About This Event
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr
Mentoring Inspiration Breakfast
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Flint and Genesee County will celebrate Dr. King through its 19th Annual Mentoring Inspiration Breakfast on Monday, January 20, 2025 at St. Michaels Conference Center. Registration is from 8:30-9:00 a.m. with the program beginning promptly at 9 a.m. The purpose of the annual Mentoring Inspiration Breakfast is to celebrate Dr. King’s legacy through the promotion of a commitment to mentorship and service in our community. Mr. James Avery, Genesee County Commissioner and CEO of Berston Field House, will serve as Master of Ceremony.
Mama Sol will be the keynote speaker for this year’s event.
National Mentoring Month culminates on January 25th with #ThankYourMentorDay. This day is dedicated to anyone who has benefitted from a mentor thanking their mentor. Please help us spread the word about the power and benefits of the evidence based one-to-one mentoring model that sets Big Brothers Big Sisters apart. We look forward to your presence at our MLK celebration on January 20th and thank you for your continued support Flint & Genesee County youth.
About Mama Sol:
Flint, Michigan’s own Mama Sōl has crafted language for some of the biggest brands in the country from the iconic introduction of FUBU to our culture to voicing for the Detroit Pistons 2022 season. She’s opened for musical greats the likes of Destiny’s Child, Robert Glasper, Rakim, Rapsody, MC Lyte, Kash Doll, Talib Kweli and Mos Def now known as Yasin Bey, to name a few. She’s also blessed stages with some of this country’s greatest minds including Representative Maxine Waters, Dr. Umar Johnson, Dr. Eric Thomas and Dr. Francis Cress Welsing. She speaks, performs, and pens lyrics in the way in which few can believe. Ultimately, she dedicates her life to her passions.
Suffice it to say that Mama Sōl has contributed greatly to the cultural fiber of the genre and more specifically to her communities throughout Michigan. Constantly in high demand ‘Sol’ also counts artistic institutes and creative spaces as consistent platforms she’s graced. The likes of Detroit Institute of the Arts, Flint Institute of the Arts, Charles H. Wright Museum of African History and The Bronx Museum. Mama Sōl is currently collaborating with Official Starter & Ty Mopkins on the Detroit Pistons official Black History “Til Victory is Won” Starter jacket. She is also currently working with Dr. Mona on the RxKids Initiative to erase infant poverty in Flint, MI. Mama Sōl continues to be a dynamic force for positive change.
About This Event
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr
Mentoring Inspiration Breakfast
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Flint and Genesee County will celebrate Dr. King through its 19th Annual Mentoring Inspiration Breakfast on Monday, January 20, 2025 at St. Michaels Conference Center. Registration is from 8:30-9:00 a.m. with the program beginning promptly at 9 a.m. The purpose of the annual Mentoring Inspiration Breakfast is to celebrate Dr. King’s legacy through the promotion of a commitment to mentorship and service in our community. Mr. James Avery, Genesee County Commissioner and CEO of Berston Field House, will serve as Master of Ceremony.
Mama Sol will be the keynote speaker for this year’s event.
National Mentoring Month culminates on January 25th with #ThankYourMentorDay. This day is dedicated to anyone who has benefitted from a mentor thanking their mentor. Please help us spread the word about the power and benefits of the evidence based one-to-one mentoring model that sets Big Brothers Big Sisters apart. We look forward to your presence at our MLK celebration on January 20th and thank you for your continued support Flint & Genesee County youth.
About Mama Sol:
Flint, Michigan’s own Mama Sōl has crafted language for some of the biggest brands in the country from the iconic introduction of FUBU to our culture to voicing for the Detroit Pistons 2022 season. She’s opened for musical greats the likes of Destiny’s Child, Robert Glasper, Rakim, Rapsody, MC Lyte, Kash Doll, Talib Kweli and Mos Def now known as Yasin Bey, to name a few. She’s also blessed stages with some of this country’s greatest minds including Representative Maxine Waters, Dr. Umar Johnson, Dr. Eric Thomas and Dr. Francis Cress Welsing. She speaks, performs, and pens lyrics in the way in which few can believe. Ultimately, she dedicates her life to her passions.
Suffice it to say that Mama Sōl has contributed greatly to the cultural fiber of the genre and more specifically to her communities throughout Michigan. Constantly in high demand ‘Sol’ also counts artistic institutes and creative spaces as consistent platforms she’s graced. The likes of Detroit Institute of the Arts, Flint Institute of the Arts, Charles H. Wright Museum of African History and The Bronx Museum. Mama Sōl is currently collaborating with Official Starter & Ty Mopkins on the Detroit Pistons official Black History “Til Victory is Won” Starter jacket. She is also currently working with Dr. Mona on the RxKids Initiative to erase infant poverty in Flint, MI. Mama Sōl continues to be a dynamic force for positive change.