Presbyterian College will celebrate the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday with a virtual convocation on Wednesday, Jan. 27. The event to commemorate the legacy of Dr. King will take place at 6:30 p.m.

Two panelists will speak at Post 2020 – Where Do We Go From Here? Chaos or Community.

Rev. Dr. Melanie C. Jones is a womanist ethicist, millennial preacher and intellectual activist. Jones joined the Union Presbyterian Seminary faculty as instructor of ethics, theology and culture and as inaugural director of the Katie Geneva Cannon Center for Womanist Leadership in the fall of 2019.

Dr. Adolphus Belk, Jr. is a professor of political science and African American studies who joined the Winthrop University faculty in 2003. His research has concentrated on the politics of crime and punishment as well as white nationalism in American government and politics.

Students, faculty, staff, local community members and alumni are invited to join us for this event.

To learn more about the offices sponsoring the event, please visit the Office of Diversity and Inclusion and Religious Life and Multicultural Community Engagement.