On Jan. 20, America will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day and remember the events surrounding the march on Washington and Brown vs. The Board of Education. Salt Lake Community College will host a panel discussion and a night of music and story in remembrance of this special holiday.
Discussion Panel
Wednesday, Jan. 29 @ noon
Taylorsville Redwood Campus
Student Center Oak Room
MLK Concert
Thursday, Jan. 30 @ 7:30 p.m.
South City Campus
Grand Theatre
The MLK Humanitarian Awards Ceremony and Panel Discussion will begin at noon on Wednesday, Jan. 29 in the Student Center Oak Room on the Taylorsville Redwood Campus with special guest panelist Sharon Ewell-Foster.
Bestselling author and speaker, Foster has written historical books including the Civil War fiction “The Resurrection of Nat Turner.” Her novel, “Passing Samaria,” was chosen to be the NAACP Book of the Year in 2000.
Other panelists will include Director of Educational Equity for Granite School District Charlene Lui, SLCC Ph.D. Joshua Gold, SLCC Director of Public Relations Joy Tlou and Diversity Educator and musician Dr. Dennis Slaughter.
Slaughter is the Artistic Director and Founder of the Boston Community Choir and directs the Boston Pops Gospel Choir. He is coming from Massachusetts to participate in the MLK events at SLCC.
Slaughter’s talents will be showcased, along with several other performers on Jan. 30 at the South City Campus Grand Theatre. The concert, “In Remembrance of MLK and the Civil Rights Movement Through Story and Song,” will be based on the happenings of 1963. Some of King’s Speech will be recited, music from the 1960s will be performed and the Brown vs. The Board of Education writings will be highlighted.
The G. Brown Quintet/ G. Brown Jazz Ensemble, Christine Littlefield, Tammy Hanson and SLCC’s Glory Johnson-Stanton will all be featured in Thursday’s program. Stanton is an academic Advisor and Club Advisor to the Black Student Union.
Throughout the week of Jan. 27, Slaughter and Foster will visit and speak to classes at SLCC.
Community Outreach & Strategic Initiatives Manager Marian Howe-Taylor and Arts & Cultural Events Coordinator Raina Dalby are responsible for planning and organizing the MLK events. They can be contacted at raina.dalby@slcc.edu or marian.howe-taylor@slcc.edu for information.
