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Order of Program

Introduction of Master of Ceremonies ....................................................................................................... Chairperson Elaine Hardy

Master of Ceremonies ................................................................................................................................................. Mr. Mark S. McDaniel,
President/CEO, Cinnaire
Land Acknowledgement/Ojibwe Blessing* ..................................................................................... Elder Alphonse Pitawanakwat

Dr. Nichole Biber,
LTBB (Waganakising) Odawa, tribal citizen
Invocation .......................................................................................................................................................................................... Aarin Dokum
Independent Ojibwe Anishinaabemowin Language Consultant
National Anthem (Please Stand) .................................................................................................................................. Mr. Wintley Phipps

Lift Ev’ry Voice (Please Stand)** ........................................................................................................................................................................

Greetings/Remarks ........................................................................................................................................................... Theresa Woodruff,
Michigan State University Interim President

The Honorable Andy Schor,
Mayor, City of Lansing

The Honorable Ron Bacon,
Mayor, City of East Lansing

The Honorable Elissa Slotkin,
United States Congresswoman, Michigan – 8th District
The Honorable Debbie Stabenow,
United States Senator, Michigan
The Honorable Garland Gilchrist,
Lieutenant Governor, State of Michigan

LUNCH IS SERVED
King Legacy of Service & Awards Presentation ........................................................................... Commissioner Tony Baltimore

Essay Contest Winners ............................................................................................................................................................ Angela Brown
Michigan State University Federal Credit Union Trustee
Scholarship Award Winners ........................................................................................................................................... Mr. Mark McDaniel
Commissioner Anthony Winston, Jr.

Musical Selection ............................................................................................................................................................... Mr. Wintley Phipps

Introduction of the Speaker .................................................................................................................................... Ms. Danielle Robinson
Philanthropy Assistant Vice President, Jackson National Life
Keynote Address ................................................................................................................................................... The Honorable Fred Gray
Attorney and Civil Rights Activist
Presentation of the Commission .................................................................................................................... Chairperson Elaine Hardy

Benediction .................................................................................................................................................................... Rev. Dr. Lonnie J. Chip
Pastor, New Mount Baptist Cavalry Church
We Shall Overcome .......................................................................................................................................................... Mr. Wintley Phipps

*Information on Land Acknowledgements printed on page 41. Ojibwe Blessing lyrics printed on page 87.
**Lyrics are printed on page 98.
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