WE'RE ELIMINATING RACISM
with our annual MLK Celebration
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Thank you to all for coming out to the 2024 MLK Celebration! To see photos, our 3-minute breakfast video recap, the entire ecumenical service livestreamed, and the entire parade on NBC WCBD News 2, tap or click on the links below... and see all media coverage here!
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If you own or lead an organization, please contact John to sponsor the MLK Celebration! This makes a huge difference in our fight to eliminate racism. If you're an individual, please consider supporting the MLK Celebration as an MLK Patron. We welcome volunteers to serve on our MLK Celebration committees! Let us know if you're interested here. |
2024 keynote speakers
Our annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration, first held in 1972, was one of the first national tributes of its kind. It is the largest MLK celebration in South Carolina and one of Charleston's longest running events; it pre-dates major events including Spoleto.
DARRIN GOSS, SR.
This year's MLK Business and Professional Breakfast Summit was keynoted by Darrin Goss, Sr., president and CEO of the Coastal Community Foundation, a force for good in our region.
As leader of the largest community foundation in South Carolina, Goss has served as a force for good, powerfully impacting the Charleston region in numerous ways. Among other initiatives, he was instrumental in establishing Coastal Community Foundation’s first advocacy initiative, the Policy Agenda, and its first Placed-Based Investing Program, which provides capital to emerging enterprises that address social needs. Under his leadership, the Foundation has experienced significant asset growth and community impact.
A national and regional leader who sits on multiple boards across the nation and has been named to both the Charleston and Greenville 50 Most Influential lists on multiple occasions, Darrin took the podium at the Charleston Gaillard Center on January 11.
This year's MLK Business and Professional Breakfast Summit was keynoted by Darrin Goss, Sr., president and CEO of the Coastal Community Foundation, a force for good in our region.
As leader of the largest community foundation in South Carolina, Goss has served as a force for good, powerfully impacting the Charleston region in numerous ways. Among other initiatives, he was instrumental in establishing Coastal Community Foundation’s first advocacy initiative, the Policy Agenda, and its first Placed-Based Investing Program, which provides capital to emerging enterprises that address social needs. Under his leadership, the Foundation has experienced significant asset growth and community impact.
A national and regional leader who sits on multiple boards across the nation and has been named to both the Charleston and Greenville 50 Most Influential lists on multiple occasions, Darrin took the podium at the Charleston Gaillard Center on January 11.
RABBI STEPHANIE ALEXANDER
This year's MLK Ecumenical Service was keynoted by Rabbi Stephanie Alexander, one of two rabbis for historic synagogue Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim (KKBE) in downtown Charleston.
Under Rabbi Alexander’s leadership, she and KKBE were founding members of the Charleston Area Justice Ministry (CAJM), a faith-based social justice organization of 30 diverse congregations. She has also served on CAJM’s board and as co-president, and in 2016 became the first female and the first Jewish recipient of the John H. Gillson Award for Racial Healing by the South Carolina Christian Action Council.
Rabbi Alexander took the pulpit at Charity Missionary Baptist Church on January 14.
This year's MLK Ecumenical Service was keynoted by Rabbi Stephanie Alexander, one of two rabbis for historic synagogue Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim (KKBE) in downtown Charleston.
Under Rabbi Alexander’s leadership, she and KKBE were founding members of the Charleston Area Justice Ministry (CAJM), a faith-based social justice organization of 30 diverse congregations. She has also served on CAJM’s board and as co-president, and in 2016 became the first female and the first Jewish recipient of the John H. Gillson Award for Racial Healing by the South Carolina Christian Action Council.
Rabbi Alexander took the pulpit at Charity Missionary Baptist Church on January 14.
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