King Holiday-2002
 

What are some of the things that we can do comemmorate the day? For those of you off, what are you going to do? Those of you working, what are your plans after you get off?

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All Brothers of Alpha should participate in some event. In my area, Brothers take the lead or play key roles in a citywide event. As an Alphaman and VP of my local NAACP, I plan to march, attend a celebration luncheon and give provide the welcome at a workshop.

"Man of Deeds, Scholarship and Love for all Mankind"

Plug for City Year and Americorps!!
 

When I was in City Year (an Americorps program, '97-'98 corps year), we had various quotes that we would use throughout the year. One of them was from Dr. MLK, Jr., "Everyone can be great because everyone can serve." Because of this quote, City Year is not off work on MLK day. When I was in the corps, we served an MLK Breakfast to kids and then went and did service somewhere in the afternoon. In the evening, we did the MLK Day Parade, and there is a program afterwards, as well. It is one of the LONGEST workdays in City Year, lol.

This year, I'm actually going back to City Year on MLK day. CY has a program called Young Heroes. Young Heroes is a program for 6th through 9th graders, and the kids come out every Saturday and do community service. This year, I'm going to be a City Year Young Heroes Team Leader, and I am really looking forward to it!! MLK Day is Young Heroes Opening Day, so that is where I'll be.

(*If you want to learn more about City Year, because it really is an awesome program, go to www.cityyear.org and take a looksie!*) :D

My supervisor asked the group that contained only three African Americans the following.... Does anyone celebrate Martin Luther King Day? The others answered No, not really... I butted in quickly stating Yes, I do I normally do volunteer work or something in my community as a mode of celebration. I was embarrassed by the others statements. Not to mention that Martin Luther King, Jr. was such a great man and frat., he is the only Nationally recognized African American with a holiday. Come on now.... Why? Why? Make such statements without even thinking of the impact. Let's work in our communities and celebrate this holiday so that maybe one day the appreciation of African Americans accomplishments and contributions are celebrated throughout the WORLD!! Let's love ourselves for being such EXEMPLARY PEOPLE throughout the YEAR!!! Let's celebrate those that have contributed to the state of our eased PAINS with CIVIL LIBERTIES in hopes that one day we will have no pain at all due discriminations!!!

January 20th!
 

The NY Metropolitan Martin Luther King, Jr Center For Nonviolence, Inc. is holding their annual King Holiday Commemoration.

The celebration begins at 3pm at the Masjid Malcolm Shabazz, 110 W 116th Street (Lenox Ave.) for "Words of Inspiration". Afterwhich (3:45pm), those gathered will proceed by bus to the Central Synagogue, 123 E. 55th Street (Lexington Ave.) for more "Words of Inspiration". Bus reserv. RSVP 718-589-7858. At 4:45pm the group will march three blocks to the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, 7 W 55th Street, where the main celebration will begin.

There will be religious leaders from various denominations. Also, there will be choirs from various denominations. I'm not sure who the main speaker will be, but it is usually someone very dynamic.

The first year that I attended, it was Ossie Davis. Last year it was the man who was the first black mayor of Selma, AL. I'm sorry I don't remember his name. However, I remember his speech. It was humbling & inspiring at the same time.

Anyways, attending this commemoration has become my own personal tradition. I hope that those of you in the city during that time will be able to attend. It's a wonderful event!

This will be the first year that I'm off, so I'm volunteering at the local Boys and Girls Club. The children will be putting on a play and making "contracts" with themselves to adopt the principles of Dr. King in everyday life. We will then have lunch and a parade through the neighborhood

FREE AT AT LAST!, FREE AT LAST!
 

SOME PEOPLE WILL SLEEP ALL DAY. OTHERS WILL BAR B Q AND HAVE BIG FEASTS. WHY IS IT THAT WE ONLY GET ONE MONTH, BETTER YET ONE DAY OUT OF THE 365 DAYS OF THE YEAR TO CELEBRATE WHAT WAS INITIALLY OURS? I AM SPEAKING OF FREEDOM AND EQUILITY. MLK WAS A GREAT LEADER WHO FOUGHT FOR WHAT WAS RIGHTFULLY HIS. WHO GAVE ANYONE THE RIGHT TO TAKE AWAY WHAT GOD GAVE US? NOW THAT WE PARTIALLY HAVE EQUILITY WE SHOULD RECOGNIZE OUR RIGHTS TO GO TO THE SCHOOLS OF OUR CHOICE AND BE WHATEVER WE WANT TO BE. THE FIGHT DID NOT END WITH THE DEATH OF MLK. HE DID WHAT HE COULD TO HELP US THROUGH THIS TEDIOUS JOURNEY AND NOW IT IS UP TO US TO CONTINUE THE PROGRESS OF THE STRUGGLE. WE ALL NEED TO EXERCISE OUR RIGHTS THAT OUR ANCESTORS AND GREAT LEADERS HAVE FOUGHT FOR. AT MY PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT WE DON'T CELEBRATE OUR HISTORY IN FEBRUARY WE CELEBRATE IT ALL YEAR LONG. WE TRY TO INSTILL INTO OUR STUDENTS THAT WE ARE IMPORTANT PEOPLE ALL 365 DAYS OF THE YEAR. WHO'S IDEA WAS IT TO GIVE ME THE SHORTEST MONTH OF THE YEAR TO "CELEBRATE" MY HISTORY
ANYWAYS?

QUESTION: WHEN WE VOTE PUBLICALLY(PRESIDENT, CITY COUNCIL) IS IT COUNTED? THAT QUESTION CAME TO ME DURING THE LAST PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WHEN THEY HAD ALREADY DECLARED BUSH THE WINNER BEFORE I HAD CASTED MY VOTE. CAN ANYONE ANSWER THAT QUESTION?

Re: FREE AT AT LAST!, FREE AT LAST!
 

I'll be attending a "power dinner" for local artists (visual, music, print) to commemorate the life and work of Dr. King. Additionally, there is an HBCU basketball tournament in Charlotte (NCCU v. NC A&T; WSSU v. JCSU) on Sunday.

Carter G. Woodson - In 1915 he founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, and through this organization he began pressing for a "Negro History Week"... in 1926 Woodson chose the second week of February because Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass were born in that month... Fast forward to 1976, when the now-renamed Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History successfully advocates for this week's expansion into what we now celebrate as Black History Month.

Electoral College casts the vote for president. These electors are determined on local ballots... once again reminding us that EVERY election is important (city council, ward leaders, even PTA)!

Good question
 

I will most likely go volunteer at a shelter, that makes me think next year our chapter should plan an community activity with the Alphas for Martin's B-Day.

Re: Good question
 

:D

Now that would show Brotherly Love!!!

"06-08"

The Nu Mu Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
presents
1st Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. "Unity Breakfast"
Monday, January 21, 2002
9:00 a.m.
Victory Baptist Church
1170 North Hairston Road
Stone Mountain, GA 30083
in the
Victory Banquet Hall
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Kenneth L. Samuel
Cost $25.00
All proceeds support the Washington, D.C.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Project

MLK Breakfast
 

The Hartford Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc will be sponsoring it's 18th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Scholarship Breakfast.

Price: $35
Time: 9am
Location: La Renaissance Banquet Hal, East Windsor, CT
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Rudolph McKissick Jr. (Omega Psi Phi, Fraternity, Inc.) Co-Pastor Bethel Institutional Baptist Church, Jacksonville, FL

All proceeds from the breakfast go to the scholarship committee.

Volunteering to help out. What else?? :))
 

Located in the home of the Civil Rights Muesum and the Lorraine Motel; the Memphis Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta, Inc. are volunteering as workers tomorrow. The day of observance always has one of the largest numbers of visitors. If anyone is in the area, please come and visit. Admission is only 1.00 in recognition of the observance. There are several extra performances and activities occuring as well. Hours of operation are from 6am-6pm.

Interesting reading about Dr. King
 

This article just points to the importance of parents teaching their children about civil rights. Many sure won't get it in the schools.

Monday January 21 3:05 AM ET

King a Myth to Many Young Americans
By MEGAN SCOTT, Associated Press Writer

ATLANTA (AP) - Four-year-old Jahlazha Johnson knows a little bit about the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. She's been watching tapes of the civil rights leader and learning about the movement.

``He died,'' said Jahlazha, who was visiting the King Center with an Atlanta preschool program. ``He went to jail. He helped everybody so they could be the same.''

Jahlazha knows more than the average child, educators warn as the nation observes the federal holiday in honor of the civil rights leader. Thirty-four years after King was assassinated, many children - whose parents are even too young to remember King - see him as more of a mythological figure than a man, they say.

Educators and King's widow say schools need to do a better job of teaching children about the Nobel Peace Prize winner and the struggle for civil rights.

Marion McCarthy, a retired elementary school principal from Macon, said to many children, King Day just means a three-day weekend.

``They need to know just what sacrifices our people made so they could be free,'' McCarthy said.

Demetrius Watson, a fifth-grader from Norcross, said he knows that King was ``very smart and very attractive'' and also a great speechmaker. But he said he hasn't learned much more.

``They just tell what he did and that he was a civil rights leader,'' Watson said. ``And how he saved blacks from prejudice people.''

Coretta Scott King, King's widow, said her husband's teachings can be included in almost any subjects from kindergarten to 12th grade. But many schools don't do that - only highlighting excerpts from King's ``I Have a Dream'' speech and teaching about the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

Children need to learn King's principles, such as his use of nonviolence to achieve civil rights reform along with his message of hope, she said.

``Martin's message was a very hopeful one,'' Coretta Scott King said in an interview last week with The Associated Press. ``One of the things that he did was to generate hope for people. Whenever he spoke to the people he was able to lift them up - lift them up to a higher place.''

That message is especially needed now, she said. A sluggish economy exacerbated by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks has caused millions of people to lose their jobs.

As she did last year, King is asking people to use Monday as a day of service, including mentoring children, cleaning up neighborhoods and helping feed the homeless.

``I think when we have a number of activities and things that are tributes to him, it seems to renew, reinvigorate, re-inspire people to continue in that struggle,'' she said. ``And I think people are needing something after the Sept. 11 attacks.''

Julian Bond, chairman of the NAACP, said old and young people don't always understand the civil rights movement and don't know how to use King's teachings to make a difference.

``One problem with many King celebrations is that they are passive,'' said Bond, a former student of King's at Morehouse College in Atlanta. ``People gather, hear a speech from someone like me. They applaud and everybody leaves feeling good. But you've got to do more than that.''

Bond said dozens of social organizations need help this year, ranging from the Girl Scouts to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

``One person acting by herself can cause mountains to move,'' he said. ``And almost the opposite, but a complementary lesson, is that thousands of people acting together can move mountains, too.''

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On the Net:

The King Center: http://thekingcenter.com

http://www.civilrightsmuseum.org

as a school counselor, i'd use speeches and videotape of dr. king, showing his non-violent philosophy in anger management, social skills and peer mediation. this would show and encourage kids that issues can be handled in ways that they often don't utilize.

also, it gave the kids and me an opportunity to become more familiar w/the man and his impact on the world, not just for one day, but for the entire year.

Any plans?

You know I'm rolling - in addition to programs sponsored by Alpha, I am on program for the State of NC celebration.

As president of my local NAACP, I will represent the organization at several other functions during the three day celebration - - -

Go on, 'Big Tymer'! :p :D :cool: ;)

ttt again...

Soror Ideal
 

^^^
I saw what your chapter is doing, Soror, on another listserv. Great event.;)

Now we're planning to do a second donation to a women's center in San Diego. That's one event I know for sure.

My chapter (Xi Nu Omega) is doing two events for MLK, Jr. Day of Service.

First, we have organized a chapter team that will work on a particular community service project in Chicago in conjunction with the mass community service effort by the Chicago Cares organization. Our team will definitely be representing (of course)!!

Second, we will have a teen summit during which the discussions that typify teen summits will take place. Also, the group of H.S. women that we work with all year long will do a step exhibition to Black History themes that they have researched and put together. We have invited other H.S. male and female groups that are sponsored by other BGLOs in the city. These groups will do their own step exhibitions - also to Black History themes. We will also serve them lunch and do a voter registration drive for the seniors who are already 18.

My chapter will participate in our local MLK Day programs, coordinated by the local Pan-Hellenic Council & NAACP. We have a great time working with all the greek orgs in our area coordinating this event. We will begin by Marching (in order of year of incorporation...:D..this time) through Seaside and will end up at the local community center where we will participate in an MLK program. Our chapter will have a table at the program and we will use this time to solicit for voter registration.

My kids will have a day ON also, as they will be right along side of us marching and participating in the day's activities. Got to start teaching them while they're young.

OFF, but ON!
 

Our chapter will be "Continuing the Legacy to Serve" at a local treatment facility. We will be conducting several empowerment workshops to the clients.

For those of you in Chicago!
 

I will be volunteering with my university's MLK Prayer Breakfast on Monday. On Saturday I'll be a volunteer for Chicago Cares' Celebration of Service program in honor of MLK.

For those of you in Chicago:
DePaul University will mark the celebration of the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., Jan. 19 with its annual prayer breakfast that includes a keynote speech by Barbara Ransby, noted author and associate professor of African-American studies and history at the University of Illinois at Chicago. The breakfast will be held from 7:30 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. in the Student Center, 2250 N. Sheffield Ave., Room 120.

Ransby, considered to be one of the most promising public intellectuals in the country, has titled her lecture: “Strong People Don’t Need Strong Leaders: The Dual Legacies of Ella Jo Baker and Martin Luther King, Jr.”

Her book, “Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement,” published last year, is the first work to chronicle the life and legacy of a woman considered to be one of the most important African-American leaders of the 20th century and one of the most influential women in the civil rights movement. Baker worked behind the scenes of the movement and was a gifted grassroots organizer, national officer of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, a founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and a principal in the creation of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.

Ransby also will be the keynote speaker at a King luncheon program sponsored by DePaul’s College of Law from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Computer Science Building, 243 S. Wabash Ave., in the Egan Urban Center, 9th floor.

Both the prayer breakfast and the luncheon are free and open to the public. Seating for the breakfast is limited and guests who plan to attend are encouraged to R.S.V.P. by Jan. 13 by calling 773/325-7759 or by emailing DePaul’s Cultural Center: culturalcenter@depaul.edu. Those planning to attend the luncheon should R.S.V.P. to Lawrence Arendt by Jan.13 via email: larendt@depaul.edu or by phone: 312/ 362-8450.

Ransby served as an instructor in the history department at DePaul from 1992 to 1996. In addition to the teaching position she has held at UIC for two years, she is the executive director of the Center for Public Intellectuals, a Chicago-based organization. She earned her doctoral degree in history from the University of Michigan in 1996.

The DePaul prayer breakfast is sponsored by the Cultural Center, which is headed by Harvette Grey. “The Martin Luther King, Jr., Prayer Breakfast brings the DePaul community and visitors together to celebrate an extraordinary individual,” said Grey. “It is very significant that Dr. King was an African American and that his birthday is the only holiday that recognizes the achievement of any African American.”

[QUOTE]Originally posted by SummerChild
[B]My chapter (Xi Nu Omega) is doing two events for MLK, Jr. Day of Service.

First, we have organized a chapter team that will work on a particular community service project in Chicago in conjunction with the mass community service effort by the Chicago Cares organization. Our team will definitely be representing (of course)!!

I just saw your post for the Chicago Cares "Celebration of Service" I may see you there.:)

Happy Birthday, Dr. King!

My chapter will volunteer by donating duffles bags and luggage to foster children. These children move so often and do not have anything to carry their items in, they end up using paperbags or trashbags.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by TheEpitome1920
[B]Hi Epitome,
I just saw your post. It was a wonderful time wasn't it?
I can't help but marvel at the number of volunteers that were present and know that we made a significant impact!

Were you volunteering with your sorority or with another group?

SC

Soror, this is so sad. I am saddened to think of the lives that these children lead and the fact that on top of all that, they don't even really have anything to carry their belongings in. Kudos to your chapter!

SC

Here's what going on at my University! And yes I do plan on attending the events! Anyone in the Akron, OH area please attend.


The University of Akron is hosting a series of events to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., to reflect on his legacy and to discuss how his work and thoughts affect society today.

The events begin at 9:00 a.m. at the Buckingham Center for Continuing Education on Monday, January 19. Refreshments will be served prior to a Unity Walk to the Student Union celebrating this very significant day. This event is being sponsored by the Interfraternity Council and the National Pan-Hellenic Council.

The annual Martin Luther King Jr. Activities Fair will be held in the Student Union Ballroom immediately afterwards, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The theme for the Fair is “Sharing the Dream.”

More than 25 student and community organizations will be involved in the Fair to provide students in grades K through 12 a wide number of activities. The activities range from face painting and making bookmarks, diversity beads and bracelets, to instruction and exhibitions of African dance and drumming and information on voting, fair housing and other political and social issues.

The organizations that will participate in the Activities Fair include Black United Students, the Residence Life Council, the American Friends and Service Community, Akron Public Schools, NAACP and Summit County Job and Family Services.

Several hundred elementary, middle and high school students are expected to attend the Activities Fair.

Hilary O. Shelton, winner of the 2003 Medgar Evers Award and director of the Washington, D.C., Bureau of the NAACP, will deliver a keynote lecture in the Student Union Theater at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 22.

Shelton will speak on Dr. King’s advocacy and his impact on issues currently facing the nation. He also will discuss his annual “report card” that evaluates the performance of U.S. senators and representatives.

Shelton’s lecture is presented jointly by The University of Akron Office of Multicultural Development, the Pan African Center for Community Studies, the National Coming Together Project and the NAACP — Akron Chapter. The lecture is free and open to the public.

Location: Student Union Ballroom

Contact Information:
Dr. Lathardus Goggins II
goggins@uakron.edu
330-972-6447

Sorors,

What are your plans?
I will be joining my chapter members and our UGs at the same Substance Abuse treatment facility from last year. We had a wonderful time last year with the clients. I'm sure the experience will be rewarding for all parties involved.

GCers, how will you spend your MLK Day Off, if you have the day off?

Afternoon All:

I plan on attending our National Founder's Day Observance in Atlanta. Events include a holiday tribute to MLK and a service summit.

Meanwhile, my chapter will hold its annual MLK Prayer Breakfast for the community at large.

pNc

Haven't decided yet. My chapter will probably volunteer at a mission downtown. I planned an event for my clients that day, so I will probably work. But, since I'm off that day...it's volunteering. LOL!!

I know that should be wonderful!

I'm going to attend the NFD in Jackson, Mississippi (if the Lord says the same). I believe it's in '06.

Indeed!! I am truly looking forward to attending. :D

I'm not off that day. I start my new job on MLK's Bday.

That's a blessing. :D

This year I will actually be out of town visiting friends. If I'm back in town on Monday, I'll find some service to get into. Most likely, I'll be on the road.

I will be at the M.L.K. walk w/ my lovely Sorors and attending the program that immediately follows. It's usually cold out so I'll have to bundle up.

My grad school has a King Day Celebration that I attend every year. This year will be my first year as an alum! Last year we had Tim Wise, a social justice advocate talk about power and privilege and white anti-racism and then we had a dialogue between people of color and white students facilitated by the Society of Black Student Social Workers.

This year we are having an Asian man who is committed towards social justice, especially racism and healing. I have more information on it, but they haven't posted it to our website.

Dr. King's picture hangs above my desk and every day I celebrate his life through my profession by working towards social justice and dedicating my life to empowering others and eliminating hate in the world. It may be my humble attempt, but at least I am one voice that might make a difference!