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King Holiday
CrossRoadsNews
January 16, 2016
“Our nation has dynamic and creative philanthropic projects – those being honored are a powerful example.”
Coretta Scott King, shown with husband Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., established and awarded the King Center’s Salute to Greatness Award in 1983 to honor her husband’s legacy.
Salute to Greatness Gala honors King-like qualities Farmer and philanthropist Howard G. Buffett and TIAACREF will be honored at the King Center’s Salute to Greatness Awards Gala on Jan. 16 at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta. My Brother’s Keeper Task Force, a signature White House initiative of President Barack Roger Ferguson Edith Jennings Broderick Johnson Maya Penn Obama, will be given a special Howard Buffett award. The annual gala, which begins at 7 p.m., is the center’s Buffett is being recognized for his work to improve the primary fundraising initiative, and the award recognizes standard of living and quality of life for the world’s most national and/or international individuals and corporations impoverished and marginalized populations. that exemplify excellence in their leadership and have demTIAA-CREF is being honored for its philanthropic efonstrated a commitment to social responsibility in the spirit forts, dedication to diversity in the workplace, and commitof Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ment to education, including service its employees provide Dr. Bernice A. King, King Center CEO, said the center is through the Employee Giving Campaign. Roger W. Ferguson honored to spotlight such individuals and corporations. Jr., president and CEO, will accept the award. “Our nation has dynamic and creative philanthropic The Coretta Scott King A.N.G.E.L. – Advancing Nonprojects – those being honored are a powerful example of violence Through Generations of Exceptional Leadership how focusing humanitarian efforts, in a single geographic – Award also will be presented. It recognizes a youth or location, helps to transform lives,” she said. young adult ages 12-25 and a youth organization/initiative The Salute to Greatness Award was established and that exemplifies exceptional leadership in the areas of peace, awarded for the first time in 1983 by Coretta Scott King. social justice and nonviolent social change.
Youth honoree is fashion designer and cartoonist Maya Penn, founder of Maya’s Ideas, for her commitment to education, bridging the digital divide, focus on environmental preservation, and concern for humanity. The youth organization honoree is Sojourn to the Past, established by Jeff Steinberg. It was selected because of its Jeff Steinberg commitment to educating and empowering young people to gain a greater understanding and knowledge of the impact and importance of the civil rights movement in this country. The Christine King Farris Legacy of Service Award, which recognizes individuals who have a lifelong history of service and exemplify the values based on the leadership philosophy of King and his methods of nonviolence, will be given to civil rights pioneer Edith Savage Jennings. My Brother’s Keeper Task Force is being honored for its commitment to address persistent opportunity gaps faced by boys and young men of color. Broderick Johnson, task force chair and assistant to the president, will accept the award. The hotel is at 265 Peachtree St. N.E. For tickets and more information, visit www.thekingcenter.org or call 404-5268968 or 404-526-8911.
Morehouse most famous graduate celebrated with talk, rally and more Morehouse College is celebrating its most famous graduate, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., with a march, conversations, discussions, an open house and the screening of a powerful documentary on the civil rights movement. The college, which welcomed the precocious 15-year-old King as an early-admission student in September 1944, kicks off its commemoration of his 87th birthday with a Communitywide Interfaith Harmony March and Rally on Jan. 17. King, a sociology major, graduated from Morehouse in 1948. His father, grandfather, brother and his two sons are all Morehouse men. The “Embracing the Beloved World Community” march kicks off at 2 p.m. from Sisters Chapel at Spelman College and will terminate at the King statue on the plaza at Morehouse. On the Jan. 18 King Day, Morehouse students will participate in service projects as part of the federal holiday’s Day of Service.
L e w i s , t he 5th District representative who worked with King in the 1960s civil rights movement, will offer insights on civil and human rights Delman Coates John Lewis Otis Moss Jr. Otis Moss III and reflect on the Projects begin at 8 a.m. and are sponsored by 1960s and today’s challenges. On Jan. 22, students will have a “Public the Bonner Office of Community Service. On Jan. 21, the Rev. Dr. Delman Coates, Conversation With the Rev. Dr. Otis Moss a Morehouse ’95 graduate, will speak on Jr. ’56 and the Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III ’92” at “The Black Church and LGBTQ Rights: A 4 p.m. in the Bank of America Auditorium, Quest for the Beloved World Community” Massey Center. The topic is “Generation to at the Martin Luther King Jr. Crown Forum. Generation: Who’s Got Next?” Moss Jr., who was co-pastor of Ebenezer It starts at 11 a.m. at the Bank of America Auditorium, Shirley A. Massey Executive Baptist with the Rev. Martin Luther King Sr., is pastor emeritus at Olivet Institutional Conference Center. Later that day at 6 p.m., students will Baptist in Cleveland. His son, Moss III, is spend “An Evening With Rep. John Lewis” in senior pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago. the Ray Charles Performing Arts Center.
On Jan. 26, the Morehouse College Martin Luther King Jr. Collection is hosting an Open House at 3 p.m. at the Archives Research Center, Atlanta University Center, Robert W. Woodruff Library. Participants can join Dr. Vicki L. Crawford, director of the Morehouse King Collection, and the library archival staff for an overview of the collection and viewing of selected documents. On Jan. 27, the documentary “Soundtrack for a Revolution” that tells the story of the U.S. civil rights movement will be screened at 6 p.m. in Dansby Hall, Room 200. The 2009 film uses the freedom songs of protesters on picket lines, in mass meetings, and in jail cells as they fought for justice and equality. The 2016 commemoration culminates on Jan. 29 with the King Legacy Scholarship Fundraiser at 6 p.m. in the Massey Center. For tickets and more information, contact kevin.booker@morehouse.edu or 404-6537893.