Office of University Communications Contact: Shirley Melikian Armbruster

Harry Flournoy to speak at Fresno State following Glory Road screening Feb. 7

559.278.5292, shirleya@csufresno.edu U dates! www.FresnoStateNews.com

Fresno States CineCulture program and the Martin Luther King Jr. Committee will present the film Glory Road with an appearan!e "y #arry Flournoy$ whose %&'' (C)) !hampionship team was featured in the mo*ie on Friday$ Fe". + at the uni*ersity. CineCulture will s!reen the mo*ie at , p.m. in the Leon S. and -ete -. -eters .du!ational Center in the Student Re!reation Center as part of the uni*ersitys re!ognition of )fri!an -eoples #istory Month. Following the film$ Flournoy will spea/ at + p.m. 0he mo*ie and dis!ussion with Flournoy are free and open to the pu"li!. 0he film is "ased on the e*ents and indi*iduals who parti!ipated in the %&'' (C)) !hampionship game "etween the all1"la!/ team from 0e2as 3estern 4ni*ersity *s. the all1white team from Kentu!/y. Josh Lu!as stars as future #all of Fame !oa!h 5on #as/ins of tiny 0e2as 3estern College$ who "u!/s !on*ention "y simply starting the "est players he !an find6 history7s first all1)fri!an )meri!an lineup. 8n a tur"ulent time of so!ial and politi!al !hange$ their unli/ely su!!ess sends sho!/ wa*es through the sport that follow the underdog Miners all the way to an epi! showdown. 999 Fresno States CineCulture program and the Martin Luther King Jr. Committee will present the film Glory Road with an appearan!e "y #arry Flournoy$ whose %&'' (C)) !hampionship team was featured in the mo*ie on Friday$ Fe". + at the uni*ersity. CineCulture will s!reen the mo*ie at , p.m. in the Leon S. and -ete -. -eters .du!ational Center in the Student Re!reation Center as part of the uni*ersitys re!ognition of )fri!an -eoples #istory Month. Following the film$ Flournoy will spea/ at + p.m. 0he mo*ie and dis!ussion with Flournoy are free and open to the pu"li!. 0he film is "ased on the e*ents and indi*iduals who parti!ipated in the %&'' (C)) !hampionship game "etween the all1"la!/ team from 0e2as 3estern 4ni*ersity *s. the all1white team from Kentu!/y. Josh Lu!as stars as future #all of Fame !oa!h 5on #as/ins of tiny 0e2as 3estern College$ who "u!/s !on*ention "y simply starting the "est players he !an find6 history7s first all1)fri!an )meri!an lineup. 8n a tur"ulent time of so!ial and politi!al !hange$ their unli/ely su!!ess sends sho!/ wa*es through the sport that follow the underdog Miners all the way to an epi! showdown. Watch ideo co!!ercial here" http6::youtu."e:;*<=>?w@r0A