Eastern Michigan University to host annual MLK celebration, names keynote speaker for luncheon

CBS News Detroit Digital Brief for Dec. 20, 2023

YPSILANTI, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - Eastern Michigan University will once again kick off its annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration with former Judge Victoria Pratt as the keynote speaker.

The week-long event will begin on Jan. 15, 2024, with a walk from the MLK statue to the EMU Student Center. Other events include a luncheon, panel discussion, and performances.

Pratt will speak at the President's Luncheon on the first day of the celebration.

Tickets for the luncheon are $35 on EMU's website.

Pratt served as the chief judge of the Newark Municipal Court in Newark, New Jersey. She currently works as a professor at Rutgers Law School, where she teaches problem-solving justice and restoration justice, according to her website.

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