Susan L. Taylor guest speaker for the City of Lauderhill’s 9th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration 2009

LAUDERDILL – The City of Lauderhill and The Lauderhill Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Taskforce are proud to announce Susan L. Taylor as the guest speaker for the 2009 Martin Luther King Day Program – Saturday, January 17, 2009.

Susan L. Taylor will be at the Boys and Girls Club of Lauderhill, 5455 NW 19th Street, at 1:00 PM, where all youth in the community are welcome to enjoy an age appropriate program and question and answer period regarding Civil Rights.

Admission into the Boys and Girls Club is FREE.
Seating is on a first come, first serve basis.

At 7:00 PM, Susan Taylor will speak at the Diamante’s Banquet Center (6501 West Commercial Blvd.). The program includes entertainment, a thought provoking presentation by Taylor, and a delectable dinner for adults. Tickets are $50 per person and are on sale now.

Susan L. Taylor
Susan L. Taylor is the editor-in-chief of ESSENCE magazine. She travels across the globe to address conferences for African American women and to speak on the state of black America. Before becoming ESSENCE’S fashion and beauty editor in 1971, Taylor was the founder of her own company, Nequai Cosmetics. Her rise to the top at ESSENCE took about ten years. While friends moved from one magazine to another, Taylor stayed committed to ESSENCE. She states, “There were some moments of self-doubt, but the bottom line was that I was still challenging myself.” And the waiting surely paid off. She has been with ESSENCE magazine for 37 years now, and was honored just this past December 2nd, 2008 at a banquet in New York.

Guests to this celebration included Oprah Winfrey, Sean Combs, Michael Eric Dyson, and Terry McMillan. Proceeds from this event were donated to the CARES Mentoring Movement which was founded by Taylor.

Taylor frequently stresses the need for positive and empowering thought, for spirit and faith, among black women throughout America in the ongoing personal and collective struggle against racism.

Tickets are available at City Hall, 3800 Inverrary Blvd., Lauderhill 33319, Suite #107, for $50 per person (includes dinner – cash bar available). Space is limited, so purchase your tickets soon and remember, evening attire is requested for the night’s event.