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EMU Student-Athletes Participate in Self-Organized MLK Day Celebrations

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YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) -- Nearly 100 Eastern Michigan University student-athletes came together for a two-part celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.'s life and legacy today, Jan. 18, in Ypsilanti. Today is MLK Day, a federal holiday which honors the civil rights activist and his efforts to bring forth social change in the United States.

The celebration, which consisted of both an in-person march and virtual panel discussion, began at 1 p.m. in downtown Ypsilanti. Developed and organized by EMU football junior Tariq Speights (Valencia, Calif.