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SUMMARY:Virtual King Legacy Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Freedom Center honors legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr.\n\nVirtual King Legacy Celebration will feature keynote from DeMarco Morgan Jan. 18\n\nThe National Underground Railroad Freedom Center is hosting its annual celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr. virtually this year. After a year marked by racial violence and increased calls for social justice in a deeply divided nation\, the Freedom Center looks to the example of Dr. King to unite people around the cause of equity and dignity with a message of recognizing our similarities and celebrating our differences. The King Legacy Celebration will be broadcast virtually at 9 a.m. Monday\, January 18.\n\nThe 2021 King Legacy Celebration theme is Justice Moving Forward. Racial tensions have escalated in the midst of a pandemic\, revealing the unfinished work in achieving justice and inclusive freedom. The King Legacy Celebration will feature a keynote from news personality and Tulsa\, Oklahoma native DeMarco Morgan. Tulsa was the site of one of the nation's worst incidents of racial violence when\, in 1921\, mobs killed dozens of Black residents and destroyed more than 35 square blocks of Black homes and businesses. Morgan will provide a distinct perspective on the continued struggle for justice a century after the Tulsa massacre.\n\nThe event will also celebrate two honorees from the Freedom Center's King Legacy Youth Leadership Program. Savoy Lackey from the Seven Hills School and Mason Mack from Cincinnati Country Day School will share their interpretation of Dr. King's legacy.\n\n"Despite the work and the progress made over the past 50 years\, Dr. King's dream remains unfulfilled\, his work unfinished\," says Woody Keown\, Jr.\, president and COO of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. "As he knew it would be\, the road to inclusive freedom is long and difficult\, but we can take heart in knowing there is a generation coming of age in this moment ready to take the torch\, ready to make equity a reality."\n\nThe King Legacy Celebration will feature performances from world-renowned baritone Reginald Smith\, courtesy of Cincinnati Opera\, the Cincinnati Black Theatre Company singing "Lift Every Voice and Sing" and "We Shall Overcome" and a spoken word performance from Walnut Hills High School student Zoe Cummings.\n\nRegistration for the King Legacy Celebration virtual program is $25. Visit freedomcenter.org/voice/event/king-legacy-celebration-21/ to register.
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\n \;\nFreedom Center honors legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr.
\n\nVirtual King Legacy Celebration will feature keynote from DeMarco Morgan Jan. 18
\n\nThe \;National Underground Railroad Freedom Center \;is hosting its annual celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr. virtually this year. After a year marked by racial violence and increased calls for social justice in a deeply divided nation\, the Freedom Center looks to the example of Dr. King to unite people around the cause of equity and dignity with a message of recognizing our similarities and celebrating our differences. The \;King Legacy Celebration \;will be broadcast virtually at 9 a.m. Monday\, January 18.
\n\nThe 2021 King Legacy Celebration theme is Justice Moving Forward. Racial tensions have escalated in the midst of a pandemic\, revealing the unfinished work in achieving justice and inclusive freedom. The King Legacy Celebration will feature a keynote from news personality and Tulsa\, Oklahoma native DeMarco Morgan. Tulsa was the site of one of the nation&rsquo\;s worst incidents of racial violence when\, in 1921\, mobs killed dozens of Black residents and destroyed more than 35 square blocks of Black homes and businesses. Morgan will provide a distinct perspective on the continued struggle for justice a century after the Tulsa massacre.
\n\nThe event will also celebrate two honorees from the Freedom Center&rsquo\;s King Legacy Youth Leadership Program. Savoy Lackey from the \;Seven Hills School \;and Mason Mack from \;Cincinnati Country Day School \;will share their interpretation of Dr. King&rsquo\;s legacy.
\n\n&ldquo\;Despite the work and the progress made over the past 50 years\, Dr. King&rsquo\;s dream remains unfulfilled\, his work unfinished\,&rdquo\; says Woody Keown\, Jr.\, president and COO of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. &ldquo\;As he knew it would be\, the road to inclusive freedom is long and difficult\, but we can take heart in knowing there is a generation coming of age in this moment ready to take the torch\, ready to make equity a reality.&rdquo\;
\n\nThe King Legacy Celebration will feature performances from world-renowned baritone Reginald Smith\, courtesy of \;Cincinnati Opera\, the \;Cincinnati Black Theatre Company \;singing &ldquo\;Lift Every Voice and Sing&rdquo\; and &ldquo\;We Shall Overcome&rdquo\; and a spoken word performance from \;Walnut Hills High School \;student Zoe Cummings.
\n\nRegistration for the King Legacy Celebration virtual program is $25. Visit \;freedomcenter.org/voice/event/king-legacy-celebration-21/ \;to register.
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