EPISODE · Jan 21, 2014 · 53 MIN
Dr. Marissa talks to Dr. Martin Luther King via Actor/Orator Gerald Rivers
from Get Balanced With Dr Marissa Pei
Did you know Dr. King's first name was Michael and not Martin and that he skipped school and that he actually had visions of the future that were before his time? Did you know that Gerald Rivers was in a gang growing up, had no acting role models and has been changed by the work that he does speaking as Dr. King? This episode celebrates the life and Light work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in a way that will leave you 'speechless'. Dr. Marissa gets the inside story and together with Gerald, 'preach to the choir' about Peace, Perfectionism, Non-Violence and Forgiveness. Sharon Pierre-Louis brings an added dimension of inspiration as she interprets the "I Have a Dream" speech for our Deaf community.
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Did you know Dr. King's first name was Michael and not Martin and that he skipped school and that he actually had visions of the future that were before his time? Did you know that Gerald Rivers was in a gang growing up, had no acting role models and has been changed by the work that he does speaking as Dr. King? This episode celebrates the life and Light work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in a way that will leave you 'speechless'. Dr. Marissa gets the inside story and together with Gerald, 'preach to the choir' about Peace, Perfectionism, Non-Violence and Forgiveness. Sharon Pierre-Louis brings an added dimension of inspiration as she interprets the "I Have a Dream" speech for our Deaf community.
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Dr. Marissa talks to Dr. Martin Luther King via Actor/Orator Gerald Rivers
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