Tyler MLK Rally
Posted/updated on: January 17, 2011 at 3:37 pm
TYLER — The Tyler Ministerial Alliance holds its annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Interaith Rally today. This popular program, now in its 25th year, celebrates the legacy of Dr. King. Organizers say his calls for pluralism, racial equality, and social justice still need to be heard and celebrated in our day. This year, the keynote speaker is Texas State Senator Kevin Eltife, sharing his personal thoughts about the progress of race relations in East Texas over the past years.
As always, the program began with a rally on the Downtown Square at 9:30 a.m., followed by a march down Broadway to the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception — the site of a 10:00 service with prayers for peace, awards, Eltife’s keynote presentation, and musical presentations. Dr. Jerome Milton, who first brought the march to Tyler and has continued to organize it, says he and the ministerial alliance will be stepping down after this year and passing the baton to the Tyler Together Race Relations Forum. Milton says he wants to thank the public for its cooperation, prayers, and motivation over the years.
You can go to http://www.cityoftyler.org/Home/tabid/36/ctl/NewsCategory/mid/865/Default.aspx for the city’s holiday schedule.
