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UNCMLK2019: The 38th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Keynote Lecture and Awards Ceremony
January 24, 2019 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
The MLK Lecture will feature Ben Jealous, former president and CEO of the NAACP, as the keynote speaker, as well as presentations for the UNC MLK Student Scholarship and Unsung Heroes awards.
Ben Jealous is a renowned activist, civil rights leader, community organizer and 2018 Maryland gubernatorial candidate. Benjamin served as the youngest NAACP president in its history. Under his leadership and through various initiatives, he led the association to become the largest civil rights organization online and on mobile, as well as the largest community-based nonpartisan voter registration operation in the country. Now affiliated with the Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kapor Capital, Benjamin continues to further the goal of growing opportunities for minorities in the tech economy.
Tickets: FREE, but required. Tickets will be available at the Carolina Performing Arts/Memorial Hall Box Office or online.