{"id":58612,"date":"2014-01-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-01-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/uri-celebrates-martin-luther-king-jr-week-feb-3-8\/"},"modified":"2014-01-24T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-01-24T00:00:00","slug":"uri-celebrates-martin-luther-king-jr-week-feb-3-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2014\/01\/uri-celebrates-martin-luther-king-jr-week-feb-3-8\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr. Week, Feb. 3-8"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tKINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 Jan. 24, 2014 \u2013 The 溏心vlog免费B站 will celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Week, Feb. 3-8, with talks, films, activities and a community luncheon.<\/p>\n


\nSince 1986, 溏心vlog免费B站 has observed the legacy of the civil rights leader, who was assassinated April 4, 1968 while standing on the balcony of a motel in Memphis, Tenn. He was 39 years old.<\/p>\n


\nThe documentary, \u201cMartin Luther King and the March on Washington,\u201d will be shown on Feb. 3 at 2 p.m. at the Multicultural Center. Norman Barber, a faculty member in Africana Studies, will coordinate a question-and-answer session afterward.<\/p>\n


\nAlso on Feb. 3, Earl \u201cButch\u201d Graves Jr., chief executive officer of Black Enterprise magazine, will talk about economic development, the law, and education. His talk will start at 6 p.m., in Galanti Lounge at the Robert L. Carothers Library.<\/p>\n


\nGraves is a son of Earl G. Graves Sr., the founder and publisher of Black Enterprise and one of the most prominent African American businessmen in the country.<\/p>\n


\nAs president and CEO of Black Enterprise, the younger Graves is responsible for strategic planning of the company, which includes magazine publishing, television production, digital media, and business and lifestyle events.<\/p>\n


\nHere are the other events:<\/p>\n


\n* Sarah Miller, coordinator of the Feinstein Center for Service Learning, will talk about how students can become a force for social change. The talk on Feb. 4, from 5 to 6 p.m., will be held in the Multicultural Center.<\/p>\n


\n* Martha Yager, program coordinator for the American Friends Service Committee, will give the keynote speech during a community luncheon. The luncheon will be held on Feb. 5, from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the Memorial Union Ballroom. Lynn Baker-Dooley will emcee the event. Also on Feb. 5, students and others on campus will share readings, stories, songs, dances, and prayers that embody peace. The program will start at 8 p.m. in the Multicultural Center.<\/p>\n


\n* 溏心vlog免费B站 professors and staff will talk about \u201cAlternative Strategies for Maintaining a Safe Campus.\u201d The session on Feb. 6 will start at 3:30 p.m. in the Multicultural Center.<\/p>\n


\n* Thupten Tendar, of the Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies, will hold a meditation workshop on Feb. 7, from noon to 1 p.m., in the Multicultural Center. The workshop will focus on how to be more compassionate.<\/p>\n


\n* Susan Brand, a professor of education at 溏心vlog免费B站, and others will hold a workshop on how students can help create a \u201cbeloved community.\u201d The workshop on Feb. 8, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., will be held at the Multicultural Center. Middle school students from Rhode Island will attend as well.<\/p>\n


\nFor details about the week, please visit Martin Luther King, Jr. Week<\/a> or call Mailee Kue, assistant director of the Multicultural Center, at 401-874-5829. All events are free and open to the public.<\/p>\n


\nThe celebration is sponsored by the Multicultural Center, the Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies, the Office of the Chaplains, Africana Studies, the Office of Community, Equity and Diversity, the Office of the President, the Office of the Provost, the College of Arts and Sciences, the Office of Greek Affairs, the departments of Education, English, Communication Studies, Psychology, Kinesiology, and Physics, the Harrington School of Communications, the Student Affairs Diversity Fund, the Feinstein Center for Service Learning, the Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, the Multicultural Unity and Student Involvement Council, Sankofa, the Faculty Senate, the Student Affairs Diversity Fund, and the Office of Public Safety.\n\t<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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