Martin Luther King, Jr. News

Center Theatre Group launches Not a Moment, But a Movement, a series of events that amplify and center Black artists.

PlayMakers Laboratory will welcome 2021 with all new performances of its popular online revue That’s Weird, Grandma: House Par-Tay, celebrating Black History Month, Valentine’s Day, Presidents Day, and more.

Join talented dancers from all around the world by tuning into Afro'Dance New York's first-ever Martin Luther King Jr. Day virtual dance competition.

​​​​​​​The Mississippi Museum of Art's Center for Art and Public Exchange (CAPE) today announced Shani Peters (b.1981) as its 2021 national artist-in-residence. Starting in early spring 2021, Peters—a multidisciplinary artist and educator based in Harlem—will embark on a multi-part project, Collective Care for Black Mothers and Caretakers.

Award-winning Playwright/songwriter, November Christine, is re-releasing her musical video tribute to Martin Luther King and the BLM movement. '1968' features Broadway performer Nic Ryan (Motown the Musical and Beautiful: The Carol King Musical).

Today Keen Company Artistic Director Jonathan Silverstein announced additional guests for the highly popular FREE event, Keen After Hours.  Coming up next: Chisa Hutchinson (January 25th), followed by Michael Urie (February 1st), among others, in coming weeks.

Elliott Masie and Telly Leung will honor Martin Luther King Jr. in a special Empathy Concert on Monday, January 18th, with perspectives on learning virtually in these challenging times. 

Dr. Phillips Center's Frontyard Festival has announced new shows and events this weekend honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Recipients to be honored at the 43rd annual national celebration of the arts are: multi-disciplinary artist, choreographer, and actress Debbie Allen; singer-songwriter and activist Joan Baez; country singer-songwriter Garth Brooks; violinist Midori; and actor Dick Van Dyke.

The Paterson Music Project, a program of the Wharton Institute for the Performing Arts, announced today that it will host a MLK Celebration Virtual Concert on Saturday, January 16 from 4:00-5:00 p.m. EST to commemorate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

The High Museum of Art continued to expand its collection in 2020 with new acquisitions, including the purchase of a rare quilt designed by Ruth Clement Bond and important gifts of American sculpture and European works.

Joshua Henry has shared “Stand Up,” a cover of The O’Jays’ 2019 song that calls for love, unity and to “stand up.” It feels more relevant than ever.

WOODSTOCK legend, Melanie, and 48 LAWS OF POWER author, Robert Greene, are Tom Needham's special guests on THE SOUNDS OF FILM.

Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) celebrates the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. To sustain the tradition while venues around the world remain closed, BAM will launch events virtually, connecting communities across the nation.

Fairfield Center Stage, a community theater group, will present THE FIERCE URGENCY OF NOW in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. This performance will be broadcast on Facebook Live and YouTube Live and will also be made available after the live performance.

Singers from the West End and around the world come together in an anti-racism video to say “You’ve Got a Friend” in 22 different languages, and raise money for the Jewish Council for Racial Equality (JCORE). 

The Abbey Theater of Dublin, in honor of Martin Luther King Day, will present an encore, on-demand streaming presentation of Troy Anthony Harris' adaptation and performance of Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'Letter from a Birmingham Jail,' from Jan. 15 through 18, 2021.

Black activism, so often the driving, unsung force of American democracy, yet many times the first voice silenced, is in the spotlight this month on WORLD Channel.

Join Brandie Sutton and Damien Sneed for a virtual concert highlighting American Masters on Friday, January 29 at 8pm.  This intimate virtual performance of voice and piano will explore the works of George Gershwin, Leslie Adams, Undine Smith Moore, Duke Ellington and more. 

 As New York City’s performance spaces remain dark, the Apollo Theater and WNYC are bringing a special edition of the annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration, presented as part of the Apollo Theater’s Uptown Hall Series, to the national airwaves and digitally via Facebook Live.