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DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.


                                                                                                                                                                                         Commission of Mid-Michigan






                                                                                                                                                               January 18, 2021
         Supporting                                                                                                                                            Dear Friends;



                                                                                                                                                               On behalf of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commission of Mid- Michigan, thank you for
                                                                                                                                                               your support and commitment to the work of the Commission and for tuning in to our
         Hope, Dreams,& Leaders                                                                                                                                inaugural broadcast of our Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of celebration!

                                                                                                                                                               The Coronavirus pandemic has caused us to order our lives in many different ways, but
                                                                                                                                Andy Schor                     our inability to come together on this special holiday will not dampen our commitment
                                                                                                                                Mayor City of Lansing
         Since 1937                                                                                                               Aaron Stephens               to furthering the legacy of Dr. King or our celebration. I am excited about the program


                                                                                                                                Mayor City of East Lansing     we have in store for you and I hope you will sit back and take in our conversation with
                                                                                                                                                               Dr. Bernice A. King - Thought Leader, Orator, Peace Advocate and Chief Executive
                                                                                                                                Elaine Hardy                   officer of the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change; enjoy the music of Tasha Cobb,
                                                                                                                                Chairperson                    Musique Soul Child and the Music of the Dream Symphony featuring Larry Trice Jr.

                                                                                                                                Tristan Wright
                                                                                                                                Vice Chairperson               We stand on the precipice of a new emergent America, peopled by a nation who I
                                                                                                                                                               believe will finally rid us of the pretense of freedom and guide us toward that perfect
                                                                                                                                Treasurer                      union of freedom and justice for all. The summer of unrest; the Murders of George
                                                                                                                                Steve Japinga
                                                                                                                                                               Floyd, Breanna Taylor, Ahmaud Aubery, and Rayshard Brooks may cause one to wonder
                                                                                                                                Secretary                      if we have made any progress at all or if whatever progress we made has been lost in
                                                                                                                                Kelli Ellsworth Etchison       our polarized body politic, I submit, I heard the reverberations of Dr. Kings refrain I
                                                                                                                                                               have a Dream when I saw all America’s sons seeking justice for her brown children.
         MSU Federal Credit Union is proud to support the                                                                       Whitney Anderson Harrell        Dr. King wrote” If we are to be a just society, a humane society what is needed is the
                                                                                                                                Ron Bacon
         Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commission in their                                                                Tony Baltimore                 realization that power without love is reckless and abusive and that love without power
                                                                                                                                Bryan Beverly
         efforts to improve the Lansing community through                                                                         Michael Flowers              is sentimental and anemic”.

         leadership and public service, as well as fulfill our mission                                                          Dr. Lee June                   Today, I believe more staunchly in his dream and share his optimism for our country
                                                                                                                                Lonnie Lee
                                                                                                                                                               not because of ideas enshrined on historic manuscripts but because I believe in the
         of helping community members to achieve their goals                                                                    Dr. Denise Maybank             dream enshrined in the heart of the American people
                                                                                                                                James Mc Curtis Jr.
                                                                                                                                Rosa Moss-Hargrove
         and dreams.                                                                                                            Nicole Noll-Williams           I am honored to have served as Chairperson for the 2020 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
                                                                                                                                Geraldine Potter
                                                                                                                                Kristin Shelley                Commission. Please join me in thanking the 21 community heroes who have committed
                                                                                                                                Randall Talifarro              themselves to preserving the legacy of Dr. King and to making this event a success.  I
                                                                                                                                Anthony Winston                would also like to give a special thanks to Kevin Meyer and his team at Mi
         Visit msufcu.org to learn more and join today.                                                                         Sheriff Scott Wriggelsworth
                                                                                                                                                               Entertainment Group who served as producers who this broadcast would not be
                                                                                                                                Mia McNeil – Counsel           possible.
                                                                                                                                James W Butler III – Emeritus
                                                                                                                                Posthumous                     Sincerely,
                                                                                                                                Joel Ferguson - Emeritus
                                                                                                                                Bruce McAttee – Emeritus
                                                                                                                                                               Elaine J. Hardy, Chairperson
                                                                                                                                                               Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commission of Mid-Michigan
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