Centenary College's MLK Celebration didn't end on MLK Day. The Centenary Community is continuing its festivities all week long, with a tribute of lectures, film and document screenings, theater performance and other events.
As stated on a press release:
"Dream Week 2009: Keeping the Dream Alive" honors the life of Dr. King with activities designed to capture the spirit of his message, but also provide the opportunity to reflect on the past while seeking hope, determination and an opportunity to act upon the promise of the future.
I was so wrapped up in yesterday's Inauguration events that I didn't get to post Monday and Tuesday's events her on ATSBC but they WERE on my EVENTS PAGE and I mentioned them on a previous blog.
Yesterday's events included the Convocation and Documentary presentation. Both featured speaker/special guest A.P. Tureaud. Jr. He's the son of civil rights attorney A.P. Tureaud.
The documentary, "Journey for Justice" highlighted the life and accomplishments of Tureaud, Sr. -- who successfully obtained equal pay for Louisiana's black teachers and (after his son was denied admission to LSU) the admission of qualified students to colleges -- regardless of color. He also fought to end segregation on city buses in Louisiana, and he successfully defended one of the first sit-in cases to go before the U.S. Supreme Court.
All I know is there is a classroom building on LSU's campus named after Tureaud (A. P. Tureaud Hall), so the man did SOMETHING right lol ..
- Check out the audio from Turead Jr.'s speech/talk HERE.
There are still some amazing events to attend through January 29th. Take a look:
January 27 — Been to the Mountaintop, documentary -- 7 p.m., Jackson Hall, Room 304
A screening of the documentary "Been to the Mountaintop: Speeches and Reflections from Martin Luther King, Jr." will be shown. The screening is free and open to the public.
Seen and heard in this original footage are the highlights of dramatic speeches and conversations from 1956 to 1968, including his last address on April 3, 1968, the night before his assassination in Memphis, Tenn.
January 29 — Civil Rights Discussion -- 11:10 a.m. in Kilpatrick Auditorium
Civil Rights: Then and Now. A panel discussion with members of the Washington, D.C. based theater group, Pin Points Theater. The event is free and open to the public.
Beginning as a writers' workshop called "Pen Points" in 1978, the writers' workshop evolved into Pin Points Theatre in 1980. It can be best described as a community theater company that travels internationally; creating its plays and workshops in impoverished Washington D.C. communities then presenting them to schools, businesses, government agencies and theaters throughout the local area, the United States, and so far, in Asia (Guam, Korea, Japan, and Singapore), Canada, and Germany.
January 29 — The Meeting -- 7 p.m. in the Marjorie Lyons Playhouse
The Pin Points Theater troupe will perform, "The Meeting." The performance is free and open to the public.
What would have happened if Malcolm X and Martin Luther King had met before they were assassinated, just three years apart? This intriguing idea is the subject of the critically acclaimed play, "THE MEETING," a powerful drama about the lives, philosophies, and times of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X.
Written by Jeff Stetson, "THE MEETING" received a Louis B. Mayer Award, eight NAACP Theater Awards, and six New York AUDELCO nominations. It has been produced throughout Asia, Europe and the United States.
- For the complete list of Dream Week events, go HERE.
- For more information on the Dream Week events, contact Kelly Weeks at 318.869.5183
There is also a Service Day project on this Saturday, January 24th, but I was told by one of the event organizers that it's mostly for the Centenary Community. If you stlil want to register anyway and help out, go HERE.
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