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The A&T Four/Greensboro Four members, Jibreel Khazan (formerly known as Ezell Blair), Franklin McCain and Joseph McNeil and the late David Richmond son, David Richmond, Jr., will attend the Sit-in Breakfast.
At the breakfast, A&T Chancellor James C. Renick will present the Human Rights Medal winner. This medal is awarded annually to recognize an individual who has endeavored to correct social injustice and has significantly contributed to the betterment of the world.
The award was established by Chancellor Renick to honor individuals whose courageous actions are a reflection of the extraordinary action against social injustices that was demonstrated by Dr. Jibreel Khazan (Ezell Blair Jr.), Dr. Franklin McCain Sr., Dr. Joseph Alfred McNeil and the late Dr. David Richmond Jr.
The keynote speaker for the Sit-In Breakfast will be Dr. Tyrone R. Baines, a senior fellow at North Carolina Central University. Baines recently retired from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation in Battle Creek, Mich., where he served in the capacities of coordinator of higher education, coordinator of the youth and education division and as program director for the Kellogg Youth Initiative Partnerships.
Dr. Baines received a B.A. degree in sociology and humanities from Morgan State University, a M.S. degree in social work from the University of Pennsylvania and a M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in political science from the University of Maryland.
At 3 p.m. in the Memorial Union – Stallings Ballroom B, a Sit-In Roundtable discussion will take place with the A&T Four/Greensboro Four.
The activities for the 44th Anniversary Sit-In Celebration are free and open to the public. For additional information, call (336) 334-7800.