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MLK commemoration events schedule announced

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Jolette Law, the coach of the women’s basketball team at the University of Illinois, will discuss “Students and Community Engagement: Fulfilling Dr. King’s Vision” in a keynote speech Jan. 22 at the Illini Union, 1401 W. Green St., Urbana.

A panel discussion on local community outreach and engagement will take place after the talk, which begins at 7 p.m. in Room 314.

Law’s speech, sponsored by the Illini Union Board and the Campus MLK Planning Committee, is one of many events scheduled in conjunction with this year’s community commemoration of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

“Four Score and a Dream Ago,” a community celebration, will begin at 10 a.m. Jan. 24 in the lobby of the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, 500 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana. Among the events scheduled for the event are musical performances, dancing, and children’s art-making. The celebration, like all the King events, is free and open to the public.

Other events planned throughout the commemorative celebration – titled “Four Score and a Dream Ago: Weaving Our Common Destinies” – include a Jan. 26 screening of “Brother Outsider,” about the life and legacy of civil rights leader Bayard Rustin; a youth festival (Jan. 19); and a unity breakfast (Jan. 19).

A complete schedule is available online.

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