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RSVP for MLK Peace Awards Ceremony and panel

Stephen Brackett of Flobots added to discussion as part of University’s signature annual event. Secure your spot for both Jan. 15 events today.

By Cory Phare

January 7, 2021

This year’s Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Awards Ceremony panel discussion just got a fresh voice.

Stephen Brackett – arts ambassador, activist and MC for Denver-based hip-hop group Flobots – will join the group of academic experts to engage in critical dialogue on the event’s 2021 theme, “KNOW JUSTICE, KNOW PEACE.”

A graduate of Denver’s East High School, Brackett parlayed the success of his group’s 2005 hit “Handlebars” into community engagement, helping to launch Youth on Record, a music-education and empowerment organization. Read more about Brackett in this Westword profile of 9 People to Watch in Denver’s Culture Scene.

The panel begins at 2:30 p.m. on Jan. 15, following the formal awards ceremony (9-11 a.m.) hosted by Roadrunners alum Amber Mozet.

Other confirmed panelists for the marquee annual Metropolitan State University of Denver event include keynote speaker Melina Abdullah, Ph.D.; Andrea Borrego, Ph.D., MSU Denver professor of criminal justice and criminology; and Michael Benitez, Ph.D., vice president for Diversity and Inclusion at MSU Denver.

In lieu of a registration fee, the planning committee has asked attendees to make a donation to the MSU Denver Emergency Fund.

RSVP to the awards ceremony and panel discussion here.