Let it Shine; Celebrating the Legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

This annual community celebration for Martin Luther King Day is sponsored by the Williams Lake Project. The live show has presentations of music, dance, and spoken word on the topic of non-violence. Presenters include: Kitt Potter, Miss V., Micah Blumenthal, Albert Cook, Rev. Evelyn Clark, Esi Lewis, Anthony Dandridge, Women of the World, and the Energy Dance Company.

The screening of the TV 14 documentary, King in the Wilderness starts at 5:00. The film covers Martin Luther King, Jr.’s life including the Civil Rights Movement, the Chicago Freedom Movement, the James Meredith March, the 1967 riots, the Poor People’s Campaign, the Memphis Sanitation Strike, and the Anti-Vietnam War Protests. Also covered are King’s speeches, “Beyond Vietnam; Breaking the Silence” and the “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” speech. The film finishes with King’s assassination and funeral.

Among King’s colleagues and friends interviewed are Bernard Lafayette, Andrew Young, Diane Nash, Harry Belafonte, John Lewis, Dorothy Cotton, Joan Baez, Xernona Clayton, Jesse Jackson, Mary Lou Finley, Cleveland Sellers, and C. T. Vivian.

This event is FREE. Donations are welcome.