Each year, Case Western Reserve University honors Martin Luther King, Jr.—the holiday, the man, the legend—with a celebration that includes a range of activities: workshops, films, panel discussions, and acclaimed speakers. All members of the university and the community at large are invited to observe King's holiday and recognize his commitment to social justice and global peace.
2027 Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation
The 2026 moderated conversation will be given by Damon Tweedy, Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Duke University School of Medicine; author of Black Man in a White Coat: A Doctor’s Reflections on Race and Medicine, on Friday, January 22, 2027 at 12:45 p.m. in the Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation Ballroom in the Tinkham-Veale University Center.
Parking is available in the Campus Center Parking Lot 29, 11172 East Blvd., Cleveland, OH 44106.
A dessert reception and book signing will follow the conversation.