Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

This year's speaker is Chuck D, a cultural Icon, Hip Hop Legend, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and Grammy Lifetime Achievement winner. In 2024 Secretary Blinken appointed Chuck D as a US Global Music Ambassador, following in the footsteps of the previous Ambassadors and Jazz Greats: Louis Armstrong and Dizzy Gillespie. He is also a producer, painter, celebrated book author and publisher. For over 30 years Chuck D has spoken Truth To Power through his seminal lyrics and music with Public Enemy. His activist work continued on and off the stage through his myriad of speaking engagements and lectures on social justice, equality, grassroots engagement and Black Health issues; he continues to Fight The Power today. He also serves on the broad of the Hip Hip Museum, Library of Congress and Hip Hip Health.