MLK Jr. Social Justice Legacy and Youth Development | Comcast Newsmakers

MLK Jr. Social Justice Legacy and Youth Development

with Ronn Johnson on Martin Luther King Jr. Family Services

Posted Feb 11, 2019

Martin Luther King Jr. Family Services President, Ronn Johnson, discuss the impact of the annual MLK Jr. Celebration and how the organization fosters youth leadership, including Springfield youth advocating the state legislature to raise the legal age for tobacco.

Hosted by: Eric Clemons Produced by: Western New England Newsmakers Team

#Massachusetts #General Interest #Community

Other videos hosted by Eric Clemons

Home Away from Home: Serving Military Families

Home Away from Home: Serving Military Families - 4:48

Fisher Houses across the nation are homes away from home keeping military and veterans families together, free of charge, during medical care because a familiy's love is good medicine. Stephanie Mocknick shares about Fisher House-Connecticut.

PTSD and Veteran Suicide

PTSD and Veteran Suicide - 5:07

Joshua Pallotta Fund, Co-Director, Val Pallotta, shares the vision to combine local and national resources, emergency services and research to provide Veterans the resiliency, transition and reintegration tools to help them with their return home.

Pathways to Health Equity in Connecticut

Pathways to Health Equity in Connecticut - 5:17

President and CEO of Connecticut Health Foundation, Patricia Baker, shares how this generation regardless of race, ethnicity and socioeconomic status can achieve optimal health and not face the same persistent racial and ethnic health disparities as their parents.

Nutritious Food For Those In Need

Nutritious Food For Those In Need - 4:58

CT Food Bank President and CEO, Valarie Shultz-Wilson, talks about the network of community-based programs; including food pantries, soup kitchens, emergency shelters, residential programs, day programs, Mobile Pantry and Child Hunger Impact programs

Learning Science is Fun

Learning Science is Fun - 5:07

ECHO, Leahy Center Lake Champlain Public Programs Manager, Cailee Smith, shares how ECHO inspires and engages visitors to make learning science fun, accessible and hands-on through more than 100 interactive exhibits and early learning interactive space.

Impartial Elections Connecticut

Impartial Elections Connecticut - 5:29

As Commissioner of Elections, the Secretary of State is charged with administering, interpreting and implementing election laws and ensuring fair and impartial elections. CT Secretary of State, Denise Merrill, discusses the many duties of the Office.

Loading...

TYPE A KEYWORD AND PRESS ENTER TO SEARCH:

OR EXPLORE SEGMENTS BY TOPIC:

COMMUNITY

ECONOMY & BUSINESS

EDUCATION

GENERAL INTEREST

GOVERNMENT

HEALTH

LOCAL

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY