2023 MLK Commemorative Breakfast Program

Program Order

MUSICAL PRELUDE

Mr. Ian Mann
International, Multigenre Violinist

MASTER OF CEREMONIES

Ms. Robbin Simmons
News Anchor, WSVN 7  

OCCASION

Land Acknowledgement

Mr. David Bynes
Director, Office of Social Justice and Inclusion
Chair, FIU MLK Commemorative Celebration Committee

INVOCATION

Ms. Briana Hall
Dotson Family Member

BREAKFAST

NATIONAL ANTHEM

“Star Spangled Banner”

Mr. Phillip Lloyd Hamilton
Assistant Vice President, Student Equity & Support

NEGRO NATIONAL ANTHEM

“Lift Every Voice and Sing”

Ms. Kemauri Willis
Graduate Student, Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing & Health Sciences

MLK VIDEO TRIBUTE

WELCOME

Mr. Phillip Hamilton
Assistant Vice President, Student Equity & Support

Dr. Kenneth A. Jessell
President, FIU

MLK ESSAY, PEACE and SERVICE AWARDS VIDEO

MLK HALL OF FAME

SPONSORS RECOGNITION

Dr. Kalai Mathee
Founding Professor, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine

PERFORMANCE

“A Rosewood Story”

Mr. Melvin Huffnagle
Assistant Professor, College of Communication, Architecture + The Arts

Solo Performance

Dr. April Johnson-Bynes
Classical Vocalist

KEYNOTE INTRODUCTION

Dr. Carleen Vincent-Robinson
Assistant Dean, Steven J. Green School of International & Public Affairs
Teaching Professor, Criminology & Criminal Justice

2023 DOTSON FAMILY MLK KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Ms. Ilyasah Shabazz
Professor, Author, and Daughter of Malcolm X