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MEDIA CONTACTS:<\/strong> WHAT:<\/b>\u00a0 The college\u2019s annual celebration of the life and legacy of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., featuring a recognition ceremony, keynote address, guest speakers, a musical performance, and the premiere of the latest episode in the college\u2019s docuseries marking 60 years this spring when King spoke at QC. It is cosponsored by Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, Jr. This year\u2019s theme is “We Have and Shall Overcome.”\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Full details, including ticket information, are available on the commemorative event website here<\/a><\/span><\/u>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n WHO:<\/b>\u00a0 President Frank H. Wu<\/a><\/span><\/u>\u00a0will moderate. Cosponsor Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, Jr. will speak. Arva Rice, president and CEO of the New York Urban League, will deliver the keynote address as the 2025 recipient of the Queens College Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Award. Queens College Student Association President William Barron and Queens College Black Student Union President Gabrielle Gayle will bring greetings. A special video message from New York State Senator and Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer will be presented at the event.\u00a0The Branford Marsalis Quartet will perform.<\/span><\/p>\n Donovan Richards Jr.<\/a><\/span><\/u><\/b>, a lifelong resident of Southeast Queens, was elected borough president in November 2020. He has allocated more than $272 million in capital funding to Queens\u2019 schools, cultural institutions, hospitals, libraries, and parks during his tenure. In the wake of Hurricane Ida, Richards formed Operation Urban Sustainability to combat climate change; and in support of the borough\u2019s more than one million immigrants, he created the Immigrant Welcome Center at Queens Borough Hall in 2021. His efforts to rebuild the borough\u2019s economy post-pandemic include the creation of the Queens Small Business Grant program, securing a commitment from JetBlue to keep its headquarters in Queens, and overseeing the redevelopment of both LaGuardia and Kennedy Airports. Richards has also developed programs to empower historically disadvantaged communities through such initiatives as the Youth and Young Adult Council, Downtown Jamaica Improvement Council, the Queens Tech + Innovation Challenge, and Borough Hall on Your Block.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Arva Rice <\/b>has served as president and CEO of the New York Urban League<\/a><\/span><\/u>\u00a0(NYUL) for over fifteen years. For over 100 years, the New York Urban League has empowered underserved African Americans in the five boroughs, emphasizing education and employment and assisting over one million people to date. Rice, a prominent community leader who has dedicated herself to creating pathways to success for young people, especially girls and women, also served as interim chair of the Civilian Complaint Review Board, a member of the Women\u2019s Forum and Greater New York Chapter of the Links Incorporated, and trustee at First Corinthians Baptist Church. As a 2013\u20132014 Annie Casey Fellow, she participated in an intensive applied leadership program for government and nonprofit leaders focused on supporting innovative solutions for children. Rice graduated from Northwestern University.<\/p>\n Three-time Grammy award-winning saxophonist Branford Marsalis<\/a><\/span><\/u><\/b> has been recognized as a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master, considered the highest honor that the nation can bestow on jazz artists. Marsalis, a leading figure in jazz and contemporary music, performs original compositions in addition to jazz and popular classics with his eponymous quartet. Please click HERE<\/a> for publicity photos.<\/p>\n WHEN:\u00a0 <\/b>Sunday, January 19, 2025, from 3 to 5 pm\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n WHERE:<\/b>\u00a0 Queens College, Colden Auditorium, Kupferberg Center for the Arts, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, NY 11367 | Directions<\/a><\/span><\/u>\u00a0| Campus Map<\/a><\/span><\/u>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Background<\/b> -30-<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_social_media_follow icon_color=”#A9A9A9″ use_icon_font_size=”on” icon_font_size=”22px” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” text_orientation=”left” width=”100%” min_height=”97px” custom_margin=”4px||-1px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_social_media_follow_network social_network=”facebook” url=”https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/communications\/press_release_template\/” icon_color=”#FFFFFF” use_icon_font_size=”on” _builder_version=”4.16.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#C0C0C0″ background_enable_color=”on” border_radii=”on|25px|25px|25px|25px” border_color_all=”#A9A9A9″ global_colors_info=”{}” follow_button=”off” url_new_window=”on”]facebook[\/et_pb_social_media_follow_network][et_pb_social_media_follow_network social_network=”twitter” url=”https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/communications\/press_releases\/” icon_color=”#FFFFFF” use_icon_font_size=”on” _builder_version=”4.16.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#C0C0C0″ background_enable_color=”on” border_radii=”on|25px|25px|25px|25px” global_colors_info=”{}” follow_button=”off” url_new_window=”on”]twitter[\/et_pb_social_media_follow_network][et_pb_social_media_follow_network social_network=”linkedin” url=”https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/cws\/share?url=https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/communications\/press_releases” icon_color=”#FFFFFF” use_icon_font_size=”on” _builder_version=”4.16.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#C0C0C0″ background_enable_color=”on” border_radii=”on|25px|25px|25px|25px” global_colors_info=”{}” follow_button=”off” url_new_window=”on”]linkedin[\/et_pb_social_media_follow_network][\/et_pb_social_media_follow][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_button button_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjI1NzUiLCJlbmFibGVfaHRtbCI6Im9mZiJ9fQ==@” button_text=”Press Release Archive” _builder_version=”4.17.2″ _dynamic_attributes=”button_url” _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”16px” button_border_color=”#C0C0C0″ button_font=”||||||||” button_on_hover=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blurb title=”Maria Matteo” image_icon_background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” image_icon_width=”48px” _builder_version=”4.16.1″ header_font=”Open Sans||||||||” body_text_color=”#000000″ body_font_size=”16px” custom_padding=”|||0px||” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]Media and College Relations Queens College Commemorates Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Sunday, January 19; 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Shawn Choi, Kupferberg Center for the Arts: Shawn.Choi@qc.cuny.edu<\/a>
Maria Matteo, Queens College: Maria.Matteo@qc.cuny.edu<\/a><\/p>\n
Queens College has a longstanding history of involvement in the struggle for equality and social justice. In 1964, Queens College student Andrew Goodman was slain, along with fellow civil rights workers James Chaney and Michael Schwerner, during a voter registration project in Mississippi. The following spring, as the inaugural speaker in the college\u2019s John F. Kennedy Memorial Lecture Series, Dr. King emphasized the power of peaceful resistance. Click HERE<\/a><\/span><\/u>\u00a0to listen to King\u2019s 1965 speech at Queens College. In 2015, at its 91st commencement ceremony\u2014and fifty years after Dr. King\u2019s address\u2014the college awarded a posthumous honorary doctoral degree to Goodman.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/strong>718-997-5593
\nmaria.matteo@qc.cuny.edu<\/a>
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