WCC will hold its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration this coming Thursday.
Dr. Omotolokun Omokunde, pastor of Timothy Darling Presbyterian Church in Oxford, will speak on 鈥淔rom 鈥楾he Dream鈥� to Me.鈥�
Rev. Omokunde will share his memories of meeting Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and hearing the first version of the 鈥淚 Have a Dream鈥� speech when King spoke at his high school in Rocky Mount in 1962. He will talk about how that and other encounters with Dr. King influenced his life and how the audience can continue the work of fulfilling 鈥淭he Dream.鈥�
鈥淗e gave me the courage to continue to struggle,鈥� said Omokunde in a 2002 speech at Carroll College in Wisconsin. 鈥淗e gave me the guts to stand up to folks.鈥�
In addition to his church, Omokunde鈥檚 ministry includes serving as a chaplain for several law enforcement and first responder agencies in Granville County. He is also a Critical Incident Stress Management instructor and facilitator.
He is a member of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, a Prince Hall Shriner, a member of the board of directors of Operation Spring Plant (a nonprofit that assists small farmers), chair of the Granville County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council, and former coordinator of the minority male mentoring program at Vance-Granville Community College.
Omokunde鈥檚 education includes a bachelor鈥檚 degree in religion and philosophy from Johnson C. Smith University, a master鈥檚 degree in divinity/social welfare ministry from the Interdenominational Theological Center, a master鈥檚 degree in divinity from Johnson C. Smith Theological Seminary, and a master鈥檚 degree in ministry in cultural context and doctorate in ministry from the Samuel Dewitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University.
The event, which is open to the public, is set for 1 p.m. on Jan. 12.
It will be held in Moffatt Auditorium in the Wayne Learning Center (building with flags in front) on the main campus at 3000 Wayne Memorial Drive. It will also be streamed live via the college鈥檚 Facebook page.
The celebration is provided by the WCC Cultural Diversity/Global Education Task Force and the Foundation of 黑料正能量. It is free and open to all.
颁辞苍迟补肠迟听Tara Humphries at聽919-739-7002聽with any questions about this event.
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