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2025 MLK BREAKFAST - JEFFREY C. STEWART

Speaker: Pulitzer Prize Winning Author Dr. Jeffrey C. Stewart
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Branford High School
185 E. Main Street
Branford, Connecticut 06405
SPEAKER: JEFFREY C. STEWART
 
Join us at Branford High School on Jan. 20 for the 40th - yes, 40th - annual MLK Breakfast! The speaker is none other than Dr. Jeffrey C. Stewart, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award for his historical biography, "The New Negro: The Life of Alaine Locke." Note: Due to Weather, Breakfast Delayed till 10 a.m. Doors open at 9:30 a.m.
 
Buy your tickets now before we sell out! 
 
A professor of Black Studies at the University of California Santa Barbara, Dr. Stewart is a world-renowned writer, speaker, philosopher and historian, having curated major exhibitions including, "To Color America: Portraits by Winold Reiss" at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery.

In his distinguished career, Dr. Stewart has also authored numerous books and articles, and held fellowships, visiting professorships, and lectureships at Harvard University, Yale University, UCLA, Tufts University, Howard University, and the University of Rome.
 
Please join us for a full breakfast (included with your ticket!) and fascinating dialogue on MLK Day - Jan 20, 2025 at 10 a.m. at Branford High School, 185 E. Main Street, Branford. Doors open at 9:30 a.m. Proceeds from the event benefit MLK Heritage Foundation scholarships for BHS students. Space and seating is limited for this rare opportunity. Buy now before the tickets are gone!

Join us to celebrate the life of Dr. King and bring the community together.

Info: MLK Heritage Facebook
Questions: mlkheritage5@gmail.com

The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Heritage Foundation is a registered 501(c)3 charitable organization.

Branford Public School
St. Stephens AME Zion Church of Branford
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Branford Community Foundation & Guilford Savings Bank
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