LMC Hosts Community Breakfast and Weeklong Events Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

The public is invited to participate in a series of free events on Lake Michigan College’s Benton Harbor Campus to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  

Breakfast Celebration and Awards Ceremony  

LMC will host its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast Celebration on Monday, January 20, from 7:45 to 10 a.m. in The Mendel Center’s Grand Upton Hall.  
This year's theme is “A Legacy of Service.” Keynote speakers will include LMC students, Lezlyn Villa and Shaniya Sanders with musical performances by the Lake Michigan College Soundwaves and All God’s Children Community Choir. The College will also announce the recipient of its Martin Luther King Jr. Diversity Award.
RSVP online by January 13. For questions, contact Jen O’Flynn.

Panel Presentation: What Can Be Done to Reduce Prejudice and Discrimination?  

A panel presentation will be held on Tuesday, January 21, noon -1:30 p.m., in the Brown Lecture Hall in the Benton Harbor Campus Main Building, D-Wing. The moderator will be Jacquie Johnson. Panelists include Sandy Feldman, Kourtney Moore and Charmae Sanders. This forum is provided by The Race Relations Council and is free and open to the community. No RSVP required.  

Building Bridges Across the Racial Divide

On Wednesday, January 22, noon -1 p.m. in the Blue Lecture Hall on the Benton Harbor Campus Main Building, D-Wing, local authors, Larry and Sandy Feldman will present a discussion of concepts and examples drawn from their recently published book, Building Bridges Across the Racial Divide. This book offers a hopeful view of how well-constructed diversity initiatives can combat entrenched racial prejudice and segregation. A book signing will follow. This forum is free and open to the community. No RSVP is required.

Student Volunteer Activities

LMC students will volunteer on Wednesday and Thursday to help assemble dried bean soup and rice packets for area food pantries and create tie blankets for area homeless shelters.  

For more information visit the webpage.