Daytona Beach marking Martin Luther King Jr. birthday celebration with breakfast and march

Eileen Zaffiro-Kean, Daytona Beach News-Journal
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DAYTONA BEACH — The annual celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday will get an early start this year with a banquet and scholarship awards ceremony planned for 4 p.m. Sunday at the Hard Rock Hotel, located at 918 N. Atlantic Ave. in Daytona Beach.

Then next Sunday, Jan. 14, there will be an event beginning at 4 p.m. at Master's Domain Church of God in Christ entitled "7 Words From The King." The church is located at 511 Fremont Ave. in Daytona Beach.

The celebration will continue on King's 95th birthday, Monday Jan. 15, with an 8 a.m. prayer breakfast at the Cherry Cultural & Educational Center at 925 George Engram Blvd. in Daytona Beach. A $2 donation is requested for those who attend the breakfast.

Following the breakfast, there will be the annual march that begins at 9:45 a.m. at the Cherry Cultural & Educational Center.

Marchers move along the route at the Martin Luther King Jr. parade in Daytona Beach on Monday, Jan.16th,2023.
Marchers move along the route at the Martin Luther King Jr. parade in Daytona Beach on Monday, Jan.16th,2023.

For more information on the banquet, breakfast and march, contact Kim Brown-Crawford at (386) 451-1108 or info@MLKDaytonaBeach.org.

Daytona Beach is already displaying street banners in the city's center to honor King, a Baptist minister and activist who was one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968.

The "Remembering King" initiative, which began in 2021, features King's most powerful and impactful quotes on the banners.

The banners are on display throughout January along International Speedway Boulevard between Nova Road and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.

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The banners include the following things King said:

"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."

"The time is always right to do what is right."

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that."

"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort andconvenience, but where he stands at times of challenge."

You can reach Eileen at Eileen.Zaffiro@news-jrnl.com

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