January 11, 2017 The Skanner Page 19
Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Seattle-Area MLK Celebrations, Days of Service
Author Alexs
Pate to Speak
at Community
Celebration
The public is invited to
join King County and its
employees to celebrate
the life of civil rights pi-
oneer Rev. Dr. Martin Lu-
ther King, Jr. The theme
of this year’s celebration
is a reminder that one
of the goals of Dr. King’s
“Beloved Kingdom” was
justice and that goal is
always a “work in prog-
ress.” The event will take
place from noon to 1 p.m.
Jan. 12 at 5th Avenue The-
atre, 1308 5th Ave.
Seattle’s historic 5th
Avenue Theatre will be
the backdrop for the cel-
ebration, now in its 30th
year. This free event
recognizes the achieve-
ments of America’s fore-
most leader for Civil
Rights and commemo-
rates Dr. King’s vision of
an America offering op-
portunity for all.
Alexs Pate, author, pro-
fessor, and founder of
the Innocent Classroom
program for K-12 edu-
cators, will present the
celebration’s
keynote
address. The Innocent
Classroom program fo-
cuses on ending educa-
tional disparities by clos-
ing the relationship gap
between educators and
students of color.
Other speakers at the
celebration will include
King County Executive
Dow Constantine.
The event will also
feature musical perfor-
mances by the Seattle
Women’s Steel Pan Proj-
ect, a multi-generational,
multi-ethnic women’s Ca-
ribbean steel drum band
dedicated to creating a
space for women and
girls in music through
arts education.
The 5th Avenue The-
atre is accessible. Sign
language interpretation
will be provided. Other
reasonable accommoda-
tions will be provided
upon advance request.
For more information
or to request reason-
able
accommodations,
please contact Paula Har-
ris-White at (206)263-
2444.
Learn more about our
County’s namesake and
King County’s MLK Cel-
ebration at www.king-
county.gov/MLK.
Youth to Lead
12th Annual Dr.
Martin Luther
King, Jr. March
on Jan. 14
Seattle Parks and Rec-
reation invites the pub-
lic to join a youth-orga-
nized march to honor
Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr. on Saturday, Jan. 14.
Participants will gather
at 11 a.m. at Martin Lu-
ther King, Jr. Memorial
Park, 2200 Martin Lu-
ther King, Jr. Way, 98144.
Teens will lead the march
to Rainier Community
Center, 4600 38th Ave. S,
98118.
This is Seattle Parks
and Recreation’s Teen
Program’s 12th annu-
al youth march. Teens
from throughout the city
will speak out against
injustice via a peaceful
demonstration. The goal
for the march is to cele-
brate the contributions
Seattle youth make in
creating a better city
and to honor the work
that youth do to keep Dr.
King’s dream alive every
day.
The event is free of cost
to all teens and communi-
ty participants and will
include food, live music,
a safe environment and
plenty of fun!
For more information,
please contact Cindy
Sandino-Chang, Seattle
Parks and Recreation,
at 206-551-7316 or cindy.
sandino-chang@seattle.
gov.
Dr. Maxine B.
Mimms to be
Honored With
2017 Dr. Martin
Luther King,
Jr. Community
Service Award
The City of Tacoma
Events and Recognitions
Committee will honor
Dr. Maxine B. Mimms
with the 2017 Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr. Com-
munity Service Award
during the 29th Annual
Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr. Birthday Celebration
Jan. 16. The event will be-
gin at 11 a.m. in the Great-
er Tacoma Convention
and Trade Center (1500
Broadway).
The Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr. Community Ser-
vice Award strives not
only to recognize and
encourage
excellence
in community service
activities carried out by
an individual, organiza-
tion or group, but also
seeks to encourage simi-
lar efforts by others who
may want to serve in the
community. It is present-
ed each year during the
City’s annual Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr. Birthday
Celebration before an av-
erage crowd of approxi-
mately 2,000 attendees.
For more information
about the 29th Annual
Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr. Birthday Celebra-
tion, visit cityoftacoma.
org/mlk, email MLK@
cityoftacoma.org or call
(253) 573-2523.