Celebrating civil rights King – The Record (Bergen County, NJ) – HighBeam Research
Sunday,January 20, 2008
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
01-18-2008
Celebrating civil rights King
By ALFA GARCIA, STAFF WRITER
Date: 01-18-2008, FridayThis year marks the 40th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination. Monday is Martin Luther King Day. In his honor, here are a few ways to celebrate the civil rights leader. Call venues first to confirm details and availability.
* MLK JR. WALKING TOUR OF HARLEM — 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tour includes stops at the Apollo Theater, Lenox Lounge and the site of the New York City assassination attempt. NYC Discovery Walking Tours, 1120 Avenue of the Americas, Manhattan. $15. Reservations required. 212-465-3331.
* ANNUAL KING HOLIDAY CELEBRATION — 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday. With featured speaker the Rev. Dr. Calvin McKinney and Bob Pickett and Bob Slade from KISS-FM. Trenton War Memorial, 1 Memorial Drive. Free, reservations required. 609-777-4134.
* “I HAVE A DREAM” QUILT — 11 a.m. and noon, 2, 3 and 4 p.m. Monday. Families can learn about the life of King while creating a large-scale quilt of global justice. Children’s Museum of Manhattan, 212 W. 83rd St. Museum admission $9, under 1 free. Registration required. 212-721-1234 or cmom.org.
* FINDING STRENGTH IN ROSA — 12:30 and 2 p.m. Monday. Theatrical performance of the moment Rosa Parks sparked the civil rights movement. The Newark Museum, 49 Washington St. Free. 973-596-6550 or newarkmuseum.org.
* “WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?” KING DAY CELEBRATION — 1 p.m. Monday. With a performance by the CASYM Steel Orchestra, a presentation of awards to art and essay contest winners and a keynote address on immigration by Jose Huizar, alumnus and member of the Los Angeles City Council. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall, Princeton University. Free. 609-258-5000.
* HONORING MLK JR. THE GOSPEL OF JAZZ — 1 and 3 p.m. Monday. With the Wycliffe Gordon Group and the Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Middle School Jazz Academy. Jazz at Lincoln Center, Irene Diamond Education Center, Broadway at 60th Street, Manhattan. Free. No reservations. 212-258-9595 or jalc.org.
* HARLEM GOSPEL CHOIR — 3 and 4 p.m. Monday. Inspirational gospel music to bring people together. Children’s Museum of Manhattan, 212 E. 83rd St. Museum admission $9, under 1 free. Registration required. 212-721-1234 or cmom.org.
* DEVOE STREET BAPTIST CHURCH CHOIR OF BROOKLYN — 3:30 p.m. Monday. An afternoon of spirituals and gospel music, led by the Pete Malinverni Trio with Yvette Glover, Jody Sandhaus and Afua Monk-Addo. The Newark Museum, 49 Washington St. Free. 973-596-6550 or newarkmuseum.org.
* WORDS OF INSPIRATION — 4:30 p.m. Monday. Junius Williams, director of the Abbott Leadership Institute at Rutgers, lectures on the topic “Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Man of Peace or Advocate for Power?” The Newark Museum, 49 Washington St. Free. 973-596-6550 or newarkmuseum.org.
* JAZZ CELEBRATION DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING — 5:30, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Monday. Marc Cary and friends with special guest Q-Tip. Jazz at Lincoln Center, Irene Diamond Education Center, Broadway at 60th Street, Manhattan. Free. Reservation recommended. 212-721-6500 or jalc.org.
* ROCKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE CELEBRATION IN JAZZ — 6 to 9 p.m. Monday. Jazz bands honor King’s legacy. Cultural Arts Theater, Rockland Community College, 145 College Road, Suffern, N.Y. $30, seniors and students with ID $20. Reservations available. 845-425-8910 or sunyrockland.edu.
* 5TH ANNUAL COMMUNAL CELEBRATION IN HONOR OF KING — 6:30 p.m. Monday. David Dorfman Dance, the Mayhem Poets and Waterwell Theater Company. Sponsored by the JCC in Manhattan. Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway. Free. 646-505-5708 or symphonyspace.org.
* TRIBUTE TO MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. AT CARNEGIE HALL — 8 p.m. Monday. With Jonathan Griffith, Lori Singer, Pamela Hinchman, Tracy Watson, William Watson and Ricardo Herrera. Carnegie Hall, 57th Street and Seventh Avenue, Manhattan. $20 to $100. 212-247-7800 or carnegiehall.org.
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Thomas Jackson | Monday,January 21, 2008 at 5:57 am
We were sent this short note by one of the victims of Reprisal Discrimination we’re working with, and felt it worth sharing on this particular date. The writer is a 46 year old male, raised in Atlanta, and is from a multi-racial family. His family was meager financially, broken like many and he struggled through school. He enlisted the Navy, and thrived in a service that rewarded dedication and hard work. He eventually was promoted to Senior Chief Petty Officer (E-8 the second highest enlisted pay grade) and received a direct commission appointment to Ensign. In 2005 he retired a Lieutenant Commander and resides with his family in North Carolina. These are his words:
“Today reminds me of a life event that I only later in life came to understand the importance of. When I about 5 years old, I attended summer bible school at our church outside Atlanta “Skyland United Methodist Church.” The bible school theme that summer had something to do with cultures around the world. Much of what happened that summer at bible school is fuzzy at best some 40 years later as I look back, but one field trip stands out in my mind. We loaded up in the church’s bus and were driven to down-town Atlanta. We were taken past many landmarks including the Ebenezer Baptist Church and later ended up outside a building that was not too far off the street, I remember being described as a home Martin Luther King, Jr. had lived in. What made this visit so neat as I look back on it was the fact that at one point a lady exited the home, walked down the steps and our bible school teacher announced that we were being honored with the presence of Mrs. King (Mrs. Coretta Scott King). Mrs. King was kind enough to great us all, she made some brief comments about her husband that at five years old, I wasn’t nearly smart enough to remember the importance of.
It gets better, many years later after graduating from High School, I worked in a Funeral Home in Atlanta (H.M. Patterson & Son’s) on Spring Street. Still not the smartest kid on the block even having made it through High School, I didn’t initially pick-up on the significance of being asked to run errands to a church in town and even being told by my boss “whatever Daddy King wants, Daddy King get’s.” That statement didn’t sink into my thick head and I certainly didn’t connect the dots. Yes, I was an idiot until the day it all came together and I asked one my bosses why we did so much for this Daddy King guy. My boss looked at me like the idiot that I was, then put me in a car and drove me to the Ebenezer Baptist Church and then to the King Center. I’m much smarter now, and count myself among the few people I have ever met, who have been privileged to meet both Daddy King and Coretta Scott King.”