No MLK Monday March, but Martin Luther King Jr. Commission hosts National Holiday events all week long
The King Commission celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day all week January 19, 2021 | 10:35am EST Ryan Hope Travis helps his 2-year-old son, Rezen Hope Travis, climb a fence at the King Celebration at Citizens Field on Monday, Jan. 18, 2021. Ryan Hope Travis said it was the first Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration Rezen was old enough to understand. “Him knowing his history is the foundation of him being able to grow,” he said. Photo by Chasity Maynard | The Independent Florida Alligator
The Martin Luther King Jr. Commission hosted King Celebration week in Gainesville once again. But this year, th
A free, masks-required event begins at noon at Citizens Field, 1400 NE Eighth Ave. in Gainesville.
There will be speakers and later in the afternoon, gospel performances by Canton Jones and the Florida Fellowship Super Choir.
Community activist Aeriel Lane will be celebrated for her work. She is the winner of the 2021 Hall of Fame Award from the Martin Luther King Jr. Commission of Florida Inc., a local nonprofit organization.
And Taylor Hill-Miles, an Eastside High School senior and the recipient of the 2021 Edna M. Hart Keeper of the Dream Scholarship Award, will also be celebrated.
Rodney Long, the commission s founder, said Lane is committed to racial, economic empowerment and social justice.