Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: 2023
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is designated as a national day of service, emphasizing our mutual responsibility to engage in community-building activities with the goal of social impact. Compiled below are a list of resources that explore the importance of Dr. King's work to catalyze the transformation of unjust systems.
As a university we will be honoring Dr. King during the week of February 13th - 18th. Stay tuned for further details of NYU MLK Week, hosted annually by the NYU MLK Week Planning Committee in collaboration with the Office of Global Inclusion, Diversity, and Strategic Innovation. The Office of Diversity will be sharing Tisch-specific opportunities for engagement in February as well.
Dr. King, on creating “The Beloved Community”:
“Agape does not begin by discriminating between worthy and unworthy people... It begins by loving others for their sakes” and “makes no distinction between a friend and enemy; it is directed toward both… Agape is love seeking to preserve and create community.”
- "Precious Lord, Take My Hand", by Ben Branch, musical director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's Operation Breadbasket Orchestra and Choir
- Moments before his assassination in 1968, Dr. King requested that Branch play “Precious Lord, Take My Hand” at the rally they were preparing to attend. To honor Dr. King’s last request, Ben Branch and the Operation Breadbasket Orchestra released the record, The Last Request, less than two weeks later.
- Moments before his assassination in 1968, Dr. King requested that Branch play “Precious Lord, Take My Hand” at the rally they were preparing to attend. To honor Dr. King’s last request, Ben Branch and the Operation Breadbasket Orchestra released the record, The Last Request, less than two weeks later.
- MLK Jr. Research Guide, NYU Libraries
- Readings and audio/visual materials about Dr. King and the Civil Rights Movement, curated for MLK Week at NYU, which include the Martin Luther King Clip Reel, 1986 and Lest We Forget, Vol. 2: Birmingham, Alabama, 1963 - Mass Meeting.
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr: Been To The Mountaintop, Film
- “Been To The Mountaintop” was Dr. King’s final speech before his assassination in Memphis, Tennessee. Kanopy has a tag dedicated to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day and viewers with NYU credentials can browse various footage on the platform. Available through NYU Libraries.
- “Been To The Mountaintop” was Dr. King’s final speech before his assassination in Memphis, Tennessee. Kanopy has a tag dedicated to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day and viewers with NYU credentials can browse various footage on the platform. Available through NYU Libraries.
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: The Future of Integration
- Dr. King gave a version of this speech to many universities across the country after the Brown vs. Board of Education decision (1952-1954), including NYU on February 14, 1961 at the former Heights campus.
- Dr. King gave a version of this speech to many universities across the country after the Brown vs. Board of Education decision (1952-1954), including NYU on February 14, 1961 at the former Heights campus.
- MLK/FBI, Film
- Former Tisch faculty member, Sam Pollard, is an award-winning editor and director. This film lays out a detailed account of the FBI surveillance that dogged Dr. King's activism throughout the '50s and '60s. Available through NYU Libraries.