The King Heart’s annual Beloved Neighborhood Awards on Saturday, Jan. 18 commenced a vacation weekend of remembrance and repair in honor of the Reverand Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The awards banquet happened on the Omni Lodge in downtown Atlanta. Honorees and attendees included Jasmine Man of “A Completely different World” fame, singers Trina Braxton and Dottie Peoples, radio character Gary With the Tea, and honoree Jenifer Lewis, who has starred in a succession of traditional movies and TV exhibits equivalent to “black-ish,” Suppose Like a Man, Sister Act, Meet the Browns, and Tyler Perry’s Household Reunion.
MLK, born and raised in Atlanta, was the chief and most acknowledged determine within the historic Civil Rights Motion within the Nineteen Fifties and 60s. His childhood dwelling on Auburn Avenue is a block away from The Martin Luther King Jr. Nationwide Historic Park.
“With all the pieces that’s occurring on this planet at this time, this can be a evening that shines a lightweight on the perfect of us,” mentioned Dr. Bernice King, CEO of the King Heart and daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King.
The King Heart introduced that its strategic theme for 2025 is “Mission Doable: Defending Freedom, Justice, and Democracy within the Spirit of Nonviolence365.
“This theme defines the 2025 King Vacation Observance occasions and programming whereas serving as a compass for all of the work we are going to do that upcoming calendar 12 months and past,” mentioned King.
“The pioneering work of Dr. King demonstrated that Nonviolence is the sustainable answer to injustice and violence in our world, in the end resulting in the creation of the Beloved Neighborhood, the place injustice ceases, and love prevails.”