** MEDIA ADVISORY **
FORMER NAACP CHAIR MYRLIE EVERS-WILLIAMS TO ADDRESS LEGACY OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JAN. 18 AT UNLV
Community Invited to Celebrate Dr. King's Contributions at Special Campus Event
WHO: Myrlie Evers-Williams, widow of slain civil rights activist Medgar Evers and first woman chair of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), will provide a special keynote address as UNLV celebrates the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
WHEN: Thursday, Jan.18, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m.
WHERE: Cox Pavilion at UNLV
DETAILS: Myrlie Evers-Williams' 31-year quest to bring her husband's killer to justice led her to become one of the nation's most outspoken and respected civil rights advocates. Also a celebrated author, Evers-Williams was the first black woman to serve on the Los Angeles Board of Public Works and the first woman to head the NAACP, a position she held from 1995 to 1998. The lecture is free and open to the public.
