To honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., dozens of Oglethorpe students and alumni participated in service trips and activism around Atlanta.
Organized by A_LAB Civic Engagement and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., more than 50 students spent their day off on Monday volunteering with Truly Living Well Center for Natural Urban Agriculture and Books For Africa.
A group also attended the Center for Civil and Human Rights on Sunday to learn more about important civil rights leaders, sites, and history.
Students participating in the MLK Day of Service included:
Syeda Bano
Kaniya Bates
Erin Battaglia
Joe’l Brock
Malik Brown
Makenna Bryant
Taylor Cranford
Price Davidson
Kristoff Dixon
Jaylen Eason
Samuel Eboka
Olivia El-Ramlawy
Seifeldin Elayouty
Monique Ellis
Kydia Faust
Bradley Firchow
Alyssa Fitch
Leondra Freeman
Daira Galindo
Dylan Harper
Deon Heavens
Nguyen Hoang
Dayla Jackson
Samuel Katz
NaShea Kendrick
Shelee Lee
Sarah Leveille
Loanne Limare
Vivian Manso
Jordan Madison
Dreshona Mapps-Whitmore
Cameron McDougal
Donavan McLean
Husna Munezero
Victor Navarette
Thi Minh Nguyen
Matteo Ori
Destini Osby
Isuan Oyakhire
Oyinlola Oyinloye
Sydney Payne
Natalia Pierre-Paul
Gabrielle Poe
Julia Price
Sulton Rahim
Olivia Roberson
Justlynn Russell
John Settles
Arielle Shaw
William Sherlock
Najma Shy
Carlton Sims
Lisa Spikes
Tyler Stridiron
Josh Stroud
One Oglethorpe alumna also continues to leave an impact on her community. Georgia House representative Dar’shun Kendrick ’04, who was sworn-in for a fifth term January 14th, spoke at the Atlanta Women’s March on Saturday, also attended by members of the Oglethorpe community.
Dar’shun Kendrick ’04 speaks at the Atlanta Women’s March on Saturday.
