The Carbondale Branch of the NAACP will hold its 44th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Breakfast on Monday, January 19, at 7:30 a.m. in the Southern Illinois University Student Center.
Breakfast will be served from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., followed by the program featuring keynote speaker Everick Turner, a retired Illinois Department of Corrections warden. The event will also honor winners of the King Essay Contest. Proceeds from the event benefit the branch's scholarship fund.
Tickets are available in advance via Eventbrite, from NAACP members, or at the door. For more details, contact Carla Childs, Breakfast Chairperson, at 618-319-0410.
