Jan 07, 2024

MLK Jr. celebration is set for Jan. 15

Posted Jan 07, 2024 4:28 PM

The annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration in Junction City has been scheduled Monday Jan. 15th at 10 a.m. at the C.L. Hoover Opera House.

Fueled by Faith is the theme for the event.

The keynote speaker will be Kenyon  'KJ' Ladson Jr., Youth Minister and Musician.

Other speakers will include the chair of the Martin Luther King Committee, Daphne Maxwell, and the Community Charge from Brewel Currie. There will be presentations of the Coretta Scott- King Courage Award and on the Black History Trails of Geary County. There will be musical presentations and following the ceremony a Commemorative March on 7th and 8th Streets downtown.

Admission to the ceremony is free.