{"id":7868,"date":"2015-01-14T11:30:17","date_gmt":"2015-01-14T16:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sourcelive.wordpress.com\/?p=7868"},"modified":"2015-01-14T11:30:17","modified_gmt":"2015-01-14T16:30:17","slug":"celebrating-dr-martin-luther-king-jr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/?p=7868","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr."},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_7873\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7873\" style=\"width: 238px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/mlk_photo.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7873\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/mlk_photo.gif?resize=238%2C300\" alt=\"Dr. King participates in a civil rights march. \" width=\"238\" height=\"300\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7873\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. King participates in a civil rights march.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>MSU has celebrated the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. since 1980, six years before Martin Luther King Jr. Day was established as a national holiday. This year, <a title=\"MLK Day MSU Information\" href=\"http:\/\/inclusion.msu.edu\/Outreach\/MLK.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Martin Luther King Jr. Day<\/a> falls on Monday, January 19. MSU students, faculty and staff will join together in recognition of Dr. King\u2019s life\u2019s work; bringing publicity to major civil rights activities, emphasizing and encouraging peaceful protests, and providing leadership.<\/p>\n<p>The tribute begins this Saturday, January 17 with a gala celebrating the commencement of Project 60\/50, a year-long initiative focused on engaging the community in conversations about diversity. After the gala, a Union Activities Board event will be held to illustrate the student body\u2019s talent and commitment to civil rights issues. On Sunday, January 18, free jazz concerts will be available as 60\/50\u2019s gift to the community. On Monday, a student leadership conference will run through the morning to be followed by a luncheon taking place in partnership with the Greater Lansing King Commemorative Celebration Commission. <a title=\"MLK Events 2015\" href=\"http:\/\/inclusion.msu.edu\/Outreach\/MLK%20Calendar%20of%20Events%202015.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Other festivities<\/a> include a commemorative march from the Union to Beaumont Tower and an exhibit at the MSU Museum.<\/p>\n<p>As we look forward to paying homage to the heroic deeds of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., MSU HR salutes all those who have worked for equality; past, present and future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MSU has celebrated the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. since 1980, six years before Martin Luther King Jr. Day was established as a national holiday. This year, Martin Luther King Jr. Day falls&hellip; <a class=\"continue\" href=\"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/?p=7868\">Continue Reading&#8230;<span> Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"__cvm_playback_settings":[],"__cvm_video_id":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0},"categories":[6,9],"tags":[23,36,38,73,74],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb1fcA-22U","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7868"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7868"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7868\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7868"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}