January 20, 2011
My TV20 wants you to be able to celebrate Martin Luther King Day Detroit style! Below are a list of events all over the greater metro detroit area that you can attend.
Friday, January 16th
East Lansing @ Michigan State University
-meet and greet with Bobby Seale
-he helped found the Black Panthers
-5pm @ the Kellogg Conference Center Auditorium
Detroit @ Wayne State University
-tribute luncheon
-keynote speaker: Susan Taylor (Essence Magazine)
-11am in the Orchestra Hall
- $10 for program; $65 for program and luncheon
RSVP and Further Information
Royal Oak @ Royal Oak Campus
-Sonia Sanchez to speak
-writer, teacher, and Philadelphia activist
-OCC's annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. convocation
-begins at 1pm @ the Lila Jones Johnson Theater
Sunday, January 18th
Waterford @ Waterford Kettering High School
-Josh White Jr. is the featured performer
-nationally known singer, songwriter, actor and educator
-6pm-7pm @ the Performing Arts Center
West Bloomfield @ West Bloomfield High School
-United We Walk
-1.5 mile walk, music by elementary and high school choirs, keynote
speeches from Tuskegee Airmen, discussion and candlelight vigil
-3pm-7:30pm
More Information
Dearborn @ Christ Episcopal Church
-the Interfaith Dearborn-area Ministerial Association and Friends United
-cross-cultural, multiracial organization
-MLK day worship service @ 5pm
More Information
Monday, January 19th
Harrison Township @ Mac and Ray's Banquet and Event Center
-keynote speaker: Congresswoman Candice Miller
-4th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Community Fellowship Breakfast
-9am until noon
-tickets: $20 for adults; $10 for children 17 and under
- For more information call 586-791-4530
Warren @ the Royalty House
-22nd annual Martin Luther King Jr Holida Celebration of Macomb County dinner
-hosted by the Interfaith Center for Racial Justice
-featured speakers: Jim Jacobs (Macomb Community College President) and Jay Noren (Wayne State University President)
-doors at 5:30pm with dinner from 6:30-8:30pm
-tickets: $35 per person or $250 per table (seats 10)
Reservations
586-463-3675
Bloomfield Township @ St. George Cultural Center
-MLK luncheon hosted by the Greater Pontiac Community Coalition
-keynote speaker: George Hamilton (president of Dow Coating Solutions in Auburn Hills)
-11:30am - 2pm
-tickets: $40 for adults; $20 for children under 12 and senior citizens
Contact: Chifon Dennis
248-335-8740
Pontiac
-2009 Unity Walk
-hosted by the Greater Pontiac Community Coalition, POH Regional Medical Center, and the City of Pontiac
-meet at 9am @ the Pontiac Phoenix Center Plaza
-brief ceremony followed by breakfast after the march
Contact: Chifon Dennis
248-335-8740
Auburn Hills @ Oakland University
-Keeper of the Dream celebration
-appearance by: Danny Glover (actor, producer, and human rights activist)
-11:30am in the Oakland Center Banquet Rooms
Southfield @ Hope United Methodist Church
-24th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Peace Walk Celebration
-speakers: Donal Fracassi (Southfield City Council President) and Barbara Seldon (MLK Task Force President)
-meet at 9:30am @ church; 10:15am walk begins; 11am speeches @ the Southfield Pavilion
Troy @ Athens High School
-A Celebration of Freedom: A Tribute to the life od Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
-featured speaker: Rev Deedee Coleman from Wings of Faith Church
-runs from 8:30am - 11am
Contact: Troy Community Affairs Department
248-524-1147 9-5pm weekdays
Detroit @ Central Methodist Church
-6th annual Detroit Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Rally and March
-keynote speaker: Dr. Gloria Aneb House (professor and director of Humanities and African American studies at UofM-Dearborn)
-march begins at 1:30pm
Detroit @ Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church
-17th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. breakfast
-hosted by the Detroit Inter-Alumni Council of the United Negro College Fund
-speaker: Rev. Dr. Nathan Johnson
-begins at 8:30am
-tickets: $25
More information: 313-864-7314
Redford Township @ St Valentine School
-annual Martin Luther King Jr Community Prayer Breakfast
-featured speaker: Rev. George Williams (St John Neumann Catholic CHurch in Canton)
- meet at 7:15am in the gymnasium
-tickets: $5; available at door
Contact: Marcia Kish
313-387-2805
Westland @ Annapolis Park Church of Christ
City Councilman Dewey K. Reeves to deliver the keynote address at the City of Westland's annual celebratio of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at 9:30am
Friday, January 16th
East Lansing @ Michigan State University
-meet and greet with Bobby Seale
-he helped found the Black Panthers
-5pm @ the Kellogg Conference Center Auditorium
Detroit @ Wayne State University
-tribute luncheon
-keynote speaker: Susan Taylor (Essence Magazine)
-11am in the Orchestra Hall
- $10 for program; $65 for program and luncheon
RSVP and Further Information
Royal Oak @ Royal Oak Campus
-Sonia Sanchez to speak
-writer, teacher, and Philadelphia activist
-OCC's annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. convocation
-begins at 1pm @ the Lila Jones Johnson Theater
Sunday, January 18th
Waterford @ Waterford Kettering High School
-Josh White Jr. is the featured performer
-nationally known singer, songwriter, actor and educator
-6pm-7pm @ the Performing Arts Center
West Bloomfield @ West Bloomfield High School
-United We Walk
-1.5 mile walk, music by elementary and high school choirs, keynote
speeches from Tuskegee Airmen, discussion and candlelight vigil
-3pm-7:30pm
More Information
Dearborn @ Christ Episcopal Church
-the Interfaith Dearborn-area Ministerial Association and Friends United
-cross-cultural, multiracial organization
-MLK day worship service @ 5pm
More Information
Monday, January 19th
Harrison Township @ Mac and Ray's Banquet and Event Center
-keynote speaker: Congresswoman Candice Miller
-4th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Community Fellowship Breakfast
-9am until noon
-tickets: $20 for adults; $10 for children 17 and under
- For more information call 586-791-4530
Warren @ the Royalty House
-22nd annual Martin Luther King Jr Holida Celebration of Macomb County dinner
-hosted by the Interfaith Center for Racial Justice
-featured speakers: Jim Jacobs (Macomb Community College President) and Jay Noren (Wayne State University President)
-doors at 5:30pm with dinner from 6:30-8:30pm
-tickets: $35 per person or $250 per table (seats 10)
Reservations
586-463-3675
Bloomfield Township @ St. George Cultural Center
-MLK luncheon hosted by the Greater Pontiac Community Coalition
-keynote speaker: George Hamilton (president of Dow Coating Solutions in Auburn Hills)
-11:30am - 2pm
-tickets: $40 for adults; $20 for children under 12 and senior citizens
Contact: Chifon Dennis
248-335-8740
Pontiac
-2009 Unity Walk
-hosted by the Greater Pontiac Community Coalition, POH Regional Medical Center, and the City of Pontiac
-meet at 9am @ the Pontiac Phoenix Center Plaza
-brief ceremony followed by breakfast after the march
Contact: Chifon Dennis
248-335-8740
Auburn Hills @ Oakland University
-Keeper of the Dream celebration
-appearance by: Danny Glover (actor, producer, and human rights activist)
-11:30am in the Oakland Center Banquet Rooms
Southfield @ Hope United Methodist Church
-24th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Peace Walk Celebration
-speakers: Donal Fracassi (Southfield City Council President) and Barbara Seldon (MLK Task Force President)
-meet at 9:30am @ church; 10:15am walk begins; 11am speeches @ the Southfield Pavilion
Troy @ Athens High School
-A Celebration of Freedom: A Tribute to the life od Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
-featured speaker: Rev Deedee Coleman from Wings of Faith Church
-runs from 8:30am - 11am
Contact: Troy Community Affairs Department
248-524-1147 9-5pm weekdays
Detroit @ Central Methodist Church
-6th annual Detroit Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Rally and March
-keynote speaker: Dr. Gloria Aneb House (professor and director of Humanities and African American studies at UofM-Dearborn)
-march begins at 1:30pm
Detroit @ Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church
-17th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. breakfast
-hosted by the Detroit Inter-Alumni Council of the United Negro College Fund
-speaker: Rev. Dr. Nathan Johnson
-begins at 8:30am
-tickets: $25
More information: 313-864-7314
Redford Township @ St Valentine School
-annual Martin Luther King Jr Community Prayer Breakfast
-featured speaker: Rev. George Williams (St John Neumann Catholic CHurch in Canton)
- meet at 7:15am in the gymnasium
-tickets: $5; available at door
Contact: Marcia Kish
313-387-2805
Westland @ Annapolis Park Church of Christ
City Councilman Dewey K. Reeves to deliver the keynote address at the City of Westland's annual celebratio of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at 9:30am
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