Enjoy a night honoring FSU community members, featuring performances by the FSU Gospel Choir and Dance Ensemble, and an engaging conversation with keynote speaker Ziwe Fumudoh. This opening ceremony for FSU's 37th Annual MLK Week is one you won't want to miss!

About the Keynote Speaker: Ziwe Fumudoh is a Nigerian-American author and comedian known for her satirical commentary on politics and race relations. Fumudoh is a graduate of Northwestern University, where she studied radio, television, film and African American studies. In 2017, Fumudoh created Baited with Ziwe, a show on YouTube that, in her own words, “allows viewers to laugh about race while still acknowledging its complexity.” In October 2020, the first season of Ziwe, Fumudoh's variety show on Showtime, was announced. Its six episodes featured sketches, musical numbers and interviews with celebrity guests including Fran Lebowitz, Bowen Yang, Phoebe Bridgers, Julio Torres, and Stacey Abrams. Most recently, in October of 2023, Ziwe published her New York Times bestseller collection of essays, Black Friend. Throughout the collection, Ziwe mixes big-picture concepts with pop-culture commentary while sharing her own personal life story.

This event focuses on the First Principle of Nonviolence: Nonviolence is a way of life for courageous people.

Doors: 5 p.m. Event: 5:30 p.m. |  Ruby Diamond Theater | Free to the public 

Register for this event at tickets.fsu.edu.