NSU Press Release

NSU Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Observance and March to be Held Jan. 13

Norfolk, Va.—Norfolk State University will hold a Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Observance Thursday, January 13.

The observance, which officially kicks off the University’s African-American History Month celebration, will begin with a symbolic march at 6 p.m. at the Lyman Beecher Brooks Library. At 6:30 p.m., the campus community will gather at G.W.C. Brown Memorial Hall, Little Theater for the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. program.

Joseph E. Harris, distinguished professor of history at Howard University, will deliver the keynote address. Harris specializes in African and African Diaspora History. He is the author of several academic books on African history including The African Diaspora in World History and Politics, Global Dimensions of the African Diaspora, The African Presence in Asia, Africans as Seen by Classical Writers, Africans and Their History, and African-American Reactions to War in Ethiopia, 1936-1941.

In addition to the annual Martin Luther King Observance, the University will also be hosting a variety of African-American History Month Activities focusing on the theme of the African Diaspora. The African Diaspora refers to the demographic, historical and cultural legacies created by the migrations of African people to other continents of the world.

For more information on Black History Month activities, call 823-8373.