Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration | Friday, Jan. 20, 2012

UNC Chapel Hill Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration

Join us at Carolina for a week of cooperatively planned events to commemorate the ideals of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Unless otherwise noted, all events are free and open to the public. For more information, contact UNC-Chapel Hill Diversity and Multicultural Affairs at (919) 962-6962 or by email.

Screening of Documentary “Precious Knowledge” | 12:30 pm | Stone Center Hitchcock Multipurpose Room

Awareness. Come join the Carolina Women’s Center in the viewing of Precious Knowledge, a documentary that brings to surface the political and racial tension between members of an overwhelmingly Hispanic community in Arizona. The film follows a group of students and teachers that participate in cultural studies that have been considered controversial. Sponsor: Carolina Women’s Center. Contact: Elissa Zellinger at ezell@email.unc.edu.

“I, Too, Sing America” | 6:30 pm | Stone Center Hitchcock Multipurpose Room

Future. Please join us as we celebrate and reminisce on Dr. King’s legacy. Generational perspectives will be represented through interpretations of the poem “I, Too, Sing America” as well as converstions on Dr. King’s Dream. Sponsor: The Black Student Movement. Contact: Antoinette Newsome at acnewsom@email.unc.edu.