Keri Brown

Wake Forest University will celebrate its annual Founders Day on Feb. 16 at 4 p.m. in Wait Chapel. Two long-time members of the Winston-Salem community will be recognized during the event.

For more than two decades, Wake Forest University and Winston-Salem State University have collaborated to host events honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. One of those is the annual ‘Building the Dream’ awards. Six individuals were recognized this week during a joint MLK celebration luncheon.

The Wake Forest University LGBTQ + Center and the National AIDS Memorial are partnering together to bring five panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt to Winston-Salem. It’s part of the Dr. Martin Luther King Day celebration in collaboration with Winston-Salem State University. The panels will be on display at Wake Forest in the Benson Center Rotunda (3rd floor entryway) from Jan. 16 - Jan. 20.  

Briana Scurry has a story to tell. There’s her trailblazing career on the soccer field, her role in advocating for changes in women’s sports including equal pay for female athletes and a new book and documentary about her life. Scurry will be the keynote speaker for the joint annual MLK Day celebration on Jan. 16 at Wake Forest.

Wake Forest University is partnering with Winston-Salem State University, the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and HandsOn NWNC to host an event that honors the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.