King Day 2023

2023 King Day Overview

"No, what we are saying to this nation is that we want all of our rights. We want them here, and we want all of them not next year, not next week, but we want them now, at this hour."

~ Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 1966

“All, Here, and Now” 2023 King Day Activities at NAAM

11:00am-5:00pm

Fun Children’s Activities

Delicious Food Trucks

Music of the Movement

Art galleries featuring regional Black artists

All Day Hygiene Supply Drive

Click for Complete Hygiene Supply List Here

11:15am-1:00pm

1:00pm-2:30pm

3:00pm-5:00pm

5:00pm-8:00pm

Civil Rights Film Screening

Kids King Day Soccer Playing with the Seattle Sounders

King Day Keynote Program

NAAM’s Grand Reopening King Day After Party

2023 King Day Sponsors

KING DAY TALENT

NEW EXHIBITS

Larry Gossett Reflects on Dr. King’s Visit to Seattle

In 1961, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. made his first and only visit to Seattle. Former King County Councilman Larry Gossett reflects on that visit and the reverberating effect Dr. King’s speeches had on the community.

Dr. King & Rev. McKinney

The King and McKinney families had a relationship that began in the late 1800s. Rev. Dr. Samuel B. McKinney and Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. were childhood friends who were in the same freshman class at Morehouse College. This video tells that story.

Thank you to Dr. Lora-Ellen McKinney, daughter of Rev. McKinney, for providing this poignant story on Dr. King’s 93rd birthday.