Wayne State University will host its annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute Luncheon at the Max M. Fisher Music Center, 3711 Woodward Ave., at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 17, 2014.
The keynote speaker is Mae Jemison, a physician, engineer, educator, entrepreneur and NASA astronaut. Jemison was the first African American woman in space and now leads the 100 Year Starship initiative to enable innovations for human travel to the stars.
Net proceeds from the luncheon will support Adopt-A-Classroom, a nationally recognized organization that invites the community into classrooms to increase opportunities for student success by empowering teachers with community partnerships and funds to purchase resources. Last fall, Wayne State adopted Detroit’s Burton International Academy. Since 2008, nearly 40 classrooms in the Detroit area have been sponsored.
The tribute also includes a presentation of the Dr. Arthur L. Johnson Community Leadership Awards. This year’s recipients are Daphne W. Ntiri, associate professor in WSU’s Department of Africana Studies, and WSU’s GO-GIRL (Gaining Options-Girls Investigate Real Life) program.
The awards, named after late civil rights leader and Wayne State administrator Arthur L. Johnson, honor individuals and organizations — nominated by the public — whose contributions positively affect the community.
Tickets are $10 for the program only or $65 for the program with strolling luncheon. Parking is free. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit communityengagement/wayne.edu/mlk/.
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