BOONE—The 26th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration at Appalachian State University features noted writer and activist Nikki Giovanni in a 7 p.m. talk Jan. 28 in Farthing Auditorium. The program is sponsored by Appalachian’s Office of Multicultural Student Development. Admission is free.

A reception and book signing will precede Giovanni’s talk from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the Farthing Auditorium lobby.

In addition to her Jan. 28 talk, Giovanni will give the keynote address at the Jan. 30 Celebrate, Educate, Appreciate, Diversity Conference 2010 on campus. Registration is $10 and begins at 11 a. m. in Plemmons Student Union’s Blue Ridge Ballroom.  The opening luncheon session with Giovanni will begin at 11:30 a. m. and the breakout sessions will start at 1:10 p.m.

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