Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.'s Legacy

Statement

On Monday, I was privileged to attend the 18th annual community celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday in Topeka. The special program was held at the Highland Park United Methodist Church and featured the El Shaddai and Shawnee Heights High School choirs. Dr. Cheryl Brown Henderson was the guest speaker, and serves as Founder, President and CEO of the Brown Foundation for Educational Equity, Excellence and Research. Dr. Henderson is also the daughter of Oliver Brown, who was the plaintiff in the monumental case, Brown v. Board of Education, filed in 1951. Her speech highlighted the crucial role Kansans played in the civil rights movement, and how the youth of today have the power to shape our great state and country. Special thanks to Rev. Lynn Lamberty, pastor of Highland Park United Methodist Church, for his hospitality, and to Jim McCollough of the "Whose Dream Is It?" coalition for organizing the event.

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