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SAU to host 25th Annual MLK Day march and ceremony

January 20, 2020 @ 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm

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The Southern Arkansas University 25th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Memorial March and Ceremony will begin at 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20, 2020.

The march will begin at the former Miller’s Cafeteria on Vine Street at 5 p.m. and proceed along University Street to the SAU Reynolds Center. The Memorial Program will begin around 5:30 p.m. in Foundation Hall.

The community is encouraged to participate in the march and attend the ceremony. For more information, contact the Office of Multicultural Services at 870-235-4046.

Dr. Trey Berry, president of SAU, will deliver the welcome and a Spoken Word presentation will be delivered by Trey Miguel Johnson. The audience will sing “Lift Every Voice and Sing.”

Artistic movement will be provided by the Concrete Rose Dance Company of Magnolia, and Genesis Ministry Choir will deliver an inspirational performance.

Cledis Stuart, Associate Dean of Multicultural Affairs and Diversity at SAU, will give the keynote address. Dinner will follow in Grand Hall.

Cutline: Pictured are scenes from 2019’s MLK Day Memorial March at SAU.

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Date:
January 20, 2020
Time:
5:30 pm - 8:00 pm