MLK Prayer Breakfast

Office of Institutional Diversity and Equity

The 26th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Prayer Breakfast brings together members of the DePaul community to celebrate his legacy.

DePaul University - Lincoln Park Student Center, Room 120 A/B

The 26th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Prayer Breakfast brings together members of the DePaul student, faculty, staff, and alumni community to celebrate the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as an activist for social justice within the African American community. Jahmal Cole, Founder and CEO of My Block My Hood My City is our guest speaker this year. O﻿IDE will also present Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. with a lifetime achievement award.This is a hybrid event. Virtual attendees will receive a Zoom link on or before January 17th.

J﻿ahmal Cole, Founder and CEO of My Block, My Hood, My CityA champion of social justice, Jahmal Cole’s mission is to build a more interconnected Chicago on the pillars of service and education. As the founder and CEO of the city’s fastest-growing social impact organization, My Block My Hood My City, Jahmal is the creator of an exposure-based education program for teens and a network of volunteer initiatives that serve Chicago communities year-round. Traveling, youth mentorship, and community organizing are the subjects of Jahmal’s highly acclaimed books and speeches. He has spoken to audiences ranging from high school students to the Mayor of Chicago.

R﻿everend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., Founder and President of Rainbow Push CoalitionThe Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr., founder and president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, is one of America’s foremost civil rights, religious and political figures. Over the past forty years, he has played a pivotal role in virtually every movement for empowerment, peace, civil rights, gender equality, and economic and social justice. On August 9, 2000, President Bill Clinton awarded Reverend Jackson the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor.Reverend Jackson has been called the “Conscience of the Nation” and “the Great Unifier,” challenging America to be inclusive and to establish just and humane priorities for the benefit of all. He is known for bringing people together on common ground across lines of race, culture, class, gender, and belief.

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