High school students and leaders from across Berrien County will join together this month to celebrate the legacy Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Organizers said in a release this “special inspirational Zoom session” will highlight the message of MLK, “one that rings as loudly and clearly as ever, more than 50 years after his death.”
The event is in its second year, and this year’s theme is “Breaking the Silence,” which comes from Dr. King’s writings and speeches on multiple topics and is a call for the public to speak up and not remain silent on important matters, according to the release.
Benton Harbor Team Solutions Team Leader Princella Tobias and Team Solutions member Nicholas Gunn are co-hosting the event again this year.
Joining the students will be Benton Harbor Mayor Marcus Muhammad, St. Joseph Mayor Laura Goos and Michael Nixon, Vice President for University Culture & Inclusion at Andrews University.
“We are pleased to allow area students to highlight notable video clips of the late civil rights leader’s speeches,” Tobias said. “This is the second year that Mr. Benton Harbor 2022, Nicholas Gunn, now a freshman at Andrews University, will engage area students from Benton Harbor and St. Joseph, and other Berrien County, Michigan high schools, who will choose their favorite clips, share why they chose them, and why their chosen speech is relevant to them.”
The event will start at 1 p.m. January 16. The event will also air on WVBH, 105.3 FM radio station, a nonprofit station in Benton Harbor.
To join Dr. King’s celebration, “Breaking the Silence,” via Zoom, go to https://www.zoom.us/join, and enter the meeting ID (829 4365 5817), followed by the passcode (110740). Participants can also dial by location, as follows: +1 646 876 9923 US (New York), +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC), or +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago). Please join five minutes ahead of the scheduled start time. To listen via Radio, tune in to WVBH 105.3 FM.
This event is hosted by Benton Harbor Team Solutions/BEST Early, and in partnership with: Benton Spirit Community News Network, AmeriCorps VISTA, Andrews University, The city of Benton Harbor, The city of St. Joseph, Dialo’s Cafe & Catering, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, WVBH 105.3 FM and other community partners.
For more information, contact Nicholas Gunn at (269) 470-0570, or Princella Tobias at (269) 277-8077, or email: ptobias@bentonharborsolutions.com.
