FāVS News Brief
The Spokane North Stake Center of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will host a free Martin Luther King Jr. Day event featuring NAACP Spokane Branch Vice President Jaime Stacy and vocalist Alethea Dumas on Sunday (Jan. 19) from 6 to 7 p.m.
The MLK Day event, themed “Let us live together in a beloved community,” will include spirituals performed by Dumas and remarks from Stacy, who serves as an educator in Spokane Public Schools and founded Strong Women Achieving Greatness (SWAG).
Stacy, who made history as the first female African American candidate for the Mead School Board, is also the founder of Hope Rising in Mead. Her community leadership has earned multiple honors, including the Trendsetter Award for Emerging Leaders in the Inland Northwest and the 2024 Community Innovator of the Year from Partners in Campus Community Engagement.
The event will be held at 401 W. Regina Ave. in North Spokane.
