Since 1991, the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. has been celebrated
through the MLK Holiday Breakfast.
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2011
Theme: The Dream: Rejoice, Reclaim, Renew Community
Keynote Speaker: Cory Booker, Mayor of Newark, New Jersey
Special Guest: Dr. Michael L. Lomax, President and CEO, UNCF
MC: Cheryl Bethune
Welcome/UNCF: Sharon Smith-Akinsanya
Welcome/General Mills: Ellen Goldberg Luger, General Mills Foundation
Chair: Cheryl Bethune
Minister: Rev. Dwight Seawood, Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church
Music: Paris Bennett
Performance: Steppingstone Theatre
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center
Attendance: 1911
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2010
Theme: Dream from the Mountaintop: Share the Legacy, Shape the Future
Keynote Speaker: Reverend Dr. Joseph E. Lowery
Special Guest: Dr. Michael L. Lomax, President and CEO, UNCF
MC: Humphrey Otita
Welcome/UNCF: Sharon Smith-Akinsanya
Welcome/General Mills: Ellen Goldberg Luger, General Mills Foundation
Chair: Humphrey Otita
Minister: Pastor Dennis M. Oglesby, Jr., The Park Avenue United Methodist Church
Music: The Ladies of Jazz Project, High School for the Recording Arts
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center
Attendance: 1950
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2009
Theme: Because of his Dream, I can Lead, Grow, Inspire
Keynote Speaker: General Colin L. Powell, USA (Ret)
MC: Kelly Baker
Welcome/UNCF: Deborah Tansil Graham
Welcome/General Mills: Ellen Goldberg Luger, General Mills Foundation
Chair: Kelly Baker
Minister: Rev. Efrem Smith, Sanctuary Covenant Church
Music: Steven Daniels and Young Voices
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center
Attendance: 1980
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2008
Theme: Answering the Call
Keynote Speaker: Charlayne Hunter-Gault
MC: Angela Davis
Welcome/UNCF: Deborah Tansil Graham
Welcome/General Mills: Ellen Luger, General Mills Foundation
Chair: Kenneth Charles
Minister: Rev. Aaron Felty
Music: Gregory Washington & Voices of Praise/Melinda Doolittle
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center
Attendance: 1970
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2007
Theme: Children of the Dream: Building Community Through Commitment
Keynote Speaker: Roslyn McCallister Brock
MC: Robyne Robinson
Welcome/UNCF: Deborah Tansil Graham
Welcome/General Mills: Ellen Luger, General Mills Foundation
Chair: Denise Holloman
Minister: Reverend Byron Moore, St. James AME Church
Music: 4Given
Location: Minneapolis Convention Center
Attendance: 1990
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