MLK Community Development Corporation scales back celebrations due to COVID-19 By Branden Walker | January 8, 2021 at 7:13 PM CST - Updated January 8 at 7:13 PM
LAUREL, Miss. (WDAM) - The Martin Luther King Community Development Corporation has held its MLK celebrations for 28 years, but COVID-19 is forcing many of the events to be canceled, including the opening celebration and the annual scholarship banquet.
Rev. Jerry James, chairman of the MLK Community Development Corporation, explains which events will continue.
“We thought that we would scale that down this year and begin with our healthy 5K walk-run celebration, it’s outside,” James said. “And we would also have our memorial service, which will be held at Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church and our prayer breakfast.” says Rev Jerry James MLK CDC Chairman