Candlelight Vigil | 6:30 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: Ruby Dee and Presentation of 26th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship | 7:00 p.m. | Memorial Hall | map | ticket required

Actor...Activist...Author...Awe-inspiring! A performer of stage and screen for over 60 years, Ruby Dee has performed in over 50 films, including American Gangster (2007), Iconoclasts: Ruby Dee & Alicia Keys (2007), Jungle Fever (1991), Do the Right Thing (1989), Roots (1978), A Raisin in the Sun (1961), and The Jackie Robinson Story (1950). Dee was also the first black woman to appear in major roles at the American Shakespeare Festival. Her rich life has always extended far beyond the stage: Dee has been active with the NAACP, CORE, Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee and Southern Christian Leadership Council. She worked with Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X and has tirelessly continued on behalf of civil rights, voting rights and equal rights for all. In Dee's life, there has never been a choice between art and politics. "We need to make the changes, do the revolutions and make things right that will make it easier for our children and grandchildren," says Dee. With her huband, the late actor Ossie Davis, Dee has received the Screen Actors¹ Guild Life Achievement Award, the Academy of Television Arts and Science's Silver Circle Award and the National Medal of Arts. the couple was also inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame and the NAACP Hall of Fame. This event will be sign interpreted.

Ruby Dee Ticket Information: UNC Students: FREE Reserved-Seat Tickets available Thursday, January 10. 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 Wednesday, January 16. 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 21, 2008.
• 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