Dr. Augustus White, Ellen and Melvin Gordon Distinguished Professor of Medical Education, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, at Harvard Medical School, will address Wellesleys 14th annual Martin Luther King Day breakfast on Jan. 20 at Sun Life Executive Park (intersection of routes 9 and 128). Breakfast food will be available beginning at 8 a.m. and the program will take place from 8:30 to 10 a.m. The breakfast is jointly sponsored by the World of Wellesley (WOW) and Sun Life Financial.

For the past decade, White has focused on the national fight for equality in health care. He is the author (with David Chanoff) of the book Seeing Patients: Unconscious Bias in Health Care. White was the founding president of the J. Robert Gladden Orthopaedic Society, a multicultural organization with a mission to eliminate orthopaedic health care disparities and enhance diversity in the orthopaedic profession. He serves as the director of the Culturally Competent Care Education program at Harvard Medical School.

The Kuumba Singers of Harvard College will return to the King breakfast after an absence of several years. The mission of this racially and ethnically diverse choir is to express the creativity and spirituality of black people in a way that leaves a space better than it was found. The breakfast program will also feature a dance presentation by the Wellesley High School Thunder Step Squad.

Following the breakfast, the World of Wellesley is sponsoring the showing of a family movie, Our Friend, Martin, at Wellesley High School. A pizza lunch will be available, and all ages are welcome.

The World of Wellesley was founded in 1990 to support and promote racial and cultural diversity in Wellesley. Throughout the year the organization sponsors a variety of events with a diversity theme, including a series of programs cosponsored by the Wellesley Free Library. WOW also recognizes local businesses and other organizations for actions in support of diversity.

For more information on the King Celebration, contact Melissa Padley, 781-235-2739, mclemence@aol.com.

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World of Wellesley co-sponsors 14th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration