Law professor Gregory Parks will be the featured speaker for the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Wednesday, Jan. 14, at 7 p.m. at Coastal Carolina University's Wheelwright Auditorium. This event is free and open to the public with a ticket.

Parks is an assistant professor of law at Wake Forest University School of Law, where he teaches in the areas of civil procedure, social science and law, as well as race and law.

He earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Howard University, a master's degree in forensic psychology from CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice, a doctorate from the University of Kentucky and a juris doctorate from Cornell University.

The Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration is a campuswide event that promotes unity and diversity while highlighting King's triumphs and struggles in the fight for civil rights. Members of the Office of Multicultural Student Services' Leadership Challenge Initiative will also participate in the celebration. A memorial presentation is scheduled, and the CCU gospel choir, the Coastal Inspirational Ambassadors, will perform.

Wheelwright Auditorium is located at 108 Spadoni Park Circle on the CCU campus. For more information, contact the University's Office of Multicultural Student Services at 843-349-2863.

Tickets are available at the Wheelwright Box Office Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call 843-349-ARTS.