LEWISTON — Bates College invites the public to lectures, workshops and debates during Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday.

Sunday, Jan. 17

2 p.m., Film and discussion of “All the Difference.” The struggles of young African-American teens from the South Side of Chicago who dare to graduate from college, Pettengill Hall G52

7-8 p.m., The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. interfaith service led by Rev. Dr. Charles Howard, 7-8 p.m., Peter Gomes Chapel.

Monday, Jan. 18

8-8:45 a.m., “Reparations 101.” Discussion about reparations and the conditions that gave rise for their need, led by Michael Rocque and Susan Stark, associate professors, Peter Gomes Chapel.

9-10:30 a.m., Keynote address by Harvard professor

, educator and author, who will talk about MLK’s insistence that a smarter nation leads to a better nation.

10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., workshops:

A Cultural Debt. Black music, the legacy of white appropriation, hip-hop culture, led by Dale Chaplan, associate professor of music, Pettengill Hall G52.

Activities honoring MLK for children and caregivers. Read books and create art honoring MLK, led by Susan Stark, associate professor, Ladd Library.

Maine-Wabanaki. Esther Attean and Penthea Burns direct Maine-Wabanaki REACH to advance Wabanaki’s culture, spiritual and physical well being of native people of Maine, Hedge 106.

Policing in the South and communities of color. History of how policing in the 1800s was a means to control slaves and people of color, followed by Jim Crow and related laws, led by Chad Posick of Georgia Southern University, Pettengill Hall G21.

The role of implicit bias in advancing equity. Attitudes that affect understanding, actions and decisions in unconscious manners, led by Jerome Bennett of Maine Department of Corrections, Commons 226.

1-1:45 p.m., Bates Voices. Honoring MLK, reading King’s work, Commons Fireplace Lounge.

2-3:30 p.m., ‘Wada-yaal’: Peace and Reconciliation through traditional Somali music and poetry. Somali singer-songwriter Hadith Bani-Adam will perform and discuss his songs, which deal with the tensions in Somalia and its African neighbors, the plight of refugees, and relational and spiritual dimensions of life Somalis face. Hadith will be accompanied by fiddler Greg Boardman. Pettengill Hall G10.

2-3:30 p.m., Comfort Women. Discussion of the plight of women coerced into sexual slavery by the Japanese military during WWII, led by Tina Chen of Pennsylvania State University, Hedge Hall 106.

3:45–5 p.m., The Rev. Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays Debate. The debate between Morehouse and Bates students honors Dr. Mays, a Bates debater, longtime president of Morehouse College, pioneer of the civil rights movement, and mentor to Martin Luther King Jr. Free, tickets required. Visit bit.ly/mlk-debate-17 or call 207-786-6400. Olin Concert Hall, livestreamed at bates.edu/mlk/live.

7:30 p.m., Testimonies of Melanin Magic. Founded by Bates students in 2010, Sankofa explores the history and diverse experiences of the African diaspora through dance, music, theater, spoken word, at Schaeffer Theatre. Performance is free, but tickets required. Got to bit.ly/mlk-sankofa17-evening or call 207-786-8294 or 207-786-6400.

More at: www.bates.edu/mlk/