Let Freedom Ring

Other events featured in the 2013 Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Series include: [b]Monday, January 21 - 6 pm - Ames Middle School, 3915 Mortensen Road, Ames Community Birthday Celebration[/b] Celebrate with song, story and birthday cake. An Ames tradition! [b]Thursday, January 24 - 4 pm - Sun Room, Memorial Union [url=http://lectures.iastate.edu/lecture/29336]Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Legacy Convocation[/b][/url] Come celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and learn how his principles are still relevant today. The King Philosophy is a global vision that advocates equality for everyone, peaceful resolution of conflict and an end to poverty, racism and intolerance. The Advancing One Community Awards will be presented and a reception will follow. [b]Thursday, January 31 - 8 pm - Great Hall, Memorial Union [url=http://lectures.iastate.edu/lecture/27553]Race, Racism and Race Relations in America - Michael Eric Dyson[/b][/url] Michael Eric Dyson is one of our nation's most influential black scholars, cultural critics and public intellectuals. He is University Professor of Sociology at Georgetown University and the author of sixteen books, including [i]April 4, 1968: Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Death and How It Changed America.[/i]