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Sunday, January 18 | Monday, January 19 | Tuesday, January 20 | Wednesday, January 21 | Thursday, January 22 | Friday, January 23
28th Annual University/Community Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Banquet | 6:00 p.m. | William & Ida B. Friday Center for Continuing Education | map
Keynote Speaker: Bishop L. Gene Hatley, Pastor, Barbee’s Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
For ticket information and availability, please contact 919-962-6962.
You are also invited to make contributions to the MLK Scholarship Fund by sending donations to P.O. Box 612, Chapel Hill, NC 27514.
- Contact: Diversity and Multicultural Affairs at 919-962-6962
- Sponsor: University/Community MLK Planning Corporation
Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday Observance
Day for Service | 8:30 a.m. | Meet at Great Hall, Carolina Union | map
This program brings Carolina students together in order to give back to the greater Chapel Hill community. Pre-registration is required at http://www.unc.edu/rocts.
- Contact: Mia Barnes at miabarnes87@unc.edu
- Sponsor: Carolina R.O.C.T.S. (Rejuvenating Our Community Through Service)
MLK Youth Leadership Program | 9:30 a.m. | Meet at Multipurpose Room, Carolina Union | map
This program offers middle school students the chance to explore King’s dream through games, activities and performance. More information is available at http://www.unc.edu/rocts.
- Contact: Mia Barnes at miabarnes87@unc.edu
- Sponsor: Carolina R.O.C.T.S. (Rejuvenating Our Community Through Service)
Unity Dinner | 5:00 p.m. | Great Hall, Student Union
In the spirit of Dr. King’s vision that people should be judged by the content of their character, not the color of their skin, Carolina students from an array of organizations will come together to share dinner and make new connections. Registration is limited.
- Contact: Bryce Jenkins at bjjenkin@email.unc.edu
- Sponsors: Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Student Government Assoc., NAACP, and The Carolina Women’s Center
He Was a Poem, He Was a Song | 7:00 p.m. | The Sonja Haynes Stone Center Theater | map
Community members, faculty, staff and students come together to celebrate Dr. King’s life and work. The program features music by Bradley Simmons of the Duke Djembe Ensemble and jazz quartet, R-EFFEcT, led by saxophonist Ron Baxter. A reception will follow the free program.
- Contact: Lotticia Mack at lmmack@email.unc.edu
- Sponsor: Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History
Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Oratorical Contest | 7:30 p.m. | Student Union Cabaret| map
This event has been canceled due to adverse weather conditions
Participants will present original monologues addressing their opinion on the following theme: From Blueprint to Masterpiece—Making Our Dreams A Reality.
- Contact: Eboni Blake at at blak@email.unc.edu
- Sponsor: Kappa Omicron Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Candlelight Vigil | 5:30 p.m. | McCorkle Place, around the Old Well | map
Join us as we light candles and honor of the achievements of Martin Luther King, Jr. with brief speakers and performances.
- Contact: Nicole Murphy at nmurphy@email.unc.edu
- Sponsor: Theta Pi Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
MLK Keynote Lecture: Dr. Maya Angelou and Presentation of 27th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship | 6:00 p.m. | Memorial Hall | map | ticket required
A remarkable renaissance woman, Dr. Maya Angelou is hailed as one of the great voices of contemporary literature. As a poet, educator, historian, best-selling author, actress, playwright, civil-rights activist, producer and director, she continues to travel the world, spreading her legendary wisdom. Within the rhythm of her poetry and elegance of her prose lies Angelou’s unique power to help people of every orientation span the lines of race. Angelou captivates audiences through the vigor and sheer beauty of her words and lyrics. This event will be sign interpreted.
Maya Angelou Ticket Information: UNC Students: FREE Reserved-Seat Tickets available Tuesday, January 13. UNC Students must present UNC One Card: Two tickets per One Card; Limit 2 One Cards per student. General Public: FREE Reserved-Seat Tickets available Thursday, January 15. Limit 2 tickets per person. All tickets must be picked up in person from the Memorial Hall box office.
- Memorial Hall Box Office Information: 919-843-3333 (open 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Monday-Friday) Note: Box office will be closed on Monday, January 19.
- 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
Screening and Discussion with Filmmaker: “Darius Goes West” | 7:00 p.m. | Student Union Great Hall | map
Campus Y will screen the documentary “Darius Goes West” followed by a panel discussion with the crew of this highly decorated film. Darius is a 19-year-old man who dreams of finding a cure for fatal Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and of making more of the nation accessible to individuals using wheelchairs. Eleven friends help him realize this dream when they take Darius on the ride of his life.- Contact: Josh ford at joshford@email.unc.edu
- Sponsor: Campus Y
“I, Too, Sing America” | 7:30 p.m. | Student Union Great Hall
This program is a cultural celebration that brings diverse campus organizations together in song, dance and poetry. Langston Hughes’s poem “I, Too, Sing America,” marks a slave’s pride in his heritage and his vision of a day when all prejudice is put aside and equality is reached.
- Contact: Tiffany Little at tlittle@email.unc.edu
- Sponsor: Black Student Movement