‘Embodying love’

At the Interfaith Commemoration and award ceremony,

What are you willing to die for?” graduate student Ayo Aladesanmi asked the assembled audience at the Interfaith Commemoration of the Life of Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 19. “Let that answer be love,” he said. “For me, the legacy of Martin Luther King is found in his profound awareness of our impermanence on this earth. We ought to only spend our time loving: embodying love by caring for each other at our lowest points, implementing love by seeking justice and reckoning with our collective past, and spreading love by ending the human suffering and poverty and destitution that plague our world.”

Students, speakers and performers reflected on the life of Martin Luther King Jr. Netter staff and board members were honored and given awards.

• Paulette Branson, Netter's Director of UACS Sports, Fitness & Health
• Joe E. Nock, Vice Chair of Netter's Community Advisory Board
• Mya Gordon, member of Netter's Student Advisory Board
• Herman Beavers, member of Netter's Faculty Advisory Board

To learn more about the award ceremony and event, click here.