Dr. Martin Luther King Commemoration Event - Rescheduled (INT 100/201 approved)
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
10:00 a.m.
Allendale Campus
Alumni, Community, Faculty, Staff, Students
Please join the campus community in welcoming our MLK keynote speaker, Derrick Johnson, president and CEO of the NAACP. A native of Detroit, Johnson has served as NAACP president since 2017. Prior to that, he was the vice chair of the NAACP National Board of Directors and state president for the Mississippi State Conference NAACP. Johnson has helped guide the organization through a period of re-envisioning and reinvigoration.
Location Information
1 Campus Drive
Kirkhof Center, Grand River Room
Allendale, MI 49401
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Contact Information
Bobby Springer
Hosting Department, Organization, or Business
Office of Multicultural Affairs; People, Equity and Culture Division
Tags
equity inclusion int100 int201 socialjustice
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This event was added to the calendar by Linda Ray (rayli@gvsu.edu) on Wednesday, March 11, 2026 and was last updated on Thursday, March 19, 2026 at 11:08 a.m.
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