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Carrboro North Carolina - Carrboro Event Honoring Martin Luther King Jr 05 January 2024 ( news )
Carrboro , state North Carolina ( By Press Release office)
Jan 05,2024
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Join us for a youth - led event celebrating the legacy of Dr . Martin Luther King Jr .
We will have guest speakers as well as student artwork and videos .
The event starts at 1 p . m . Saturday , Jan . 13 , in Century Hall of the Carrboro Century Center , 100 N . Greensboro St .
Dr . Martin Luther King Jr . Event at the Carrboro Century Center
Saturday , January 13 , 2024
1 p . m . - Art Gallery & Meet and Greet
Community fellowship and student artwork for viewing in celebration of Dr . Martin Luther King Jr .
1:45 p . m . – Kahoot!
Play a trivia game with your phone to win prizes .
2:10 p . m . – What is your dream?
Hear youth voices!
Compiled by Viola Ahmed and Allegra Gray
2:15 p . m . – Mayor Barbara Foushee
Speaker – Town of Carrboro Mayor
Introduction by Reem Benhaddouch
2:30 p . m . – Dr . Nyah Hamlett
Speaker – Chapel Hill - Carrboro City Schools Superintendent
Introduction by Vianna Fornville
2:45 p . m . – Zan Coleman
Youth Poetry
2:50 p . m . – Youth Speakers
Closing Remarks by Nevaeh’ Hodge
The event is planned by the Chapel Hill - Carrboro NAACP Youth Council and the Carrboro Youth Council .
The Dr . Martin Luther King Jr . holiday is observed on the third Monday of January each year . Administrative offices will be closed on Monday , January 15 , 2024 . Yard waste collection will be delayed until Tuesday , Jan . 16 .
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