The University of Toledo

Martin Luther King, Jr. Unity Day Celebration

MLK Unity Award Recipient Trazon Harris, Mayor Michael Bell and President Loyd Jacobs at 2012 Celebration. 

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Unity Day Celebration is a joint effort between The University of Toledo and City of Toledo. The celebration takes place annually on the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. The 2013 celebration will be on Monday, January 21 in Savage Arena. The show starts at 9:00 a.m., call 419.530.5538 for more information. 

MLK Food Drive
The  2nd Annual Campus Wide Food Drive was in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King. Click here to read what items were collected and click here to see where the collection boxes were located. Thank you! 

MLK Media Coverage
Please click on the links below to watch or listen to the MLK Planning committee discuss this year's celebration. 

Bridges Show, Original Air Date: 1/6/2013
WSPD Community Corner Radio Show, Original Air Date: 1/13/2013 

MLK Resource Fair
Before the celebration on January 21, 2013 many guests will walk through the MLK Community Resource Fair. The fair is full of non-profit organizations from across the city. Please visit the Sullivan Center (inside the main entrance of Savage Arena).  

Brief History
For the past 11 years the University of Toledo, the City of Toledo and numerous other community partners have come together to celebrate legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., In previous years more than two thousand students, faculty, staff and community members attended the ceremony in UT's Savage Area while thousands of others watched live on TV on Fox Toledo.