Love, community, music mark daylong celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.'s message
The Triangle MLK Interfaith Prayer Breakfast was a BYOC event in 2021. That's "bring your own coffee" for those who tuned in to the first-ever virtual celebration of the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
Invited guests registered for their seat at a table and were able to click around within the virtual environment to network with others.
The public saw a program of prayer and music, opened by the Ahmana Voices of Ahmana AMEZ Church in Knightdale. Triangle mayors and local leaders of Christian, Jewish and Muslim faiths added their messages before a keynote address from the Rev. Michael Curry, presiding bishop and primate of the Episcopal Church and former bishop of the Diocese of North Carolina.
The events of the day of service continue with a drive-thru food distribution event at the Southeast Raleigh YMCA. Each family will recive a box of food for as long as supply lasts.
At noon, MLK, Jr. Commission Chair Rev. James White will lead a panel discussion: "Love Is The Way: Community Resiliency During COVID19." He will be joined by Rev. William Barber II, Father Jemonde Taylor, Rev. Lisa Yebuah and Dr. Dumas A. Harshaw, Jr. to consider how Dr. King's teachings resonate in the current historical moment.
The daylong observance concludes with a virtual musical event featuring jazz musician Marcus Anderson, gospel artists Kim Persons McDowell, Marshetta Parker, Kimberly Michelle Prince, and the award-winning Martin Luther King Jr. All-Children's Choir.
