Advocacy for Social Justice and MLK Countywide Committees
39th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Service of Celebration

Featured Keynote Speaker: Rev. Dr. Claude Shelby, Pastor Emeritus of Salem Baptist Church, Champaign, IL

The partnership of the Advocacy for Justice and the Countywide MLK Committee will celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This event will highlight the academic achievement of local area high school students in announcing this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship recipients and include the presentation of the James R. Burgess, Jr. Award, Susan Freiburg Humanitarian Award, the Doris Hoskins Prestigious Community Service Award, and the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Outstanding Achievement Award.