Murray State’s Office of Multicultural Affairs and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity are co-hosting the university’s annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast and Day of Service on Monday.
Alpha Phi Alpha President TevinCrumble says Martin Luther King, Jr. was a brother of Alpha Phi Alpha and he feels a responsibility to continue his legacy. Crumble says this year’s event features the theme of unity and inclusion.
“To show that we all are here to work together in light of, in recent events of what has happened this past year. To show that there’s still hope, we still can work together, if we just get everyone to remember what Brother Martin Luther King has done.”
The breakfast beginning at 8:30 a.m. is free and open to the public. A community project following the breakfast involves collecting toiletries and nonperishable items for donation.
Saturday, January 14
Hopkins County
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration with the theme “Remembering the Past, Celebrating the Present, Empowering the Dream through Education.” Dr. Kevin Cosby, president of Simmons College in Louisville, will be the keynote speaker. The guest speaker is Betty Daniels Rosemond of Cincinnati, a civil rights pioneer and a Freedom Rider during the early 1960s in the south. The event will be held at 4 p.m. CST at 750 Laffoon Street in Madisonville.
Calloway County
The Martin Luther King Jr. Candlelight Vigil and March will be on Sunday, January 17, at 6 p.m. (CST), at the Pogue Library on the campus of Murray State University, in Murray, Ky
McCracken County
“Community Fellowship Breakfast” - Washington St. MB Church - 9 AM
Monday, January 16
McCracken County
Paducah-McCracken County NAACP Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Luncheon, Mon., Jan. 18, Robert C. Cherry Civic Center at 11:30 a.m. (CST); Keynote speaker is Dr. Curtis Daniels. Tickets are $20 to the public and $5 for students and can be obtained by contacting J.W Cleary at 270.519.5391 or can be purchased at the door. The Annual March to the Monument will begin at 10 a.m. (CST) from the Civic Center. The Paducah Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. is the officiating organization for the “Laying of the Wreath” Ceremony. The Paducah-McCracken will have a Weekend of Commitment, which includes events and activities from Friday, Jan. 15, through Mon., Jan 18. Call 270.443.5430 for details.
NAACP “Life is What You Make It, Problems & Preparations” Youth Workshop & Pizza Party at 2PM featuring Dr. Anton Reece, WKCTC President
“Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Service” Ninth Street Tabernacle- Rev. Donna Hawkins 7 PM
