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Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. recalled at breakfast

Dr. Rodney Waller, the featured speaker at the 21st annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Breakfast, compared the life of Dr. King to Joshua, who was chosen to lead the people...
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Middlesex King Day Breakfast to feature Dr. Waller

Rev. Dr. Rodney D. Waller, the senior pastor of First African Baptist Church of Richmond, the third oldest African-American church in the United States, will be the keynote speaker at the Middlesex NAACP’s...
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Annual King Day Breakfast slated for Jan. 15 in Saluda

“Never Silenced” is the theme of the 19th annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast. The breakfast is being presented by the NAACP’s Middlesex County Branch and the Freedom Fund Committee. It...
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Angel Visit King Day service offered in person, on Zoom

Angel Visit Baptist Church in Dunnsville and its pastor, the Rev. Dr. Carla E. Lightfoot, invite you to attend the 35th annual  Essex  County Community Celebration of the Life and Work of Dr....
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Topping vet Robinson raises DCA flag to usher in King Day

by Tom Chillemi -  In 1963, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., standing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington, delivered his famous “I have a Dream” speech....
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A continuing Christian problem: Church segregation still pervasive

In 1963 the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. made the statement, “It is appalling that the most segregated hour of Christian America is 11 a.m. on Sunday morning.” And because many Christians...
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MLK Day breakfast: Moving forward to find the past

Saluda MLK Day breakfast resumes In 1954, before the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a well-known civil rights leader, he gave a sermon titled “Rediscovering Lost Values.” King’s message 69 years ago...
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Middlesex NAACP observes MLK Day with Zoom event

by Tom Chillemi - Robert West, the featured speaker at the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration conducted “virtually” by the Middlesex NAACP Unit 7091, chose this King quote to emphasize...
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Fight for ‘things that matter’

by Tom Chillemi –  There is inequality in some school systems with regard to gifted education opportunities for black children, said Dr. Joy Lawson Davis, keynote speaker at the 15th Annual Middlesex NAACP Rev....
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Church Briefs: January 16, 2025

Brother Shelton Scott will deliver The Spoken Word during the 11 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 19, service at Immanuel Baptist Church in Saluda. There will also be music under the direction of Brother Leon Harris....
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Topping vet Robinson raises DCA flag to usher in King Day

by Tom Chillemi -  In 1963, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., standing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on...

A continuing Christian problem: Church segregation still pervasive

In 1963 the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. made the statement, “It is appalling that the most segregated hour of Christian America is...

MLK Day breakfast: Moving forward to find the past

Saluda MLK Day breakfast resumes In 1954, before the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a well-known civil rights leader, he gave a sermon...

Middlesex NAACP observes MLK Day with Zoom event

by Tom Chillemi - Robert West, the featured speaker at the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration conducted “virtually” by the Middlesex...

Fight for ‘things that matter’

by Tom Chillemi –  There is inequality in some school systems with regard to gifted education opportunities for black children, said Dr. Joy Lawson Davis,...

Church Briefs: January 16, 2025

Brother Shelton Scott will deliver The Spoken Word during the 11 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 19, service at Immanuel Baptist Church in Saluda. There will also...

Church Briefs: January 12, 2023

Angel Visit Baptist Church will host the 34th annual Essex County Community Celebration of the Life and Work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr....

Area to celebrate MLK Day via Zoom

Angel Visit Baptist Church’s 33rd annual Essex County community celebration of the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is set for...

Supervisors vote to end Lee-Jackson holiday

Holiday list loses day recognizing Confederate icons; gains Election Day by Larry Chowning -  The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors voted, 4-0, Oct. 6 on...