Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Day

The Babson community remembers, reflects upon, and celebrates the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

This annual event initiates and continues conversations about the realization of King’s vision of justice, equality, and peace in our own community and in the world at large.

2023 Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Day Event

Wednesday, February 1, 2023 – 5–7 p.m. ET

In-person at the Sorenson Center for the Arts

The Martin Luther King Legacy Day Committee is thrilled to announce that our keynote speaker will be voting rights activist, advocate, and visionary leader LaTosha Brown.

LaTosha is a contributor to The New York Times op-ed page and a Senior Practice Fellow at the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. As co-founder of the Black Voters Matter Fund organization, LaTosha is dedicated to increasing the political power of Black people.

The Black Voters Matter Fund was credited with energizing and turning out voters in Alabama’s Black Belt and playing a decisive role in Doug Jones’ election to the U.S. Senate.

LaTosha and her Black Voters Matter Fund partners often travel through the South and key swing states on what they call “The Blackest Bus in America” to galvanize voters and put a stop to voter suppression. She is also the co-founder of Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute an organization that provides training and support to community-based organizations. 

An in-demand public speaker, LaTosha has distinguished herself as a trusted expert on political strategy, organizing, civil rights, economic development, wealth creation, and rural issues over a 20 year career. She is the founding project director of Grantmakers for Southern Progress and a founding member of the Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors’ Gulf Coast Fund for Community Renewal and Ecological Health. She has advised many national and regional foundations, including the Ford Foundation, Open Society Institute, and the Clinton Global Initiative.

LaTosha is noted to be a visionary who is leading the charge for a new, inclusive America.