Let Freedom Ring

Other events featured in the 2012 Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Series include: [b]Monday, January 16, 6 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 19, 2012, 4:00 p.m. - Great Hall, Memorial Union [url=http://www.lectures.iastate.edu/lecture/26554]Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday Celebration[/b][/url] Musical performances and speakers celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. King. Speakers and presentation of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Advancing One Community Awards. Birthday cake graciously donated by Campus Dining Services. [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.