Dawn Of The Dream - 2001 Martin Luther King Day events - Brief Article

Ebony, Jan, 2001 by Joy Bennett Kinnon

Martin Luther King Jr. would have been 72 this month, and throughout January from sea to shining sea, this country honors the man and his legacy. A new president also takes office this month, and this is a month and a new century that call us to the task of relearning from King how to advance and protect the lives and rights of Black folks. Check your city for special events honoring King. The King family and King Center encourage supporters of King's Dream to give a day of service in honor of his work and life.

WHAT'S HAPPENING WHERE

ATLANTA

* Salute to Greatness Awards Dinner sponsored by the King Center. Hyatt Regency. 7:30 p.m., Jan. 13.

* The Martin Luther King Jr. Annual Commemorative Service. Ebenezer Baptist Church. Jan. 15.

* A King Celebration. With the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, soprano Denyce Graves and the Morehouse and Spelman College choirs. MLK Jr. International Chapel, Morehouse College. 8 p.m., Jan. 11-12.

BALTIMORE

* The first annual citywide Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Parade. South on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to Russell Street. 12 p.m., Jan. 15.

CHICAGO

* Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast. Sponsored by the Rainbow/ PUSH Coalition. Chicago Hilton Hotel. 8-10 a.m., Jan. 15

* Martinmass Day. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration. DuSable Museum. Jan 14

CLEVELAND

* Town Hall featuring Yolanda King, actress and daughter of Martin Luther King Jr., and the founding director of the King Center's Cultural Affairs Program. Renaissance Cleveland Hotel. Jan. 4.

* Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Celebration. Western Reserve Historical Society. Jan. 13.

DALLAS

* 18th Annual Tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. The Black Music and Civil Rights Concert is sponsored by the Black Academy of Arts & Letters. Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center. Jan 14.

* National Newspaper Publishers Association Mid-Winter Conference. Adam's Mark Hotel. Jan. 8-15.

DENVER

* Martin Luther King Jr. March & Rally. A march from City Park to the state capitol to celebrate King's life and work. Jan. 15.

DETROIT

* Mule Bone. Play by Zora Neale Hurston & Langston Hughes. Plowshares Theatre Co. Opening night is Jan. 20.

EATONVILLE, Fla.

* Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities. Various sites. Jan. 25-28.

JACKSON, Miss.

* 12th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration and Parade. Begins at Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. 10:00 a.m., Jan. 13.

LAS VEGAS

* Martin Luther King Jr. Parade. Downtown Las Vegas at 4th Street. Jan. 13.

LOS ANGELES

* 21st Annual Martin Luther King Kingdom Day Parade. Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Mall. Jan. 15.

* Martin Luther King Westside Coalition. Santa Monica Pavilion. Jan. 15.

MEMPHIS, Tenn.

* Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration. National Civil Rights Museum. Jan. 15.

MIAMI

* Martin Luther King Jr. Parade & Festival. Tribute highlighted by a 22-block parade. Jan. 15.

* Miami Jazz Festival. Bayfront Park. Jan. 13-14.

MILWAUKEE

* 17th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration. Marcus Center far the Performing Arts. 1 p.m., Jan. 14.

* We Shall Overcome. Photographs from America's Civil Rights Era. America's Black Holocaust Museum. Through Jan. 21.

NEW ORLEANS

* NOKIA Sugar Bowl. Louisiana Superdome. Jan. 2.

* Martin Luther King Jr. Ecumenical Memorial Service. Jan. 14.

* Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade & Rally. Jan. 15.

NEW YORK CITY

* International Association of Jazz Educators Conference. New York Hilton & Sheraton Hotels. Jan. 10-13.

* Schomburg Center's 75th Anniversary Benefit/Awards Dinner. United Nations. Jan. 23.

* Africana Libraries in the Information Age II Conference. Schomburg Center. Jan. 26-27.

PHILADELPHIA

* The Buffalo Soldiers. Exhibit of pictures by Frederick Remington. The African American Museum. Through Jan. 28.

ST. LOUIS

* Jitney. St. Louis Black Repertory Company. Grandel Theatre in Grand Center. Jan. 3-28.

* 8th Annual Minority Scientists Showcase. St. Louis Science Center in Forest Park. Jan. 13-15.

* Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Old Courthouse in downtown St. Louis. Jan. 15.

SAN FRANCISCO

* "Making the Dream Real." March and rally. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday Celebration. Yerba Buena Gardens. Includes a youth candlelight vigil. Jan. 15.

WASHINGTON, D.C.

* Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration. Steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Jan. 15

ISLAND DESTINATIONS:

BAHAMAS

* New Year's Day Junkanoo Parade. Downtown Nassau. Jan. 1.

BARBADOS

* Paint It Jazz Festival. The eighth annual event features Oleta Adams, Jeffrey Osborne, Chaka Khan, Brenda Russell and Earl Klugh. Jan. 8-14.

JAMAICA

* LTM Pantomime at the Ward Theatre. Staple feature of entertainment associated with the Christmas season in Jamaica. Kingston. Dec. 26 to Jan. 31.

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS

* Beach Jam 2001. International music artists and a showcase of youth art and local cuisine. Jan. 14.