MEDIA ADVISORY: Local student contest winners recognized for essays about Martin Luther King Jr.

Vanderbilt University’s Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center will announce the winners of its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Oratorical and Essay Contest Saturday, Jan. 26, at an 11:30 a.m. luncheon for all local students participating in the contest and their families. This is the second year for the contest, which awards prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners in two age groups – 6th through 8th grades and 9th through 12th grades. The winners will read their essays at the luncheon.

WHAT: Vanderbilt University’s Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center will announce the winners of its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Oratorical and Essay Contest at a luncheon for all local students participating in the contest and their families. The winners will read their essays at the luncheon.

WHERE: Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center, Vanderbilt University, 2301 Vanderbilt Place

WHEN: Saturday, Jan. 26, 11:30 a.m.

Media Contact:Princine Lewis, 615-322-NEWS
princine.l.lewis@vanderbilt.edu

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