'A Conversation with Dr. Bernice King' Postponed Until March
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 17, 2021) — Tonight's event featuring Bernice King has been postponed. The University of Kentucky Martin Luther King (MLK) Center and Student Activities Board (SAB) will notify the campus and the public as soon as a reschedule date is confirmed. See the latest information at www.uksab.org/king/. You may also register to receive email updates about the event here.
"A Conversation with Dr. Bernice King” will feature a live talk by the daughter of the civil rights leaders Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King. A private Q&A between King and students will take place following the talk. The UK community and the public are invited to watch the talk via livestream on their personal devices. In-person RSVP information for students and community access to the livestream will both be available at www.uksab.org/king/. Recording of the talk is strictly prohibited.
King is a minister, attorney, author and the youngest child of the late civil rights leaders. She serves as the chief executive officer of the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, which was founded by her mother in 1968. Through her work at the center, Bernice King educates youth and adults about the nonviolent principles modeled by her parents.
"It is humbling and an honor to be able to hear from a direct line of Dr. King's legacy," said Ja'Mahl McDaniel, director of the MLK Center. "We believe Dr. Bernice King will offer encouragement and a charge to our community to truly get involved with social change. I am also thankful for the hard work of our Black History Month lead Chandler Frierson and our collaborators with the Student Activities Board for their willingness to help bring this amazing opportunity to UK."
For more information about Black History Month programming at UK, visit https://uknow.uky.edu/uk-happenings/uk-host-virtual-events-recognition-black-history-month.
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