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      Dramatic reading of King’s 'I Have a Dream' speech set for Jan. 30

      Papakojo Kuranchie, the former president of the Black Student Union at Penn State York, rang the bell of freedom and spoke during the presentation of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech last year.  Six members of the BSU will perform the speech on Monday, Jan. 30 at 12:15 p.m. in the Conference Center of the Main Classroom Building.  Kuranchie has moved on to University Park to finish his degree. Credit: Barbara Dennis / Penn State. Creative Commons

      YORK, Pa. — Members of the Penn State York Black Student Union will give a multimedia dramatic reading of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech at 12:15 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 30, in the Conference Center of the Main Classroom Building. King’s speech is regarded as one of the most powerful speeches in history.  The program, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored by the Penn State York Black Student Union and the campus diversity committee.

      Under the direction of Ann Fetterman, instructor in English and a longtime member of the campus diversity committee, students Chris Coynes, Francyou Desse, Edann Ofray, Angelymar Peralta, Anna Wirschal, and Maritha Yeboah will take part in the reading.

      This program is part of the Black Student Union's celebration of Black History Month.  
       

      Last Updated February 3, 2017

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