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38th Annual MLK Breakfast

The 38th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast in Jacksonville, with Mayor Donna Deegan and keynote author Jonathan Eig, presented by Florida Blue.

I photographed the 38th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast for the City of Jacksonville on January 17, 2025, at the Prime F. Osborn III Convention Center. The City hosted it with the Jacksonville Branch NAACP, the Jacksonville Urban League and JAX Chamber, and Florida Blue presented it. I covered the room, the sponsors, Mayor Donna Deegan and the other speakers, and the fireside chat between keynote author Jonathan Eig and Isaiah M. Oliver.

The full ballroom at the 38th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast as Jacksonville Branch NAACP president Isaiah Rumlin speaks from the stage.
The full ballroom at the 38th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast as Jacksonville Branch NAACP president Isaiah Rumlin speaks from the stage.
Guests line up in the Prime Osborn Convention Center concourse to check in before the breakfast.
Guests line up in the Prime Osborn Convention Center concourse to check in before the breakfast.
Tables set for the breakfast fill the exhibit hall under blue stage lighting before guests are seated.
Tables set for the breakfast fill the exhibit hall under blue stage lighting before guests are seated.
Sponsor board thanking presenting sponsor Florida Blue, Tomorrow's Leaders sponsor VyStar Credit Union and the event's other sponsors.
Sponsor board thanking presenting sponsor Florida Blue, Tomorrow's Leaders sponsor VyStar Credit Union and the event's other sponsors.
The printed program at a place setting, showing the theme Audacious Faith in the Future and the date.
The printed program at a place setting, showing the theme Audacious Faith in the Future and the date.
Emcees Anthony Austin of First Coast News and Dawn Lopez of Action News Jax lead the program from the podium on the blue lit stage.
Emcees Anthony Austin of First Coast News and Dawn Lopez of Action News Jax lead the program from the podium on the blue lit stage.
A vocalist sings as the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office Honor Guard presents the American and Florida flags on stage.
A vocalist sings as the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office Honor Guard presents the American and Florida flags on stage.
Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan speaks at the podium, her name and title on the screen behind her.
Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan speaks at the podium, her name and title on the screen behind her.
Courtney Harris of presenting sponsor Florida Blue speaks, with his name and title shown on the screen.
Courtney Harris of presenting sponsor Florida Blue speaks, with his name and title shown on the screen.
Author and civil rights leader Rodney Hurst speaks at the podium, his name on the screen behind him.
Author and civil rights leader Rodney Hurst speaks at the podium, his name on the screen behind him.
A soloist in a purple dress performs on the blue lit stage.
A soloist in a purple dress performs on the blue lit stage.
Florida Blue's Courtney Harris welcomes keynote speaker Jonathan Eig to the stage under a screen showing Eig's name.
Florida Blue's Courtney Harris welcomes keynote speaker Jonathan Eig to the stage under a screen showing Eig's name.
Jonathan Eig and Isaiah M. Oliver shake hands between their chairs on the fireside chat stage.
Jonathan Eig and Isaiah M. Oliver shake hands between their chairs on the fireside chat stage.
Wide view of the fireside chat, with Jonathan Eig and Isaiah M. Oliver named on the screen above the stage.
Wide view of the fireside chat, with Jonathan Eig and Isaiah M. Oliver named on the screen above the stage.
Jonathan Eig and Isaiah M. Oliver talk in armchairs beneath the screen reading 38th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast presented by Florida Blue.
Jonathan Eig and Isaiah M. Oliver talk in armchairs beneath the screen reading 38th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast presented by Florida Blue.
Guests rise and applaud during the program, one waving a white napkin.
Guests rise and applaud during the program, one waving a white napkin.
Guests at a table applaud a speaker during the breakfast program.
Guests at a table applaud a speaker during the breakfast program.
Four men in matching purple blazers pose together at their table.
Four men in matching purple blazers pose together at their table.
Uniformed law enforcement officers at table C12 with a Tomorrow's Leaders table card, the full hall behind them.
Uniformed law enforcement officers at table C12 with a Tomorrow's Leaders table card, the full hall behind them.
Rabbi Jonathan Lubliner of the Jacksonville Jewish Center gives the benediction, his name and title on the screen.
Rabbi Jonathan Lubliner of the Jacksonville Jewish Center gives the benediction, his name and title on the screen.

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