Slated to begin construction in the Spring of 2010 adjacent to a new Civic & Convention Center Complex in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, this new $8 million state-of-the-art facility is being designed to be a cultural magnet in providing a wide mix of services, educational materials and products in order to attract thousands of visitors and tourists from around the state and nation into the City's core. The emerging research complex is also envisioned to become the "crown-jewel" of innovative proactive programs designed to improve race relations and solve chronic social problems in communities throughout the region..

The King Center is being formulated to serve as a one-of-a-kind regional "think-tank" in cooperation with area colleges and universities, businesses, corporations and foundations. The Center will provide on-going study and inquire into the root causes of racial disparities and look for and develop tangible solutions.

The King Center organizers start with the premise that cultural differences naturally exist between races but overt hate, discrimination, faith intolerance and bigotry are learned behaviors. Just as other social ills are afforded research resources, so should the study and eradication of racism and racial practices. Our society becomes more ethnically diverse each year and we are called upon with a moral mandate, to find creative ways to help grow the economy and give all groups of citizens safe and productive communities.

Upon completion of the physical structure, the Center will bring into its research department 12-15 of the best and brightest researchers in the fields of psychology, sociology, human resource development, theology, public safety and economics. The new MLK Resource Center is being designed by nationally acclaimed architect, The Freelon Group, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.

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