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U.S. Congressman James E. Clyburn, the new House Majority Whip for the U.S. House of Representatives, will be the featured speaker the Annual Law School Program as part of the University's 2007 Martin Luther King (MLK) Jr. Holiday celebration Jan. 15-20, 2007.
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James Clyburn
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Luther Barnes
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Jamey O. Graham
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Christopher Leevy Johnson
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Carl Wells
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The program will begin at 3 p.m. Jan. 15, 2007, in the main auditorium at the USC School of Law. Just Five of Columbia will perform a special musical selection. The University's MLK Committee and the Black Law School Students Association are sponsors of the event, which is free and open to the public. A reception will follow the program.
Luther Barnes and the Sunset Jubilaires, an award-winning gospel group, will be the featured performers at the annual MLK Jr. Gospel Fest Jan. 15, 2007. The program will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Koger Center. Two local groups, the Six Voices of Zion and a local choir, also will perform. Christopher Leevy Johnson, a USC faculty member and assistant pastor at Brookland Baptist Church in West Columbia, will be the speaker.
The cost for reserved seats for the Gospel Fest is $10. Tickets are available at the Carolina Coliseum box office.
The annual MLK Jr. Commemorative Breakfast will be held at 7:30 a.m. Jan, 17, 2007 at The Zone at Williams-Brice Stadium. The Rev. Jamey O. Graham, pastor of the St. John Baptist Church of Columbia, will be the featured speaker. Carl Wells, a USC Staff member and The Chosen, a USC student musical group, will perform special music. The cost of the breakfast is $8 for adults and $2 for USC students. The breakfast is open to the public. Tickets are available at the Carolina Coliseum box office and the Russell House Information Desk.
The annual MLK Jr. Day of Service activities will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 20, 2007. Students, faculty, and staff can volunteer to perform a day of community service and will meet at the Russell House to receive their assignments at 9:30 a.m. Last year, 750 to 800 volunteers performed community service activities.
For more information on all MLK activities, call 7-3854 or go to hr.sc.edu/king2007.html.
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