Charles Bolden Returns To His Hometown For Three Events

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will travel to his hometown of South Carolina to participate in three events on Jan. 18 to celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

Charles Bolden

Bolden, NASA's first African-American administrator, will deliver the keynote address at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. business and professional breakfast beginning at 0730 EST in the Exhibition Hall, Gaillard Municipal Auditorium, located at 77 Calhoun St. in Charleston. Following the breakfast, Bolden will visit the Ron McNair School in North Charleston to discuss the importance of science, technology, engineering and mathematics education.

Bolden will deliver the annual Heyward E. McDonald Lecture on Peace and Justice at 1900 on the campus of the University of South Carolina in the Russell House Ballroom in Columbia. He will speak about the role of science and public schooling in advancing social justice. The lecture will be followed by a short question-and-answer session for attendees.

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