The Seattle Colleges  53rd Annual Community Celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at South Seattle College's Brockey Center. 

Highlights of the program will include music and song by DaNell Daymon and Greater Works and keynotes by three young local scholars affiliated with Speak with Purpose that explore topics including culture, identity, social justice, and their vision for a better world. Social Justice Awards and recognition will be presented in the following areas: McKinney Scholar, Seattle Colleges Program Award, and Community Hero. 

The main program begins at 10a.m. with the livestream beginning shortly before.  You can watch the livestream HERE.   The livestream will be captioned live.  

The MLK celebration will kick off Seattle Colleges' MLK Social Justice Week, Jan. 20-23, 2026, honoring Dr. King's vision for racial and social justice in action. It’s a week of learning, growing, and uplifting our unwavering commitment to social justice within our Seattle Colleges community.  Click here to learn more about MLK Jr. Social Justice Week.

 

The celebration will broadcast multiple times on SCCtv on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Day, Monday, January 19.  It will show at noon, 6:00pm and 9:00pm.  SCCtv can be viewed on Comcast Ch 28 and Wave Broadband Ch 19.  After these initial broadcasts, the program will show every Sunday at 7pm.  The program will also be viewable ON-DEMAND below.   

For more information on the event, visit the Seattle Colleges website.

CLICK HERE to access video of past celebrations. 

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Watch 2025's 52nd Annual Community Celebration of Martin Luther King - Main Program  and Community Discussion below.

Seattle Colleges 52nd Annual Community Celebration of Martin Luther King - Community Discussion