Presentation By ‘Selma’ Co-Author, Service Projects, Trip To Washington Highlight NU’s MLK Celebration
A presentation by Sheyann Webb, co-author of the memoir-turned-Disney movie Selma, Lord, Selma, underscores a week’s worth of activities coordinated by Niagara University’s Office of Multicultural Affairs in observance of the federal holiday that marks the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Webb’s public, keynote address will take place at 5 p.m. on Jan. 21 at the Castellani Art Museum. Selma, Lord, Selma depicts Webb’s experiences as a young activist interacting with the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the late Jonathan Daniels and other leaders during the Civil Rights Movement in Selma, Ala., in the 1960s.
In addition to the events and initiatives listed below, Niagara faculty, staff and students will be participating in community service projects throughout the week that include a collection of school supplies for the local Boys and Girls Club, as well as a multimedia competition and a bus trip to view trip the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, DC.
“A unified, informed, diverse campus enriches the community,” said Averl Harbin, Niagara’s director of multicultural affairs. “In accordance with the university’s mission, we intend to create a dialogue and encourage our students and faculty to find their voices during times of social injustice.”