DePaul College of Law To Commemorate King Day With Program That Explores Hurricane Katrina’s Impact on Race Relations, Cultural Center To Celebrate King’s Legacy During Breakfast Program

WHO: The DePaul College of Law.

WHAT: Will celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at a luncheon and program that will examine Hurricane Katrina’s impact on race relations and how King would have responded to the disaster. The program will feature a keynote speech by Robert Westley, a professor of law at Tulane University. He will address the topic of “Unnatural Disaster: What Would Dr. King Do about Katrina?” The program also will include a screening of Spike Lee’s documentary “When the Levees Broke.” A discussion of the keynote address and documentary will follow and will be led by professors Wendy Brown Scott of North Carolina Central University Law School and David Dante Troutt of Rutgers-Newark Law School. The event is free and open to the public. For reservations and additional information call 312/362-5292.

WHEN: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Jan. 15. The program will open at 11 a.m. with Westley’s address. Lunch will begin at 12:15 p.m. and a screening of the documentary will follow at 12:45 p.m.

WHERE: DePaul Center, 1 E. Jackson Blvd., Room 8005

The DePaul University Cultural Center also will hold its annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Prayer Breakfast from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. on Jan. 15 at the Lincoln Park Student Center, 2250 N. Sheffield Ave., Room 120. The Rev. Willie T. Barrow, co-chairperson of the Rainbow-PUSH Coalition, will deliver the keynote speech. Katherine Davis, a versatile singer and teacher in “The Blues in the Schools” educational program in Chicago, will provide a musical tribute to King. For reservations and additional information call 773/325-7759.