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Eric Carthen
OXNARD, CA- Eric Carthen is from the Inland Empire and is a junior at California Lutheran University (CLU) in Thousand Oaks, California. He was one of the students from CLU to be honored at the Ventura County’s 29th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Day event. The theme for this year’s event was “Celebrating Voting & Civil Rights—Today!” The event was held on Monday, January 19, 2015 at the Oxnard Performing Arts Center Theater in Oxnard, CA. The keynote speaker was Mr. Gerald C. Rivers who spoke on the topic of “The Voice of Dr. King.” This event was sponsored by: Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee of Ventura County, The City of Oxnard.
