01/02/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/02/2026 10:59
ATLANTA - State Representative Billy Mitchell (D-Stone Mountain), chair of the Georgia Martin Luther King, Jr. Advisory Council, announces a Celebration of Service honoring Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Friday, January 16, 2025, at 10 a.m. at the North Wing Steps of the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta.
The event's keynote speaker will be John Hope Bryant, who is an American financial literacy entrepreneur and businessman. Bryant is the founder, chairman and chief executive officer of the nonprofit, Operation HOPE, chief executive officer of Bryant Group Ventures and the Promise Homes Company. He is also the co-founder of Global Dignity, an advisor to business and government and an author of books on economics and leadership. He served as vice-chair of President Bush's Council on Financial Literacy, the vice chair on the U.S. President's Advisory Council on Financial Literacy and the chairman of the Committee on the Underserved.
WHO: Rep. Billy Mitchell (D-Stone Mountain)
WHAT: MLK Celebration of Service
WHEN: Friday, January 16, 2025, at 10 a.m.
WHERE: Georgia State Capitol, North Wing Steps, 206 Washington St. S.W., Atlanta, GA 30334
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