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*Atlanta, GA: The King Center will host the 2023 Martin Luther King, Jr. Beloved Community Commemorative Service at Ebenezer’s Horizon Sanctuary, 101 Auburn Avenue, Atlanta, on Monday, January 16th at 10 a.m. The service will broadcast live on FOX 5 Atlanta and live stream on Facebook, YouTube, fox4atlanta.com, and thekingcenter.org
The 54th Annual Commemorative Service is the hallmark of the King Holiday Observance. Reverend Natosha Reid Rice and Pastor Sam Collier will preside over the event. The King Center CEO, Rev. Dr. Bernice A. King, will give the Call to Commemoration. This year’s keynote speaker is Bryan Stevenson, lawyer, social justice activist, law professor at New York University School of Law, and the founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI). U.S. Senator and Senior Pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church, Rev. Dr. Raphael G. Warnock, and Atlanta Mayor, The Honorable Andre Dickens, will give pastoral and city greetings, respectively. Several special guests will give tributes to Dr. King including;
Leo Smith, CEO, Engaged Futures Group, LLC.
Rick West, Founding Director and Director Emeritus, National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution
Renee Montgomery, Co-Owner and Vice President of the Atlanta Dream
Pastor Dennis Rouse, Author and Founding Pastor of Victory Church
Veronica Maldonado-Torres, President and CEO of the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
Somalia Gilliard, a senior at Coretta Scott King Young Women’s Leadership Academy, will give a special tribute to Mrs. Coretta Scott King.
The Commemorative Service will feature musical performances by musical guests: Yolanda Adams, Kierra Sheard, Justin Schultz, Minister Angella Christie, Ashling Cole, Dr. Uzee Brown, and Bishop William Murphy. The Commemorative Service Choir will perform, accompanied by The Covington Regional Ballet. There will be an international musical performance by the Far East Broadcasting Company Korea Children’s Choir.
The King Center will host a press conference to provide an overview of the King Holiday Observance on Thursday, January 5th at 10:15 a.m. in The Yolanda D. King Theatre for the Performing Arts, 449 Auburn Avenue, Atlanta, GA.
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About The King Center
The Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change (The King Center) is a 501(c) (3) organization established in 1968 by Mrs. Coretta Scott King. The King Center is the official living memorial and programmatic nonprofit organization committed to educating the world on the life, legacy, and teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The King Center serves to inspire new generations to carry forward his unfinished work, strengthen causes and empower change-makers who are continuing his efforts today. The King Center’s premiere educational initiative, Nonviolence365®, is based on Dr. King’s nonviolent philosophy and methodology. His teachings engage participants from various sectors of society, including emerging and next-generation leaders, in modules and exercises that enhance communication, leadership, interpersonal, and conflict reconciliation skills, as well as empower individuals to address injustice.
source: KingCenter.org
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