MLK: more than just a day

Martin Luther King Day commemoration at Portland State includes a full week of events sponsored by the university and Multicultural Center. Events will feature community service opportunities, interactive forums, film documentaries and a distinguished keynote speaker at the marquee event on Thursday evening.

Daljit Dhaliwal, host of Public Broadcasting’s Foreign Exchange program will speak at Thursday evening’s Living Legacy event and will also engage in a student interactive session earlier in the day, which will address topics such as global solidarity through service, according to a press release from the Multicultural Center (MCC).

One of the many events during the week is Networking for Success, put on by Black Male Collegians, an event designed to aid retention of black men in colleges and universities, according to Sa’eed M. Haji, MCC assistant coordinator.

“MCC and Portland State Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity’s intent is to spotlight the apparent national scarcity of young black males in college,” Haji said.

He wants to help boost the number of black men in college on a national level, Haji said.
 

– Tue, Jan. 19, noon
A Conversation with Oregon Black Leaders
Multicultural Center (SMSU, room 228)

– Wed, Jan. 20, noon
Black Male Collegians: Networking for Success
Multicultural Center

– Wed, Jan. 20, 7 p.m.
“Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin”
Free food and drink
Multicultural Center

– Thu, Jan. 21, noon
Student Interactive Session
Multicultural Center

– Thu, Jan. 21, 7 p.m.
SMSU Ballroom
Living Legacy lecture and performance
$10 general admission, free w/ PSU ID
For more information call 503-725-3307

– Fri, Jan. 22, 6 p.m.
Documentary Film Series
“The Ku Klux Klan in Oregon: 1923¬–29”
Multicultural Center
 
www.pdx.edu/studentaffairs/mcc/mlk-celebration