Jan
12

Paying tribute to Martin Luther King

Harry E. Johnson Sr., president and CEO of the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation, will be the featured speaker at the Anacostia Community Museum’s 27th annual Martin Luther King Jr. program. The presentation takes place Friday, Jan. 13, at 7 p.m. in the Baird Auditorium at the National Museum of Natural History.

Harry E. Johnson Sr.

Johnson’s remarks addressing the history and significance of the national memorial project paying tribute to King will be followed by a dialogue with Tracey Webb, founder and editor-in-chief of BlackGivesBack.com and The Black Benefactors.

The event also includes a step performance by the Omicron Eta Lambda chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., one of three Alpha alumni chapters in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1906 and with more than 700 chapters in the U.S and abroad, Alpha Phi Alpha is the first of the original nine Black Greek Letter organizations and is the fraternity to which King belonged.

Admission is free, but seating is limited. For more more information or to make reservations,  email acmrsvp@si.edu or call (202) 633-4875.

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Posted: 12 January 2012
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