38th Annual All Peoples Celebration
Honoring the living legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Our event
Program
Welcome to the Beloved Community
The All Peoples Celebration brings generations together in a shared space of possibility. People from every walk of life gather as a living tapestry of our region, reflecting the Beloved Community Dr. King envisioned. From young students to civic leaders, we come together to spark a new year of collective change, courage, dignity, and community power.
Courage is Not Static,
It is a Deliberate Choice
to Take The Next Action
This year, for the 38th annual All Peoples Celebration, we invite you to Choose Courage; to decide, with intention, to do what is right even when the fear and opposition are loud. Now more than ever, our voices must rise above hesitation. We must claim our dignity and echo the notion that any attack on one, is an attack on us all.
At Alliance San Diego we know elevating community, claiming dignity, and protecting human rights is an act of unyielding compassion. We also know that choosing to be brave and courageous is a vital step in building community power. One cannot exist without the other.
Let us not only choose to resist, but also remain curious, intentional, and courageous as we shape and guide what comes next. Together, let’s choose courage.
Keynote speaker
B.A. Parker
B.A. Parker is the Ambie award-winning co-host of Code Switch – the show about race and identity from NPR. She reports on everything from the efficacy of protest to honoring ancestors and reclaiming the banjo. Before joining Code Switch, she was the co-host and lead producer of The Cut at New York Magazine, interviewing everyone from Anita Hill and Maria Ressa to the “himbos” of SantaCon. In a previous life, Parker taught film at Morgan State and Stevenson University, making 19-year-olds watch Point Break and Moonlight, before joining the Pulitzer Prize–winning This American Life as a production fellow. She has also guest-hosted It’s Been a Minute and produced for Invisibilia, Heavyweight, and Nancy. Baltimore-born, she now lives in Brooklyn.
