Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration

Georgetown University’s annual Let Freedom Ring Initiative honors the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., through a series of academic, artistic and extracurricular programs that examine King’s life and work. All are invited to participate in these events, as well as the Let Freedom Ring Celebration, annually held in partnership with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. For more information, please e-mail MLKINFO@georgetown.edu

Legacy of a Dream Award

Each year during the Martin Luther King Jr. celebration week, the University presents The John Thompson Legacy of a Dream Award to an individual or organization whose contributions to community service or social justice reflect the values and ideals of Dr. King.

Recipients

• 2012 - Professor Clarence Jones

• 2011 - Rev. Dr. Joseph Lowery

• 2010 - Dikembe Mutombo, Dikembe Mutombo Foundation, Inc.

• 2009 - Marian Wright Edelman, Children's Defense Fund

• 2008 - Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)

• 2007 - Organization of African First Ladies Against HIV/AIDS

• 2006 - Mrs. Rosa Parks (posthumous)

• 2005 - Colin and Alma Powell

• 2004 - William H. Gray III, president and CEO, UNCF

• 2003 - Coach John Thompson, Georgetown University Men's Basketball (1972-1999)