Sybrina Fulton, Mother of Trayvon Martin, to Speak at 2023 MLK Memorial Tribute
12/16/2022
The annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Tribute hosted by Saint Louis University and the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis will be Wednesday, Jan. 11.
The event, featuring speaker Sybrina Fulton, mother of Trayvon Martin, will feature a fireside chat. The breakfast will start at 8 a.m. and the tribute will begin at 9 a.m.
Sybrina Fulton is dedicating her life to transforming family tragedy into social change. Since the death of her 17 year old son, Trayvon Martin, during the violent confrontation in 2012, Fulton has become an inspiring spokesperson for parents and concerned citizens across the country. Her book co-authored with Tracy Martin, Rest in Power: The Enduring Life of Trayvon Martin, shares the intimate story of a tragically foreshortened life and the rise of a movement that awoke a nation’s conscience.
Awardees
- Bryan Sokol, Ph.D. (Psychology) and Olubukola Gbadegesin, Ph.D. (Art History) will receive the Donald Brennan Humanitarian Award
- Rochelle Smith
- Cliff Franklin
- The Keeley Companies
- Doug Weible
- The St. Louis American Newspaper
- Schnucks
- Pastor Andre Alexander – The Tabernacle Community
- St. Louis Development Corporation
In its 10 years, the MLK tribute at SLU has drawn an array of distinguished speakers. In 2018, diplomat and noted civil rights champion Ambassador Andrew Young, delivered the tribute’s keynote address. He received the Civil Rights Legends Award. Young told the crowd, “This country is not going backward.”
Previous awardees have included Martin Luther King III; Rev. Starsky Wilson; Kelvin Adams, Ph.D., superintendent of the St. Louis Public Schools; Marc Morial, president of the national Urban League; and civil rights leader Xernona Clayton, among others.
The coordinators of the event are seeking volunteers. If interested, please register to volunteer here.