<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2026/1/remembering-dr-king-answering-the-call.php" dsn="news"><featured>true</featured><pubDate>01/19/2026</pubDate><title>Remembering Dr. King: Answering the Call, Today and Always</title><author/><summary>Today, as we observe Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, we honor Dr. King’s life and legacy — and we do so with a meaningful Kentucky State University connection. </summary><image><img src="/brand-identity-approved-images/president/Office%20of%20the%20President%20graphic.jpg" alt="Remembering"/></image><caption/><description>Answering the Call, Today and Always Dear Thorobred Community, Today, as we observe Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, we honor Dr. King’s life and legacy — and we do so with a meaningful Kentucky State University connection. On June 2, 1957, Dr. King came to Frankfort to deliver the Commencement address for Kentucky State College, as our University was known then. While the ceremony was held at a local high school to accommodate the large gathering...</description><tags><tag>president</tag></tags></item>