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Monday, January 19, 2009 (9)

Jan 19, 2009
January 15, 2009
Thursday

  • [Shades of Truth Theatre] Martin and Malcolm Come to Life in "The Meeting"

  • Jan 15, 2009 to Jan 19, 2009
  • Location: The Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Education Center
  • Description: SHADES OF TRUTH THEATRE and The Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Education Center In Associaton with Voza Rivers/ New Heritage Theatre Group and Community Works Presents THE MEETING by Jeff Stetson Directed by Eric Coleman Starring Lawrence Winslow as Malcolm X Michael Green as Martin Luther King Jr. Ron Wilks as Rashad JANUARY 15-19, 2009 The Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Education Center 3940 Broadway, New York City 10032 (165th Street and Broadway) Thursday, January 15, 11 am and 8 pm Friday, January 16, 11 am and 8 pm Saturday, January 17, 3 pm and 8 pm Sunday, January 18, 3 pm Monday, January 19, 7:30 pm General admission is $25.00 Press RSVP: 212-690-0797/646-488-9576 Discounts for groups, students and seniors The Meeting is an engaging and intelligent play that depicts a fictitious secret meeting between Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This riveting play deals with issues that are still relevant today, such as: war abroad, inner city de
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January 16, 2009
Friday

  • Tour Nat Turner Trail During Inaugural Week and Celebration of Black Survival

  • Jan 16, 2009 to Jan 20, 2009
  • Location: THE THURGOOD MARSHALL CENTER
  • Description: TO BLACK PEOPLE ATTENDING THE BARACK OBAMA INAUGURAL: Come through Virginia and Tour The NAT TURNER TRAIL The bus leaves The Khalifah Health Ranch Retreat on the afternoon of January 17, 2008 10 am & 2 pm We will tour the Nat Turner Trail as part of our celebration of the Inauguration of Barack Obama and the Survival of Black people. We then travel 150 miles to Washington, D. C. for the two day Conference. January 18 & 19 at THE THURGOOD MARSHALL CENTER 1816 12th Street N.W. call 704-509-6773 or 704-277-1462 TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS FOR WEEKEND: Friday, January 16, 2009 at The Khalifah Health Ranch Retreat: Southampton County, Virginia, 12 noon 3 P.M......Roundtable Discussion about the opportunities to "TO DO FOR SELF" with a Black President of the U. S. A. Is a Independent disposition needed more than ever? Saturday, January 17, 2009 – Tour of The Nat Turner Trail on the trip to Washington, D.C. Leave at 12 Noon – tour the Trail, arrive in Washington, D. C. at 6 P.M. The schedu
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January 19, 2009
Monday

  • Inauguration 2009 Chicago Style Celebration and Ball

  • Jan 19, 2009 to Jan 20, 2009
  • Location: Chicago South Loop Hotel
  • Description: Inauguration 2009 Chicago Style Celebration and Ball January 19 & 20, 2009 Chicago South Loop Hotel 2600 South State Street Chicago, Illinois Please click here for map. Two days and two nights Inauguration 2009 Chicago Style Celebration and Ball For those who are not going to Washington, D.C., join us for this TWO-DAY Historical event. January 19 Attend the National Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Celebration Wide-screen viewing of our “Walk Through History Video” which outlines major events From Freedom- To Slavery- To Freedom Evening “Children Friendly Pre-Inauguration Party at 6 p.m.” and Bus Tour (TBA) of Chicago sights. January 20 Attend the “live” wide screen viewing of the Inauguration of President Elect Barack Obama and V.P. Elect Joe Biden. Be an eyewitness to the “Swearing into office" Ceremony of the first African American to hold the highest office in America. Evening Inauguration Ball with live band at 7:30 p.m. The Celebration will also Feature: •There w
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  • WBAI: MLK Commemorative Broadcast

  • Jan 19, 2009 all day
  • Location: WBAI 99.5 FM (NYC)
  • Description: Greetings Member / Listener / Supporter, On behalf of WBAI, I want to extend our gratitude and appreciation for all of your support over the past years, and for the time and resources you so generously donated during our Mini Winter Drive! We also want to wish you, and all of your loved ones, a Happy and Blessed New Year! On January 19, 2009, from 6am - midnight there will be a Martin Luther King Jr. commemorative broadcast. At that time, we will be trying to raise money for the station and will need volunteers to come in to answer phones and take pledges. We appreciate any time you can give us on that day. The numbers to call for entry into the building are: 212-209-2800 - 9am - 1pm, 2pm - 5pm, and at other times, 212-209-2877. Peace & Love, Vera Osborn WBAI Volunteer Coordinator WBAI 120 Wall Street - 10th FL. New York, NY 10005 1-212-209-2826
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  • Old Town Community Transformation Conference

  • Jan 19, 2009 all day
  • Location: Mandella Conference Center, Sojourner-Douglass College
  • Description: Sojourner-Douglass College and the Old Town Community Transformation Project invite you to join us and other activists from Baltimore and other urban areas around the United States to connect and begin the dialogue to shape the action to remake our communities from the bottom up.As you gather in Washington, DC to witness the inauguration of America’s first Black President, Barack Obama, and on the day of the federal recognition of the birth of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., take time to do a little necessary work for what we believe must happen after the celebration ends.
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  • 33rd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast

  • Jan 19, 2009 all day
  • Location: Plainfield H.S
  • Description: The Plainfield Area Club of Frontiers International Presents Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 33rd Annual Memorial Breakfast Guest Speaker Mr. Kevin Powell Author, Activist and Hip-Hop Historian January 19, 2009 – 8:30 A.M. Plainfield High School 950 Park Avenue Plainfield, New Jersey (Kenyon Avenue Entrance – Breakfast) General Admission $16.00 Students/Seniors $12.00 For Tickets & Information Call: Realty World (Fredrica Williams Realty) 490 Somerset St. North Plainfield, NJ (908) 756-4663 Kevin Powell is widely considered one of America’s most important voices in these early years of the 21st century. Legendary feminist Gloria Steinem asserts that "as a charismatic speaker, leader, and a very good writer, Kevin Powell has the courage...to be fully human, and this will bring the deepest revolution of all." Internationally acclaimed scholar and social critic Dr. Michael Eric Dyson has called Powell "a mighty wind of fresh air." And of Kevin Powell the writer Asha Bandele says “When
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  • MLK Day Celebration: Portland, Oregon

  • Jan 19, 2009 all day
  • Location: Oregon Convention Center
  • Description: Oregon Attorney General-elect John Kroger will be keynote speaker at The 23rd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast Monday January 19, 2009 8:30-10:30 a.m. The Oregon Convention Center, 777 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Portland Admission is $85 and two cans of food Reserve a table at MLKBreakfast@theskanner.com Nominate for the Drum Major of Justice Award Recommend a student for a scholarship. Full details of scholarships are found by clicking here
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  • MLK Day: Congress Of Racial Equality (NYC)

  • Jan 19, 2009 all day
  • Location: New York Sheraton Hotel & Towers
  • Description: "Living the Dream" 2009 Monday, January 19, 2009 New York Sheraton Hotel & Towers 52nd Street & 7th Avenue, New York, NY Reception: 6:30 PM - New York Ballroom Dinner: 7:30 PM - Metropolitan Ballroom Host: Hon. Roy Innis National Chairman, Congress of Racial Equality Special Guest: Hon. George McGovern Former U.S. Senator & Presidential Candidate
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