KING WEEK LAS VEGAS - 2013

The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Committee of Las Vegas is celebrating the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with its 31^st Annual Birthday Celebration Parade.  The Committee was founded in November 1981 celebrating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by keeping the dream alive.

The 2013 Theme is “Living the Dream: Dream with a Vision; Live with a Purpose.”

 

"When we allow freedom to ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every State and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all God’s children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual: ‘Free at last, Free at last, Thank God Almighty, we are free at last.'" -- Martin Luther King, Jr., Lincoln Memorial, 1963.

 

Longtime Las Vegas community servants Lillian McMorris and Reverend Dr. Marion Bennett will serve as the Grand Marshals for the upcoming 31st annual MLK Parade and King Week celebration; and for the first time in the parade's history a public entity will serve as the Honorary Grand Marshal; KCEP Power 88 has been selected for that honor as they celebrate their 40th year of broadcasting. All of our Grand Marshals were selected because of their commitment to our community.

 

Freedom, equality and justice were tenets that our founding fathers embraced and we celebrate as a community to demonstrate our continued commitment to those values.  The 31^st annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Banquet will be help on Saturday, January 19, 2013 at The Orleans Hotel and the Parade will be held on Monday, January 21, 2013 in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada.

2013 King Week Activities

 

Tuesday, January 15, 2013 

Young Dreamers Awards Program 

Second Baptist Church, 500 W. Madison Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89106  

6:00 p.m.  

For more info contact: KimTari Fortson  (702) 524-6715

Wednesday, January 16, 2013 

5th Annual Education Forum 

Sponsored by Clark County Black Caucus in partnership with CCSD 

Honoring CCDBC "Educator of the Year" 

Mabel Hoggard Math & Science Magnet School 

950 N. Tonopah Drive 

6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. 

 

Thursday, January 17, 2013 

NAACP- Education Forum 

Topic: Teen Suicide Prevention & Human Trafficking 

William U. Pearson Community Center

1625 West Carey

North Las Vegas, NV  89032 

6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. 

Contact: Andrea Woods - 702-638-1300 

 

 

Saturday, January 19, 2013 

31st Annual Dr. MLK Committee of Las Vegas Scholarship Banquet The Orleans Hotel & Casino 

No-host Cocktails 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. / Program and Dinner 7:00 p.m.

Keynote Speaker: The Honorable Gary L. Loster

Grand Marshalls:  Lillian McMorris and Rev. Dr. Marion Bennett

Honorary Grand Marshall: KCEP 88.1 FM 

Contact: Tonya Fortson 702-525-6546 or Delois Reese 702-232-2452

 

DOWNLOAD SOUVENIR BOOKLET INFORMATION - CLICK HERE

 

Download Sponsorship Letter from Chairman - Click Here

 

 

 

 

Sunday, January 20, 2013 

Gospel Extravaganza – Second Baptist Church, 500 Madison Avenue

3:00pm – 5:00pm 

Contact: Tonya Fortson 702-525-6546 or Delois Reese 702-232-2452 

 

 

Monday, January 21, 2013

The 31^st Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade

Downtown Las Vegas

10:00am

 

 

Monday, January 21, 2013

MLK Dream Fest – Vendors and Entertainment

For Information Contact Keysa Rogers (702) 610-5018

Edmond Town Center

931 West Owens Avenue

Las Vegas, NV  89106

1:00pm

 

 

Saturday, January 26, 2013

Directions Breakfast

(Breakfast, Keynote Speaker & Parade Awards)

Culinary Training Academy (Nevada Partners)

710 West Lake Mead Blvd.

North Las Vegas, NV  89030

8:30am