Monday, Jan. 16: Communitywide Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration
11 a.m. Program begins, Shriver Center Dolibois Room, Oxford
10 a.m. Doors open, Complimentary Continental Breakfast
“Continuing the Dream in 2017.” A communitywide celebration of the life of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. with guest speaker Tammy Kernodle, professor of musicology and affiliate faculty of American studies, black world studies and women, gender and sexuality studies. Kernodle served as a scholarly consultant to “Musical Crossroads,” the inaugural music exhibit for the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Sponsored by the Miami University offices of diversity affairs, the president and residence life; Center for American and World Cultures; Talawanda School District; Oxford NAACP; and Oxford Citizens for Peace and Justice.