The event will begin at noon with workshops and information tables. At 1:30 p.m., the performance piece will begin with a welcome by Marissa L. Willingham, program associate in SU's Office of Multicultural Affairs and chair of the community celebration.

El-Java Williams Abdul-Qadir, director of Syracuse University's South Side Innovation Center, will be the keynote speaker.

The program will include performances by SU's Black Celestial Choral Ensemble (BCCE); Dance Theater of Syracuse; Verbal Blend Poetry Program and the Underground Poetry Spot; Nottingham High School and SU's Break Dance teams; La Casita's Bomba y Plena Dance Troupe; Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. and YAT Pack.

Twenty-one deserving young people will be honored as the 2013 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Unsung Heroes for making a positive difference in the lives of others and exemplifying the teachings of Dr. King.

Location:	Frazer K-8 School, 741 Park Ave.
Price:	free
Contact:	Marissa Willingham mlwill07@syr.edu 443-9676
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