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Rev. Dr. MLK, Jr. Birthday Event!

About this event

Join us as we celebrate the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday! “Where Do We Go From Here? What's Next? Part 2”
  • Music
  • Refreshments from Panera Bread
  • Original Poem
  • Dynamic Panel Discussion

Karen Nelson will serve as Moderator of an 8-member panel during the event. The Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Committee of the LWVMC is proud to host this event. Rev. Elizabeth Harris-Hodge and Karen Nelson, EMBA are the Co-Chairs. We are coming together with the NAACP Milwaukee Branch’s George Bledsoe, 1st Vice-President.

 

PROGRAM

Welcome: DEI Co-Chair Karen Nelson & Co-Founder NelStar Enterprises, LLC

Black National Anthem: “Lift Every Voice and Sing” led by the Raging Grannies

Introduction of Poet: Karen Nelson, Moderator

Poem: UNITE AND RISE, By Genene Onaye Hibbler

Raging Grannies Song: “When We All Vote”

Panel Members:

Derick Cornelius – MATC Instructor

Sinceree Dixon – LWVWI Communications Manager

Jim Engle – Milwaukee Voter Project

Eloisa Gomez – LWVMC Community Alliances Committee Co-Chair

Genene Onaye Hibbler – Founder, Heart2Heart Compassionate Widows Circle, Inc.

Patricia McFarland – LWVMC Membership Committee Co-Chair

Kole Torres – LWVWI Communications Manager

Mary Voelker – LWVMC VOTE411 Volunteer

Q&A

Closing remarks/Announcements/Evaluations 

Date and Time

Monday, January 19, 2026, 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM Central Time (US & Canada) (UTC-06:00)

Location

Summit Place, Room 2135
6737 W Washington St.
West Allis, WI  53214
USA

Event Leader(s)

C. Elizabeth E Harris-Hodge


Karen Nelson

Category

Diversity Equity and Inclusion

Registration Info

Registration has closed - Event is past
In person

league@lwvmilwaukee.org

(414) 273-8683

6737 W Washington St

#2218 West Allis

WI 53214

We are a 501c(3) organization.
EIN 39-6096750