The celebration honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. begins with the Freedom March at 1, starting and ending at the Central Bank Center. At 2, a commemorative program will be held featuring the Reverend Devon Jerome Crawford as keynote speaker.
The event also features a photography exhibition celebrating the work of Moneta Sleet Jr, the Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist from Owensboro who documented King and the civil rights movement. The theme of this year’s program is “The Right to Live, The Right to Choose: Health, Ballots, and the Beloved Community.”
Martina Barksdale is the Director of Communications at VisitLEX, one of this year’s sponsors. She says events like the MLK celebration help showcase Lexington’s full story to visitors and locals alike…