During the annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Celebration, keynote speaker Dr. Bobby Donaldson shared a message of encouragement and challenged attendees to continue to honor Dr. King through their actions.

The annual celebration, hosted by the University of South Carolina Aiken and Aiken Technical College, was held Sunday, January 26 at the USC Aiken Convocation Center.

The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Celebration Steering Committee, in partnership with Aiken Technical College, the University of South Carolina Aiken, and Aiken County Public Schools is pleased to announce the winners of the 2020 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Essay and Creative Visual Posters contests.

Civil rights historian Bobby Donaldson, Ph.D., who has contributed to several projects and documentaries on the era, will be the keynote speaker for the 2020 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Celebration presented by Aiken Technical College and University of South Carolina Aiken on Sunday, Jan. 26 at 3 p.m. in the USC Aiken Convocation Center.

Aiken Technical College and the University of South Carolina Aiken will present the 2019 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Celebration on Sunday, January 27 at 3 p.m. at the USC Aiken Convocation Center, 2049 Champion Way, Graniteville. Doors open at 2:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

For the second consecutive year, Human & Civil Rights Champion awards will be presented to those who have advocated for diversity, inclusion and for the rights of others. ATC and USCA will each present the award to one student from each institution and the event’s committee will present one award to an Aiken County community member.