Connect to the Dream

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1 s 2011 Service of Celebration The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Connect to the Dream Facing the Challenge of a New Age Sunday, January 16, 2011 Three o clock in the afternoon Chapel Durham, North Carolina s 2011 Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration theme is Connect to the Dream. The appeal of this theme reflects the committee s desire for today s youth to stay connected with, or reconnect to, Dr. King s values and vision for a world together. It also reflects how the technological innovations of this generation have brought our global and local communities closer together. The ongoing struggle for equity and social justice in this connected environment still requires personal development, clarity of thinking, commitment of purpose and a level of service and activism that is exemplified by the life of Dr. King. Through his advocacy on behalf of communities of color, keynote speaker Randall Robinson has successfully bridged the technological and geographical divides that often limit us. We hope his talk and the week s events will spur new conversations, reconnect us to Dr. King s vision and inspire us to transform our own neighborhoods.

2 s 2011 Service of Celebration The Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. Connect to the Dream: Facing the Challenge of a New Age Chapel ~ Durham, NC Sunday, January 16, 2011 Please, no flash photography during the service. Organ Prelude Dr. Paula Harrell Chair of the Music Department North Carolina Central University Musical Prelude Brian Miller Jazz Artist Processional Ms. Sadiyah Shakur Collage Dance Company Yi yu l ratzon (May the Words of my Mouth) Dr. Judith Ruderman Retired Vice Provost Academic and Administrative Services Invocation The Rev. Dr. Samuel Wells Dean of the Chapel Lighting the Candle of Peace, Hope, and Justice Imam Abdul-hafeez Waheed Advisor, Muslim Student Association The Candle of Peace, Hope and Justice celebrates the light of God shines through the darkness, pain and violence in the world, which is symbolized by the barbedwire that surrounds the candle. As this candle is lit, we remember those who are experiencing oppression around the world and we stand in resistance to injustice. Musical Selection Greetings 100 Men in Black Choir Marlon West, Director Dr. Richard H. Brodhead President Mr. William Bill Bell Mayor Durham, NC

3 Dr. Victor Dzau Chancellor for Health Affairs and CEO Health System Musical Selection 100 Men in Black Choir Introduction of Speaker Nana Asante President of Black Student Alliance Keynote Address Randall Robinson Social Justice Advocate Benediction The Rev. Kori D. Jones Duke Chapel Community and Black Campus Minister Hymn 533 (congregation standing) We Shall Overcome martin We shall overcome, we shall overcome, we shall overcome someday! Oh, deep in my heart I do believe we shall overcome someday! We ll walk hand in hand, we ll walk hand in hand, we ll walk hand in hand someday! Oh, deep in my heart I do believe we ll walk hand in hand someday! We shall all be free, we shall all be free, we shall all be free someday! Oh, deep in my heart I do believe we shall all be free someday! We shall live in peace, we shall live in peace, we shall live in peace someday! Oh, deep in my heart I do believe, we shall live in peace someday! The Lord will see us through, the Lord will see us through, the Lord will see us through someday! Oh, deep in my heart I do believe, the Lord will see us through someday! Recessional The Collage Dance Company *If you are hearing impaired, a signer will be at the front of the sanctuary. Ushers can direct you to reserved seats where you will be able to see the signer. For a full schedule of upcoming events and additional information please visit

4 Members of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration Committee Myrna Adams, Organizational Consultant Zoila Airall, Office of Student Affairs Sylvia Alston, Health System James Amos, Durham Regional Hospital Nana Asante, Black Student Allianca Milton Blackmon, Trinity College of Arts and Sciences Sharon Caple, Office for Institutional Equity Jason Doty, John Hope Franklin Center Chukwurah Edna, Black Student Alliance Edward Gomes, Jr., Trinity College Technical Services Jarvis Gray, Emergency Medical Services Chandra Guinn, Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture Nicole Hampsten, Student Volunteer Programs Heather Haynes, Office of Student Activities and Facilities Neil Hoefs, Center for Civic Engagement Jesse Huddleston, Office of Community Affairs Karen Jean Hunt, Libraries Camille Jackson, Office of News and Communications Joe Jackson, Facilities Management Dante James, African and African American Studies Kori Jones, Duke Chapel Beverly Meek, Institute of the Arts Kimberly Monroe, Office of Community Relations Joy Moore, Divinity School Antoinette Parker, News and Communications Richard Payne, Duke Institute on Care at the End of Life Dorothy Powell, School of Nursing Ben Reese, Office for Institutional Equity Kate Schisler, Duke Partnership for Service Beth Ray-Schroder, Alumni Affairs David Stein, Office of Community Affairs William Turner, Divinity School Akpaninyie Ubong, Black Student Alliance Benjamin Ward, Department of Philosophy Lee Willard, Office of Trinity College of Arts & Sciences The Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration Committee acknowledges the support of the Office of the President, the Office of the Provost, the Health Systems, the Office of the Chancellor for Health Affairs, the Duke Divinity School, the Duke School of Medicine, the Health Arts Network at Duke, Duke Campus Services, the Office for Institutional Equity, the Office for News and Communications, the Duke Chronicle, Trinity College of Arts and Sciences, the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs, the Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture, the Duke Student Government, Duke Dining Services, Duke Performances, Center for Documentary Studies, Franklin Humanities Institute, African and African American Studies, the Center for African and African American Research and Duke Chapel.

5 Randall Robinson, an internationally respected social justice advocate and author, is also a professor of law at Penn State University. In 1979, he established TransAfrica, the mandate of which is to promote enlightened, progressive U.S. policies towards Africa and the Caribbean. While president of that organization, he frequently testified before the House and Senate on US policies toward Africa and the Caribbean. He also led the Free South Africa Movement the nation-wide campaign to end apartheid in South Africa. And his 1994 campaign to end military rule in Haiti included a 27-day hunger strike that caused the United States Government to lead the successful multinational operation that, in 1994, returned to power Haiti s first democratically elected but violently overthrown government. Through his writings, congressional testimony, television appearances and civil disobedience campaigns, Mr. Robinson was actively involved in efforts to expose the brutality of the Mengistu regime in Ethiopia; the corruption in Nigeria during that country s era of military dictatorships; and he fought to thwart US attempts to end the Caribbean s access to the European banana market. Mr. Robinson resigned from TransAfrica in Randall Robinson He is a best-selling author whose works include Defending the Spirit; The Debt What America Owes to Blacks; The Reckoning What Blacks Owe to Each Other; Quitting America The Departure of a Black Man from his Native Land; and Unbroken Agony Haiti: From Revolution to the Kidnapping of a President. He is a graduate of Harvard Law School. Some nineteen universities have bestowed upon him honorary Ph.D. s in recognition of the international impact of his social justice advocacy. He is the recipient of numerous awards, and among the institutions that have honored him are The United Nations, the Congressional Black Caucus, Harvard University, Essence Magazine Awards Show, ABC-News Person of the Week, The Martin Luther King Center for Non-Violent Change, the NAACP, and Ebony Magazine Awards Show, to mention a few. Mr. Robinson has shared his views and policy recommendations on Nightline, CNN, the Today Show, C-Span, The Tavis Smiley Show, The Charlie Rose Show, and other leading American television programs, and is currently living with his wife, Hazel, in St. Kitts where he continues to write.

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