The Dallas Institute’s 16th Annual MLK Day Symposium | “Soul Force: The Enduring Challenge of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.”
Doors open at 5 p.m. in the historic St. Paul United Methodist Church. Introductory remarks begin at 6 p.m. with a lecture at 6:15 p.m. and moderated Q&A at 7:15 p.m. While the event is free to attend, there is a maximum capacity of 300. Advance registration is required. For more information visit https://dallasinstitute.org/mlk-jr-symposium-2/.
Do we have the spiritual depth, what Dr. King called "soul force," to meet his challenge today?
Dr. Lerone A. Martin will keynote the Dallas Institute's 16th annual MLK Day Symposium, this year titled “Soul Force: The Enduring Challenge of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.” The event will be in partnership with and held at St. Paul United Methodist Church (1816 Routh Street, Dallas, 75201) on Friday, January 13.
Dr. King’s movement poses an uneasy problem, a problem both spiritual and political, an ongoing challenge for individuals of all races and for cities, including Dallas. Expanding upon the recent Big D Reads initiative focusing on our city’s racial history, the Dallas Institute’s MLK Symposium considers new ways to engage Dr. King’s enduring challenge today.
Our renowned keynote speaker, Dr. Lerone A. Martin, is the Martin Luther King, Jr. Centennial Professor and Director of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute at Stanford University. In 2018, Dr. Lerone Martin shared his groundbreaking discovery that there was a hidden collaboration between Black Christian evangelist Elder Michaux and the F.B.I. to discredit Martin Luther King, Jr.’s work. Lerone’s discovery fuels his thinking - and his “Soul Force” talk - that King’s movement poses an uneasy problem, a problem both spiritual and political, and an ongoing challenge for individuals of all races and all cities, including Dallas.
With thanks to Communities Foundation Texas, Ensemble Events, The Harry S. Moss Foundation, and Dr. Nancy Cain Marcus and Sanford Robertson for their support and the Dallas Institute’s 2023 MLK Committee (Brian Diggs, Sanderia Faye, Mike Grace, Dionne Kirby, Richard Oliver, Justin Moore, Byron Sanders).
Registration is required. Click here to register.