Commercial Appeal, Thursday, January 15, 2004

Miss America, Ericka Dunlap, is visiting St. Jude Children's Research Hospital this week, sharing with staff her vision of a diversity-united America.

Since she was crowned in September, she has been traveling the nation, reminding people in all walks that though "united we stand, divided we fall behind."

The hospital invited a variety of community groups, including Bridges Inc. and staff from the National Civil Rights Museum, to take part in events surrounding Dunlap's visit as part of the institution's observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday.