News Campus and Community Jan. 22 lecture one of many activities for King week celebration at UNC
| Jan. 22 lecture one of many activities for King week celebration at UNC |
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| Monday, January 14, 2013 | |
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Activist, writer and entrepreneur Kevin Powell will give the 32nd annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Lecture at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 22 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The event, which is free and open to the public, will take place in the Student Union and will begin with a scholarship presentation.
Powell has published 11 books, including his latest collection of political and pop culture writings, “Barack Obama, Ronald Reagan, and The Ghost of Dr. King: Blogs and Essays.” Powell’s writing has also been published in publications such asEsquire, Newsweek, The Washington Post, Essence, Rolling Stone, The Amsterdam Newsand Vibe. He blogs for The Huffington Post, The Guardian, Ebony.com, The Daily Kos and other outlets. Powell is a 2012-2013 visiting scholar at Virginia State University.
Powell’s lecture is part of a week of activities during the 2013 UNC-Chapel Hill MLK Celebration.
The activities start at 6 p.m. Sunday (Jan. 20) with the 28th annual University/Community Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Banquet. Keynote speaker is Judge Henry Frye, the first African American to be elected to the N.C. House of Representatives in the 20th century. Frye served in the House for 12 years before serving a two-year term in the N.C. Senate. In 1983, Frye became the first African American to serve on the Supreme Court of North Carolina. Former Gov. Jim Hunt appointed Frye to serve as chief justice of the Supreme Court in September 1999.
For descriptions of the week’s other events, including the Unity Dinner, oratorical contest, performances, forums and discussions, please visit http://www.unc.edu/diversity/mlk/index.htm Diversity and Multicultural Affairs contact: Miki Kersgard, (919) 843-6085, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it |