Frank Wu, dean of the Wayne State Law School , was the keynote speaker at Western Michigan University 's Martin Luther King, Jr. observance. He told the audience they needed to engage with those who see MLK's birthday as just a day off work instead of a day to become involved in the struggle for racial equality. "Diversity is a lot like democracy - it's a process, not an outcome," he said. "To stop talking about it is not an option. We always need to talk about it."