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Congratulations to Michelle Lang-Raymond, founder of White Center’s own Acts on Stage Theater, for this honor bestowed today by King County Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda:

King County Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda on Tuesday awarded Michelle Lang-Raymond with the Martin Luther King Jr. Medal of Distinguished Service, an award that recognizes individuals whose work has answered the question asked by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “What are you doing for others?”

“Michelle and her team are building community within White Center and throughout King County. Dr. King was a man of faith who recognized the power of the arts in propelling a vision of equity and social justice for all, and Michelle and Acts of Stage are using the arts- song, dance, theatre- to infuse social justice through the programs and services they offer to community,” Mosqueda said. “Art, music and dance bring people together, but the arts can also be a powerful form of resistance. In these challenging times, Michelle’s organization is telling the stories, and providing real-life stage experience and guidance to the next generation of leaders through the expression of art as record of change and tool for social justice.”

Lang-Raymond is the Founder and Executive Director of Acts on Stage Theater, a theater company located in White Center that serves various artistic communities within the Pacific Northwest, focused on centering the voices, talents and initiatives of People of Color and Creatives of Faith. This artistic project is a culmination of over 20 years of work combining Michelle’s gifts in the arts with her commitment to her faith.

She has answered the call of “what are you doing for others,” by continuing the tradition of using the arts as a powerful tool for social change and empowering artists as messengers who generate thought-provoking art and action, challenging and inspiring us to advance social justice in our communities.

Lang-Raymond is proud to have Acts on Stage be part of the cultural hub of White Center in District 8.

This marks the 10th year that councilmembers have each selected someone from their district whose work embodies the spirit of King’s question.

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