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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

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Picture of Alice Millar Chapel stained colorful glass with Martin Luther King’s face in front.

Alpha Mu hosts Alice Millar Candlelight Vigil to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr.

January 16, 2023

Northwestern students, faculty and community members filled the wooden pews and lit candles at Alice Millar Chapel on Monday afternoon to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. To kick off “Dream Week,”...

Rabbi Jessica Lott closed the Monday afternoon event with a benediction, while Alpha Mu members held candles in front of their screens.

Alpha Mu’s MLK Day candlelight vigil explores themes of mass incarceration, abolition

January 18, 2021

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Northwestern’s Alpha Mu Chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity held its 42nd annual candlelight vigil in honor of the civil rights leader, who was a member of the fraternity...

Panelists discuss black progress at the Martin Luther King Day candlelight vigil.

Alpha Mu hosts annual Martin Luther King Jr. candlelight vigil

January 20, 2020

Northwestern’s Alpha Mu Chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity hosted its 41st annual candlelight vigil in honor of civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. this Monday at Alice Millar Chapel....

Keynote speaker Don Thompson talks to vigil attendees on Monday about Martin Luther King, Jr.’s messages. Thompson, president and CEO of Cleveland Avenue in Chicago, said respect is something King advocated for.

Annual Martin Luther King candlelight vigil features Q&A with former McDonald’s CEO

January 15, 2018

At the annual Candlelight Vigil at Alice Millar Chapel, keynote speaker Don Thompson, whose office once boasted a portrait of Martin Luther King, Jr., shared his personal respect for King’s legacy. “Dr....

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