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A large, enthusiastic crowd of neighbors attended the Martin Luther King, Jr. commemoration January 16, 2011, at Grace and Peace Fellowship, 5574 Delmar The event has alternated between Grace and Peace on the eastern side of the neighborhood and New Cote Brilliante Church on the west side for several years. Liz Johnson, M.C. for the event, welcomed the audience with a promise to revitalize the event, which in recent years had seen declining attendance. Johnson, daughter of longtime SDCC President Jack Wright, who initiated this local observance of Dr. King’s birthday in 1987, 24 years ago, said that a larger group of neighbors would plan related events throughout the year. Presentations included several musical performances, and Speaker Judge Jimmie Edwards, Chief Juvenile Court Judge of the St. Louis Circuit Court, talked about a new school he founded, the “Innovative Concept Academy” which has gathered attention as a new way of educating and rehabilitating troubled teens.
A highlight of the program this year may have been the liturgical dance performed by young Julia Wright.
She is Jack Wright’s granddaughter, and her deeply-felt performance elicited spontaneous applause.” To join the planning activities of the SDCC MLK Committee, contact committee members: Liz Johnson, Chairman, Katrina Stierholz, President of SDCC, David Whiteman, Shirley Polk, Arline Webb, Bob Lowes, Rev. Kurt Lutjens, Rev. Mikki Merritt, or Rev. Mike Williams.
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January 16, 2011 MLKcommemoration at Grace and Peace Fellowship.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, February–March 2011.
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