UC President Keynotes Annual Martin Luther King Tribute

The University of Cincinnati African American Cultural and Research Center (AACRC) celebrates the memory and work of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a program to be held

at noon

on

Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010,

in MainStreet Cinema, Tangeman University Center (TUC). The AACRC Choir will perform and excerpts from King's "Why We Can’t Wait" letter will be read. The event will also include a brief video tribute to King.

"Why We Can’t Wait: A Tribute to Martin Luther King Jr.”

features UC President Gregory H. Williams as the keynote speaker, the first African American to serve as UC's president.

What:

"Why We Can’t Wait: A Tribute to Martin Luther King Jr.”

When:

Wednesday, at noon, on Jan. 13, 2010

Where

: MainStreet Cinema, Tangeman University Center (TUC)

The event is free and open to the public.

“It is our hope that students, faculty and staff will come out to honor a man who blazed a trail for civil rights, the effects of which can clearly be seen today,” says Jasmine Buxton, program coordinator in the AACRC.

The author of three published books, UC President Gregory H. Williams is known for his award-winning and best-selling memoir, "Life on the Color Line: The True Story of a White Boy Who Discovered He Was Black." President Williams has earned five degrees, including a JD and PhD from George Washington University, and also holds four honorary doctorates.

For more information about the event or the

African American Cultural and Research Center

, visit their

Web page

or call 513-556-1177.