N.C. NAACP President William Barber to Deliver Duke’s MLK Keynote Jan. 18 (Duke Today) FEATURED EVENTS: Jan. 18 // The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, president of the N.C. NAACP, to speak at Duke’s MLK Program Time: 3 p.m. Duke Chapel Free and open to the public Free Parking — Bryan Center Parking Garage […]
50 Years: Backwards or Forward? 50 years have passed since Dr. King’s historic “I Have a Dream” speech that inspired Americans to commune at the table of brotherhood. Today, the segregation era seems like a distant memory. Still, Dr. King’s mission remains incomplete. In his finals days Dr. King’s shifted his focus from Civil Rights […]
ACT TO HONOR “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that matter.” — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The theme for this year’s MLK celebration activities, “Act to Honor,” encourages the community to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by committing to civic engagement […]
Connect to the Dream “The new world is a world of geographical togetherness. This means that no individual or nation can live alone. We must all learn to live together, or we will be forced to die together. This new world of geographical togetherness has been brought about, to a great extent, by man’s scientific […]