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MARTIN LUTHER KING ASSOCIATE
TO SPEAK ON FRIDAY MORNING
AT ALLAPATTAH MIDDLE SCHOOL

CONTACT: Dr. Henry C. Fraind
305-995-1206

April 28, 1999


Dr. Reggie K. Brooks, Sr., who worked closely with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during the beginning of the civil rights movement, will deliver a motivational message to students and staff of Allapattah Middle School at 9:45 a.m. on Friday, April 30.

Currently the director of Minority Student Services at Penn State University, Dr. Brooks is the co-founder and former president of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Institute in Dallas. A lifetime member of both the N.A.A.C.P. and the National Urban League, he has been a keynote speaker at N.A.A.C.P. conventions. His presentation will focus on the history of the civil rights movement as well as the importance of taking advantage of educational opportunities and a postsecondary education.

For more information, call the school's principal, Irvin P. Grice, at 305-634-9887.

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