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Fri Jan 16, 2015, 12:17 PM Jan 2015

Rev. Wm. Barber Headlines MLK Events in Durham

DURHAM, NC - The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, president of the North Carolina NAACP and founder of the Forward Together Moral Movement, will deliver the keynote address for Duke University's annual Martin Luther King Jr. commemoration on Sunday, Jan. 18.

His 3 p.m. speech in Duke Chapel is part of a program that includes remarks from local and university officials, prayer and music and dance performances. The event is free and open to the public. Free parking is available in the Bryan Center Parking Garage.

Those unable to attend can watch a live stream of the event on the chapel's website. Viewers can post comments on Twitter using the hashtag #DukeMLK. An archive of the recording will also be posted online.

Other noteworthy events include a jazz concert, a two-day “Speak Up” on West Campus, students packaging meals for food pantries and a lecture.


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