Knox Student Group Marks 30th Anniversary with Panel Discussion, Gospel Concert, May 1The Knox College student organization, Allied Blacks for Liberty and Equality (ABLE), will present a panel discussion, "ABLE: Where Do We Go From Here?" at 2 p.m., Saturday, May 1, in the Common Room, Old Main, on the Knox campus in Galesburg, Illinois. Following the panel discussion, the Umoja Gospel Choir will perform at 3:30 p.m., in Kresge Recital Hall, Ford Center for the Fine Arts.Both events are free and open to the public, as part of the celebration of ABLE's 30th anniversary. Panelists are Alfreda Dortch Williams, Bernard McCune, Iris Randall and Brenda Butler. Williams, a 1969 Knox graduate, was one of the founders of ABLE during the 1968-69 school year. She lives in Chicago. McCune, a securities processor at American National Bank in Chicago, graduated from Knox in 1988. Randall, a sophomore from Peoria, Illinois, is president of ABLE. Butler, the moderator of the panel, is a features editor at the Chicago Tribune. The Umoja Gospel Choir is directed by Jessie Dixon, visiting instructor in modern languages. Founded in 1837, Knox is an independent, four-year, liberal arts college, located in Galesburg, Illinois, with 1,100 students from 42 states and 33 nations. Knox's "Old Main," a National Historic Landmark, is the only building remaining from the 1858 Lincoln-Douglas debates. -end- |