Oakbrook Terrace, IL: On January 19, 2026, the 3rd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Breakfast was held at the Drury Lane Theater in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois.
The participation of the Sikh community was coordinated by Roger Chawla, a member of this event organizing committee. A notable display in the lobby featured a poster with a photograph of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and wife Coretta Scott King meeting a Sikh civil rights activist Jaswant Singh Dhami in Southall London, U.K. in 1965. Dhami was the founder of the “Indian Workers Association” (IWA) Great Britain in 1958, to combat racial discrimination experienced by migrant workers of Indian and various other ethnicities in England.
Known as the DuPage County MLK Unity Breakfast, this event brought together a diverse array of community members, including political, business, and civic leaders, neighbors, and changemakers, all united by the common goal of fostering unity within DuPage County and beyond.
The breakfast marked the largest MLK Day event of its kind in Illinois, according to a press release from Rajinder Singh Mago, a leading Punjabi activist in the Midwest.
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Orchestrated by the Dr. Martin Luther King Fund of the DuPage Foundation, the program commenced with an opening blessing delivered by several interfaith leaders including Bhai Mohinder Singh, representing the Sikh community Gurdwara of Wheaton (Illinois Sikh Community Center).
During the event, the “Open Door Award” was presented to Stephen L. Davis in recognition of his exemplary leadership and dedication to fostering inclusivity in the community.