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Hyppolite Ntigurirwa offers MLK Day Talk for Hopkinton Community

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Author/Survivor of Rwanda Genocide and Yale Fellow Hyppolite Ntigurirwa offers MLK Day Talk for Hopkinton Community January 17th, 2021 On Sunday, January 17th, Peace-Builder Hyppolite Ntigurirwa of Rwanda spoke with the Hopkinton Community as part of the town's annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service. Due to the continuation of COVID-19 pandemic and health restrictions, Hyppolite provided a pre-recorded talk for viewers via Livestream/Youtube made possible by HCAM-TV in Hopkinton, MA. This talk was hosted by The Islamic Masumeen Center of New England who organized a virtual MLK Day Remembrance Ceremony for the Hopkinton community that included performance by a children's choir and other guest speakers including Massachusetts State Representative Carolyn Dykema.  Hyppolite's feature talk was coordinated by The Hopkinton Freedom Team and made possible by The Vineyard Church and Hopkinton Youth and Family Services.  Hyppolite's Feature Talk for Hopkinton's Annual