Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Civil Rights Lecture featuring Dr. Jemar Tisby, The New York Times bestselling author of 鈥淭he Color of Compromise,鈥� was held on Monday, Jan. 19, 2026.

  • The annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Civil Rights Lecture at Hope College featured Dr. Jemar Tisby, The New York Times bestselling author of 鈥淭he Color of Compromise,鈥�
  • The annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Civil Rights Lecture at Hope College will feature Dr. Jemar Tisby, The New York Times bestselling author of 鈥淭he Color of Compromise,鈥�
  • President Matthew Scogin brings greetings to the audience
  • Pastor Windred Burns II offers a prayer.
  • Audience members pray during the prayer
  • Maple Avenue Ministries singers lead the song "Lift Every Voice".
  • Maple Avenue Ministries singers lead the song "Lift Every Voice".
  • President Matthew Scogin and Speaker Jemar Tisby in the audience before speaking
  • Laniah Dennis offers the Land & Labor Acknowledgment
  • Jevon Willis introduces the speaker
  • Members of the audience listen to speaker Jevon Willis
  • Photo by Steven Herppich on January 19. 2026
  • Shomari Tate, Jemar Tisby and Gretchen Schoon-Tanis paricipate in a panel discussion
  • Shomari Tate, Jemar Tisby and Gretchen Schoon-Tanis paricipate in a panel discussion
  • Gordon Wiersma brings closing remarks
  • Members of the planning committee assemble on the stage to be acknowledged
  • 鈥� Paulena Khorn; Jevon Willis; Pastor Gordon Wiersma, Hope College President Matthew Scogin; Jamar Tisby; Shomari Tate; Reverend Winfred Burns II; Patricia Strachan; Reverend Gretchen Schoon-Tanis; Henry Cherry; Lindsay Cherry; Reverend Tania Dozeman;
  • Jemar Tibsy signs books and interacts with members of the audience following his lecture.
  • Jemar Tibsy signs books and interacts with members of the audience following his lecture.
  • Jemar Tibsy signs books and interacts with members of the audience following his lecture.
  • Jemar Tibsy signs books and interacts with members of the audience following his lecture.

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