The celebration includes music from the Sounds of Diversity Choir, the MLK Awards for Humanitarian Excellence and announcement of the poster and photography contest winners held throughout all Spartanburg County Schools. The City’s Community Services department collaborates with local community organizations to coordinate the Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Week Celebration.

Keynote speaker Vicky Free is the EVP, Chief Marketing Officer for BET Networks, a unit of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B) and the leading provider of entertainment for the African-American audience and consumers of Black culture globally. Ms. Free directs the consumer insights, brand management, consumer marketing, creative strategy and research for all businesses of BET Networks, including BET and CENTRIC, across all platforms. Based in New York, she oversees brand strategy, on-air promotions, 360 off-channel marketing and media planning, affiliate and trade marketing and consumer insights and business analytics. She reports directly to Debra Lee, Chairman and CEO of BET Networks.