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For immediate release                       Contact: Kathy Pitman
Dec. 13, 1994                               (919) 681-8061
                                            PitmanK@
                                                 mail01.adm.duke.edu

Note to editors: To obtain a scanned photo or a black-and-white
photo of Bernice King, call Kathy Pitman, (919) 681-8061. All
observance events are free and open to the public.


THE REV. MARTIN LUTHER KING'S DAUGHTER TO SPEAK AT DUKE


     DURHAM, N.C. -- The Rev. Bernice A. King will be the keynote
speaker during Duke University's commemoration Jan. 13-16 of her
father, slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
     Bernice King will speak Sunday, Jan. 15, at a 6 p.m. service
of commemoration and celebration held in Duke Chapel on the
university's West Campus. 
     The Rev. Martin Luther King, whose birthday is celebrated as
a national holiday on Jan. 15, will be honored with a series of
events including a candlelight vigil and symposium during the
three-day observance.
     Others speaking at the Sunday evening service include Sylvia
S. Kerckhoff, mayor of Durham, and Dr. Dan Blazer, dean of
medical education at Duke Medical Center. The Modern Black Mass
Choir and the N.C. School of Science and Mathematics Colours will
provide the music. A reception will follow the service in the
Alumni Commons Room, first floor of the divinity school.
     Bernice King, now an orator in her own right, is an
associate minister at Greater Rising Star Baptist Church in
Atlanta. She is a member of the board of directors of the Martin
Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change and a member
of the Atlanta Community Relations Commission.
     She holds a B.A. degree in psychology from Spelman College
and a doctorate of law degree from Emory University. She was
ordained as a preacher in 1990.
     A civic and community leader, she is involved with an
organization that ministers to juvenile delinquents and serves as
a mentor and role model at a local elementary school.
     Other events planned during the Martin Luther King
commemoration include:
     * A candlelight vigil for Duke and Durham. The program,
which includes a welcome by Duke President Nannerl O. Keohane,
will be held from 5:30 to 6:15 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 13. Other
speakers include Twanna McGill, president of the NAACP-Duke
Collegiate Chapter; John Tolsma, president of Duke Student
Government; and Toby Kahr, associate vice president for human
resources. Music will be provided by Paul Jeffrey, director of
jazz studies.
     * A service of worship lead by the Rev. Samuel D. Proctor,
professor of the practice at the divinity school. Proctor will
speak at the 11 a.m. service at Duke Chapel on Sunday, Jan. 15.
     * The film, "Living the Dream." This film will be shown
continuously from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Room 2002 at Duke
Hospital, North.
     * A symposium, featuring panelists from Duke and Durham.
This discussion will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Monday,
Jan. 16, in Von Canon Halls B & C at the Bryan Center on West
Campus. The symposium is designed to facilitate discussion about
the ways King's teachings are applicable to the lives of
students. 
     Panelists include: Leonard Beckum, university vice president
and vice provost; Bruce Payne, lecturer at the Terry Sanford
Institute of Public Policy Studies; the Rev. Debra Brazzel,
associate dean of Duke Chapel; George C. Wright, director of
African & Afro-American Studies Program; Julian B. Sanchez,
director of the office of intercultural affairs; Janet Smith
Dickerson, vice president for student affairs; William C. Turner,
director of black church affairs at the divinity school; and
Leslie Dunbar of Durham.
     A reception will be held following the symposium.
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     For more information about the observance, call Michael Hunt
at 684-4736.
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