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Vol. LXIV, No. 3
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Wednesday, January 20, 2010
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Vol. LXIV, No. 3
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Wednesday, January 20, 2010
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 (Photo Courtesy of Princeton University, Office of Communications, Brian Wilson)
CELEBRATING KING: Visual arts, literary arts and video contest first-place winners were praised for their work during the annual King Day Celebration at Princeton University on Monday. Pictured here are (from left): Maya Kuang, grade 7; Allysa Dittmar, grade 12; Devon Fitzgerald, grade 7; Kirsten Carpino, grade 12; Jennifer Kiejst, grade 9; Pia Sawhney, grade 12; Emma Brigaud, grade 6; Hitashree Nayak, grade 10; Jennifer Liu, grade 10; Saira Bhayat, grade 11; and Anuj Mehndiratta, grade 8. |
The power of art and action were twin themes Monday at Princeton University’s annual celebration honoring the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. The event featured artwork, music, poetry, and a keynote address by Professor Tricia Rose, a scholar of African American culture and Chair of the Department of Africana Studies at Brown University.
The unassuming sign on Chambers Street indicating the offices of the Project on Ethnic Relations (PER) can’t adequately capture the tremendous work that is being done within.
Princeton resident Panthea Reid will discuss her new book, Tillie Olsen: One Woman, Many Riddles (Rutgers University Press $34.95) in a special author appearance Thursday, January 28, at 4 p.m. in the Community Room at the Princeton Public Library.