File Staff Photo by Tim Barber — Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu gives a prayer during an appearance at the Chattanooga Convention Center in the late 1990s.IF YOU GO* What: Martin Luther King Day event, Nontombi Naomi Tutu keynote speaker* When: 6 p.m. Jan. 7, 5 p.m. book signing.* Where: George R. Johnson Cultural Heritage Center at Cleveland State Community College, Cleveland, Tenn.* Cost: Free* Reservations: www.clevelandstatecc.edu.
CLEVELAND, Tenn. — A commemorative event honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. will be keynoted this year by Nontombi Naomi Tutu, a daughter of Bishop Desmond Tutu.
The event, set for Cleveland State Community College, is sponsored by the school and the Bradley County NAACP.
Tutu drew a large crowd in March 2010 when she visited Lee University here.
The national MLK commemoration theme for 2012 is “Remember, Celebrate, Act,” said Lawrence Armstrong, president of the Bradley NAACP. Tutu’s keynote address is “Our Shared Humanity: Creating Understanding Through the Principles of MLK.”