The AC Phoenix January 2006 Page 29 26TH ANNUAL MARTIN L. KING NOON HOUR COMMEMORATION By Mutter D. Evans (Winston-Salem, NC) The 26th annual observance of the birth of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, will occur Monday, January 16, 2006 at 12 o’clock noon from M. C. Benton Convention Center on the holiday marking his 77th birthday. The keynote speaker will be Dr. James D. Ballard, retired pastor of United Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church (1959-2004) and the chairman of the local Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) from 1961-62. He was one of the first two black students to attend Duke University Divinity School where he earned the Master of Divinity Degree in 1966 among the Top Ten Students in a Class of 177. The former teacher and counselor in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools was a chaplain at Winston-Salem State University. He is a native of High Point, served four years in the United States Air Force, was salutatorian of the class of 1962 at Shaw University, and is respect ed throughout the country as a skilled and dynamic orator. The theme of this year’s commemoration is “A Dream Conceived; A Dream to Be Fulfilled.” Highlights of the program will include a special tribute to Rosa Parks who is often described as the “mother of the civil rights movement” because of her refusal to give up her bus seat December 1, 1955 sparking a boycott that lasted 381 days and cata pulted a 26-year-old preacher named Martin Luther King, Jr. into a major civil rights leader. Deloris “D” Smith Wylie, Ed.D and Dr. Sir Walter Mack, Jr. will be awarded this year’s MLK “Dare to Make a Difference” honors. The ANNUAL MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. NOON HOUR COM MEMORATION founded and organized by Mutter D. Evans is the longest on-going local observance having begun in 1981. It is partially sponsored by the Winston-Salem Human Relations Department and the Winston-Salem NAACP. The event is open to the public at no charge. For additional information, contact: Mutter D. Evans at 336-971- 7852 or muttermde@aol.com. Where You Can Pick Us Up Are you tired of the 9-5 Daily Grind? If so expore entrepreneurship opportunities at the: WATCHFUL NETWORK’S 2006 Network Marketing Symposium This event will: • Expose you to the various types of Network Marketing opportunities. • Give you a chance to compare companies and select the one that best suites your needs and abilities. • Educate you on the Industry Trends • Allow you to meet successful Networking Marketing Entrepreneurs. 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