‘King’-sized celebration
By Jessica Sanders
Staff Reporter

Students and faculty gathered on the Student Center steps Wednesday to participate in a celebration honoring Martin Luther King Jr.

The crowd marched to Robert Carr Chapel led by King Kids, a gospel choir made up of Fort Worth students.

King’s message is important to life in modern America, said speaker Chris Peoples, a junior psychology major.

“It isn’t a message for one race but a message for many races and religions,” he said.

King Kids ended the celebration with a performance that included selections from King’s “I Have a Dream” speech.

“(King) stood up for what was right,” said choir member Destinee Osby. “If it wasn’t for him, I wouldn’t have my rights. I wouldn’t have my freedom.”

Choir member Terry Carter said, “King exemplified what it is to be an American.”

Brandon Simmons, a senior history major, said it’s important to celebrate King’s message because things are still unequal in America.

Other events include sessions with Roger Wilkins, author of “Jefferson’s Pillow” and former Assistant Attorney General of the United States, at 3 p.m. Wednesday in the Student Center Ballroom and the Rev. Zann Holmes, one of the first African American legislators in the Texas House, at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 5 in Ed Landreth Hall Auditorium.

— Jessica Sanders

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