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MLK memories, music, message interweave.
Byline: Lynn Franey
Jan. 17--From not long after sunrise to well after sundown, thousands of Kansas City area residents on Monday recalled the contribution of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
They joined together for worship services, tributes in song and speeches about the need to make King's dream live on today.
Activities began with the Eighth Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Breakfast at 2915 Swope Parkway.
Darryl R. Matthews Sr., general president of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., asked the crowd: "What would Martin think?"
If the slain civil rights leader, who belonged to Alpha Phi Alpha, had lived, would he be pleased with the nation's progress in the areas of racial equity, economic parity and political advancement?
Progress has been made in some areas, but plenty still needs to be done, he said.
The African-American community needs leaders who possess high ideals, display high moral character and offer clear solutions to mounting social ills, Matthews said, and don't just seek fame for their personal gain.
"He didn't choose the movement," he said of King. "The movement and the moment chose him."
At the Salvation Army's King celebration Monday morning, Salvation Army Capt. K. Kendall Mathews expressed hope for a more unified, loving and spiritual world.
Throughout the service in Kansas City's Northeast area, choirs of children, teens and men from the Salvation Army's Adult Rehabilitation Center praised God.…
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