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DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. CELEBRATION 32Nd ANNUAL COMMEMORATION PROGRAM 6:00 PM | Monday, January 15, 2018 | Fountain Street Church DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. CELEBRATION 32nd ANNUAL COMMEMORATION PROGRAM 6:00 PM | Monday, January 15, 2018 | Fountain Street Church FEATURING Guest Speaker April Reign, creator of #OscarsSoWhite I Dream Presented by Opera Grand Rapids Presented in colloboration with TABLE OF CONTENTS Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Supporters and Planning Team ..... 4 ™ Celebration Program ................... 5 Invent ART April Reign Biography ................. 6 SUPPORTING THE OPERA FOR 14 YEARS, Celebration Purpose .................... 6 PROTECTING ARTISTS AND INVENTORS SINCE 1952. In The Center Of It All MLK Inherit the Dream Scholarship .............................7–8 GVSU Winter 2018 Events .......... 9 GRCC Winter 2018 Events ........ 10 DU Winter 2018 Events ............ 11 Celebration Advertisers .........12–16 I Dream Program ...................... 17 50 Years of Opera ................18–19 OGR General Director Welcome .. 20 OGR Artistic Director Welcome ... 21 I Dream Production and Cast ..... 22 The Story of the Opera I Dream .. 23 I Dream Chorus ........................ 24 I Dream Musicians .................... 24 I Dream Production Team .......... 24 OGR Board of Trustees .............. 25 OGR Staff ................................ 25 I Dream Biographies ............26–32 I Dream Program Notes ............. 33 OGR Sponsors .....................34–37 18 floors of restored elegance in the heart of a vibrant city. OGR Donors ........................38–42 616.949.9610 www.priceheneveld.com OGR Acknowledgements ............ 42 mckaytower.com OGR Advertisers ..................43–72 3 32ND ANNUAL PROGRAM Mistress of Ceremony Keeping the Dream Alive Winning Essay DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. Eva Aguirre Cooper, R’mani Belcher, Riverside Middle School Director of Community Affairs, WOOD TV 8 Teacher: Emily Holt CELEBRATION Invocation Inherit the Dream Scholarship Presentation Reverend Dr. W. Frederick Wooden, Bobby J. Springer, MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 2018 | 6:00 PM | FOUNTAIN STREET CHURCH Senior Minister, Fountain Street Church Director, Pathways to College Office, Grand Valley State University Negro National Anthem *all those able should stand Domingo Hernandez-Gomez, Director, Bob and Aleicia Woodrick Center for Equity Lift Every Voice and Sing and Inclusion, Grand Rapids Community College This program is a collaboration between Grand Valley Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Planning Team James Weldon Johnson State University, Grand Rapids Community College, Rhae-Ann Booker, Ph.D. Davenport University, and Opera Grand Rapids. Christina Arnold .................. Owner, CG Arnold Consulting LLC Lift ev’ry voice and sing Executive Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Till earth and heaven ring. Valissa Armstead.................. Manager, Inclusion and Diversity, Davenport University Ring with the harmonies of Liberty; “REMEMBER! CELEBRATE! ACT! Spectrum Health Let our rejoicing rise I Dream Preview Performance Anne Berquist ................General Director, Opera Grand Rapids A DAY ON, NOT A DAY OFF.” High as the list’ning skies, Darnell Abraham Rhae-Ann Booker, Ph.D. ............. Executive Director, Diversity, Let it resound loud as the rolling sea. Equity, and Inclusion, Davenport University Sing a song full of the faith that MLK Video Presentation The 2018 MLK Celebration Committee would like to thank the the dark past has taught us, following for their dedication and support of this year’s event. Tamber Bustance ........................ Inclusion Services Manager, Sing a song full of the hope that Introduction of Keynote Speaker Grand Rapids Community College the present has brought us. Ovell Barbee Calvin College Belinda Cunningham .....................Corporate Communications Facing the rising sun of Senior Vice President Davenport University Specialist, Spectrum Health A NEW DAY BEGUN, Human Resources, Spectrum Health Downtown Grand Rapids, Inc. Let us march on till victory is won. Kate Folkert ................ Graphic Designer, Opera Grand Rapids Keynote Presentation Experience Grand Rapids Angela Freier ......... Development Director, Opera Grand Rapids Presidents’ Welcome April Reign, Activist, Writer, and Editor Thomas J. Haas, Ph.D., Creator of viral hashtag #OscarsSoWhite Grand Rapids Community College Tyreece Guyton ................................. Chief Operating Officer, President, Grand Valley State University Grand Rapids Community Foundation Grand Rapids Initiative for Leaders #OscarsSoWhite, #BlackTwitter and Social Media: Grand Valley State University Domingo Hernandez-Gomez ..............Director, Bob and Aleicia Bill Pink, Ph.D., Pursuing Justice in the Digital Age Irwin Seating Woodrick Center for Equity and Inclusion, President, Grand Rapids Community College Grand Rapids Community College INTERMISSION Mercy Health St. Mary’s Jessie Jones ........................... Community Relations Manager, Richard J. Pappas, Ed.D., Metro Health–University of Michigan Health President, Davenport University I Dream Spectrum Health Presented by Opera Grand Rapids Opera Grand Rapids Ashley Roberts ...........Marketing Director, Opera Grand Rapids Prince Conference Center at Calvin College Closing Bobby J. Springer ..................Chair of 2018 Celebration Team, 2018 Celebration Partners Spectrum Health Director, Pathways to College Office, Varnum Grand Valley State University Wege Foundation Sarah Watson .......... Operations Manager, Opera Grand Rapids 4 5 KEYNOTE SPEAKER MLK INHERIT THE DREAM SCHOLARSHIP APRIL REIGN The MLK Scholarship is awarded annually to students from within and beyond the Kent Intermediate School District. The recipients CREATOR OF VIRAL HASHTAG #OscarsSoWhite are pursuing higher education at Grand Rapids Community College, Grand Valley State University or Davenport University. Incoming freshman students must be full-time and are chosen based on involvement in community service and/or activities in support of April Reign inspires others to use their voice to create social diversity and inclusion. change, challenge the status quo, and increase inclusion of underrepresented communities in the media and the world. Scholarship applications are available in the Woodrick Center for Equity and Inclusion (616) 234-3390; GVSU Office of Multicultural Affairs (616) 331-2177; Davenport University Financial Aid Office (616) 732-1110 Named one of the Top 15 accounts on #BlackTwitter by The National Journal, April is one of social media’s most influential CONGRATULATIONS TO THIS YEAR’S WINNERS: voices on race, politics, and pop culture, with more than 70,000 Twitter followers and counting. As the creator of the Grand Valley State University Jose Cortes, Innovation Central High School, Major: Engineering; Gustavo Perez, Union High rallying cry and viral hashtag #OscarsSoWhite, she challenged School, Major: Anatomy | Grand Rapids Community College Ajaiya R. Beasley, Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy, the lack of representation of marginalized communities in Major: Business; Lorra J. Espey, Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy, Major: Nursing Hollywood, resulting in the most sweeping changes in the history of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. A writer, editor, and former attorney, she is now a prominent PREVIOUS WINNERS Jisel Ochoa-Mendoza 2014-2015 Dejah-Nicole O’Neal Aliyah Walker Lee High School Creston Ottawa Hills 2017-2018 Ester Kamaliza activist working to build on this movement toward greater Immigration Law Pre-Medicine Social Work diversity and equality in the entertainment industry, which Earvin Oakes Potter’s House Forest Hills Northern Antonio Martinez Nursing Shantelle Palmer 2011-2012 includes her work as managing editor of Broadway Black. On Union High School Redford Information Assurance- Serina Marie Santillanes Keanna Fant stage, she shares her provocative yet affecting perspective Mechanical Engineering General Business Cyber Defense Sparta Ottawa Hills on the pursuit of social justice in the era of digital and social David F. Reyes Dong Nguyen Special Education Maria Trujillo Business Administration Ottawa Hills High School Ottawa Hills media, the progress that the film industry has made since Union High School Ariele Williams Hector Garcia Pre-Med Accounting #OscarsSoWhite, and what Hollywood can do to be more Undecided Saginaw Arts and City Sciences Academy Pre-Engineering inclusive going forward. Keona M. Robinson 2015-2016 2012-2013 Nursing East Kentwood High School Saraya Knight Matthew Joubert Kirby Bremer Undecided Kelley Jones Creston Advanced Technology Thornapple Kellogg Ottawa Hills Biochemistry Arlaina Cruz-Rivera Academy Business Marketing Education/Special Education Union High School Computer Science Jayline Perez-Velez Charles B. Singleton, Jr. Criminal Justice Oscar Robles-Vasquez Grand Rapids Central Kuzari Olushola East Grand Rapids Union Nursing Ricky Matthews Grand Rapids Christian Health Sciences Undecided Ottawa Hills High School Physical Therapy Terry Ruedger Earlysha Ross Athletic Training East Kentwood Aaron Williams 2013-2014 Creston CELEBRATION PURPOSE Computer Networking Grand Rapids Christian Athletic Training 2016-2017 Perla Benavides Exercise Science Victoria Smith Grand Rapids Montessori John D. Singleton, III Jeremiah Walton Grand Rapids Catholic Tonight’s celebration remembers the life and legacy of Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids Community College, Khadija Mohamed Sonography Grand Rapids Clintondale High School Central Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Each year we come together for this Davenport University,
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