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