Join us for a virtual celebration to honor the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King
- Date & Time
- January 15, 2021 from 8AM to 12PM EDT
- Location
- https://www.facebook.com/naacpjaxfl
In the 1980's there was racial strife in Jacksonville, Florida. Establishing a Martin Luther King Holiday nationally and locally became heartfelt battles. Both black and white citizens came together and decided that a breakfast that pays tribute to the ideals of Martin L. King would help heal wounds and honor the civil rights movement.
Featuring
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Cliff Albright
Cofounder/Exec. Dir at Black Voters Matter Fund
Cliff is Co-founder and Executive Director of Black Voters Matter Fund (BVM), which builds community and organizational capacity related to Black voting power. BVM was one of several organizations which mobilized Black voters to defeat Roy Moore in Alabama’s 2017 U.S. Senate race and which has continued to mobilize Black voters throughout the South. He is also principal consultant at Strategic Cliff Notes.
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Latosha Brown
Co-Founder at Black Voters Matter Fun
LaTosha Brown is an award-winning and the co-founder of Black Voters Matter Fund, a power building southern based civic engagement organization that played an instrumental role in the 2017 Alabama U.S. Senate race. Ms. Brown is principal owner of TruthSpeaks Consulting, Inc., a philanthropy advisory consulting firm in Atlanta, GA. organizer
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