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<p align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:18.0pt"><span class="mso-font-fix-arial1"><span style="color:#333333">cordially invites you to a virtual ceremony honoring</span></span><span style="font-family:"Open Sans";color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:18.0pt"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">ALICIA GARZA</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Open Sans";color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:18.0pt"><span class="mso-font-fix-arial1"><span style="color:#333333">as the 13th distinguished recipient of the</span></span><span style="font-family:"Open Sans";color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:18.0pt"><span class="mso-font-fix-arial1"><span style="color:#333333">and a co-creator of #BlackLivesMatter</span></span><span style="font-family:"Open Sans";color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:18.0pt"><span class="mso-font-fix-arial1"><span style="color:#333333">and the Black Lives Matter Global Network. </span></span><span style="font-family:"Open Sans";color:#333333"><br>
</span><span class="mso-font-fix-arial1"><span style="color:#333333">She is a principal at Black Futures Lab</span></span><span style="font-family:"Open Sans";color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:18.0pt"><span class="mso-font-fix-arial1"><span style="color:#333333">and the author of “The Purpose of Power.”</span></span><span style="font-family:"Open Sans";color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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