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2015 Media Kit

MLK Weekend Press Release

Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr. 2014 MLK Diversity Banquet Speaker

Charleston Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr.

Monday, January 20, 2014

Diversity Luncheon, 12 noon

TD Convention Center

Keynote Speaker: Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr. of Charleston

Take a look at the 2014 Commemorative Book .

About Mayor Riley…

Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr. is widely considered one of the most visionary and highly effective governmental leaders in America. First elected …

Media Releases 2014

Press

2014 Media Kit

Dreams Center of MLK Weekend

MLK Weekend Takes Forward Look

Planners of Dream Weekend Seeking Fresh Ideas

TV Spot 2014

30 Second Spot

Radio Spots 2014

30 Second Spot

60 Second Spot

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Media Releases 2013

Print

2013 MLK DW Scholarship PR

MLK Dream Scholarships Open Up – Greenville News

2013 MLK Dream Weekend Press Release

Plans for MLK Dream Weekend unveiled

Poet Nikki Giovanni Takes on Controversial Topics at MLK Banquet – Greenville News

Upstate groups honor civil rights leader with day of service – Greenville Online

Martin Luther King Day Events – WSPA

Nikki Giovanni, 2013 MLK Diversity Banquet Speaker

Nikki Giovanni is a world-renowned poet, writer, commentator, activist, and educator. Over the past thirty years, her outspokenness, in her writing and in lectures, has brought the eyes of the world upon her. One of the most widely-read American poets, she prides herself on being “a Black American, a daughter, a mother, a professor of English.” Giovanni remains as determined and committed as …

Minister Eddie Young

While the MLK Dream Weekend Diversity Banquet is an elegant event that features a top of the line speaker, the most powerful facet is seeing the many people from various communities come together in celebration of Dr. King’s vision.

Minister Eddie Young, MLK Dream Weekend Community Outreach Chair …

Sandra E. Yúdice

The diversity banquet was phenomenal! I was impressed to see the caliber of scholarship recipients and the amount awarded. 

Sandra E. Yúdice, MLK Dream Weekend Diversity Committee …

Judith S. Prince

My sincere congratulations on such an extraordinary MLK Diversity Banquet! It was such a wonderful event! Roland Martin did such an outstanding job, and his message was so appropriate for our college and high school students in the audience. It was especially powerful when Roland asked the four students to stand. He really made an impact on your students.

Judith S. Prince, Vice Chancellor, …

Roland S. Martin, 2012 MLK Diversity Banquet Speaker

A nationally syndicated columnist with Creators Syndicate, Mr. Martin is the author of Listening to the Spirit Within: 50 Perspectives on Faith , and Speak, Brother! A Black Man’s View of America , and “The First: President Barack Obama’s Road to the White House as originally reported by Roland S. Martin.”

Mr. Martin is a commentator for TV One Cable Network and host and managing …

Media Releases 2012

Media Releases

2012 Sponsor/Partner Report

2012 Media Kit

MLK Dream Weekend Announces 2012 Diversity Banquet Speaker, Schedule of Events

Greenville News Article, by Judith Prince

Across the Board

Dr. Phillip Baldwin’s commentary for “In the Lead”

Greenville News: “Prayer vigil kicks off MLK Dream Weekend”

Liberty Bridge Unity Walk and Prayer Vigil