NAACP Boulder County Presents: 2023 MLK Jr Day Community Celebrations

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We welcome you to attend our 18th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulder County Community Celebrations 2023 themed, “The Dream…Keep Hope at The Center.”

Together, we will celebrate the life, vision, and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in two separate events in Boulder County.

Our first event will take place at the Boulder Jewish Community Center on Sunday, January 15, 2023, at 4 pm at 6007 Oreg Avenue Boulder, CO 80303. Featuring:

• Keynote Speaker-Dr. Reiland Rabaka, Founder & Director of The Center for African & African-American Studies at CU Boulder
• The Spirituals Project of The University of Denver
• A tribute to African and African-American dance facilitated by Nii Armah Sowah, Associate Teaching Professor & Co-Director of Graduate Studies in Dance
• Special presentations, and much more.

Please register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2023-mlk-jr-day-community-celebrations-JCC

Our second event will celebrate the life, vision, and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at Silver Creek High School on Monday, January 16, 2023 at, 4901 Nelson Road Longmont, CO 80503. Our MLK Jr. Youth Art Workshop, facilitated by the Silver Creek Leadership Academy, begins at 9 am. The general program begins at 10 am. Featuring:

• Keynote address by Dr. Reiland Rabaka, Founder & Director of The Center for African & African-American Studies at CU Boulder
• A tribute to African and African-American dance facilitated by Nii Armah Sowah, Associate Teaching Professor & Co-Director of Graduate Studies in Dance
• The Colorado Heritage Community Choir
• Special presentations, and more!

Please register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2023-mlk-day-at-silver-creek-high-school

All events are FREE and OPEN to the public; however, registration is required.

About NAACP Boulder County
Chartered in 2017, the Boulder County Branch of the NAACP works with advocates and agencies throughout the county on issues that affect our greater community. Our mission is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination.