MLK Day Celebration

January 22, 2026
7:30 - 9 PM

Herrick Chapel

Overview

Grinnell College will host an MLK celebration featuring Jamelle Bouie. Bouie is New York Times Opinion columnist and offers historical context for present-day events.

He has written extensively on racial politics, including slavery in the United States and the American Civil War, the killing of Trayvon Martin, the Ferguson unrest, the Charleston church shooting, and the Black Lives Matter movement. His writing on racial and national politics is often quoted by other journalists.

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Address & Contact

Herrick Chapel
1128 Park St.
Grinnell, IA

For more information, contact:

  • Kylie Rawlins
  • rawlinsk@grinnell.edu

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