North Central College welcomes Tavis Smiley as keynote speaker for the annual week-long celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The talk show host, political commentator and entrepreneur will present "America I AM." Inspired by Smiley's award-winning, touring museum exhibit, "America I AM: The African American Imprint," this multimedia presentation is a riveting 45-minute visual and oratorical keynote that peers into the heart of American culture through the nearly 500-year-old lens of African-American history. Smiley will present at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19 in Pfeiffer Hall, 310 E. Benton Ave. Tickets are $10; call the North Central College Box Office at 630-637-SHOW (7469) or visit northcentralcollege.edu/showtix.