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2006 City of Akron NEWS Releases
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2006 AKRON MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. EVENTS

  • Martin Luther King Jr.January 10
    Youth Musical Tribute to Dr. King
    5 to 7 p.m. FREE event
    St. Paul AME Church
    1250 S. Hawkins Avenue
    Sponsor: Akron NAACP

  • January 12
    Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration
    9 a.m. FREE event
    Robinson Elementary School
    1156 4th Avenue
    Sponsor: Akron Public Schools

  • January 14
    Salute to Significant African American Males Breakfast
    8 a.m. Donation $18
    Guy’s Party Center
    500 E. Waterloo Road
    Sponsor: Ohio Black Women’s Leadership Caucus, Inc.

  • January 14
    "Baba King" A Renaissance in Black History
    Featuring Dance Africa Dance
    7:00 p.m. FREE event
    Greystone Hall
    103 South High Street
    Sponsor: The University of Akron’s Office of Multicultural Development

  • January 15
    The Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture
    Dr. Howard Dodson, Schomburg Center for Research
    In Black Culture, The New York Public Library
    2:00 p.m. FREE event
    Akron-Summit County Public Library
    60 South High Street
    Co-Sponsors: Akron-Summit County Public Library and the
    Eta Tau Lamda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

  • January 15
    A Time to Reflect
    Bill Ellis, Reporter Newspaper, Speaker
    2:00 p.m. FREE event
    Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
    310 Lincoln Way, Lisbon, Ohio
    For information call Rev. Sanders (330) 836-5457
    Sponsor: Lisbon Ministerial Association

  • January 15
    Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Celebration
    5:00 p.m. FREE event
    Mt. Zion Baptist Church
    327 Cuyahoga Street
    For information call Cazzell Smith or Tenora White (330) 773-6838

  • January 16
    20th Celebration for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Continental Breakfast
    8:30 a.m. FREE event
    Community Fellowship Chapel
    951 Virginia Avenue, Akron
    For information call Rachel Gordon (330) 724-2454
    Sponsor: Equal Access to Education and Community Fellowship Ministries

  • January 16
    Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Program
    Pastor Jack Streeter, Speaker
    1:00 p.m. FREE event
    Galilee Missionary Baptist Church
    70 W. Huston Street, Barberton, Ohio
    For information call Celina Flunoy (330) 762-1221
    Sponsor: Barberton Branch NAACP

  • January 16
    Martin Luther King Jr. Activities
    10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. FREE event
    Student Union Ballroom
    The University of Akron
    For information call Brandon Laster (330) 972-7030
    Sponsor: The University of Akron’s Office of Multicultural Development

  • January 16
    Samuel Proctor Lecture
    Dr. Cane Hope Felder, Speaker
    FREE event
    Student Union Theatre
    The University of Akron
    For information call Brandon Lastrer (330) 972-6447

  • January 21
    5th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Fundraiser
    6 to 9 p.m., Donation $35.00
    Thomastown Party Center
    1280 Triplett Blvd., Akron
    For information call (330) 701-0576
    Sponsors: Bondage Breakers, Inc., Akron Bar Association, Northeast Ohio Golf School and Sheriff Drew Alexander’s Office

 
 

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