MLK Resources
Please refer to the resources below for more information on MLK Programming, Events, and Academics.
African American Civil Rights
- The Black Freedom Movement aka Civil Rights
- What is Freedom in the Black Freedom Struggle
- The Civil Rights Movement
- Black Power Movement
- Religion and Black Power
Chicano/Latino Civil Rights
- Zinn Education
- National Museum of the American Latino
- 30 Years of Farmworker Struggle
- The Bracero Program
Asian American Civil Rights Movement
- Asian Americans for Equality
- Asian Americans History of Resistance and Timeline
- Asian American Activism 60s & 70s
Red Power Movement
- The radical history of the Red Power movement's fight for Native American sovereignty
- Indigenous People and Self-Determination Era
- The Occupation of Alcatraz
- US Indian Boarding School History
Women’s History
- Women’s Suffrage
- Women of Color and the Fight for Women Suffrage
- How Native American Women Inspired the Women’s Suffrage Movement
LGBTQ2SL+?
- LGBTQ Civil Rights Movement History Timeline
- GLBT Historical Society
- Tenderloin Museum - Screaming Queens: The Riot at Compton’s Cafeteria
- 1969 The Stonewall Uprising
Labor Movement
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King (MLK) Jr Program in the College of Liberal Arts established the MLK graduation cord in 2017 to acknowledge the graduates of the MLK program that apply and meet the criteria for the distinguished cord. This symbolic cord is a representation of academic achievement, career readiness, and active participation in activities and or events sponsored by the MLK Program, our campus partners, and various community organizations that they have engaged with locally, regionally, nationally, and globally.
The colors of the MLK graduation cord are black, white and blue. Black and white represents an age-old signal of servitude and humility which aligns with Rev. Dr. King’s beloved community. Rev. Dr. King wrote “the aftermath of nonviolence is the creation of the beloved community, so that when the battle is over, a new relationship comes into being between the oppressed and the oppressor.” The Beloved Community was not a lofty utopian goal to be confused with the rapturous image of the Peaceable Kingdom, in which lions and lambs coexist in idyllic harmony.
It was Dr. King’s global vision in the Beloved Community, poverty, hunger and homelessness will not be tolerated because international standards of human decency will not allow it in which all peoples can share in the wealth of the earth. With Rev. Dr. King’s vision as a guide, the color blue was chosen to represent international human rights.
The staff of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Program thanks our scholars for their commitment to learning and engaging in the work of diversity, equity, inclusion, justice and self-agency for socially responsible leadership during their tenure at the University of Minnesota. Our goal is to empower our scholars as they grow in the quest of becoming conscious global citizens.
MLK affinity groups are open to all MLK students, regardless of race, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
Justice Threads
A monthly Social Justice Conversations project aims to create a supportive and engaging environment for college students to discuss recent social justice topics. By addressing issues ranging from sports to international relations, this initiative seeks to foster a sense of community and belonging among participants. Through these discussions, students will gain a deeper understanding of social justice issues and critically examine how they are portrayed in the media. This project will also equip students with the skills needed to engage in meaningful conversations about social justice.
Wokichiyaka
Space for American Indian students to talk about issues they are facing being an American Indian Student at the University of Minnesota.
Students Healing and Defending Equity (SHaDE)
The purpose of MLK SHaDE is to create a welcoming space on campus for LGBTQ+ Indigenous students and students of color, both out and closeted, to engage in a social justice-based group designed to provide support and fellowship, create dialogue and facilitate intersectional identity development. SHaDE supports engagement within MLK by providing students a space to not just receive academic support, but also to engage in intentional development rooted in their intersecting identities. Students will have a space to share their experiences, engage in conversation and debate, explore identity and develop knowledge while working towards impacting institution and societal change. Currently, students within the MLK program who identify as LGBTQ+ who have either come out or not, do not have a space where they can interact with their intersecting identities. This space will also provide students with the skills to think critically about everything they receive and interact with.
For more information on any of our affinity groups contact us at [email protected]
For assistance with financial aid, please Contact One Stop.
One Stop Student Services is currently assisting students via phone, email, zoom, and chat from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Their in-person services are available by appointment on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays during the spring semester.
One Stop provides expert advice regarding registration, financial aid, billing, payment, student records, and veterans benefits.
Visit the PES Scholarships and Resources webpage for links to information about:
- Scholarships & Fellowships
- Internships & Summer Jobs
- Dental Internships and Volunteer Opportunities
- Federal Jobs and Internships
- Careers
- Race, Power, and Justice Resources
- Podcasts about Race, Power, and Justice
- Graduate & Professional Schools
- Grad & Professional Schools Admissions Test