Durham Celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King

Durham has a special connection with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. As a city of open, welcoming, and community-spirited citizens, Durham welcomed Dr. King on many occasions. According to books like Parting the Waters and Origins of the Civil Rights Movement, immediately following the sit-in at a Woolworth’s counter in Greensboro, Dr. King launched a new battle cry in Durham in his “Fill The Jails” speech given at White Rock Baptist Church in Durham.

The 10th Annual Durham MLK/Black History Month Parade will be held at noon on February 4th on Fayetteville Street in Durham. More information is available on the website for Spectacular Magazine, the event's organizer.  There is a march on Monday, January 16 leaving from the NC Mutual building at 10:30am. More details are below.

This weekend, be proud of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and be proud of Durham at one of the events commemorating Dr. King's work and legacy.  Events are detailed below, or link to them online:

1/13/2012 - 1/13/2012 5:30pm.
"BROTHER OUTSIDER: THE LIFE OF BAYARD RUSTIN" FILM SCREENING
Film about African-American, gay pacifist Bayard Rustin. With director Sam Pollard. 
FREE.
Bay 4 Smith Warehouse, 114 S. Buchanan Blvd.
For More Information: camille.jackson@duke.edu

1/14/2012 - 1/14/2012 11-3pm.
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. RAISE-A-READER FAIR
Featuring educational and entertaining activities for all ages, emphasizing Dr. King's legacy. The event is designed to promote literacy and is an excellent opportunity to add a book to your child's library. Book vendors, youth talent, storytellers, and more. 
FREE admission.
Hayti Heritage Center, 804 Old Fayetteville St.
For More Information: (919) 683-1709

1/14/2012 - 1/14/2012 2-4pm.
"MLK DAY: REMEMBERING THE LEGACY THROUGH ART" PROGRAM
Featuring a live art show, video production, film and community discussions, poetry jam, video game tournament and more. 
FREE admission.
W. D. Hill Recreation Center, 1308 Fayetteville St.
For More Information: (919) 560-4292

1/14/2012 - 1/14/2012 7pm.
TRIBUTE TO MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. CONCERT
A special concert to honor the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. The Durham Symphony will be joined by the NCCU University and Alumni Choirs, under the direction of Dr. Richard Banks and the gifted soloist Brandi Hancock, protege of Dr. Loñieta Aurora Thompson Cornwall of Shaw University in Raleigh. The concert will include an encore of "Eulogy for a Dream” by William Henry Curry, with narrator
Anthony Wilson of WTVD, reading from Dr King’s words.
Durham Armory, 220 Foster St.
For More Information: 919-491-6576 


1/14/2012 - 1/14/2012 11am-1pm.
MASTER CLASS WITH AWARD-WINNING FILMMAKER SAM POLLARD
Pollard will show pieces from the Katrina documentary "When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts;" "Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin;" "Chisholm ’72: Unbought & Unbossed," about legendary New York congresswoman Shirley Chisholm; and "Slavery by Another Name," a feature documentary for PBS that will make its debut at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. 
FREE and open to all.
Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University, 1317 W. Pettigrew St.
For More Information: (919) 660-3663

1/14/2012 - 1/14/2012 2pm.
"ONE NOBLE JOURNEY" PLAY
Mike Wiley in his one man show,telling the true stories of Henry "Box" Brown and Elizabeth and William Craft who crafted daring plans to escapee slavery. 
FREE admission.
Hayti Heritage Center, 804 Old Fayetteville St.
For More Information: (919) 683-1709


1/15/2012 - 1/15/2012 11am
SERMON BY REV. DR. JAMES A. FORBES JR.
Rev. Forbes, founder and president of the Healing of the Nations Foundation, will talk about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy in the MLK Day sermon. 
Open to the public.
Watts Street Baptist Church, 800 Watts St.
For More Information: (919) 688-1366

1/15/2012 - 1/15/2012 3pm
DUKE UNIVERSITY MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. COMMEMORATION
Political Strategist Donna Brazile will speak. 
Open to the public.
Duke University Chapel, Science Dr.
For More Information: (919) 684-5600 


1/16/2012 - 1/16/2012 8am
DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. CELEBRATION PRAYER BREAKFAST
This Annual Prayer Breakfast has evolved into the flagship event to start the MLK Holiday activities in the area. Greetings and remarks by state and local officials are scheduled. See website for schedule. FREE and open to the public. Doors open 7:15 AM. 
First come, first served.
Sheraton Imperial Hotel & Convention Center, 4700 Emperor Blvd.

1/16/2012 - 1/16/2012 All day
TRIANGLE MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY OF SERVICE
"Make it a day on, not a day off." Triangle residents can volunteer for registered projects.
Various Locations
For More Information: (919) 460-8687


1/16/2012 - 1/16/2012 10:30am.
DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. COMMUNITY MARCH
A march from NC Mutual Life Insurance Company to First Presbyterian Church that wraps up with greetings from community leaders and music.
Mutual Plaza, 411 W. Chapel Hill St.
For More Information: (919) 949-7327 


1/16/2012 - 1/16/2012 6pm.
MARTIN LUTHER KING WORSHIP SERVICE
Featuring keynote speaker Dr. Teresa L. Fry Brown, Professor of Homiletics & Director of Black Church Studies Program at Emory University.
King's Park International Church, 1305 Odyssey Dr.
For More Information: (919) 544-6304

1/16/2012 - 1/16/2012 2-5pm.
"THE RACIAL JUSTICE ACT: BEHIND THE POLITICS" FORUM
Screening of the documentary "The Trials of Darryl Hunt" with an introduction by Frank Stasio, host of "The State of Things" on N.C. Public  Radio, followed by panel discussion at 4pm. 
FREE and open to the public.
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 810 W. Chapel Hill St.
For More Information: (919) 682-3449