Daughter of Charleston Church Shooting Victim Speaks at Limestone College MLK, Jr., Event

In observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, Limestone College hosted the program “His Dream, My Reality” on Monday, Jan. 18, at Fullerton Auditorium.

The 13th-annual program was produced through a partnership with Limestone College and the Cherokee County MLK Committee.

“His Dream, My Reality” featured guest speaker Reverend Sharon Risher, the daughter of Ethel Lance, who was killed last year in the Emanuel AME Church shooting in Charleston on June 17. Risher is a clinical trauma chaplain in Dallas, TX.

Following Reverend Risher’s lecture, the Cherokee County MLK, Jr., Art & Essay Awards were presented by Tedi H. Gibbons, a member of the local MLK, Jr., Committee.

A luncheon at Stephenson Dining Hall followed the program.