Nontombi Naomi Tutu, daughter of South African Bishop Desmond Tutu, (second from left) is pictured above at the N.C. A&T State University 47th Sit-In Anniversary Celebration with the A&T/Greensboro Four: (l-r) Dr. Franklin McCain, Dr. Jibreel Khazan, Dr. Joseph McNeil and David Richmond, Jr., son of the late Dr. David Richmond. Tutu encouraged the audience to remember to dream, but also "see a role for ourselves in making that dream come true."

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will sponsored its annual celebration to pay tribute to the A&T Four (Greensboro Four) - Ezell Blair (now Jibreel Khazan), Franklin McCain, Joseph NcNeil and the late David Richmond - who on Feb. 1, 1960 courageously sat down at the segregated lunch counter of F.W. Wooolworth store in downtown Greensboro. This event would spark similar sit-ins throughout the south and later change the face of America.

The 47th Sit-In Anniversary Celebration started with a breakfast, Thursday, Feb. 1, 6 a.m. in the Williams Cafeteria. The theme was "Reclaiming Our Heritage and Redefining Our Legacy" and featured keynote speaker, Nontombi Naomi Tutu, of South Africa. The Human Rights Medalist Award was presented by Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Sullivan Welborne to Dr. Alvin Bount.

Tutu is the daughter of South African social activist Bishop Desmond Tutu. She is the founder of the Tutu Foundation (1985), an organization that provides scholarships to help South African refugees learn skills that would make them self-supporting while in exile and aid in preparing them for constructive roles in the free South Africa . Born in Krugersdorp , South Africa , she holds a bachelor degree in Economics and French from Berea College , in Berea , KY , and a master's degree in International Economic Development from the Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Economic Development at the University of Kentucky.

She was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Universal Orthodox College of Ogun State, Nigeria in 1985. She is currently writing her dissertation for a doctorate with the London School of Economics while teaching in the School of Education at the University of Connecticut at Storrs . Upon completing her master's, Tutu served as a consulting associate for Equator Advisory Services Ltd., a private consulting firm in sub-Saharan Africa and carried out consulting work in South Africa looking into educational and professional opportunities for black women.

Since then, Tutu has taught courses on development issues and education in Africa at the Universities of Hartford and Connecticut and Brevard College in North Carolina . Tutu has also worked at the University of Cape Town where she was a program coordinator at the African Gender Institute. Presently, Tutu is program coordinator for the Race Relations Institute at Fisk University.

Following the breakfast, a memorial wreath was placed at the historic February One Monument, located in front of the Dudley building.