20170116 - MLK Program (hrb)

Michelle LaVigne-For Shaw Media Attendees of the 7th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Interfaith Prayer Breakfast held at D'Andrea Banquets in Crystal Lake, January 16th 2017 join in singing the song "All Are Welcome Here."

Michelle LaVigne-For Shaw Media Keynote speaker Phyllis Unterschuetz, co-founder and president of the Race Story ReWrite Project, addresses the attendees during the 7th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Interfaith Prayer Breakfast held at D'Andrea Banquets in Crystal Lake, January 16th 2017. Unterschuetz's speech was titled Honestly Confronting Racism and addressed the issues of race in communities and within individuals themselves.

Michelle LaVigne-For Shaw Media Attendees of the 7th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Interfaith Prayer Breakfast sing a response during the interfaith litany portion of the program. The breakfast was held at D'Andrea Banquets in Crystal Lake, January 16th 2017 and included prayers, music and a speech given on the topic of racism from Phyllis Unterschuetz, president and co-founder of Race Story ReWrite Project.

Michelle LaVigne-For Shaw Media Keynote speaker Phyllis Unterschuetz, co-founder and president of the Race Story ReWrite Project, addresses the attendees during the 7th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Interfaith Prayer Breakfast held at D'Andrea Banquets in Crystal Lake, January 16th 2017. Unterschuetz's speech was titled Honestly Confronting Racism and addressed the issues of race in communities and within individuals themselves.

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Michelle LaVigne-For Shaw Media The attendees of the 7th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Interfaith Prayer Breakfast held at D'Andrea Banquets in Crystal Lake, January 16th 2017 take time for a prayer led by members of the Blue Lotus Temple.

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Michelle LaVigne-For Shaw Media Keynote speaker Phyllis Unterschuetz, co-founder and president of the Race Story ReWrite Project, addresses the attendees during the 7th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Interfaith Prayer Breakfast held at D'Andrea Banquets in Crystal Lake, January 16th 2017. Unterschuetz's speech was titled Honestly Confronting Racism and addressed the issues of race in communities and within individuals themselves.

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Michelle LaVigne-For Shaw Media Lexi Radzinski, first place winner of the Martin Luther King essay contest, delivers her essay during the 7th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Interfaith Prayer Breakfast held at D'Andrea Banquets in Crystal Lake, January 16th 2017.

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Michelle LaVigne-For Shaw Media Belinda Strebel seventh grade teacher at Richard Bernotas Middle School, congratulates second place essay contest winner, Akwaki Quarcoo during the 7th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Interfaith Prayer Breakfast held at D'Andrea Banquets in Crystal Lake, January 16th 2017.