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Jacksonville’s Martin Luther King Jr. breakfast rift continues for third year
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – For the third year in a row, Jacksonville will have two large breakfasts to honor Martin Luther King Junior Friday morning.
The city held one and local civil rights groups hosted the other. Both were virtual this year because of the pandemic.
The Split
The split happened in 2019 after 32 years of sharing one event. Local civil rights activist groups said city officials were shutting them out of planning the breakfast event.
The mayor’s office denied the accusations, saying they invited the groups to several meetings.
Isaiah Rumlin has come to expect calls from the media ahead of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
As head of the NAACP s Jacksonville branch, he got them again this year because for the third year in a row there will be separate citywide breakfasts to honor the slain civil rights leader where there used to be one. Friday the local NAACP will host the 34th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Empowerment Breakfast, while City Hall will have its 34th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast.
Both will be virtual. A parade follows Monday in downtown Jacksonville.
That s why for the past two years the NAACP decided to have its own breakfast rather than go downtown and shake hands for two hours at the city event, he said. And that s why the group will likely continue to host its own version in the future.
Rev. Allison Mark is senior pastor of Faith United Methodist Church in Torrance, California.
Mariam Mengistie is executive director of missions at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church in Tampa, Florida.
Dr. Beverly Mitchell is professor of Historical Theology at Wesley Theological Seminary.
William Moore is executive director of The Eleanor Crook Foundation.
Carol Myers has been a Bread supporter since 1975. In a previous term on Bread’s board, she served as vice chair and on a committee to establish the endowment.
Dawn Pierce is a licensed practical nurse and community advocate.
The Right Rev. Frank Madison Reid, III is the ecumenical officer for the African Methodist Episcopal Church as well as Presiding Prelate of the Third Episcopal District.
Centenarian Captain Sir Tom Moore giving the thumbs up during high tea at St. Ann’s Fort. He is joined by fellow centenarians Ena Collymore-Woodstock (left); Warrant Officer II, Elder Bishop (right). Also pictured are Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs, Cynthia Forde and Minister of Home Affairs, Information and Public Affairs, Wilfred Abrahams.
Captain Sir Tom Moore has been “enjoying every minute” of his time in Barbados.
The 100-year-old British Army officer was able to tick an item off his bucket list, a trip to Barbados when he arrived on the island via British Airways. The trip was organised by the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI).