2023 Event Schedule

Moderator: Beverly Watts

Panelists:

• Andriane Gott-Davidson Academy & Mayor’s Youth Council
• Jovante Mahone -TN NAACP Youth & College
• Rev. Aaron Marble-Pastor- Jefferson Street Baptist Church Event

Livestream links:
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youtube.com/@firstbaptistchurchcapitolh408/streams
facebook.com/FirstBaptistChurchCapitolHill

Please join us for at the inaugural MLK Gala benefiting the IMF education fund. This fund is designed to directly support students with the financial burden that come with higher education. Seeing the growth of students matriculating to HBCUs; we are being intentional about helping our students have a chance to earn their degree by providing scholarships to those attending local HBCUs.

This will be a black tie affair.

Help sponsor this event!

$10,000 Level – Confronting The Assaults
$5000 Level – Freedom Fighter
$2500 Level – Protecting the Dream
$1000 Level – Advancing the Dream
$500 Level – Keeping the Dream Alive

Pay on our sponsorship page.

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Speaker: Dr. Karen Bishop Morris

Topic: A Thousand-Mile Journey: 55 Years of Fair Housing History and Hope

Description: Much has been written about Dr. King’s legacy with respect to jobs and voting, but far less so regarding his significant role leading up to the passage of the 1968 Fair Housing Act. This event is a unique opportunity to reveal King’s vision for desegregated housing, as well as review the complex path to legislation that is still debated for its inherent restrictions and challenges.

9:00am – Opening Remarks: Dr. Adrienne Battle, MNPS Director of Schools; Cheryl Mayes, MLK Day Committee Chair; MLK Day Youth Committee
9:45am – Workshops Session #1: Arts in the Movement, Generational Wealth, Social Media
10:40am – Art Showcase: Global Education Center; Southern Word
11:05am – Workshops Session #2: Arts in the Movement, Generational Trauma, Micro-aggressions
12:00pm – Community Panel: Adrian Davis, Momentum Leadership University; Leelan Evans, LeLann for President LLC
12:30pm – Kickback Party: Lunch, Games, Raffle & DJ Humphry Bogart
1:15pm – Closing Remarks: MLK Day Youth Committee
1:30pm – Event Closed

Sponsored by Music City Baseball and Lifepoint

Panelists:

• Rev. Lisa Hammonds
• Rev. Ingrid McIntyre
• Rev. Jennifer Bailey
• Councilwoman-at-large Zulfat Suara

Who are books for?: Middle & high school aged students

What books?: Books focused on diversity & equity or the legacy of Dr. King à New or used in good condition

Suggested book list: (See image below)

Suggested retailer: Alkebu-Lan Images, 2721 Jefferson St, Nashville, TN 37208.

Hosted by 92Q and the Kenny Smoov Morning Show
Featuring special guests:

• Mayor John Cooper
• Rachel Anne Elrod, MNPS Board of Education Chair
• Cheryl Mayes, MLK Day Committee Chair
• Youth performers & much more!

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