NKU to host MLK Commemoration Week Jan. 11-18

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - The Northern Kentucky University Office of African American Student Affairs will present NKU's inaugural Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration Week from Jan. 11-18. The theme of this week of action, celebration, reflection and remembrance will be "Justice Beyond the Dream."

The week's activities will include:

Monday, January 11
4 p.m. MLK Commemoration Week Kickoff/Unity Reception
Guest Speaker: Al DeJarnett, retired Procter & Gamble executive and Cincinnatus vice chairman Student Union 102 (Multipurpose Room) Sponsored by the Office of African American Student Affairs and the Black Faculty and Staff Association

6:30 p.m. Behind Every Good Man Is a Great Woman: An in-depth look at the women of the modern day Civil Rights Movement Student Union 107 B and C Sponsored by Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and Black Women's Organization

Tuesday, January 12 6 p.m. Viewing of Martin Luther King, Jr.: The Man & The Dream
Otto Budig Theater Sponsored by Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

Candle Light Vigil for Justice (immediately after program) Sponsored by Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

Wednesday, January 13 Noon to 2 p.m. Public Reading of Dr. King's writings and speeches Student Union 2nd Floor Lobby Sponsored by the NKU Honors Program

5 p.m. WWMLKD? (What Would MLK Do?) Student Union 108 Sponsored by Black United Students and E.N.V.I.

7 p.m. Memories of MLK Student Union 109 Sponsored by Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.

Thursday, January 14 5 p.m. "I HAVE A DREAM" Student Union 102 (Multipurpose Room) Sponsored by W.A.T.E.R.

7 p.m. Scholarly Series Student Union 102 (Multipurpose Room) Sponsored by Black Men's Organization

Friday, January 15 12:15-1:30 p.m. MLK Commemoration Program featuring Minnijean Brown-Trickey of the Little Rock Nine Student Union 107A/ Sponsored by Office of African American Student Affairs, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Department of History and Geography, Black Studies, Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice, Campus Recreation, Latino Student Affairs, College of Education and Human Services, Department of Communications, Honors

1:45 p.m. MLK Unity March Sponsored by Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

Saturday, January 16 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Social Justice Student Leadership Conference
Student Union 104 Sponsored by the Office of African American Student Affairs and the Northern Kentucky University NAACP

Monday, January 18 Noon to 5 p.m. NKU MLK Day of Service (various projects throughout the region)

5-6 p.m. NKU MLK Day of Service celebration Keynote Speaker: Dr. Robert Wallace, Professor, NKU Department of English Student Union 107A Sponsored by the Office of African American Student Affairs and the Office of Student Life

For more information, contact the NKU Office of African American Student Affairs at (859) 572-5214 or griffinm3@nku.edu. These events are free and open to the public.

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