GU Honors D.C.’s Mary Brown with Legacy of a Dream Award
Smokey Robinson and Let Freedom Ring choir will honor Brown Sunday in a free Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration at the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts.
Georgetown University will honor Mary Brown this weekend at the Kennedy Center, for her work in founding Life Pieces to Masterpieces, a non-profit that supports young African American boys in DC's Wards 7 and 8. Brown is this year's recipient of the annual John Thompson Jr. “Legacy of a Dream” Award, given to an individual or organization that reflects the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. "life and spirit." "Mary Brown is a visionary who saw a need for an organization to empower young people in our nation’s capital,” Georgetown President John J. DeGioia said in a prepared statement. “We are delighted to honor her in the spirit of Dr. King for her mission to transform lives and communities right here in Washington, D.C.” Life Pieces has …
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