Martin Luther King Jr. Events in Tallahassee
Plan Your Day!
Thursday: January 11
At Florida A&M University at 11 a.m. in Lee Hall Auditorium, Phillip Agnew will be speaking. Agnew is SGA president and he will have a few words to say about Marin Luther King Jr.
Call Glendell Presley, 599-3413, for more information.
Friday: January 12
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)/Leon County Schools awards breakfast at 7:30 a.m. at the Civic Center. Speaker: Schools Superintendent Jackie Pons. Tickets are $15 per person, call 224-0697 for reservations.
Saturday: January 13
NAACP Youth Leadership Seminar, 9 a.m. to noon at the Jake Gaither Community Center, 801 Tanner Drive. Pre-register no later than Thursday with Anita Davis, 574-3075, or Cassandra Wilson, 309-1649.
Panel on gang activity to follow at the center from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Vera McIntyre moderating.
In Quincy: "Making the Connection in Unity" event from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Corry Athletic Field, 122 N. Graves St.; call 251-7336 for information.
In Havana: MLK gala, 8 p.m. at the Carver Heights Senior Citizens Center, 407 SE 4th St. $10 admission.
In Monticello: NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet. 6:30 p.m. at Memorial M.B. Church. Speaker: Leon County Commissioner Bill Proctor. Tickets: $20, $100 for table of eight. Contact Glendell Presley, 997-6712.
Sunday: January 14
Southern Christian Leadership Conference, introduction of new officers and reception starting at 6:30 p.m. at Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church, 2015 Lake Bradford Road.
In Quincy: MLK candlelight vigil, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Gadsden County Courthouse Square
In Monticello: MLK commemorative services, Memorial M.B. Church, 3 p.m. Speaker: Rev. Helen Johnson-Robinson and Bethel AME Church.
Monday: January 15
Citywide NAACP march and rally, assembling at C.K. Steele Plaza at 9:30 a.m. Program begins at 10 a.m. MLK rally at the Capitol, 11 a.m.
Minority Alliance for Advocating Community Awareness and Action, Inc. roundtable on race relations, HIV/AIDS and abstinence. From 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Progressive Center, 1720 S. Gadsden St. Guest speaker: Gregory Turner, founder of Abundant Solutions Enterprises. Call 942-6222 for information.
City of Tallahassee's Day of Dialogue, 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at City Hall
MLK NAACP Youth Leadership Banquet at 6:30 p.m in the Fellowship Hall of Bethel AME Church, 501 W. Orange Ave. Speaker: Ramon Alexander, $20 for adults, $10 for youth. Call Anita Davis, 574-3075 or 224-0697, for tickets.
In Quincy: Free MLK breakfast, 8 a.m. until 10 a.m. at Joseph L. Ferolito Recreation Center, 122 N. Graves St.
In Havana: Parade at 10 a.m., starting at the Havana Municipal Building. Ceremony at 10:30 a.m., Palace A.M.E. Church. Speaker: Rev. A. Jackson, pastor. Proceeds go to MLK scholarship fund.
In Monticello: Downtown parade at 10 a.m., followed by celebration at Jefferson County Recreational Park.
If you want to find out more information on the events taking place in Tallahassee, you can visit Leon County Online Visitor's Guide. All of these events are posted on their website! If you visit the website you can find out all of the days the city of Tallahassee holds events for any holiday, or regular day. It is a great tool to keep in touch with the city, if you are visiting, are a local, or are just looking for something new to do.
Remember this great day! Martin Luther King Jr. is a man worth remembering, he changed the future!
Sources:
http://www.visittallahassee.com/home
http://www.associatedcontent.com/subject/article/naacp
http://www.associatedcontent.com/subject/article/martin+luther+king+ju
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