Martin Luther King Jr

Georgetown University is moving Let Freedom Ring, its annual event celebrating the life of Martin Luther King Jr., to the historical Howard Theatre in order to save money, the university said.

Blue Mitchell's "March on Selma," released in 1966, celebrates a turning point the Civil Rights Movement. It will be featured in our jazz programming for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Jan. 19.

Join us on Monday, Jan. 19 at 3 p.m. for a live broadcast of The Philadelphia Orchestra's 36th annual Martin Luther King, Jr., Tribute Concert, led by guest conductor Thomas Wilkins and featuring works by Carlos Simon, George Gershwin, and Samuel Barber.

In celebration of what would have been Martin Luther King Jr.'s 96th birthday, pianist Lara Downes examines how musicians have followed in his footsteps, and faced the cost of taking a stand.

WRTI will broadcast The Philadelphia Orchestra's MLK concert from the historic chapel of Girard College on Monday, Jan. 15 at 3 p.m.

For the first time since 2020, The Philadelphia Orchestra presents its beloved MLK Tribute Concert at historic Girard College Chapel. WRTI will broadcast this special concert live, on Monday at 3 p.m.

America’s cultural divide has reached an inflection point, a time where society has no choice but to seriously reckon with issues of race, class, civil rights, opportunity, and dignity in a way it hasn’t since Nina Simone first sang protest songs.

Join us in celebrating the life and legacy of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. as we bring you The Philadelphia Orchestra’s 32nd annual Martin Luther King, Jr., Tribute Concert, led by Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin, on Monday, January 17, at 1 PM, LIVE on WRTI from the Kimmel Center’s Verizon Hall. WRTI’s Melinda Whiting is host.

Continuing WRTI 90.1’s tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the dynamic baritone Keith Spencer joined us on in 2019 for a program that explored the…