For more than 15 years, Furman University has celebrated the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through a slate of activities that honors the civil rights era icon. Activities include setting aside a day of service on MLK Day and, more recently, hosting a community breakfast featuring a speaker who addresses topics like inclusivity, race relations and diversity.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve held a community breakfast now for four years,\u201d said Director of Community Relations Chandra Dillard. \u201cThis year we are looking forward to hearing from restorative justice champion Fania Davis. On the MLK Day of Service, students, faculty and staff work with Habitat for Humanity, or clear out debris from the YMCA camp, or work with the Greenville Free Medical Clinic and other local organizations. The Day of Service is a meaningful way to step away from classes, bring the Furman community together in acts of kindness and reflect on the legacy of Dr. King.\u201d<\/p>\n
In addition to the MLK activities, Furman will hold an inaugural Joseph Vaughn Day on Jan. 29, which commemorates the first African American to enroll at the university. Joseph Vaughn Day is just one of a series of changes at Furman initiated by the Task Force on Slavery and Justice<\/a>, which is exploring the university\u2019s historical connections to slavery and helping Furman better understand and learn from its past.<\/p>\n Here is the full list of MLK activities:<\/p>\n The 2020 Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Luncheon MLK Community Breakfast: Fania E. Davis MLK Holiday \u2013 A Day of Service MLK Interfaith Celebration \u201cAntiracist While White?\u201d a Cultural Life Program Inaugural Joseph Vaughn Day MLK Youth Program and Rudolph Gordon College Fair Joseph Vaughn Oratorical Contest Events are made possible through a partnership between Furman University and Alpha Phi Alpha Greenville Foundation. All events are free with the exception of the MLK Scholarship Luncheon and MLK Community Breakfast. For table or ticket information, contact Chandra Dillard at chandra.dillard@furman.edu<\/a>,<\/u> and 864-294-2503.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" For more than 15 years, Furman University has celebrated the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through a slate of activities that honors the civil rights era […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":257,"featured_media":18272,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,70,27,76,30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8586","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-administrative","category-diversity-equity-and-inclusion","category-student-life","category-top-four-news-3rd-story","category-top-stories"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8586","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/257"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8586"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8586\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18272"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8586"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8586"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nSaturday, Jan. 11 at noon
\nMelvin and Dollie Younts Conference Center
\nSponsor: Alpha Phi Alpha Greenville Foundation, www.alphagreenville.org<\/a>
\nTickets: $60 per person.
\nContact: Allen Cook, mlkgala@gglapa.org<\/a> or 864-441-9067.<\/p>\n
\nFriday, Jan. 17 at 8 a.m.
\nCo-Founder and Executive Director, Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth
\nMelvin and Dollie Younts Conference Center
\nTickets are $50 per person.
\nFor table or ticket information email alumni@furman.edu<\/a> or to RSVP, call 864-294-3464<\/p>\n
\nMonday, Jan. 20
\n8:30 a.m. | Breakfast and check-in
\n9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Service
\nTrone Student Center, Watkins Room
\nSponsor: Heller Service Corps, the Center for Inclusive Communities and The Office of Student Involvement and Inclusion
\nContact: Nancy Cooper, nancy.cooper@furman.edu<\/a> or 864-294-2900<\/p>\n
\nMonday, Jan. 20 at 7 p.m.
\nRev. Dr. Chanequa Walker-Barnes, Proclaimer
\nDaniel Memorial Chapel
\nSponsor: The Office of Spiritual Life
\nContact: Susan Bennett, susan.bennett@furman.edu<\/a> or 864-294-2133<\/p>\n
\nTuesday, Jan. 21, 6:30 p.m.
\nRev. Dr. Chanequa Walker-Barnes, Proclaimer
\nDaniel Memorial Chapel, Bryan Garden Room
\nSponsor: The Office of Spiritual Life and Center for Inclusive Communities
\nContact: Susan Bennett, susan.bennett@furman.edu<\/a> or 864-294-2133<\/p>\n
\nWednesday, Jan. 29
\n12:15 p.m. Gathering of the Community, Duke Library
\n12:20 p.m. Walk to Daniel Chapel
\n12:30 p.m. Commemorative Program, Daniel Chapel<\/p>\n
\nSaturday, Feb. 1, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
\nTrone Student Center, Furman University
\nSponsor: The Alpha Phi Alpha Greenville Foundation
\nContact: Bobby Clark, mlkfair@alphagreenville.org<\/a> or 864-441-9067<\/p>\n
\nSaturday, Feb. 15, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
\nTabernacle Baptist Church
\nSponsor: Alpha Phi Alpha Greenville Foundation, www.alphagreenville.org<\/a>
\nContact: Mike Chatman, jvoc@alphagreenville.org<\/a> or 864-906-7078<\/p>\n