35th Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Triangle Interfaith Prayer Breakfast
Monday, January 19, 2015, 7:15 AM
Sheraton Imperial Hotel | Research Triangle Park
Program
PRESIDING OFFICER
Pastor First Baptist Church, Raleigh, North Carolina
Chairman, The Triangle Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee
Former Chairman, North Carolina Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission
OPENING PRAYER
The Reverend Dr. Earl C. Johnson
Martin Street Baptist Church
Raleigh North Carolina
WELCOME
Dr. Jerry Head, Chairman
Durham Martin Luther King Steering Committee
Durham, North Carolina
SPECIAL YOUTH MOMENT
Rashonda Blue
Junior, Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School
Raleigh, North Carolina
MUSICAL TRIBUTE
Edenton Street United Methodist Church Choir
The Reverend Ned Hill, Senior Pastor
Raleigh, North Carolina
WHY WE CELEBRATE THIS DAY
Roy Watson
Director of Sales
BCBS of North Carolina
James White
Executive Vice President Organizational Relations
YMCA of the Triangle
WELCOME/INTRODUCTION
David Crabtree, WRAL News Anchor Capitol Broadcasting Company
Raleigh, North Carolina
WHY WE DO THIS?
Most Reverend Michael F. Burbidge
Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Raleigh
Raleigh, North Carolina
PRAYER FOR THE VUNERABLE AND SUFFERING
Rabbi Eric Solomon
Beth Meyer Synagogue
Raleigh, North Carolina
PRAYER FOR RECONCILIATION
Steve Rao, Hindu Community
Hon Council Member at Large
Town of Morrisville
PRAYER FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE :
Oliver Muhammad, Senior Imam
As-Salaam Islamic Center of Raleigh
Raleigh, North Carolina
REFLECTIONS:
The Reverend Mark Anthony Middleton, Pastor
Abundant Hope Christian Church
Durham, North Carolina
MUSICAL TRIBUTE
National Recording Artist
Jekalyn Carr
Lunjeal Music Group
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Dr. James H. Johnson Jr.
William Rand Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship and Strategy
Director, Urban Investment Strategies Center
Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
LAST WORDS & BENEDICTION
The Reverend James White, Pastor
Christ Our King Community Church
Raleigh, North Carolina
