To honor the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., Colgate University is hosting a series of events on Monday. The campus-wide activities will feature readings of King's speeches and writings, discussions, workshops, and music.

At 7 p.m. in Colgate's Memorial Chapel, nationally renowned and award-winning artists Joe Hernandez-Kolski, Beau Sia, and Saul Williams will cap off the day's events with a spoken-word performance, a mix of poetic words, music, and hip-hop.

The uplifting and educational music of the Grammy Award-winning group Sweet Honey in the Rock will cap off a series of events at Colgate University honoring the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

The campuswide activities will feature readings of King's speeches, music, discussions, presentations, and faculty and student-led workshops on civil rights topics.

The theme of this year's Martin Luther King Jr. commemoration: arts and activism.