MLK Day community celebration with MFA Boston

Join us online to celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by surrounding yourself with art, culture, and community. Citizens has sponsored the MFA’s MLK Day community celebration for 19 consecutive years—allowing the Museum to welcome more than 120,000 visitors into our galleries to enjoy free performances, tours, talks, art-making activities, and more.

This year’s free, virtual celebration streams here and on Facebook and YouTube on Monday, January 18. The program, titled “Voices on King,” brings together nonprofit, corporate, and community leaders to share their personal reflections on the current impact and lasting legacies of Dr. King and Mrs. Coretta Scott King. The event also features a musical performance by Danny Rivera and an original poem by poet Porsha Olayiwola.

Featured speakers and performers include:

Matthew Teitelbaum, Ann and Graham Gund Director, MFA
Jerry Sargent, President of Citizens, Massachusetts
Imari Paris Jeffries, Executive Director, King Boston
Makeeba McCreary, Patti and Jonathan Kraft Chief of Learning and Community Engagement, MFA
Kim Janey, City Council President, Boston City Councilor, District 7
Lisa Owens, Executive Director, City Life/Vida Urbana
Julia Mejia, Boston City Councilor, At-Large
Rachael Rollins, Suffolk County District Attorney
Rob “Problak” Gibbs, Artist and Cofounder of Artists for Humanity
Giles Li, Senior Program Officer in Arts and Creativity, Barr Foundation
Porsha Olayiwola, Poet
Danny Rivera, Artist
Paul Grogan, President and CEO of The Boston Foundation