Mercer University’s Kristopher Hammond have been selected for an internship with The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change in Atlanta.
Hammond, a Duluth resident, was selected along with fellow Mercer student Grayson Bolinaga. Bolinaga and Hammond are two of 10 students selected from across the country for the program that will run through December and includes virtual nonviolence training sessions, instructional sessions with Civil Rights experts and Kingian scholars, and direct dialogue with King Center CEO Bernice A. King, J.D., daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King.
“Our aim is to help the students learn more about Dr. King’s philosophy,” said Rev. Joseph T. Howard Sr., internship and fellowship manager for The King Center. “Additionally, we want to learn from the students and glean insights from them and how they see our world in 2026.”…