WCU community will honor MLK with a week jam-packed with many events from a march to a couple of noteworthy speakers who had the honor of meeting Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X. The office of Intercultural Affairs hosts Martin Luther King Jr. week along with the Black Student Union (BSU), Last Minute Productions and […]
Week of events celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 16, 2016 by
A Unity March around Western Carolina University’s campus will kick off a week of events to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on his day, Monday, Jan 18. The Unity March, which will begin with a presentation in the University Center Multipurpose room at 5 p.m., is a tradition that the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity […]
WCU celebrates Martin Luther King Day
January 18, 2015 by
Western Carolina University will be holding several events celebrating the Martin Luther King Day throughout the upcoming week. The events will hold the theme “We As One”. All events held in celebration at WCU will be open and free to the public. “We As One” events include a recitation of the King’s “Letter from a Birmingham […]
Melissa Harris-Perry gives keynote speech in front of a large WCU audience
January 23, 2014 by
“Remembering A Different King.” This was the title of the presentation that Melissa V. Harris-Perry delivered in front of a packed UC Grand Room on Wednesday night. As the keynote speaker for the 2014 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration, a week filled with events in honor of King’s legacy, Harris-Perry conveyed a message that not […]
Melissa V. Harris-Perry to speak Wednesday night as part of Western’s annual MLK Jr. Commemoration
January 22, 2014 by
Melissa V. Harris-Perry, host of the “Melissa Harris-Perry” show on MSNBC, will be the keynote speaker Wednesday, Jan. 22 at 7 p.m. in the UC Grand Room. The event is a part of Western Carolina University’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration, and is free and open to the public. Along with her TV show, […]
