# Event Details

- **Event Name**: The Annual MLK Community Celebration and Awards Dinner 
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 18 Jan, 2026 at 02:30 pm
- **Event Description**: The Greater Scranton MLK Commission strives to give voice to and emphasize the need for positive community and race relations in all aspects of life through education, programming and special events. Please join us in January as we celebrate the life, legacy and work of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  

The Greater Scranton MLK Commission cordially invites you to participate in our Annual MLK Celebration event.

 ANNUAL MLK CELEBRATION AND AWARDS DINNER

REGISTRATION: SAFDN.ORG/MLK-EVENT 

Sunday, January 18, 2026

beginning promptly at 2:30 p.m.

The University of Scranton

Patrick and Margaret DeNaples Student Center

McIllhenny Ballroom 4th Floor

900 Mulberry St.

Scranton, PA 18510

The Commission will focus on the cohesion and synergy within us and within our communities. “Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?” is a formal event featuring the luncheon followed by the keynote speakers, U. Melissa Anyiwo, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History and Director of Black Studies at the University of Scranton, PA and Dr. Yerodin Lucas, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at Marywood University, PA.   

“Let us be those creative dissenters who will call our beloved nation to a higher destiny, to a new plateau of compassion, to a more noble expression of humanness.” -Rev. Dr, Martin Luther King, Jr.

Table registrations, sponsorships and donations are welcome.

Wishing you peace and a joyful New Year!

For questions, please reply to: cmasonMLK@gmail.com
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/scranton/the-annual-mlk-community-celebration-and-awards-dinner/200029510205156
- **Event Categories**: martin-luther-king-day, nonprofit, sports, it
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 23

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029510205156?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=scranton-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Scranton
- **state**: PA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: University of Scranton
- **lat**: 41.406045053025
- **long**: -75.656251364852
- **full address**: University of Scranton, 800 Linden St,Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: The Greater Scranton MLK Commission (https://allevents.in/org/the-greater-scranton-mlk-commission/23429390)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun, 18 Jan, 2026 at 02:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** University of Scranton, 800 Linden St,Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** The Greater Scranton MLK Commission
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** martin-luther-king-day, nonprofit, sports, it
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about The Annual MLK Community Celebration and Awards Dinner  ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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