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Cape Cod native Naomi Westwater will headline No Place For Hate-Falmouth’s annual Martin Luther King Breakfast on Monday, Jan. 17, at 10 am. The free program will accessible virtually on Zoom and will be live broadcast by FCTV on Public Channel 13 Falmouth. Westwater will present “A Musical Tribute to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King” featuring the songs that inspired Dr. King. “Music played such an important role in Dr. King’s life. It’s only fitting that we honor his legacy with music as well,” said Westwater. “No matter the genre or the topic, music is fundamentally hopeful. And we all need some hope right now.” In addition to standard spirituals, Westwater will sing a couple of her own songs, including “Americana,” that addresses her own experience as a person of color. Westwater (she/they) is a multimedia artist whose work combines music and music production with creative writing, visual art, intuition, and spirituality. She holds a Master of Music in Contemporary Performance and Production from Berklee College of Music. She was nominated for a 2021 Boston Music Award for best singer-songwriter, is a 2020 617Sessions Artist, a 2020 Boston Opportunity Fund recipient, a 2019 Iguana Music Fund grant recipient, and a 2019 Berklee College of Music Post Master’s Graduate Fellow. The online event also includes NPFH Civic Leadership Award. This year NFPH honors Dr. Sandy Faiman-Silva, local activist and human rights champion. Participate in this annual event by tuning in to FCTV Public Channel 13 Falmouth or by registering for Zoom at the No Place for Hate – Falmouth website: www.npfhfalmouth.org. The NPFH – Falmouth is a community organization dedicated to promoting respect for all people and combatting bias based on race, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, and religion. Those wishing to receive news from the organization can sign up for emails at npfhfalmouth@gmail.com.