The marquee event of the celebration day brings our theme to life and features an exciting program of talent and personalities in honor of the life of Dr. King.
The MLK2026 Celebration Program will feature a celebration of music and the civil rights and social justice movements. We will celebrate the 60th anniversary of KCSM Radio, with a documentary screening and a historic conversation with KCSM media personalities, Clifford Brown, Jr., Jesse 'Chuy' Varela, Dr. Robert A. Franklin, Miranda Wilson, and award-winning music artist Tiffany Austin.
Watch the KCSM Documentary Trailer
Blue Shield of California Theater at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 700 Howard St., San Francisco, CA. 94103
free
no registration required
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The MLK2026 Celebration Program will feature a celebration of music and the civil rights and social justice movements. We will celebrate the 60th anniversary of KCSM Radio, with a documentary screening and a historic conversation with KCSM media personalities, Clifford Brown, Jr., Jesse 'Chuy' Varela, Dr. Robert A. Franklin, Miranda Wilson, and award-winning music artist Tiffany Austin.</span>
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