Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Celebration
President Steven Leath will provide opening remarks and welcome musical performances by Shy of a Dozen in celebration of the life and legacy of Dr. King. Speakers include Nana Osei-Kofi, assistant professor and coordinator of Social Justice Studies in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies; Government of the Student Body President Dakota Hoben and Black Student Alliance President Paris Tindrell. The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Advancing One Community Awards will be presented. Birthday cake graciously donated by Campus Dining Services.
Other events featured in the 2012 Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Series include:
[b]Wednesday, January 11, 11:50 a.m. - Central Campus
Let Freedom Ring[/b]
A carillon concert in honor of Dr. King.
Tin-Shi Tam, carilloneur
[b]Monday, January 16, 6:00 p.m. - Ames Middle School, 3915 Mortensen Road, Ames, Iowa
Community Birthday Celebration[/b]
Celebrate with song, story and birthday cake. An Ames tradition!
[b]Thursday, January 26, 2012, 7:00 p.m. - Great Hall, Memorial Union
[url=http://www.lectures.iastate.edu/lecture/26367]Black American Gothic: Planting Urban Roots in Iowa – Film & Discussion[/url][/b]
A documentary film about changing demographics and racial politics in Iowa City following the demise of public housing in Chicago and an influx of urban migrants looking for a fresh start. Discussion to follow.
[b]Thursday, February 2, 8:00 p.m. - Great Hall, Memorial Union
[url=http://www.lectures.iastate.edu/lecture/25236]Who's Afraid of Post-Blackness? Touré[/b][/url]
Touré, a correspondent for NBC and contributing editor at [i]Rolling Stone,[/i] is the author of [i]Who's Afraid of Post-Blackness[/i], a look at what it means to be black today and how blackness has changed over the decades.