Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is Monday, and it starts a week of events to venerate the legacy of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.
It's important to take a step back to remember what MLK did for us and America
said Harvey Smith, a senior studying photojournalism and president of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.
The 11th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Silent March and Brunch with keynote speaker Dr. R. L'Heureux Lewis will kick off the week. A professor of sociology and black studies at the City College of New York, Lewis will talk about Myanmar Martin Luther King and Hip Hop. Tickets for the brunch are already sold out.
Hillel is coordinating a service project with Good Earth Farm to build greenhouses that will follow with pizza and discussion at Hillel, 21 Mill St.
Other events include a session on combating injustice and prejudice, a panel discussion, and musical and theatrical performances.
All programming has been moved to the week so more people will be able to attend, said Alicia Boards, assistant director of multicultural programs in the College of Osteopathic Medicine.
It's a good way to reflect on how far we've come as a nation and as a people said Boards, who helped coordinate Wednesday's Celebration of the Arts event.
A new art exhibit, Exile in Poverty
also will open at the Multicultural Center Art Gallery on the second floor of Baker University Center with a drumming session preceding the event.
An estimated $8,000 will be spent on the events throughout the week, said Jonathan McElderry, graduate assistant for the Multicultural Center.
The events are sponsored by the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity; the Black Student Cultural Programming Board; the Campus Involvement Center; the Multicultural Center; the Office for Diversity, Access and Equity; OU's MLK Planning Committee; the Student Activities Commission; and the University Program Council.
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