A vigil to begin Dream Week

Members of the Northwestern community gather to honor the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

January 16, 2023 | By Northwestern Now Staff

mlk candlelight vigil — Photos by Stephen Lewis

Hosted Jan. 16 by Northwestern’s Alpha Mu Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha — the fraternity of Martin Luther King Jr. — the annual candlelight vigil at Alice Millar Chapel featured remarks by Rev. Dr. Michael C. R. Nabors, pastor of Evanston’s historic Second Baptist Church and Rev. Kristen Glass Perez, University chaplain, among others.

The Northwestern Community Ensemble led the audience in a rendition of the hymn “Lift Every Voice and Sing.”