FORT WAYNE, Ind.—Great music and an inspiring keynote speaker will mark Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne’s (IPFW) annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration. In observance of the civil rights leader’s birthday, the IPFW Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs will sponsor “Bringing the Community Together: A Discussion on Civility,” Tuesday, Jan. 18, at 7 p.m. in the Auer Performance Hall in The Rhinehart Music Center. The event is free and open to the public.
Bishop John R. Bryant will serve as the keynote speaker. Bryant is the presiding prelate of the Fourth Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME), which includes AME Churches in Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and Canada. Bryant also led the initiative that planted AME churches in India.. He was a Martin Luther King Jr. Fellow and holds honorary doctorates from Paul Quinn College, Wilberforce University, Payne Theological Seminary, and Virginia Seminary. Ebony Magazine included him on its Honor Roll of Outstanding African American Preachers and 100 Most Influential Black Americans.
In addition to the keynote address, the world-renowned Wilberforce University Choir will perform.
 | The event is part of the week-long 2011 MLK Celebration “IPFW and Beyond.” The event is co-sponsored by the Turner Chapel, the Gomez Temple African Methodist Episcopal Church, and the IPFW Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs. For more information, e-mail Christopher W. Riley, assistant director of multicultural services and career and technical education coordinator, or call 260-481-6847 For Immediate Release. |
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