Rome’s MLK Commission invites the public to a host of events to celebrate the life and legacy of late Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. this Friday through Monday (MLK Day).
The celebration will culminate, as it does each year, with the Freedom March down Broad Street on MLK Day. Dr. King peacefully marched in support of Civil Rights, according to the Commission’s Alvin Jackson.
The Commission’s Sundai Stevenson encourages community members to be part of this weekend’s events and promote unity in a non-violent manner.
Here’s the slate of MLK Weekend activities, courtesy of the Commission:
Friday, January 16th 6:30 PM
YOUTH TALENT SHOWCASE at the Rome City Auditorium.
Saturday, January 17th 9:00 – 11:00 AM
FAMILY PRAYER BREAKFAST at Lovejoy Baptist Church Life Center
436 Branham Avenue. Dr. Dennis Drummond, Newly Elected Assistant Superintendent of the Rome City Schools, will be the keynote speaker. The MLK Jr. Community Children’s Choir will be featured. Tickets are on sale at Kroger. For table sales, contact Lisa Outlaw at (706) 204-1489.
Sunday, January 18th 5:00 pm
ECUMENICAL SERVICE at North Broad Baptist Church, 1309 North Broad Street. Bishop Thomas Brown, Sr., Presiding Prelate of 6th Episcopal District Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, will be the keynote speaker. The MLK Jr. Community Choir, directed by Virgil Harrison, will be featured.
Monday, January 19th
FREEDOM MARCH – 11:30 AM
Participants are asked to meet at 11:00 am at First and Broad Streets in downtown Rome.
NOON PROGRAM at the Rome City Auditorium:
Tanya Miller, House District 62, will be the keynote speaker. The MLK Jr. Community Choir will perform.
Lunch will be provided immediately following the Noon program at the
Rome Civic Center on Jackson Hill.
For additional information on MLK weekend events, call Stevenson at (706) 346-7524.
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