Brownwood News – The Revitalizing Our Community (ROC) organization held it’s ninth Dr. Martin Luther King Day celebration event this morning in Cecil Holman Park. Good weather and a larger venue resulted in the largest crowd in the event’s history, as approximately 500 persons attended. For the first eight years the event was held at MLK Plaza on West Commerce. But the larger crowds, and the need for more space for COVID distancing, necessitated the move. Event organizer and Mayor Pro Tem Draco Miller said future MLK Day events would also be held in Holman Park.
The theme for this year’s celebration was a quote from Dr. King: “The time is always right, to do what is right.”