Martin Luther King and the American Dream

Photo Exhibition & Gallery Reception at 6:30 p.m.

Frank A. Thomas, Ph.D.,  is a preacher, teacher, lecturer, author and scholar. He currently serves as the Senior Pastor of Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church in Memphis, Tenn.. 

As an author, his most recent book, Preaching With Sacred Fire:  An Anthology of African American Sermons, 1750 to the Present was released in August 2010.  He has published extensively including The Lord's Prayer In Times Such as These and 9.11.01: African American Leaders Respond to an American Tragedy. 

Dr. Thomas is the CEO of Hope For Life International, Inc., publisher of The African American Pulpit.  Within the community, he is a member of the Tennessee Access to Justice Commission, Memphis Medical Center, Church Health Center and the Mid-South Chapter of the American Red Cross boards. 

Thomas holds a Ph.D. in Communications (Rhetoric) from the University of Memphis, D.Min. degrees from Chicago Theological Seminary and United Theological Seminary, a Master of Divinity degree from Chicago Theological Seminary and a Master of Arts degree in African-Caribbean Studies from Northeastern Illinois University.  He is also a member of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Board of Preachers at Morehouse College.