Lexington-Fayette Urban County
Human Rights Commission
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 28, 2023
Former
U.S. Representative Reverend Dr. Floyd H. Flake will speak on “Faith Based
Action: Promoting Fair Housing and Community Development” at the
Lexington-Fayette Urban County Human Rights Commission’s Seventh Annual Fair
Housing Luncheon to be held Tuesday, April 3 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the
Hyatt Regency Hotel in Lexington. The Luncheon is in celebration of April as
Fair Housing Month.
Rev.
Flake is the Senior Pastor of the 12,000 member Allen African Methodist
Episcopal Church in Jamaica, Queens New York and one of the nation’s foremost
community faith-based ministries.
In
addition, the Commission will present awards to students who participated in the
Harrison Elementary School Fair Housing Cultural Diversity Program. Awards will
also be presented to the winners of the Ellis Wilson Fair Housing Poster
Contest, sponsored by the Fayette County Education Association, Lexington Fair
Housing Council and Bluegrass Women’s Political Caucus.
Several
community groups will display information on various housing programs at the
Housing Information Station, available to attendees for information gathering
and interaction prior to the luncheon from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM.
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