Cultural Event
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Campus Commemoration
Date of Event: January 09, 2012
Every year NC State University sets aside a day in January for honoring the life and works of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., civil rights activist, leader, orator, preacher, and author of the well-known “I Have a Dream Speech,” among many other titles. The university in collaboration with the African American Cultural Center and other organizations, sponsor a lecture featuring an esteemed scholar in his/her field. This event is open to the public.
Monday January 9, 3 p.m.
Stewart Theatre in Talley Student Center
Co-Sponsored by the
Paid Parking is available in the NCSU Coliseum Parking Deck between Cates and Dunn Avenues and Jensen and Jeter Drives.
| The Colbert Report | Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c |
| Wes Moore | |
This year’s speaker is author, entrepreneur and Afghanistan war veteran Wes Moore. His presentation is titled “One Name, Two Fates: The Consequences of Personal Responsibility”.
A book signing will immediately follow the presentation in Stewart Theatre lobby.
Wes Moore served in Afghanistan as a member of the elite 1st Brigade of the 82nd Airbone Division and upon returning from war became a White Hosue Fellow and served as a Special Assistant to then Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice. While doing research in South Africa, he learned of a warrant for the arrest of a man named Wes Moore for the murder of a police officier in the Baltimore, Maryland neighborhood where he grew up. His communication with this other Wes Moore and the story of how their lives took different paths led to the best-selling “The Other Wes Moore”.
