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The Kennedy King Memorial Initiative builds on the historical events of April 4, 1968, to raise awareness, provoke thought and inspire action to eliminate division and injustice.

The Kennedy King Memorial Initiative became a 501(C) 3 nonprofit organization in 2015.

We have big dreams and concrete plans to transform the Martin Luther King Park campus into a center where people, institutions, and community partners can come together in bold dialogue and purposeful action.

The violent deaths of Kennedy and King call for candid and courageous conversations on how individuals, families and communities can address this scourge that wounds civil society. We are:

Creating original programs that teach, support, and inspire

Convening candid and courageous conversations

Collaborating with organizations that align with our mission

Cultivating a strong and vital King Park community

Our mission


Our plan

In 2016, the Lilly Endowment funded a comprehensive effort to assess the community’s unmet needs and the Kennedy King Memorial Initiative’s potential to address them.

Our Strategic Plan is the result of that effort and the guiding document for the work of the Initiative as we move forward.


Our board

GREGORY W. PORTER, CHAIR

Indiana State Representative

Cameron Radford, Vice Chair

Chief Government Affairs Officer
IndyGo

Sheryl D. Richardson, Treasurer

Sr. Manager Community Relations
Indy Parks

Lindsey B. Mintz, Secretary

Executive Director
Indy Jewish Community Relations Council

Tiffany Benjamin

Senior Director, Corporate Social Responsibility and Global Health President
Lilly Foundation at Eli Lilly and Company

Tyson Chastain

President/Principal
Innovcare-Innovative Healthcare Real Estate

Jan Diggins

Community Volunteer

Chris Gahl

Senior Vice President of Marketing & Communications
Visit Indy

Ashley Gurvitz

CEO/President
United Northeast Community Development Corporation

LaMar Holliday

Chief Executive Officer
The Holliday Collaborative Agency

Sean Huddleston

President
Martin University

Pamela Ross

Vice President of Opportunity, Equity and Inclusion
Central Indiana Community Foundation

Amy Conrad Warner

Vice Chancellor for External Affairs and Community Engagement
IUPUI

Chuck Williams

CEO/President
mediaBrew Communications LLC

 


When our hearts were broken

Bill Crawford

Bill was inspired by what happened on April 4, 1968, and that inspiration became a fire that burned brightly for decades. His leadership, his integrity, his decency will all be deeply missed.

Mark St. John

Mark was a fierce advocate for low-income Hoosiers, those with HIV/AIDS, senior citizens, the homeless, and those with mental illness and physical disabilities.


Contact us 

The Kennedy King Memorial Initiative
601 East 17th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
317-296-4030