{"id":56126,"date":"2024-01-10T20:06:17","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T01:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/?p=56126"},"modified":"2025-10-22T10:02:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T14:02:21","slug":"dr-bernice-king-and-dr-ilyasah-shabazz-to-headline-utc-mlk-day-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2024\/01\/dr-bernice-king-and-dr-ilyasah-shabazz-to-headline-utc-mlk-day-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Bernice King and Dr. Ilyasah Shabazz to headline UTC MLK Day 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-attachment-id=\"56129\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2024\/01\/dr-bernice-king-and-dr-ilyasah-shabazz-to-headline-utc-mlk-day-2024\/davis-mlkday-yard-sign-24\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/12\/davis-mlkday-yard-sign-24-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,960\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"davis-mlkday-yard-sign-24\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/12\/davis-mlkday-yard-sign-24-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-56129 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/12\/davis-mlkday-yard-sign-24-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/12\/davis-mlkday-yard-sign-24-scaled.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/12\/davis-mlkday-yard-sign-24-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/12\/davis-mlkday-yard-sign-24-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/12\/davis-mlkday-yard-sign-24-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/12\/davis-mlkday-yard-sign-24-580x435.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/12\/davis-mlkday-yard-sign-24-610x458.jpg 610w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/12\/davis-mlkday-yard-sign-24-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/12\/davis-mlkday-yard-sign-24-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga will celebrate its 11th\u00a0UTC MLK Day by bringing a pair of co-headliners to Chattanooga.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Bernice A. King and Dr. Ilyasah Shabazz will be the keynote speakers for the UTC MLK Day 2024 celebration taking place at 12:15 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 19, at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium\u2014located at 399 McCallie Ave.<\/p>\n<p>Open to the general public, this will be the first UTC MLK Day event held in an off-campus venue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA Conversation with Bernice King and Ilyasah Shabazz\u2014A Legacy of Leadership and Service\u201d will be moderated by UTC Vice Chancellor for Access and Engagement Stacy Lightfoot and Student Government Association President Chamyra Teasley. The program will include a discussion and Q&amp;A.<\/p>\n<p>All guests are required to RSVP.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>UTC students, staff and faculty should <a href=\"https:\/\/mocsyncorgs.utc.edu\/event\/9636807?_gl=1*1gi0a3q*_gcl_au*MTMwNjQyMTUwMy4xNjk2ODY4MjQ2\"><strong>register here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Community guests should <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/Pages\/ResponsePage.aspx?id=2RNYUX1x3UWeypqhnAnW-fL2kKRrim5MjscBWXpoRA5UNFNKRVlSRktIUE5HUUtBMzRYN0pDVFlJSi4u\"><strong>register here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_56131\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"56131\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2024\/01\/dr-bernice-king-and-dr-ilyasah-shabazz-to-headline-utc-mlk-day-2024\/king_bernice300\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/12\/king_bernice300-e1702937681417.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1640805607&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"king_bernice(300)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/12\/king_bernice300-e1702937681417-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-56131 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/12\/king_bernice300-e1702937681417-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Bernice King\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/12\/king_bernice300-e1702937681417-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/12\/king_bernice300-e1702937681417-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/12\/king_bernice300-e1702937681417-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/12\/king_bernice300-e1702937681417-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/12\/king_bernice300-e1702937681417-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/12\/king_bernice300-e1702937681417-580x580.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/12\/king_bernice300-e1702937681417-610x610.jpg 610w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/12\/king_bernice300-e1702937681417-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/12\/king_bernice300-e1702937681417-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/12\/king_bernice300-e1702937681417-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/12\/king_bernice300-e1702937681417.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Bernice King<\/p><\/div>\n<p>King, a minister, attorney and daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., is the chief executive officer of the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change. Commonly known as The King Center, the not-for-profit organization was founded by her mother, Coretta Scott King, as the official living memorial to her father\u2019s life, work and legacy.<\/p>\n<p>Shabazz, an award-winning author, educator, producer and daughter of Malcolm X, is chairperson of the Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center. She has authored five historical novels, has served as project advisor for the PBS award-winning film, \u201cPrince Among Slaves,\u201d and is currently producing a television series based on her latest two publications\u2014\u201cX\u201d and \u201cThe Awakening of Malcolm X\u201d\u2014with Sony Pictures Entertainment\u2019s TriStar Pictures.<\/p>\n<p>According to Christopher Stokes, assistant director of the UTC Office of Multicultural Affairs, bringing together the daughters of Dr. King and Malcolm X came out of a conversation between Dr. Tara Mathis, the associate dean of students and director of the Multicultural Center, and Sherese Williams, director of operations and admissions for the Honors College and president of the UTC Black Faculty and Staff Association.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSherese presented the idea to us and asked, \u2018What if we could make this happen?\u2019 and we were like, \u2018That\u2019s a little bit bigger than we\u2019ve gone before, so let\u2019s see what we can do,\u201d Stokes recalled. \u201cWhat would that look like if we moved this to an off-campus venue? How would we bring them together? What would the conversation look like? How would our community embrace it?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter a few conversations, Dr. Mathis pulled our sponsors together from last year and pitched the idea to them. They were all on board and brought a new level of excitement to this event. With these two names, the work they do and the legacy that both of their fathers left, we thought it would be an incredible opportunity to bring them together at UTC.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_56133\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-attachment-id=\"56133\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2024\/01\/dr-bernice-king-and-dr-ilyasah-shabazz-to-headline-utc-mlk-day-2024\/shabazz_ilyasah300\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/12\/shabazz_ilyasah300-e1702937778434.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"shabazz_ilyasah(300)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/12\/shabazz_ilyasah300-e1702937778434-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-56133 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/12\/shabazz_ilyasah300-e1702937778434-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Ilyasah Shabazz\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/12\/shabazz_ilyasah300-e1702937778434-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/12\/shabazz_ilyasah300-e1702937778434-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/12\/shabazz_ilyasah300-e1702937778434-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/12\/shabazz_ilyasah300-e1702937778434-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/12\/shabazz_ilyasah300-e1702937778434-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/12\/shabazz_ilyasah300-e1702937778434-580x580.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/12\/shabazz_ilyasah300-e1702937778434-610x610.jpg 610w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/12\/shabazz_ilyasah300-e1702937778434-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/12\/shabazz_ilyasah300-e1702937778434-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/12\/shabazz_ilyasah300-e1702937778434.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Ilyasah Shabazz<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Said Mathis, \u201cEven when I reached out to the speaker\u2019s bureau and our rep, he didn\u2019t know if we could pull this off. He was like, \u2018Oh, that\u2019s interesting. I don\u2019t know if we can do that, but we\u2019ll contact them.\u2019 He reached out to them individually to see if they were interested in coming\u2014and they were\u2014and it went from an initial conversation to that\u2019s a pretty good idea to making it happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>King continues to advance her parents\u2019 legacy of nonviolent social change through policy, advocacy, research, education and training based on nonviolent principles and strategies modeled by her parents. She received a Doctorate of Law from Emory University in Atlanta, a Master of Divinity from Emory\u2019s Candler School of Theology and a bachelor\u2019s degree in psychology from Spelman College in Atlanta.<\/p>\n<p>Shabazz has dedicated herself to institution-building and intergenerational leadership development with the tenants of diversity, equity and inclusion in her work to preserve her parents\u2019 legacy. She received a Doctor of Humane Letters from Worcester (Massachusetts) State University, a master\u2019s degree in human resource development from Fordham University in New York and a bachelor\u2019s degree in biology from SUNY New Paltz in New York.<\/p>\n<p>UTC began hosting a special MLK event on a day separate from the federal holiday in 2013. Previous UTC MLK Day keynote speakers have included prominent educators Angela Davis and Cornell West, New York Times bestselling author Meena Harris, political strategist Symone Sanders and journalist Roland Martin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you\u2019ve brought Cornell West and Angela Davis to campus, you\u2019ve kind of set a standard, and we wanted to continue to move forward and challenge ourselves and our community to bring someone different to campus,\u201d Stokes said. \u201cIn honor of Dr. King, we had talked about bringing his daughter before, but we also wanted to find a way to create a larger impact and a larger conversation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe really have something that our campus and community want, and they want to see more events like this. It shows our growing position as Chattanooga\u2019s university, our role in connecting with the community and providing opportunities, resources and a space where we can educate our community as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Office of Multicultural Affairs presents UTC MLK Day 2024 in collaboration with the following co-sponsors: Africana Studies, Aramark Mocs Dining, Bessie Smith Cultural Center, Center for Career and Leadership Development, Dean of Students Office, Department of Communication, Division of Access and Engagement, EMSA Student Programs, History Department, Honors College, Integrated Studies and Philosophy and Religion, Leadership Development and Programs, Ochs Professor of Government, Office of Equity and Inclusion, Student and Family Engagement, The Tivoli Theatre Foundation, Undergraduate Admissions, UTC Black Faculty and Staff Association, UTC Parking Services, and Women and Gender Equity.<\/p>\n<h4>Learn More<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/enrollment-management-and-student-affairs\/admissions\/visit\">Visit UTC<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/enrollment-management-and-student-affairs\/multicultural-affairs\/mcc-events\/mlk-day-keynote-speakers\">UTC MLK Day 2024 (including registration links)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thekingcenter.org\/\">Martin Luther King Jr. Center For Nonviolent Social Change<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theshabazzcenter.org\/\">Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga will celebrate its 11th UTC MLK Day by bringing a pair of co-headliners to Chattanooga. 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