Civil Rights Icon And Former UN Ambassador Andrew J. Young To Broadcast Live On MLK Holiday

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- On January 21, 2019, Civil Rights icon Andrew J. Young will partner with Geniecast to deliver a special live streamed broadcast address commemorating the 90th birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the national holiday that bears his name.

Titled "Dr. King's Dream: Where Are We Today?", the friend and trusted adviser to Dr. King will speak to where we stand now, 55 years after the Great March on Washington, in fulfilling his dream of redeeming the soul of America from the evils of racism, war, and poverty.

Ambassador Young began working with Dr. King in the early 1960s, and helped draft both the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. He was a witness to Dr. King's assassination, and continued working as an activist through 1970 when he shifted roles to politician and diplomat. After nearly 20 years of public service, he founded The Andrew J. Young Foundation to help make his visions for the planet a reality, and has earned Lifetime Achievement Awards for his civil rights and political work.

In 2018, speaking about 50th anniversary of Dr. King's assassination, Ambassador Young told CNN, "I've done all kinds of things, but there's nothing that I've done that I didn't feel was inspired by something that came into me through him."

"Ambassador Young is much more than a voice of experience; he is a visionary, an activist and a proponent of positive change," said Geniecast EVP of Strategy and Execution Douglas Hall. "I cannot think of a more important time in our modern history for a voice as strong as his to be heard. Supporting the Ambassador's wish to utilize this important date to engage a global audience on what everyone must do to be Dr. King's dream was a very easy decision for us. It not only ties directly to our mission to connect the world and inspire positive results but makes us better people by proxy. We couldn't be more honored to be a part of such a noble initiative."

Geniecast is the marketplace for experts, thought leaders, and speakers ? otherwise known as Genies ? delivered via live, two-way interactive video. As "The Virtual Experience Company," Geniecast makes high quality content accessible and affordable, elevates events, brings brands to life, and wows audiences with dazzling augmented, virtual, and mixed reality experiences not found anywhere else.

To learn more about how to watch this special live event with Andrew J. Young, please visit https://live.geniecast.com/ambassador-young-01-21-19/

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