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Stedman Graham Stedman Graham (born March 6, 1951 in Whitesboro, New Jersey) is an American educator, author, businessman, speaker and served in the United States Army, although he is mainly known as the partner of media mogul Oprah Winfrey. is an accomplished lecturer, author, professor and businessman, but he also knows how most people first think of him. "Who's coming to talk to you today?" he asked a crowd of 600 at Northwest Christian College's Morse Events Center on Monday night. "You were all saying, `Oprah Winfrey's boyfriend' is coming to talk to you today." The comment drew laughs, but Graham, keynote speaker for the 20th annual communitywide celebration of Martin Luther King Jr., also was trying to make a point: Don't let others define who you are on the basis of your race, gender, possessions - or significant other. "When you don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. who you are, the world defines you," said Graham in a 25-minute motivational speech that borrowed liberally from his best-selling book, "You Can Make It Happen: A Nine-Step Plan for Success." Graham said part of King's message was that people should be the best they can be, no matter what their station in life. Quoting King, he said: "If you are called to be a street sweeper, sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted ... or Shakespeare wrote poetry. Sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, `Here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well.' ' Graham said King would concur with the message that people must believe in themselves and follow their passion. "Anyone can get a job, but can you get a life?" Graham asked. "When Dr. King said, `I have a dream,' he was focusing on `Get a life.' He said, `I have a dream,' but guess what, that was his dream. Where is your dream for your life?" Graham's address culminated a 90-minute program that often had the feel of a religious revival Religious revival may refer to
"I feel like I'm in church!" said Coco Jenkins, the program's master of ceremonies. Jenkins is a co-pastor at Jubilee World Outreach, a nondenominational non·de·nom·i·na·tion·al adj. Not restricted to or associated with a religious denomination. Adj. 1. nondenominational - not restricted to a particular religious denomination; "a nondenominational church" church based in west Eugene. The evening also included honoring local student winners of a Martin Luther King essay contest sponsored by the Eugene Education Association. Several adults also were honored for their contributions in reaching out to youth and people of color Noun 1. people of color - a race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks) people of colour, colour, color race - people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock; "some biologists doubt that there are important . Carmen Carmen throws over lover for another. [Fr. Lit.: Carmen; Fr. Opera: Bizet, Carmen, Westerman, 189–190] See : Faithlessness Carmen the cards repeatedly spell her death. [Fr. Gelman, an assistant principal at Springfield High School Springfield High School may refer to:
It was a heady day for Gelman, who earlier received a human rights leadership award from the Springfield Alliance for Equality and Respect. Committee Chairman Greg Evans and Springfield Mayor Sid Leiken praised Gelman, a single parent of three, as a shining example of someone who had overcome immense obstacles - including domestic abuse and homelessness - to earn her degree and then find a job where she helps others. In brief comments, Gelman said she wished to share the award with the many in the community who helped her on her path. When she was homeless, "I felt as if my spirit was broken," she said. "But I had nowhere to go but up. ... We must continue to fight for those who don't have a voice for themselves." MLK MLK Martin Luther King MLK Milk MLK Medialess License Kit COMMUNITY AWARDS Honorees cited for helping youth and people of color Eugene Human Rights Commission Leadership Award: Connie Mesquita, longtime multicultural coordinator at Lane Community College; Dwight Souers, retired teacher, commission member and American Indian activist Associated Students of LCC (Leadless Chip Carrier, Leaded Chip Carrier) See leadless chip carrier, CLCC and PLCC. 1. LCC - Language for Conversational Computing. Written at CMU in the 1960's. and Black Student Union of LCC award: Marva Solomon, LCC counseling center employee Lane County Martin Luther King Committee Pearl Hill Memorial Award: Carmen Gelman, assistant principal, Springfield High School CAPTION(S): Stedman Graham, author and lecturer, tells the audience Monday at Northwest Christian College Northwest Christian College is a private, liberal arts college located in Eugene, Oregon and is affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and the Independent Christian Churches/Churches of Christ. that he doesn't let people define him as Oprah Winfrey's boyfriend, and he quoted the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to show why they shouldn't let other people define them either. |
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