BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (January 2, 2014) – The 28th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Unity Breakfast, held Monday, January 20 at 7am at the Boutwell Auditorium, will feature the Tenth Judicial Circuit of Alabama Judge Houston L. Brown as keynote speaker. The breakfast, themed “Birmingham Unity: Embracing Liberty and Justice for All” for 2014, is the oldest annual MLK Unity Breakfast in the country that honors the legacy of civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr..
Circuit Judge Houston L. Brown was elected Presiding Judge for the Tenth Judicial Circuit of Alabama in January 2013.Judge Brown has been a Circuit Judge since April 5, 2000 and has served in both the Criminal and Civil Divisions of the Circuit Court.
The Honorable Judge Brown, a native of Birmingham and graduate of A. H. Parker High School, holds a B. A. in Economics from Talladega College and a J. D. from the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University. He has practiced law in Jefferson County since 1973 and is the recipient of numerous community and professional awards for his service through the years.
“This breakfast invokes the spirit of Dr. King’s vision for a more racially and socioeconomically unified world,” said Hezekiah Jackson, IV, Metro Birmingham Branch NAACP President and 2014 Chair of the event. “Unity is strength. When there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved. In the wake of Birmingham’s economic recovery, and conclusion of the 50 Years Forward commemoration, this 2014 Unity Breakfast sets the stage for continued solidarity and progress within our city.” The Unity Breakfast is presented by the Birmingham Metro Diversity Coalition, Greater Birmingham Ministries, Metro Birmingham NAACP, the South Christian Leadership Conference and the Community Affairs Committee of REV Birmingham.
Sponsorships are still available and tables can be purchased at the REV Birmingham Downtown Office, located at 505 20th Street North, Suite 150. Individual tickets are sold at the Boutwell ticket office. Anyone wanting more information can contact Unity Breakfast Coordinator Aaron Carlton at 205.324.8797.
REV Birmingham (REV) revitalizes places and energizes business to create vibrancy in the City of Birmingham. REV is an economic development organization that stimulates business growth and improves quality of life in Birmingham’s City Center and its Neighborhood Commercial Centers. REV is a private-public partnership that was formed in 2012 by the strategic merger of Operation New Birmingham and Main Street Birmingham. For more information visit www.revbirmingham.org.
