MLK Day
23rd Annual University/Community Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Banquet | 6:00 p.m. | William & Ida B. Friday Center for Continuing Education | map
Keynote
Speaker: Rev. Chancy R. Edwards, Pastor Emeritus, First Baptist Church,
Fayetteville, NC and Senior Advisor to the Governor of North Carolina.
Update: Banquet tickets are now sold out
You
are also invited to make contributions to the MLK Scholarship Fund by
sending donations to P.O. Box 612, Chapel Hill, NC 27514.
The annual community celebration of the life of Martin Luther King Jr.,
a rally with speeches and song, will begin at 9:30 a.m. at the Peace
& Justice Plaza at the Franklin Street Post Office. At 10:30 a.m.,
participants will march west on Franklin Street to First Baptist Church
of Chapel Hill, located at 106 N. Roberson St., for the annual service
commemorating King’s life.
The Rev. Curtis Gatewood, former president
of the Durham Chapter of the NAACP, is the featured speaker at the 11
a.m. service.
Date:
Monday, January 21, 2008 - 4:30am to 8:00am
Location:
Franklin Street Post Office
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ANNUAL MLK KEYNOTE
LECTURE: RUBY DEE
Tues. Jan. 22, 7 p.m. ** Memorial Hall
Actress and
activist Ruby Dee will deliver the keynote address at this year's 23rd annual
University-Community Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration. Her speech will be
in Memorial Hall on East Cameron Avenue 7 p.m. Tuesday,
Jan. 22. Tickets
are FREE. Seating is reserved, and tickets are limited to two per person.
They must be picked up at the Memorial Hall Box Office. For
ticket information, call (919) 843-3333.
For information about the
other activities during the week, visit
www.unc.edu/diversity/mlk.
Sponsors:
The Chancellor's Committee for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday
Celebration, Carolina Union Activities Board, Student Government, Martin
Luther King, Jr. Established Lecture Fund, Black Student Movement
and Residence Hall Association
Date:
Tuesday, January 22, 2008 - 2:00pm
HE WAS A POEM: A GATHERING IN THE
TRADITION
Monday Jan. 21 * 7 p.m.
The Stone Center Robert and Sallie Brown
Gallery and Museum
The program will honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr. through music and poetry, with performances by:
KIM
ARRINGTON, a Durham-based singer and spoken word artist
RON BAXTER, a local
jazz musician
DONOVAN LIVINGSTON, a UNC junior and spoken word
artist
MICHAEL SIMANGA and LITA HOOPER, Atlanta-based poets and authors
BRADLEY SIMMONS, director of the Duke University Djembe
Ensemble
Refreshments will be served. The program is free and open to the
public.
Limited free parking available; please call the Stone Center at
962-9001 for more information.
Sponsors: The Sonja Haynes Stone
Center for Black Culture and History, and the University
Library
Date:
Monday, January 21, 2008 - 2:00pm
Location:
UNC Sonja Haynes Stone Center - Robert and Sallie Brown Gallery and Museum
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