on eq
 uitable public safety and COVID-19 responses to engaging communities in no
 nviolent activism and voter mobilization. A Birmingham\, Alabama\, native 
 and Morehouse College honors graduate\, Crawford is known for his interdi
 sciplinary approach to civil rights\, moral leadership and the work of bu
 ilding a “beloved community.”\nThis year’s program will also feature
  a photo exhibition titled “Witness to History: The Photography of Monet
 a Sleet\, Jr.\,” made available to the celebration by Owensboro\, Kentuc
 ky-based group\, Through Sleet’s Eyes Festival. The Alpha Beta Lambda Ch
 apter of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity is also a co-sponsor of the exhibit.
 \n\nSleet\, a native of Owensboro\, was a Pulitzer Prize-winning photograp
 her who\, for more than 40 years\, captured images of the American experie
 nce. From photos which highlight the humanity of the Rev. Martin Luther Ki
 ng Jr.\, to civil rights marches\, to leading figures in politics\, entert
 ainment and culture\, this exhibit highlights Sleet’s legendary career 
 as a photojournalist and “witness to history.”\n\nThe exhibit will be
  at Central Bank Center during the 2026 MLK Holiday Commemorative Program 
 and will be moved to the Lyric Theater and Cultural Arts Center for exhibi
 tion from Jan. 20-30.\n\nThe Lexington MLK Holiday Observance is one of t
 he longest-running programs of its kind in the nation. Founded in 1973\, 1
 3 years before the federal holiday\, the celebration brings thousands from
  across Central Kentucky together each year in remembrance and reflection.
  The annual Freedom March and program honor King’s legacy of justice\, p
 eace and equal opportunity for all Americans and serve as a call to contin
 ue the work of advancing human dignity and civil rights.\nThe MLK Holiday 
 Observance is free and open to the public. Community members can learn mor
 e or support the celebration at the MLK Day committee website.\n\n\n\n\n\
 n\nAs the state’s flagship\, land-grant institution\, the University of 
 Kentucky exists to advance the Commonwealth. We do that by preparing the n
 ext generation of leaders — placing students at the heart of everything 
 we do — and transforming the lives of Kentuckians through education\, re
 search and creative work\, service and health care. We pride ourselves on
  being a catalyst for breakthroughs and a force for healing\, a place wher
 e ingenuity unfolds. It's all made possible by our people — visionaries\
 , disruptors and pioneers — who make up 200 academic programs\, a $476
 .5 million research and development enterprise and a world-class medical 
 center\, all on one campus.\n\n
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LOCATION:Central Bank Center\, 430 West Vine Street\, Lexington\, KY\, 4050
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