Life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebrated at MSJC

Council Member Brian Hawkins inspires the crowd with his touching and personal message in the keynote address. Valley News/Courtesy photo
Students, residents, faculty, staff and officials gathered at Mt. San Jacinto College’s San Jacinto campus on Friday, Jan. 27 to honor the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The event titled, “A Day Celebrating the Life and Service of Martin Luther King Jr.” was hosted by MSJC’s Council of Black Leaders Achieving Change, Umoja, A2Mend, Ujima and Sankofa.The program began with a keynote address by Brian Hawkins, City of San Jacinto councilmember, ordained minister and social justice advocate, who inspired the crowd with his heartfelt speech. “We all play a big part of this, whether you are black, brown, white, Asian, whatever your ethnicity is we are all stitched into this American fabric,” he said.T
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